Of Rainbows, Ponies, Butterflies & Harsh Realities

Chinese New Year 2012 - so far...

2012-01-26T18:11:00.000+08:00

The year of the Water Dragon came really early this time. I haven't really warmed up to working again after the Christmas break before I got another long break. Haha. Jealous? Oh, did I mention I'm an auditor. This year's CNY has been a simple one with the importance placed on being with my family. Y'know when I was a kid, the main reason I looked forward to CNY was of course the ang pows. Now as I'm older and more matured in life, and earning a salary, I found that I do not look forward to receiving ang pows but giving ang pows, though I'm still unmarried. I give the ang pows as a form of respect for the elders and a token of love to my only niece.

This CNY is a simple affair, with the long rest and not much to do after the first 3 days. So we spend more time having fun talking and eating. Oh the amount of eating. It's a very happy CNY indeed. Yesterday the Gramms bought us dinner at Noble House Restaurant. The food was splendid!! So awesome. Especially the abalone with shrimp paste and the fried pigeon. Mmmm...

This is also Beagle's first CNY with us. She is of course very distracted by the smell of food at home. Anna is her posh, I-am-better-than-you self. Haha. It's nice to have these two at home. Gets the chi flowing.

So that's my CNY so far, I'm already dreading the coming Monday where I have to get back to work for 2 days before another week break. Hahahaha. My "torturous" life. I'll leave it at that. I may write another post before the week is through. We'll see.

New idea to keep me writing

2012-01-14T21:59:00.007+08:00

So lately I have not been writing, and I miss it terribly. Mostly it would be due to my work, and not having anything worthy to write about other than my absolutely boring work life, which is kinda all I have these days.

So here's what I came up with, and I promise I will try my very best to follow through. I will choose a word randomly from the dictionary and write what I feel about the word, what it means to me, how I interpret it. It will be strictly my view and my view only. I could foresee a lot of nonsense coming from me. But that's the fun isn't it? To see where a single word would lead my thoughts to. I'm curious to find out as well.

So the tricky part is how often should I do it a week? Should I do it on a daily or a weekly basis? If I decide to do it daily, I would most probably fall through the whole plan. So, I should do it on an ad hoc basis on top of the weekly minimum quota. That would be a good place to start.

I will be getting my words from the Merriam-Webster site. Then they will choose my word of the day for me.

OK. Here I go!

Most productive in the wrong way

2011-12-07T16:51:00.002+08:00

The above refers...

When I'm supposed to be studying, I am most productive in anything but my studies. I discovered a lot of new things when I'm supposed to be studying; like this app I'm using to write this post. Awesome app though. Now i can blog whenever I want to. My mind would suddenly think of random ideas and I would try them out with little thought. Even stupid ideas. If I don't do anything about it, it would be stuck in my mind until I finally give in and does it. I suck at self control. So yea. Just trying out the new app. Gotta go and try to really study. Shit, I kinda miss work now. This should not be happening.

Facelift

2011-12-06T23:22:00.003+08:00

So, I discovered the new templates from blogger. Needless to say that I could not resist trying them out. The one I picked out is quite a simple one which features only my blogposts. I give it a go for a few days and see how I like it. If in the end I don't like it, I'll revert back to my old template. But I kinda like this one though; just the bare minimum. I'm in the simple mood these days. So it kinda appeals to me.

What The Buck review of Breaking Dawn - Part 1

2011-12-04T11:30:00.003+08:00

The best review ever!!!

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

2011-12-02T14:31:00.011+08:00

How do I begin?

Let's begin with the fact that I'm taking a little bit of my study time to write this blogpost as this is the mandatory annual post. I've delayed almost a week to write this annual post. Well, "annual" as in whenever the Twilight movies come out. It has been quite a long time since I read the book in like my final year of university I think. Maybe not. But I do remember all we do is read the series in lecture and not listen to a word the lecturer was saying. Good times. It's safe to say that I have most probably forgotten the tiny details but I might still be able to recall some of it. Let's see.

Ever since I started working as an auditor, life has been quite non-existent. Haha. All I do is work and sleep and work and sleep. So yea. But not as bad as those poor professional labourers with the Big Four. All they do is work and work and work and maybe some sleep sometimes. Haha. So I didn't even realised that it was already November and the Breaking Dawn Part 1 was due anytime. It wasn't until I saw the ads in the papers on the opening day last Thursday that I remembered that I need to go watch it. I remember how we used to crazily go for the first show on opening day just the catch the movie first. Well technically not the first but yea, one of the firsts.

I am supposed to be quarantined at home studying but I asked my mom to go with me for the show. (I wanted to say "beg," but I didn't beg though, that would be totally misleading). So we did. Went last Saturday to catch the movie. Was so excited, expecting cliche overloads and cheesy lines and Jacob begging at Bella's feet and him wanting to kill Edward and all. And to our surprise, it was not half bad. Like seriously, I'm not saying it cause I like the series. It is really not bad.

SPOILER ALERT!!!

Damn, I've forgotten how the movie started. Shit. Owh..... Yea yea, it started with rain. It's raining over Jacob's house. The camera panning from the roof down to the main door when Jacob bursts out the door and threw something on the floor. Billy was chasing after him in his wheelchair. Haha. What kid would let his father chase him in the rain in a wheelchair? Oh Jacob is not a kid, he's a freaking werewolf! Haha. Then Billy dripping wet in the rain picked up what Jacob threw on the floor. And guess what it is? An invitation to Edward and Bella's wedding! Poor Jacob. So he barged out of the house and began taking off his shirt while running, then phased into a wolf. Then I've forgotten what came next. May be the big breaking dawn title, maybe something before. Oh well.. I'll jump to whatever I could remember.

The whole Cullen family is preparing for the wonderful wedding right in their forest. I'll assume it's theirs. I think it's theirs. Alice trying to train Bella to wear heels and Bella trying to convince Alice to let her go barefoot. Of course Alice said no. Haha. Carlisle, Emmet and Rosalie carrying one tree trunk each like it's nothing. Vampire strength and all. Then Alice sent Bella back to get her beauty sleep. When in Bella's room, Edward was all sulky and mopey cause apparently he has not told Bella everything about him. What great timing! So Edward started telling Bella that when Carlisle first created him, he rebelled and went on his own for a while cause Carlisle didn't let him drink human blood. And that he only killed murderers, thieves, rapists, and the sort. Why is Edward such an idiot? He's only telling her this NOW?? He has been wanting to marry her since forever and he's only telling her this now? On the eve of their wedding? Idiot. But of course, Bella was all "but all those people you killed were monsters. By killing them you saved more people" and bla bla bla. Haha. Then they were interrupted by Emmett and Jasper cause they're here to bring Edward to his bachelor party. Bella being paranoid and all thinks they're going to a strip club but instead they're going hunting, Hah! Vampires only want to feed themselves. With Edward gone, Bella crawled into bed and as usual had a nightmare of Edward killing everyone at the wedding. And she woke up.

Oh gosh, this is going to be really really long post.

Bella woke up with bags under her eyes and Alice said,"what did I say about beauty sleep?" Haha. Then Rosalie came and offered to do Bella's hair. Aww.. Warming up to the new sister. Then Charlie and Renee came to visit Bella. Charlie stopped at the stairs and commented on the wall of graduation caps. Haha. So they presented Bella with some family heirloom. Then it's time to walk down the aisle. There's one single thing I don't get though. While Bella was walking down the aisle, it is as though she can't breathe and that she doesn't wanna get married at all! Weird. But then when she saw Edward at the altar, she relaxed. The camera panning through the guests which includes the crew and Stephenie Meyer. What genius. You don't even have to pay for extras! They exchanged their vows and they kissed such a long kiss that I doubt any minister would allow it. After that is the reception. Everybody gave speeches. Charlie was so reluctant to let Edward marry Bella throughout the wedding and the reception he was just sulking. So funny. So Edward drew Bella away from the crowd so that she could meet Jacob. Jacob with his half grown beard. Yuk.. I mean seriously, if you can't grow a beard, don't grow one. So ugly. Then Bella tells him that she and Edward would consumate their marriage during their honeymoon and that sent him over the edge. In an instant, Edward appears. The wolf pack came and rein Jacob in. And that's that. Off they went on their honeymoon but not before everyone throws rice at them. That is something that would never happen in any Asian country. The elders would literally kill you. Haha.

So Edward changed to another Volvo. I can't see which model, it was so dark. But most probably it would be an S80. They went to Brazil, stopped by at some street party, got on a speedboat and sped to Isle Esme. What a weird place to have your honeymoon. The island named after your mother. Well, more of a mother figure. So weird. I would never have my honeymoon on an island named after my mother. Freaky... Anyway, Bella asked for some human minutes while Edward goes for a swim in the sea. Bella then quickly got ready for the "big night" to find out that Alice only packed slutty lingerie in her bags. So, not wanting to wear any of those, she went with a towel instead to the beach. And not being a coward, dropped the towel and went to Edward. Ooooh.... So yea. Then it's time for them to really do it. And of course, the Malaysian Censorship Board does not agree with vampires making love with humans, they cut the scene. So no details there.

Bella awoken in a blanket of feathers and a wreaked bed frame with Edward nowhere to be seen. Bella went to the bathroom and ahem 'relive' the previous night in her mind. Then Edward came in and asked her,"how badly are you hurt?" Such a killjoy. Of course Bella says it's nothing and Edward walks away. So Edward's not gonna do it again. The entire honeymoon they sit around playing chess and jungle trekking and waterfall jumping. Edward's such a show off. Then came the housekeepers who has "the Sight." So then Bella realised that her period was late and she might be pregnant. OK, let's derail here for a moment. Since Edward is undead, how could he have the ability to inseminate??? Huge hiccup there on Stephenie Meyer's part. Anyway, Bella is pregnant with a half vampire in her belly who is growing at a spectacular pace. Immediately she's back in the Cullen house with Carlisle monitoring her.

Then the wolf pack sees this as a threat if the baby is to be born, and wants to kill it before it is born which means killing Bella as well. Of course Jake would not let it happen. So he redeemed his chief status and left the pack with Seth and Leah following suit. Bella being so weak can't even sustain the baby anymore until they try giving her human blood which immediately made her feel better. Of course the other Cullens have to leave, especially Jasper. Poor Jasper.

While Carlisle, Esme and Emmett went hunting, Bella broke her back and they had to immediately get the baby out. Edward had to give her his venom so she could turn. But there was no response from her. Jacob thinking Bella has died wanted to kill Renesmee, the baby, cause she killed Bella, but of course, he imprinted on her and everything changed. The wolf pack is ready to take the Cullens. With only Edward, Alice and Jasper fending them off, they were seriously outnumbered. In the middle of the fight, Carlisle, Esme and Emmett returned and made the fight more equal. Then Jake came out and said,"if you kill her, you will have to kill me too!" A lot of snarling an growling going on. Then Jake phased into a wolf and with their wolf telepathy going on, Edward narrated that Jake had imprinted on Renesmee and that other wolves can't hurt her as it is their most absolute law. Something like that. So the wolf pack retreated.

Thinking Bella is dead, they clean her up for her funeral. After that, while Bella's lifeless body lay on the table, the venom starts to heal her bones, her features came back, and all that. Suddenly Alice could see her future again and everybody paused. The camera was fixed at Bella's eyes, and when she opened them, she had the bloodshot eyes of a newborn. Yay!

Then the credits rolled. End of Part 1. Phew...

So that's it. The movie was great. Everyone looked great. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart definitely are not wooden anymore with their off screen relationship and all. Taylor Lautner just needs to not grow a beard. Booboo Stewart is getting cuter. Leah is not as bitchy. Rosalie too. Emmett looks weird. But it was ok. I would definitely need to watch it again after my exams. Once is definitely not enough.

The soundtrack is quite nice too. Of course it's full of romantic songs. But that song It Will Rain by Bruno Mars is just too much. Too many superlatives takes the meaning of the song away. It's like he's exaggerating. Too much. And of course, the song A Thousand Years by Christina Perri is playing everywhere now. It is a terribly romantic song. So I'll leave you with the song. Go watch the movie if you hadn't already. I think this is my longest post yet. OK bye.

Hillsong - You Are More

2011-11-01T20:52:00.000+08:00

Hillsong - God is Able

2011-10-31T21:12:00.001+08:00

Hillsong - With Us

2011-10-31T21:08:00.000+08:00

Hillsong - Unending Love

2011-10-31T20:29:00.001+08:00

Switchfoot - Dark Horses

2011-10-06T21:59:00.001+08:00

I've made my mistakes
I've seen my heart cave in
I got my scars
I've been to hell and back again

Born for the blue skies
We'll survive the rain
Born for the sunrise
We'll survive the pain

We're singing hey, you can't count us out
We've been running up against the crowd
Yeah, we are the dark horses
We're singing wait, it's not over now
We've been down but we've never been out
Yeah, we are the dark horses

We found a way out
The city takes everything it can
But outside the crowds
I can feel my lungs again

Born for the blue skies
We'll survive the rain
Born for the sun rise
We will survive the pain

We're singing
La la la la la la la

Were singing we don't care what they say
We know we'll find a way
Yeah, we are the dark horses

Keep running with the dark horses
Stand up for the dark horses
Hope makes the blood change courses
Keep running with the dark horses
Stand up for the dark horses

No Lies - Jason Reeves Feat. Colbie Caillat

2011-09-30T22:46:00.001+08:00

I understand you never had someone to follow

I know you always said you'd find it your own way

You keep your feelings safe like letters in a bottle

Hoping that they'd wash up on my shore someday

Don't make me wait

I see something hiding inside you

Secrets you are dying to say

I know you're afraid

But if you want me

Never to leave you

Tell me no lies, no lies, no lies

Just tell me no lies

Not stranger to the wonders of your silence

I wanna be there when the walls are fallin' away

So I can see you're all are the things that make me love you

Just a smile, simple smile on your face

Don't make me wait

I see something hiding inside you

Secrets you are dying to say

I know you're afraid

But if you want me

Never to leave you

Tell me no lies, no lies, no lies

Just tell me no lies

Just tell me no lies, oh

Truth will give you wings

But they won't set you free

Slow leaves

Don't make me wait

I see something hiding inside you, hey

Secrets you are dying to say

I know you're afraid

But if you want me

Never to leave you

Tell me no lies, no lies, no lies

Just tell me no lies

Paramore - Monster

2011-06-19T17:51:00.003+08:00

You were my conscience

so solid now you're like water

We started drowning

not like we'd sink any further

But I let my heart go

it's somewhere down at the bottom

But I'll get a new one.

come back for the hope that you've stolen

I'll stop the whole world

from turning into a monster, and eating us alive

Don't you ever wonder how we'd survive?

But now that you're gone the world is ours

I'm only human

I've got a skeleton in me

But I'm not the villain

despite what you're always preaching

Call me a traitor

I'm just collecting your victims

They're getting stronger,

I hear them calling

I'll stop the whole world

from turning into a monster, and eating us alive

Don't you ever wonder how we'd survive?

But now that you're gone the world is ours

Well you found us strength and solutions but I liked the tension

And not always knowing the answers when you're gonna lose it, you're gonna lose it.

I'll stop the whole world

from turning into a monster, and eating us alive

Don't you ever wonder how we'd survive?

But now that you're gone the world is ours

I'll stop the whole world

from turning into a monster, and eating us alive

Don't you ever wonder how we'd survive?

But now that you're gone the world is ours

Gavin DeGraw - Not Over You

2011-06-15T20:57:00.002+08:00

Dreams, that's where I have to go

to see your beautiful face anymore

I stare at a picture of you and listen to the radio

Hope, hope there's a conversation

where we both admit we had it good but

until then it's alienation, I know, that much is understood

And I realize

CHORUS:

If you ask me how I'm doin I would say I'm doin just fine

I would lie and say that you're not on my mind

But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two

and finally I'm forced to face the truth

No matter what they say, I'm not over you

Not over you

Damn, damn girl you do it well

And I thought you were innocent

You took this heart and put it through hell

But still you're magnificent

I I'm a boomerang doesn't matter how you throw me

Turn around and I'm back in the game

Even better than the old me

But I'm not even close without you

CHORUS:

If you ask me how I'm doin I would say I'm doin just fine

I would lie and say that you're not on my mind

But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two

and finally I'm forced to face the truth

No matter what I say, I'm not over you

BRIDGE:

And if I had the chance to renew

You know there isn't a thing I wouldn't do

I could get back on the right track

But only if you'd be convinced

So until then

CHORUS:

If you ask me how I'm doin I would say I'm doin just fine

I would lie and say that you're not on my mind

But I go out and I sit down at a table set for two

and finally I'm forced to face the truth

No matter what I say, I'm not over you

Not over you

On the lose in Phnom Penh

2011-01-27T17:47:00.003+08:00

The Riverside

What better way to start the year than with another holiday. Haha.

So let's start with the preparation. Let's be real, coming to another country which is relatively more backward than your home country needs a lot of understanding and preparation. Not only health issues, but cultural practices as well. You don't wanna go to a new place and offend the locals with your ignorance. It is still advisable to patronize proper restaurants instead of stalls serving food by the road - your food will be served with a generous helping of dust. Other than that, you need not be too paranoid about visiting Cambodia, especially at tourist hot spots. They're quite up to standard.

Still, essential things you need to bring:

Facial Foam (Wash your face when you can, where you can as your face will be caked with dust as soon as you step out of your hotel)
Moisturizer (The dust will make your skin super dry)
Shades (To prevent dust getting into your eyes)
Sanitizer
If you're gonna be on a tuk-tuk the whole day - a face mask to protect from the dust
Umbrella (If you're visiting during the rainy season)
Shoes (It's easier that way)
A steady nerve (useful when visiting the Genocide Museum, Killing Fields, and when your hotel room is haunted)

Places to see when in Phnom Penh:

Central Market
Royal Palace
Silver Pagoda
Riverside for food
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Killing Fields
National Museum
Wat Phnom (or as many Wats you can find)
Russian Market

Things to do in Phnom Penh:

Blazing trails
Shooting Range (I wanted to, but I didn't)
Phnom Tamao Wildlife Sanctuary (It was too far)

So, my first impression of Phnom Penh was quite okay. The airport was fine. Better than Brunei's I think. But once you get out of the airport and to the roads, that's where you really get your first impression. Dusty roads, chaotic traffic, some houses reduced to rubble, motorbikes everywhere, children with no shoes on. Their driving/riding is not dangerous, but skilled. I consider myself as quite a good driver. Living in Kepong will train you to be one. But the driving in Kepong is nowhere near as skilled as in Phnom Penh. BUT... the drivers in Phnom Penh are very polite. They do honk a lot. Not to show their rage, but to let you know that they're coming so you could slow down or to get out of the way (it's like a secret understanding, nobody gets angry). Here in Malaysia, we tailgate without honking. As if not honking will make the tailgating more acceptable. When we do honk, we honk to show our rage, overtake, stare then give the finger. Hahahaha. I don't do that. I honk to give them some *ahem* "constructive criticism" (my bro taught me that). And if we ever get honked, we take that as an insult and that honker is a road bully. It's true, don't deny it. Haha.

Phnom Penh is a city rushing for lost time. Mostly due to the Khmer Rouge where they were thrown back 5 years and then another 10-15 years trying to rebuild what was lost and to start anew. With expats and high-ranking government officials driving/being driven in luxury SUVs, the lower class citizens ride bikes five persons at a time. Tuk-tuk, motodops and cyclos are somewhat the only form of transportation. No buses or trains. So the social gap is quite huge. Kids begging for money. Others begging you to buy stuff from them. It's not a pleasant sight but reality is harsh. No point sugarcoating it.

What I read from the Internet about tuk-tuk drivers basically harassing tourists just to get customers is totally blown out of proportion. You do get asked by the drivers once you get out of your hotel, tourist spots, anywhere. But it's not harassing. Just politely decline and walk away or if you have a dedicated tuk-tuk driver, just tell the others that you've already got a driver waiting. From what I've experienced, Cambodians are generally quite polite.

Cambodia ain't that cheap. Everybody must be thinking shopping in Cambodia is cheap. Well, certain things are cheaper like lacquer-ware, cloth, imitation everything, and souvenirs. What's not cheap is the tuk-tuks, food, and the entrance fee to every tourist site since everything is in USD. I spent at least 30USD on tuk-tuk and entrance fee. I brought plenty of Oat Crunch so food is not really a problem plus I was subsidised. When you leave the country, you need to pay airport tax of 25USD. Imagine that. Just for tax. That's quite a lot.

All in all a good trip. My hotel room is really haunted. My first encounter. Of course it was creepy then. But now when I think of it, it's funny. As long as I don't see it, I'm fine. Thank God for His protection. Oh, and on the flight back to KL, the airplane went too fast so there was not enough runway to stop, so he gotta power up and up we went again. Of course everybody was freaking out but there were no screams. So the second time he went considerably slower and we landed safely and everybody cheered. Hahaha. A lot of firsts on this trip. Very nice.

So here are some pictures. Enjoy.

Holiday Villa - Super haunted

Public Bank in Cambodia

Dinner at P&K Restaurant

Torture tools at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

So that victims can't commit suicide

Central Market

The Stupa at the Choeung Ek Killing Fields

Victims' skulls at the Choeung Ek Killing Fields

The mass graves at the Killing Fields

At the Killing Fields

At the Killing Fields

Blazing trails on a quad

Royal Palace

National Museum

Cyclos

Wat Phnom

At Wat Phnom

Sambo the 51 yo Asian elephant at Wat Phnom

Phnom Penh is a wonderful place. I would recommend others to visit. 3 days is more than enough in for a leisurely-paced tour around Phnom Penh. Then maybe catch a 45-min flight to Siem Reap for another 3 days.

So long, 2010

2010-12-31T21:48:00.001+08:00

It's time for me to write. Here I go.

Let's start off by checking whether I fulfilled any of my resolutions this year.

To pass at least 3 ACCA papers. (Passed 2, results aren't out till end of Feb. So I think I did OK)
To not bum at home when I'm not studying. (I tried, I didn't really bum at home though, I made good use of the time at home)
Save more money. (Failed miserably)
TRY to exercise at least once a week. (Failed miserably)
TRY not to buy more gadgets. (Super failed)
Maybe get another puppy. (Not in my power)
Explore more places. (I did)
Have as much fun doing whatever I'm doing. (I tried, I think I'm good here)

So there you have it. I'm pretty satisfied with 2010. The only complain was that I did not spend as much time hanging out with friends as I hoped. I've been busy with ACCA, they're busy with their own stuff. Work/studies/those kinda things. So yea...

The year passed crazy fast. I can't even describe it. Maybe coz I have so much things to do that I didn't sit around waiting for the seconds to tick by. So it's a good thing. But it's scary though. You go through the year not knowing where all the time went and whether you spent it wisely.

No fancy dinner this year. But there's a countdown party I'm going to. It's been kinda quiet for me this holiday season. Didn't buy gifts for my friends, so sorry... Now I feel like crap. But I'll get over it. Hehe.

Remember how I said last year that I literally bought time by studying ACCA full time? Well, that time just ran out. I'm going to have to go job-hunting next week. Ugh... I don't wanna work. But I'm afraid I can't get a job. Talk about contradictions. Hah! So now I'm honing my photography skills in case I can't get a job, I could do some freelance work (my mom would be worried). Lol.

So let's set some new resolutions for 2011:

To pass the remaining ACCA papers.
To get a job and do it well.
Have fun at work.
Save more money.
To not get more gadgets.
To exercise regularly.
Explore new places.
Maybe get a photography job on the side (It's time to earn some $$ with my gear).
Hang out more with family and friends.
Be a sponge and learn more things.

Whoa... I think I set a pretty high bar for myself. Well, hope I can reach it.

It's about 2 hours till the New Year. So Happy New Year to you and yours. Be safe and have fun ringing in 2011!!

Natasha Bedingfield - Strip Me

2010-12-02T23:31:00.005+08:00

Another one of Ryan Tedder's brain child...

La la la la la la

Everyday I fight for

All my future somethings

A thousand little wars

I have to choose between

I could spend a lifetime

Earning things that I don't need

But that's like chasing rainbows

And coming home empty

And if you strip me,

Strip it all away

If you strip me,

What would you find

If you strip me,

Strip it all away

Ill be alright

Take what you want

Steal my pride

Build me up

Or cut me down to size

Shut me out

But I'll just scream

Im only one voice in a million

but you aint taking that from me

Oh oh no you aint taking that from me

I dont need a microphone, yeah,

To say what I been thinking

My heart is like a loudspeaker

Thats always on eleven

And if you strip me,

Strip it all away

If you strip me,

What would you find

If you strip me,

Strip it all away

I'm still the same

Take what you want

Steal my pride

Build me up

Or cut me down to size

Shut me out

But I'll just scream

Im only one voice in a million

but you aint taking that from me

Oh oh no you aint taking that from me

'cuz when it all boils down

At the end of the day

It's what you do and say

That makes you who you are

Makes you think about it,

Think about it

Doesn't it

Sometimes all it takes is one voice

Take what you want

Steal my pride

Build me up

Or cut me down to size

Shut me out

But I'll just scream

Im only one voice in a million

but you aint taking that from me

Oh oh no you aint taking that from me

Harry Potter & the Mission to Bore Viewers to Death

2010-11-20T20:31:00.014+08:00

Alrighty now... Cue dramatic music!

Yes... Run, run, run!!

Seriously, I was so bored to death with this movie that I wanted to just close my eyes and sleep. But I didn't. Coz I don't wanna waste my daddy's money (since he pays for all my movies). Besides, if I slept through it, I won't be here writing about it. This is uber serious. My first written post in so long and I'm complaining. Hah!

I like this poster. I could almost hear Russell Peters saying it.

I'm commenting on this movie without reading book 7 (so shoot me!) coz I stopped halfway through book 6 and I can't handle it anymore... This series is fine till book 5. I gotta drag myself through book 6 and I didn't even finish it. I couldn't take it anymore. But I did buy the 7th book - just for completion sake. I might give it another go when I have a tonne of time to waste.

The storyline is just so bland... Trying to protect Harry coz he's the "Chosen One." Why protect him? Coz Voldermort (from the get-go) wanted to kill HP. The mighty "One-who-could-not-be-named" tried to kill that kid since HP was born and he's still trying... Seriously, if HP needs so much protecting, Voldermort must've been mighty powerful to kill him anytime he wants. But no, Voldermort is not powerful enough yet but HP needs protection more than the Prime Minister (since in the movie this Auror who is supposed to protect the PM said that HP is more important). I mean this is bullshit. If the guy who wants to kill you thinks that he is not strong enough (since he scoured the whole world to find a wand that could kill HP), then you're bloody safe! Well, until he found the wand - which he did. In Dumbledore's grave.

The whole thing about the Deathly Hallows - I don't get it. Is that something JK Rowling suddenly made up to keep the story "rowling"? (Pardon the pun, I just can't help it). That's where the whole shebang about the wicked wand, some stone and some invisibility cloak came about. Don't know whether it's the same cloak that HP has but Voldermort only wants the wand coz his wand is "like a twin" to HP's. Meaning... Voldermort can't kill HP with his wand. Oh, and in the midst of battling with Voldermort's giant serpent, HP's wand shattered and can't be fixed. So Ron provided him with a backup wand that Ron got from some guy. Implication: If Voldermort were to know that HP's wand is broken, then he wouldn't have to search high and low for that wicked wand. He could just use his own wand coz then he won't be fighting it's "twin." What a waste of time...

So throughout the whole movie, HP, Ron, and Hermione searched for the remaining Horcruxes (each of which contains itsy bits of Voldermort's soul I think so that he can't really be killed) so that they could destroy them before they face Voldermort. All they did in the movie was that they found and destroyed ONE(1) Horcrux. And it took them forever to figure out how to destroy it. So half of the movie was about them contemplating and figuring out shit. I think HP said there are 3 more. Boring...

There are some humour in it. Those are the parts that kept me awake. But in the second half of the movie, there was less of it. So I really gotta try not to doze off. Oh oh, the prologue was kinda long too. It took forever just to get to the big HP7 title. So Mad Eye died. George had a hole in his head. Fred and George are just so cute. They get cuter as they grow older (unlike Daniel Radcliffe... YUK!!) Bill and Fleur got married. The new Minister of Magic died. Dobby died. But I loved Dobby. So cute! He reminds me of Yoda whom I like too... Oooohhh... Draco is so cute. But he has a receding hairline. What's his name again? Yes. Tom Felton (Good thing we've got IMDB). Who else? Ah yes, Remus Lupin. I love David Thewlis. Great actor. Ralph Fiennes is another great actor. It's scary that he could transform himself into Voldermort with that sweet sweet face ( I know it's make-up).

RIP Dobby.

You've been a great house elf

That's about it on the storyline. Now onto cinematography. The screenplay sucked (Steve Kloves is to blame). But the whole production was good. Great CGIs, visual FXs, loved the colouring they'd done (I know it sounds kiddy but it works), great cinematic shots. Overall, great crew. Only if the story sucked less, then it would be fine. This sucked more than New Moon.

So that's it. My take on HP7. Love it, hate it - I don't care. This is my blog so I write whatever the hell I want. One last thing - I have an issue with the above poster. "It all ends here" - that's just so misleading... They should release it for Part 2 of the movie. Not the first part coz nothing ended. It was hanging without a cliffhanger or a semi-end. Who approved that tagline? Tsk tsk tsk...

Alright, I'm done.

Dave Barnes - God Gave Me You

2010-11-19T10:13:00.000+08:00

Jarrod Gorbel - I'll Do Better

2010-09-30T22:57:00.000+08:00

Owl City - To The Sky

2010-09-26T23:01:00.003+08:00

This is from the soundtrack of the movie The Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole by Owl City... How appropriate. Haha. Lovely song. Great movie too. Watch it in 3D if you're a clarity freak like me.

Step Up 3 Featurette

2010-09-17T22:54:00.001+08:00

Joe wants a bad romance

2010-09-08T18:10:00.001+08:00

Inception Parody

2010-08-27T21:42:00.001+08:00

This is very very good...

Joe feels like a natural woman

2010-08-19T10:35:00.000+08:00

Wang Leehom - All The Things You Never Knew

2010-08-13T00:16:00.001+08:00

Bad Day

2010-08-01T17:57:00.002+08:00

I'm having a bad bad day

It's about time I get my way

Steam rolling whatever i see

Huh despicable me...

2010-07-30T08:32:00.002+08:00

I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.
- Herbet Henry Lehman

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

2010-07-25T03:46:00.002+08:00

Inception

2010-07-23T03:33:00.011+08:00

Inception - \in-ˈsep-shən\

: an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement

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First of all... I had no idea what the movie is about before I saw the trailer. Well, even then I wasn't really paying attention to the trailer till I got a glimpse of Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Hehe. I know... That should not be a basis on choosing which movie to watch. Well, but part of the reason why stars are cast for movie is for their marketing possibilities. But the ROI of any actor is relative to the actor's salary and how much the movie grossed. So studios gotta always balance it out. Big budget movies who hire huge names and couldn't make it in the box office would result in top executives fired. Just like that. Coz at the end of the day it's business. I think I'm deviating. I haven't been writing as much lately, so everything is coming to my head and flowing to my fingertips all at once. I should really stick to the topic at hand.

Let's start of by saying that this movie is quite a masterpiece, all thanks to writer/producer/director Christopher Nolan. In my opinion, this is by far the best script that is ever written, bar none. Although it is classified as science fiction, I think all of us could relate to the movie to a certain extend. With th exception to the ability to access to other people's dreams and manipulating them, I find that there are hints of truth to the movie - at least the general understanding of a dream. The movie doesn't leave anything unexplained about the whole 'inception process'. But not the the extend of watching a documentary. Some films do that, especially Asian films. The explanations are blended in the movie very smoothly. I still think that you need to be 100% awake and alert to watch the movie (note to my brother. Heehee) or you're not going to understand and absorb the depth of the movie. I wanted to write 'depth of field'. Haha.

Although the movie is much compared to the Matrix trilogy, and some say that this movie is a copy of the Matrix trilogy, the most fundamental difference would be the factor of suspension of disbelief. In the Matrix trilogy, it is already set in the future where no one knows for sure what lies ahead and your imagination could run wild with all kinds of possibilities and impossibilities. However, in Inception, it is set in the near future where we still are able to foresee the amount of technological and scientific advances the human race could make. And in the movie, people are still driving cars, taking the stairs, commuting in trains and flying in airplanes. From this, you'll have a sense of relatedness and plausibility of such stuff. Hence you get a more grounded and more logical movie where, if you stretch your imagination further and put stock on the rate of technological and scientific advances today, the idea of Inception is not that far fetched. Well, I only can speak for myself.

You'll see a few familiar faces from the recent Batman Begins and the Dark Knight movies like Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe and Cillian Murphy. I dunno but to me, Cillian Murphy always have that sinister face. Maybe it's his very convincing impersonation as the Scare Crow in Batman Begins. Michael Caine always the charmer. Ken Watanabe always so cool and superior. Leonardo DiCaprio... Y'know I hated him as Jack in Titanic. Coz I hated Titanic. I have no idea why. I think coz everything in the movie is so cheesy. I have goosebumps just talking about it. But after that, when he took on more serious and mature roles, that's where he won me over. Especially since he acted in Blood Diamond. He's been growing on me ever since. Next, Tom Hardy, did not hear about him before this. He may be big somewhere else, definitely not here. Haha. But I love his accent and good ol' British humor. Saving the best for last - Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I can't help smiling whenever I think about him. Don't ask me why. I gotta stop myself from smiling in public whenever I think about him. Trust me, it's not easy. My infatuations aside, I think this might be his truly big break. It's his time to shine now more than ever although he's been in the industry for about 20 years. And oh did he shine in Inception. He looks really good with a lot of action and the occasional cheeky smile here and there. I can't really describe it. It's something you must see for yourself. I've been telling everybody this, he bears a freaky resemblance to Heath Ledger (RIP). I'm serious. Truly. And I dunno whether it's a good thing or bad given how Heath ended up.

Well, so far the movie has grossed about $100 million worldwide with a production budget of $160 million. So it's doing pretty good. I would wanna see it exceed $200 million.

All in all, the best movie so far this year for me... Yes. It beat Eclipse, easily. I think I need to get to bed before I screw up my sleeping pattern. Maybe JGL could come visit me in my dream tonight. I don't mind. I dun generally like to dream. It disrupts my sleep and I dun like it. But if it's JGL, of course I won't mind. Hehe.

-END-

P.S. I realize I use a lot of "well's". Hehe...

Eclipse eclipses theatres

2010-07-08T23:49:00.002+08:00

It's time again to talk about everything Twilight. Hehe. Eclipse opened today and I caught the first screening with Amelia and Amanda Ang. But before that, we were kinda caught in the jam on the way to the mall. That stupid overhead bridge construction in from of Jalan Travers. Crazy. Anyway, reached to mall just before 11am and found out that there was no parking space!!! Isn't it crazy? On a weekday at 11am. There was no Member Sale, no nothing. Just Eclipse. Anyway, got to the cinema and the movie just started with Edward and Bella in the meadow talking about her mortality and stuff but she gotta cut it short coz she's got a curfew. Haha.

Actually I can't really remember the whole sequence of the movie so I'm just gonna jump from here and there and write what I remember. To start off, I must say that everybody looked really good in the movie. But I have some issues with Emmett's hair. Something is wrong. I dun like. Hehe. Edward and Bella - same old, same old. No comments there. This is just a physical evaluation. Hahahaha. Physical evaluation sounds so wrong. I'm high on sugar. Anyway, everybody looked really good. Yes. Even Robsten. Much much better than the previous 2 movies where they were like sooooo wooden and stuff. Now I can feel a bit of the Edward I feel when I read the book. Even Kristen Stewart kinda loosened up a bit. What more could you ask of a girl with such a..... strong character. Hehe. Jasper and Alice were like super hot. Rosalie too. Emmett is fine. Just a little problem with his hair. I look at ppl's hair first. Dr and Mrs Cullen are like the hottest parents on Earth!!!

The wolf pack is okay. Normal. But Paul and Jared are cute. Hehe. And Seth, I expected him to be much much cuter. But well, you can't really compare what I can imagine in my head to what you can cast as an actor. Leah was such a bitch. Perfectly portrayed. Jacob is still Jacob - annoying as ever. BUT, Taylor Lautner is much better too. More matured. Very nice.

The newborns are practically Riley and Bree plus all the extras. Riley is hot too. Hahaha. This movie is such an eye candy. Hehe. And Bree is soooo cute and pretty. She's gonna grown up to be a gorgeous young lady.

And that bitch Victoria aka the replacement to Rachelle Lefevre, Bryce Dallas Howard is so not cool enough to play Victoria. Rachelle was soooooo sooooo much better and hotter too. But what can we do? Nothing.

Nothing to say about the Volturi coz they've not changed a bit.

I really love this movie a lot better than the first 2. David Slade put quite a dark spin on it. I like it. The vampire-wolf-vampire fight was awesome. The Edward-Riley-Seth-Victoria-Bella fight was so so but ok la. Just hoping that the lighter that Edward tossed into the fire was not a Zippo. Zippos are great lighters. Sometimes I felt that Bella was overly dramatic, but that's Kristen Stewart I guess. Hahahaha.

I need to watch the movie again. Today I just watched it as it goes in the moment of every scene. And I don't wanna crack my head to remember what I've forgotten in the movie. My brain is not working already. Busy day today. Hehe.

This is a review done by Michael Buckley of the Whatthebuckshow on YouTube. He's so funny!

LOL

2010-06-30T14:09:00.002+08:00

A woman standing nude in front of a mirror says to her husband,

'I look horrible,
I feel fat & ugly,
pay me a compliment.'

He replies,

'Your eyesight is perfect.'

Idiots

2010-06-28T14:19:00.006+08:00

Number One Idiot of 2008.

I am a medical student currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the poison control centre. Today, this woman called in very upset because she caught her little daughter eating ants. I quickly reassured her that the ants are not harmful and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital. She calmed down and at the end of the conversation happened to mention that she gave her daughter some ant poison to eat in order to kill the ants !!? I told her that she better bring her daughter into the emergency room right away.............

Number Two Idiot of 2008.

Early this year, some Boeing employees on the airfield decided to steal a life raft from one of the 747s. They were successful in getting it out of the plane and home. Shortly after they took it for a float on the river, they noticed a Westpac Rescue Helicopter coming towards them.. It turned out that the chopper was homing in on the emergency locator beacon that activated when the raft was inflated... They are no longer employed at Boeing.

Number Three Idiot of 2008.

A man, wanting to rob a Bank of Queensland , walked into the Branch and wrote 'Put all your muny in this bag.' While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call thepolice before he reached the teller's window. So he left the Bank and crossed the street to the NAB Bank. After waiting a few minutes inline, he handed his note to the teller She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn't the brightest light in the harbour,told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of Queensland deposit slip and that he would either, have to fill out a NAB deposit slip or go back to Bank of Queensland. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said, 'OK' and left. He was arrested a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at the Bank of Queensland . Happened in Noosa!

Number Four Idiot of 2008.

A guy walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all of the cash from the cash drawer. After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of Scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but the cashier refused and said,'Because I don't believe you are over 21.' The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because she didn't believe him. At this point, the robber took his driver's licence out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over and agreed that the man was in fact over 21 and she put the Scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that she got off the licence. They arrested the robber two hours later.

Number Five Idiot of 2008

A pair of robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, 'Nobody move!' When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him.

Number Six Idiot of 2008.

Seems this guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a brick through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the brick and heaved it over his head at the window. The brick bounced back knocking him unconscious. It seems the liquor store window was made of Flexi-Glass. The whole event was caught onvideotape.......... Perth WA

Number Seven IDIOTS IN FOOD SERVICE:

My daughter went to a local McDonalds and ordered a burger. She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.' He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg....Happened in Surfers Paradise !!!

Number Eight IDIOT SIGHTING:

I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, ''Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge??
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know??' He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.' Happened in Melbourne

Number Nine JUST AN IDIOT :

When my husband and I arrived at a car dealers to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver's side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. 'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!' His reply, 'I know - I already got that side.'This was at the FORD dealership Dubbo..

Wait for me

2010-06-27T18:32:00.003+08:00

I'LL BE THERE IN NO TIME AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!

What Makes a 100%?

2010-06-26T17:42:00.006+08:00

Here is a little something that is indisputable mathematical logic. It also made me Laugh Out Loud.

This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this:

What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H-A -R -D-W-O -R -K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

and

K -N -O -W-L -E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But ,

A-T -T -I -T -U -D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

And,

B -U -L -L -S -H-I -T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

AND, look how far ass kissing will take you.

A-S -S -K -I -S-S -I -N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%

So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty, that While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, its the Bullshit and Ass kissing that will put you over the top ;)

Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2010-06-26T12:35:00.001+08:00

You can't help but do

2010-06-22T14:19:00.003+08:00

Have you ever been that terribly broke but then you go out and find deals you CANNOT, ABSOLUTELY CANNOT pass up?

Yea... Been there. Done that. Sigh...

It's not what it seems

2010-06-19T23:17:00.001+08:00

It's been quite a while since I actually wrote a post. So I guess this will just be a little update. So what happened while I MIA-ed in cyberspace? ACCA was what happened. You could not even start to imagine how ACCA could actually kill any type of activity other than sleeping. And I'm already studying full time and I haven't taken the most difficult paper yet. I think I'd literally die if I have to study and work at the same time.

So exam's are over. It was quite depressing. Part of it may be due to the culture shock. The questions are nothing compared to the degree level. But that's how it's supposed to be. And I don't really know how high is the standard which makes the whole thing more depressing coz you dunno what you wrote is enough. It's definitely more than enough for UTAR's standard. So I'm just gonna put this at the back of my mind and wait for the results on the 2nd Monday of August.

On a 2-week break now. And I just wanna stay at home and sleep and read. It's been so long since I've actually held up a novel and read. Reading is good. Makes you stay at home. Since I'm like literally broke now, that's not a bad idea. Hehe. Looking forward to next week's solitary confinement period. Then I'm off to Redang the following week with Amelia and Hannah for some well-deserved R&R. Hohohohoho... Can't wait!!! Hopefully we dun get bitten by anything scary in the waters. Total exaggeration. Hehe. I think I'm kinda high.

I love June. I always have fun from June onwards and time always go significantly faster after June. And June is when the blockbusters start to premier. And not to forget, my birthday is coming!! Hahahahaha.

I'm running out of things to write. Hmmm... I'll just leave you guys with a trailer then...

Colbie Caillat & Jason Reeves - Droplets

2010-06-11T16:30:00.001+08:00

I'm leaving you

I'm not sure if that’s what I should do

It hurts so bad

I'm wanting you but cant go back

Trying to find, to find

That all elusive piece of mind

Stuck here somehow

Shrouded beneath my fear

And now I don’t need it

Cuz I'm walkin down this road alone and figured all I'm thinking bout is you, is you my love

And my head is in a cloud of rain and the world it seems so far away and I'm just waiting for

The droplets, droplets

You left a mark

I wear it proudly on my chest

Above my heart Above my heart

To Remind me that I feel the best

When I'm with you When I'm with you

To me everything is effortless

You know its true

My eyes are painted with regret and I don’t need it

Cuz I'm walkin down this road alone and figured all I'm thinking bout is you, is you my love

And my head is in a cloud of rain and the world it seems so far away and I'm just waiting to fall and sink into your tears

You are like the raindrops, the raindrops falling down on me

You left a mark you left a mark

She left a mark he left

She left he left

And I don’t I don’t

Need it. Need it.

Eclipse Clip

2010-06-10T22:46:00.001+08:00

One more month to go!!!

This is Your Life

2010-06-03T22:54:00.003+08:00

Yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead
Yesterday is a promise that you've broken
Don't close your eyes, don't close your eyes
This is your life and today is all you've got now
Yeah, and today is all you'll ever have
Don't close your eyes
Don't close your eyes

This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed it would be
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

Yesterday is a kid in the corner
Yesterday is dead and over

This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, are you who you want to be
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed it would be
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

Don't close your eyes
Don't close your eyes
Don't close your eyes
Don't close your eyes
Don't close your eyes

This is your life are you who you want to be
This is your life are you who you want to be, yeah

This is your life, are you who you want to be, who you want to be yeah
This is your life, are you who you want to be (who you want to be)
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed it would be
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

And you had everything to lose

Sesame Street: Outdoors with Jason Mraz

2010-06-01T19:33:00.002+08:00

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Boyce Avenue - Find Me

2010-05-25T22:45:00.000+08:00

Switchfoot - This Is Home

2010-05-19T20:27:00.002+08:00

I've got my memories

Always

Inside of me

But I can't go back

Back to how it was

I believe you now

I've come too far

No I can't go back

Back to how it was

Created for a place

I've never known

Chorus:

This is home

Now I'm finally

Where I belong

Yeah, this is home

I've been searching

For a place of my own

Now I've found it

Maybe this is home

Yeah, this is home

Belief over misery

I've seen the enemy

And I won't go back

Back to how it was

And I got my heart

Set on

What happens next

I got my eyes wide

It's not over yet

We are miracles

And we're not alone

(Chorus)

And now after all

My searching

After all my questions

I'm gonna call it home

I got a brand new mindset

I can finally see

The sunset

I'm gonna call it home

(Chorus)

Now I know

Yeah, this is home

I've come too far

And I won't go back

Yeah, this is home

Growing old

2010-05-16T22:22:00.006+08:00

Growing old is compulsory
But growing matured is optional

Boyce Avenue - Every Breath

2010-05-14T10:54:00.001+08:00

Acoustic version here

Bad Romance Unplugged - Male Version

2010-05-09T20:50:00.001+08:00

Aren't they awesome?

Lady Gaga = Satan's Advocate??

2010-05-05T18:38:00.001+08:00

What do you think?

Ip Man 2

2010-05-02T23:28:00.003+08:00

(Pls note that I can't read a thing on the poster except for "Ip Man 2")

I have never been so excited about a Chinese movie in a very long time, if ever. Really. No exaggeration. To be honest, I did not catch the first part in the cinema. I only watched it at home on Astro when they premiered it during CNY this year. I never thought it was such an awesome movie before. But now I know. Oh yes I know.

The first part is already awesome enough. And the second one more than surpassed the first. So much more action. Donnie Yen rocks the whole kung fu look. With his stoned, steady, blur face. Hahahaha. I dunno, his stone-ness is just so cute. And also the humour. So extremely funny. I know it's based on the life of a real person but I dunno how true are the events regarding to the real person since it is a semi-biographical movie on the real kung fu master. I dunno how semi is semi. Haha. But definitely there are shreds of truth here and there.

Oh, Fei Mau (Fat Cat) is in the movie too. You can't really take him seriously ever since he acted as Fei Mau. Really. He's just too cute to be in serious roles. Sammo Hung is a legend. His agility is superb. He's also the action choreographer who made the action sequences so intense and unforgettable. Not to mention Donnie Yen - indescribable. If I were to detail everything, I'd be telling you the whole story and I won't do it.

So I've watched it twice. Once on Thursday with Amanda, Amelia and Daryl, and today again with my mom. I wouldn't mind watching it again really. This is one of the rare movies where you go in the cinema for an experience not just a movie. And you wanna re-live that experience over and over again. Very seldom you get movies like these.

Another thing I noticed about the movie is that there's a "Sam Ku" (Third Aunt - the one who dries clothe up on the roof) and "Luk Po" (Sixth Grandma - the one who delivered the baby). If you know Cantonese, you've put it together to make a Cantonese saying. Which is something funny you'd say while referring to any tom, dick, or harry.

Anyway, this is an awesome, awesome movie. The word awesome doesn't even do it justice. It's beyond awesome. Nothing more I could say other that a huge kudos to the whole cast and crew, and to the man whom this story is about. Magnificent production.

Step Up 3!!!

2010-04-29T23:26:00.002+08:00

I'll Pray for You ;)

2010-04-28T23:28:00.001+08:00

Eclipse Trailer #2

2010-04-28T20:57:00.000+08:00

Don't Judge Me

2010-04-28T17:56:00.002+08:00

I was shocked, confused, bewildered

As I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
Nor the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven
Who made me sputter and gasp--
The thieves, the liars, the sinners,
The alcoholics and the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade
Who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
Who never said anything nice.

Herb, who I always thought
Was rotting away in hell,
Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
Looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.

'And why is everyone so quiet,
So somber - give me a clue.'
'Hush, child,' He said, 'they're all in shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you.'

Note: I did not write this.

2012

2010-04-12T20:27:00.002+08:00

Boyce Avenue

2010-04-08T23:34:00.000+08:00

Small Piece of Amanda's Mind

2010-03-26T17:36:00.003+08:00



If God's the game that you're playing
Well we must get more acquainted
Because it has to be so lonely
To be the only one who's holy

It's just my humble opinion
But it's one that I believe in
You don't deserve a point of view
If the only thing you see is you

You don't have to believe me
But the way I, way I see it
Next time you point a finger
I might have to bend it back
Or break it, break it off
Next time you point a finger
I'll point you to the mirror

Playing God -Paramore

Ladies & gentlemen, I now present to you...

2010-03-11T23:15:00.002+08:00

Alright... Please stay calm and seated. I give you, the Eclipse teaser trailer!!!!!

June 30th. Mark your calendars everybody!!!

Switchfoot - Always

2010-03-06T16:44:00.002+08:00

This is the start, this is your heart

This is the day you were born

This is the sun, these are your lungs

This is the day you were born

And I am always, always, always yours

These are the scars deep in your heart

This is the place you were born

This is the hole where most of your soul comes ripping out

From the places you've been torn

And it is always yours

But I am always yours

Hallelujah, I'm caving in

Hallelujah, I'm in love again

Hallelujah, I'm a wretched man

Hallelujah, every breath is a second chance

And it is always yours

And I am always yours

Linkin Park - Not Alone

2010-03-01T00:13:00.002+08:00

I break down, fear is sinking in

The cold comes, racing through my skin

Searching for a way to get to you

Through the storm you...

Go, giving up your home

Go, leaving all you've known

You are not alone

With arms up, stretched into the sky

With eyes like, echoes in the night

Hiding from the hell that you've been through

Silent one, you...

Go, giving up your home

Go, leaving all you've known

You are not alone

Go, giving up your home

Go, leaving all you've known

You are not alone

You go, giving up your home

Go, leaving all you've known

You Go, giving up your home

Go, you are not alone

You are not alone

Of soldiers and lovers

2010-03-01T00:02:00.003+08:00

Alrighty now. My first movie in quite some time. Went on a weekend movie marathon with my mom.

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An original story by Jackie Chan about China being divided into territories and clans trying to invade each other and take land and conquer to so-called "unify" the land. I'm not sure how true this story is to history since I know nuts about China's history. Anyway, to be honest, I was a bit skeptical about Wang Leehom acting in it. His track record in acting isn't that good. But I was soon proven wrong. He definitely is more comfortable in front of the camera, as opposed to his first movie opposite Aaron Kwok. That was pure funny watching him act. Maybe the amount of music videos that he's in enhanced his acting skills.

This is somewhat a light movie. Not as dramatic as it seemed in the poster. Though not overly foolish. Very grounded on values pertaining to inter-territory warfare. The "you invade my clan, now I'm holding you hostage, when we're back in my clan, I'll exchange you for riches and glory, but en route, we became friends and I let you go and you go be a good ruler and unify China without bloodshed." That's about it. Of course there are witty action sequences and funny jokes in between. And Jackie Chan's mandarin is so good. He even does that thing native Chinese do with their tongue. Haha.

All in all, an enjoyable movie. Not bad. Definitely not award worthy. But a good movie. Oh, and Jackie Chan died in the movie.

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Valentine's Day, supposed to be watched on Valentine's Day. But I didn't. No matter, today is the Chinese Valentine's Day, Chap Goh Meh. So it's very appropriate to go watch it with your........ mother. Hahahahahaha.

Garry Marshall is an awesome director. He directed Pretty Woman and Princess Diaries 1&2, so that's why you see a lot of familiar faces in the movie. You know you're an awesome director when you can bring so many artists together in one movie.

Ahh... McDreamy and McSteamy is in the movie. Need I say more? Haha. But if Rob Buckley is in I'll definitely drool! Anyway, Patrick Dempsey and Eric Dane kinda got the opposite role from Grey's Anatomy. McDreamy became McAss and McSteamy became McGay. The last scene when Bradley Cooper stroke Eric Dane's hair, that was dope. So unexpected. Anyway, I love Hector Elizondo. He's just so cute. He's like the world's coolest grampa. Jessica Alba didn't get a lot of screen time. So nothing could be said there. Jessica Biel, Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx and Ashton Kutcher are awesome. It's been so long since I see Ashton Kutcher on screen that if not for his twitter account, I would have forgotten him. George Lopez, funny as usual. Topher Grace, cute as usual. Anne Hathaway, should really consider being an adult phone entertainer if she wanna make more money. She's so good at it. Haha. Julia Roberts, the only scene that needs some acting skills is when she hugs her kid. Emma Roberts, very good performance. Taking her aunt's tips well I guess. Now on to Taylor Squared. Lautner, much better not looking at his overdeveloped abs all the time. Really good playing a dumbass jock. Swift, not bad playing a dumb lovestruck blonde. She might have what it takes to get into acting. She's really not bad for a first-timer. Lautner still a bit stiff in front of the camera. And Queen Latifah's best scene would be when she was entertaining Vladimir on the phone. Haha. The way her face looked when she screamed, "Kneel to Nzinga!!!" over the phone. Her eyes were about to pop-out. Good stuff.

So CNY is officially over. Gotta get back to normal life. No more excuses, no more holidays. At least for quite some time. So get ready, now is when the year truly begins!

Half Full or Half Empty?

2010-02-28T23:14:00.001+08:00

Half full or half empty?
To the optimist, the glass is half full.
To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.
To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Attention

2010-02-28T20:45:00.001+08:00

A new name for the blog is coming your way soon..

Dead People

2010-02-28T20:42:00.002+08:00

Only dead people will have no problems
- Henry Ramaya, 2010

Shooting spree/ KL Tour/ Daryl's Birthday

2010-02-27T22:47:00.006+08:00

What an awesome, sweaty, burning hot day Thursday was. Amanda, Amelia, Daryl and I went for a shooting session in downtown KL. First stop - Lake Garden. It was so hot and humid we were practically sweating buckets. To add on to that suffering, we were like buffet for the army of mosquitoes. There are at least 3 mosquitoes trying to get a bite at any one time. We suffer for good pictures. Anyway, there's nothing much at Lake Garden. At least we've been there.

Then we went to Jalan Alor for dinner. Went to this place called Ngau Kee for beef noodles. It was so good. The soup. Mmmm... But they say Soong Kee is better. So I must try that soon. Hehe.

After that, we walked from Jalan Alor all the way to Pavilion. The air-conditioning was so comforting. We walked around the mall till the sun went down and till our feet can't take it anymore then we went to Starbucks to have a drink.

Where we gave Daryl his birthday gift. Hehe. Look at his face.

Then we walked to KLCC for some night shots.

Standard pose

Then we went to Spicy for supper.

This might be the last time we see Daryl before he leaves for Singapore for 3 months. We're gonna be without our partner in crime for 3 months. Haha. All the best dude, and be safe!!! Remember what I told you bout the Philippines.

Quote

2010-02-21T23:11:00.002+08:00

Delay is the deadliest form of denial.
- C. Northcote Parkinson

ACCA Update

2010-02-09T22:10:00.003+08:00

Alrighty then. This blog is in need of some update other than videos from YouTube. I have been uber busy with ACCA. So far, it has been quite an adventure. Culture shock definitely. The way they do things around here is so different from in UTAR. But the only thing I dun like about it is that it is too business orientated. Everything money and image and stuff. The education is solid though. I guess they're just capitalising on the demand for their ACCA tuition. And my brother is not too happy with that. Not like he really cares.

One thing I don't understand is, why my brother could skip classes, skip mid term, skip PTs but still it won't be a problem for him or my mom. There won't be any effects on him. However, my mom would force me to go for classes and mid terms and PTs and stuff. My brother keep asking me to skip. And my mom will like freak out if I skip a class. As if if I skip 1 class I will fail. Lol.

Anyway, ACCA is crazy. The scope, the questions, the classes, everything. And I'm not even taking the toughest paper yet. The big shocker is the way they ask the question. Crazy. I couldn't get what the question wants. How am I going to answer? The format is so different from UTAR's. Compared to this, UTAR is nothing. Even though you studied the syllabus in and out, memorised, or learnt it by heart you might not be able to answer the questions coz you don't even understand the question in the first place.

My first round Progress Tests are done. It's practically mid term. That lasts for 3 hours, which is not sufficient to answer the questions adequately in order to gain the alloted marks. And the examiners are really stingy in rewarding marks. Sigh... My next round of PTs are in about a month. Such drilling. I guess it's a good thing though. Get us accustomed to the format and stuff.

My gorgeous doggy in her costume

PTs aside, CNY is this Sunday! Just done some cleaning in my room. Still gotta change the sheets tomorrow. Can't do it tonight. I'm dozing off as I'm writing this. This is going to be a special year. CNY on Valentines Day. 4 Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in February. Me turning 21 like finally. Everybody is 21 already. But I dun feel I'm gonna be 21. I feel like I'm still 17. Hahahahaha. Dun expect a big celebration from me. I'm not one for anything extravagant. Besides, no money la. If I have the money, I'd better spend it on the iPad or new lenses or an external flash. Hehe.

Planetshakers - Like A Fire

2010-02-03T10:54:00.000+08:00

Verse 1

Like a fire shut up in my bones

I want the world to know You are God

With a passion burning deep within

I want the world to know that You live

Verse 2

Let Your presence come and saturate

Every part of me make me new

Let Your Spirit come and move within

Fill me once again cause I need more

Chorus

Jesus I'm desperate for You

Jesus I'm hungry for You

Jesus I'm longing for You

Lord You are all I want

Bridge

Come like a flood and saturate me now

You're all I want

Come like the wind

And sweep throughout this place

You're all we want

Dashboard Confessional - Belle Of The Boulevard

2010-01-19T21:45:00.002+08:00

Down in a local bar
Out on the Boulevard
The sound of an old guitar
Is saving you from sinking
It's a long way down, It's a long way

Back like you never broke
You tell a dirty joke
He touches your leg
And thinks he's getting close
For now you let him
Just this once
Just for now
And just like that
It's over.

[Chorus]
Don't turn away
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Don't be afraid
But keep it all inside, all inside
When you fall apart
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Life is always hard
For the Belle of the Boulevard

In all your silver rings
In all your silken things
That song you softly sing
Is keeping you from breaking
It's a long way down, it's a long way

Back here you never lost
You shake the shivers off
You take a drink
To get your courage up
Can you believe it?
Just this once
Just for now
And just like that
It's over

[Chorus]
Don't turn away
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Don't be afraid
But keep it all inside, all inside
When you fall apart
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Life is always hard
For the Belle of the Boulevard

Please hold on, it's alright
Please hold on, it's alright
Please hold on

Down in a local bar
Out on the boulevard
The sound of an old guitar
Is saving you

[Chorus]
Don't turn away
Dry your eyes, dry you eyes
Don't be afraid
Keep it all inside, all inside
When you fall apart
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Life is always hard
For the Belle of the Boulevard

Leona Lewis Feat. OneRepublic - Lost Then Found

2010-01-02T23:21:00.003+08:00

I'm staring at the tears on the pages
Of letters that I never could’ve write
Now I know love isn’t painless,
but it's worth the risk,
it’s worth the fight
Playing it over and over
I wish that I could turn back time, baby
We were wrong, but we could be right

Why do we say things we can’t take back
Why do we miss what we never had
Both of us fell to the ground
The love was so lost, it couldn’t be found
Why do you tend to forget who's vain
I’m tired of crying out at the sound of your name
Why don’t we turn this around, love ain't the enemy
Don’t you want to be lost then found
Lost then found, lost then found
Love ain't the enemy
We could be lost then found

Empty glasses on tables, echoes fill these rooms
The memories go where we go,
They're like the suitcase that you never lose
If the good lords eyes upon me
I swear to make things right
Whatever we lost, I know we can find

Why do we say things we can’t take back
Why do we miss what we never had
Both of us fell to the ground
The love was so lost, it couldn’t be found
Why do you tend to forget who's vain
I’m tired of crying out at the sound of your name
Why don’t we turn this around, love ain't the enemy
Don’t you want to be lost then found

No words can come without
Can’t stop the rain, I wish you could take it back
But it’s too late, it’s too late

Why do we say things we can’t take back
Why do we miss what we never had
Both of us fell to the ground
The love was so lost, it couldn’t be found
Why do you tend to forget who's vain
I’m tired of crying out at the sound of your name
Why don’t we turn this around, love ain't the enemy
Don’t you want to be lost then found
Lost then found, lost then found
Love ain't the enemy
We could be lost then found

No words can come without
Can't stop the rain,(Lost then found)
I wish you could take it back (Lost then found)
But it's too late, it's too late

We could be lost then found..

30 Seconds To Mars - Kings And Queens

2010-01-01T23:43:00.000+08:00

Into the night
Desperate and broken
The sound of a fight
Father has spoken.

We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser god
Between heaven and hell, Heaven and hell.

Into your eyes
Hopeless and taken
We stole our new lives
Through blood and pain
In defense of our dreams
In defense of our dreams

We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser god
Between heaven and hell, Heaven and hell.

The age of man is over
The darkness comes and all
These lessons that we've learned here
Have only just begun

We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser god
Between heaven and hell.

We are the kings
We are the queens
We are the kings
We are the queens

Final post for the year

2009-12-31T21:04:00.005+08:00

Alright, here it is... The last post for the year. It may be a long and sappy one. I dunno what I'm gonna write yet.

20 minutes gone, I still dunno what I wanna write. Sigh... My creative juices are failing.

Anyway, I'll just crap coz there's no time.

OK. So the year had been awesome. I mean really awesome. I experienced a lot during this last year. Ups, downs, stress, joy, you name it. I think I made most out of this year then the rest. That, I'm proud of. The year had been really hectic too. On hindsight, I think that's what made it so fun. Plus, I went through my final year of uni with my besties. Graduating from uni is really like freedom. But freedom that is quite short-lived coz I'll be studying for my ACCA in January. At least I'm out of UTAR. My mom doesn't understand why my bro and I are so happy to be out of UTAR. Hehe. It's an insider thing I guess.

I think I had the most memorable experiences this past year too. I think life has just started to matter to me. As you all know it takes quite a lot to amaze me. And the past year really amazed me. Learnt a lot. Learnt that there are all kinds of people in the world. You might think that you've met the worst kind, but trust me, there are more and more. You'll be surprised at how many people like that are in the world. Still. it's still fun to have these people around. To add flavour. Lol. "The stupidity of the human race." I heard it from Grey's Anatomy. Hahahaha. It's true though.

Is it just me or time just pass faster and faster each year? The last time when I really felt that time was passing slow was when I was in Form 4. Maybe coz there is nothing to do then. Hehe. Time is a relative thing. I feel that next year is going to pass like a breeze. The next thing I know I gotta go get a job, work and never stop till I'm at least 50. OKOK, I'm going too far.

Let's just set me some resolutions for the next year:

To pass at least 3 ACCA papers.
To not bum at home when I'm not studying.
Save more money (I've been quite broke the past few months)
TRY to exercise at least once a week.
TRY not to buy more gadgets.
Maybe get another puppy.
Explore more places.
Have as much fun doing whatever I'm doing.

I think that's about it. I'll look back in another 365 days and see whether I've fulfilled any of it. Fingers crossed.

It is an awesome New Years eve. Went and have a feast with gramms. Ate so much. I'm so gonna die of a heart attack with all the food I eat. Full moon tonight which made tonight so much more special. I'm thankful for the past year and I'm excited for the coming one. Hope everybody will have a great year ahead and finally, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Tonight's moon

So long 2009... Hello 2010!!!

Of endings and beginnings

2009-12-21T14:34:00.000+08:00

The time has come. The time every graduate have been waiting for since they step onto the campus that they're gonna be in for at least 3 years. I myself have been waiting for this since forever. Can't wait to finally get a degree then to get out of Sg Long also. Lol. The latter was really really important.

So I finally finished my degree. After 3 years and after 33 subjects I'm done. Hahahahaha. But seriously, I did not feel as happy as my other friends did or as I've imagined. I just feel indifferent. Maybe it hasn't sunk in yet. Dunno. Just feel like nothing. Maybe coz I still have to continue studying for ACCA for another year. Another to keep me from working. To be honest, working scares the crap out of me. It's serious now. No more part time, it's the real thing. For the rest of your life. It's huge deal. Anyway, I'll think about that this time NEXT year coz i literally bought time. Lol. Can you feel the power? I can buy time. Hahaha.

Really, for the past 3 years, it's like I'm stuck in a cocoon. Now it's time to come out and see the world. There is always light behind the clouds. And when it shoots through, it's just the most awesome sight. 2 days after my final paper, which is Pendidikan Moral in MALAY, I think I'm starting to feel glad that I'm done. It's like I can't believe that I've actually reached the end. End of one chapter anyway. The next is beginning very soon and I'm really anticipating it. Clean slate, new start, all those kinda things.

So I guess this is my reflection-on-the-year post. Any regrets? Not any that I can't live with. Some still can be changed. But to me, I think the year has been awesome, socially. A lot of family-and-friends time. Despite the whole economic downturn, everything was normal if not better. I dunno, just feel like family and friends really matter to me in the past year, I'm sorry to say, just a privileged few. Lol. I dun believe in quantity but quality. You know those who are genuinely good to you. And those are the ones I care about. No formalities, just plainly being yourself.

It was a busy, busy year this year. Phew... Glad that's over and done with. Let's just say that this year really taught us a lot of patience and there are really a lot of unbelievable people in the world and you can't really help them coz they don't want any help, and that generalization kills. Hahahaha.

Got all my stuff back from my aunt's place yesterday. Nothing much. Just clothes and some books. So my wardrobe and cupboard is maxed out. I gotta stuff a book anywhere I can find an empty place. Books on books. And I'm buying more every month. I was thinking, if I keep up with this rate till I die, I will have tonnes upon tonnes of books. I like!

Anyway, it's Christmas time. Got presents, gave presents. Awesome. So now, only Amanda Low my co-author, and Sherry Hor has not collected their presents. I might send to them one of these days. Hehe. Giving presents brings joy! Planning a Christmas dinner with the fam. Haven't decided where. And we have 10 bottles of Hoegaarden chilling in the fridge. Hehe.

I bet there will be another post coming up before Christmas. So I'll leave my wishes till then.

P.S. - Y-Han, Happy Graduation on the 23rd. We gotta meet up with the others before the New Year. Lol.

Beautiful Lie - 30 Seconds to Mars

2009-12-14T23:41:00.005+08:00

Lie awake in bed at night

And think about your life
Do you want to be different?
Try to let go of the truth
The battles of your youth
'Cause this is just a game

It's a beautiful lie
It's a perfect denial
Such a beautiful lie to believe in
So beautiful, beautiful
That makes me

It's time to forget about the past
To wash away what happened last
Hide behind an empty face
Don't have too much to say
'Cause this is just a game

Everyone who's lookin' at me
I'm running around in circles, angry
Acquired desperation's building high
I've got to remember this is just a game

So beautiful, beautiful, it's a beautiful (lie)

p/s: Special dedication to a certain someone special and dear to our hearts ;) *cheers*

Storm Warriors!!!!

2009-12-12T23:51:00.003+08:00

Went to Pavilion to catch this movie with my mom. My mom wanted to watch it. I'm not into the whole comic book thing. But to be honest, I was really impressed with the whole production. Great job on the CGI. They stuck to the whole comic book kinda effects. A lot of action, quite little talk, which is good. Coz talking in these kinda movies are kinda cliché. And the actors are great. Though Aaron Kwok and Ekin Cheng definitely aged at least 10 years since making the Storm Riders. But Simon Yam is definitely the star. Awesome acting. The girl characters are kinda redundant in this one but that's how it is in movies. It was a great production. But one thing though, the final battle scene is too long. My mom said that they gotta lengthen the movie to make it 2 hours or complains will come in saying the movie is too short. Lol.

Anyway, movie ended, went couture crazy. Sale everywhere. But couldn't find something we really, really, really liked. So we paid 15 bucks for the parking and went home after lunch.

Then we went dinner at Sushi Tei at Tropicana City Mall, the best place for sushi!! Cheap and most importantly, GOOD!! We ate so much, and it only costs 90 bucks. We thought the bill would be like 150 bucks. After dinner, went to Nichii and found really, really, really comfy shoes. So my mom and I bought 2 pairs each. So we'll wear them together when we go out. Hehe. Cute!

Then we thought of getting a drink there but decided that we should wait for my brother and go together tomorrow!!! The more the merrier. Bring the whole family! It's December, we need to celebrate the end of an awesome year and anticipate a better one next year!

Happy December

2009-12-08T17:27:00.002+08:00

Just a random Tyler Hilton clip. I love Tyler Hilton. Hehe.

New Moon 3.0

2009-12-08T16:40:00.003+08:00

This post is a few days overdue. Lol. The Internet connection has been crap these days.

So my mom and I went to catch New Moon last Saturday. Our first REAL Saturday off from babysitting duties. Lol. My niece is too busy this holiday season. Good for us anyway. Get to go dating with my mom without any time limit. Hohoho...

Anyway, went for the movie. My mom don't understand why I would wanna watch it so many times. Haha. I just love the story. Though this is the worst of the 4 books. I still like it. So we got comfortable in our seats and settled for the show.

My mom and I don't understand why people laugh at the slightest things. They're not even funny. We just looked at each other and shook our heads. Hahahaha. Surprisingly my mom understands the movie completely without reading the book. I thought she would have questions about the movie. My mom is so cool. She understands teenage stuff. She told me,"you gotta use your brain to watch a movie, not just go in and sit and not use your brain." Then she said,"the Director would not be doing a very good job if the movie is not understandable by people who did not read the book." She's smart. Hahahaha.

Oh yea, she also said that Edward speaks like Michael Jackson. And Taylor is cuter than Edward. Hahahahahahaha. My mom is so "in." I love her.

So after the movie we met up with Amanda, Andrea and their uncle. Amanda wanted to meet up to find presents for *ehem* somebody. Hahahahaha. Then my mom bought something for Andrea. A bracelet I think. Then we went our separate ways.

Went shopping with my mom till we're hungry. Then we went to Sushi Zanmai for lunch. Standard protocol after New Moon. Lol. Ate so much.

Then we continued shopping. Hohohoho... Went in to Fossil and came out with a watch for me and a bag for mom. The watch is my Christmas present from mommy. So nice. Hehe.

Exactly the same except that mine has a red strap (so appropriate for Christmas)

Happy with our shopping results, we went home. Hohohoho... Daddy's jealous of my watch. Hahahaha.

I've forgotten what we had for dinner that day. I think we had grilled fish. Not really sure. Haha.

New Moon Outing 2.0

2009-11-27T21:28:00.009+08:00

Yups. Same movie, twice, in 2 days. Hahahaha. I think I'm really getting old. No stamina. Only 2 full days of outings and I'm already exhausted when I get home. Haha. But it's definitely worth it. The movie, the company, the conversations, the food. This is what you call an awesome day out. Lol.

There's nothing much that I wanna add from yesterday's post. Just that I realised that this book/movie is kinda the connecting element. I think to a certain extent, this movie is where everything really started. The whole Jacob thing, the Edward thing, the Jacob-Bella-Edward thing, the Volturi thing, the changing-Bella-into-a-vampire thing and, the whole vampires vs. werewolves thing. The first one is just an introduction to the whole series. In a way, this is like an extended chapter of Twilight. However, in Eclipse, there will be like another feel to the movie where you can feel the climax slowly building. As for Bella's moping part in the book, I'm glad they cut it short in the movie. The more I look at Taylor Lautner's acting, the more I think that he's really good in it. And he's really good in working on the pained, suffering look. Very natural. The whole movie is a sad movie. So those who watched it and are complaining that it's too sad and mopey and stuff, hear this - this is how the book was written. It won't be a film adaptation if they changed everything.

And Amanda got her dose of Taylor Lautner shirtless. Hahaha. She kept making funny noises beside me. She's gonna kill me if she reads this. Lol. But that scene where Jacob took his shirt off to wipe Bella's bloody head, that I cannot understand. Let's just say that I wouldn't want a guy taking his dirty shirt off to wipe the blood off my gaping wounds. So not sanitary. LOL.

Anyway, after the movie we went for lunch at Sushi Zanmai. Hahaha. Yes. That's kinda our favourite spot. Super long queue as usual. But got seats rather quickly. Lunch was fun. Had quite a few wasabi kicks.

Then we went walking about and shopping a little bit. Just a bit. Lol. The mall was packed!!! So our movements were kinda restricted till we get to the Gardens. Lol. Walked till we were tired and went to Starbucks to have something to drink and relax. Soothed our tired legs and thirst then we started on ghost stories. True ghost stories. All provided by Shaun. Lol. I believe in spirits. Of course they're around whether you saw them or not. No point denying it when they do really exist. But the world of the supernatural should not to be taken lightly. The supernatural should be treated with the utmost respect and stealth. If you don't believe in them then just shaddup. Don't diss them coz they will make you eat your words if you crossed the line. You do not provoke the supernatural. Those born with a third eye know very well what I'm talking about. I just thank God that He shields me from seeing them coz I'll be spooked to my core.

We talked till the sun went down and it was time to get our butts moving again. At about 8pm, Amanda and Shaun gotta go meet their friends and Daryl and I got moving too. Daryl has a prayer meet to attend.

You might notice that this post has only 1 pic. It's coz of the dumb Internet connection. I'll upload pics here when the connection is more stable. In the meantime, just enjoy this song from the New Moon soundtrack called Meet Me On The Equinox by Death Cab For Cutie.

New Moon Outing 1.0

2009-11-26T23:55:00.002+08:00

Yes. Watched it this afternoon with Amelia and Hannah. So by definition, I'm allowed to comment on it. That'll come later... Now it's the narrative part.

So I woke up early from an uncomfortable sleep. Sigh... But of course, today was New Moon day. With some Paramore to cheer my mornings, I felt much much better and went about my business before I pick Amelia up from her place to go to MV for the movie.

The timing was perfect. Reached there just in time for Hannah to arrive. Then off we go to have lunch. Decided on Carl's Jr. with the 3 of us sharing 2 burgers. One shall not be too ambitious. Lol. We're Asians. We can't eat like Westerners do. So we bought our burgers and practically did a burger version of Musical Chair. Lol. That was fun. The burger going round the table. While we were passing our burgers, the box office staff kept announcing that the nest few screenings for New Moon has already filled up. Luckily we got tix beforehand. So we slumber-ly ate our burger.

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Then it was time to get into the cinema. Went for our potty breaks and in we go. There was practically nobody. Malaysians - never punctual. It was only when the movie started that people start to come in and find their seats with their handphones. So annoying. Interrupting the whole movie. Anyway, we snuggled in for the movie and got a healthy dose of Edward and Jacob. Lol. Of course there were the Cullens in the beginning. Poor Emmett, only had 2 scenes in the movie. At least Jasper has 3. Hahahahahaha. I really wonder how much they get paid for that little work. But of course they gotta go promote the movie and all. And Alice is just so perfect. I love her.

OKOK. Let's get down to more technical stuff. First, it's obvious that the movie got a much bigger budget on this compared to the first film. With more money comes more goodness. Well, that's how the world operates. The film is quite condensed and concise. If you haven't read the book, I think you'll have questions. Again, it's all about knowing your audiences. Majority of the audience had already read the book. So no big deal there. There are some slight changes to the storyline from the book. Only a little bit to maintain the flow. But the writer did preserve the whole mood well. And I gotta give credit to Kristen, Robert and Taylor. Can really see that they've grown closer to the characters and they're more comfortable on screen than the first movie. I think in acting, is to not show the audience that you're acting. And they did quite a good job. Kristen is not as stoned as the first movie.

Now to the CGI stuff. CGI is not really primary to the film, not to the extent of the Transformers kinda CGI work. So from it, it's not bad. Really nice detail on the wolves - perfect for a HDR shot. Lol. And the Edward-illusions are nicely done. The Jac0b-Paul fight is awesome. Alex Meraz is so hot!!! OK, I'm deviating. Lol. Hmmm... What else is there to comment on? Let me recall. Well, I guess that's it for now. I'm gonna watch it again tomorrow with Amanda, Shaun and Daryl. So I'll see if anything comes up then.

Then we went shopping after the movie.

Then dinner at Sushi Zanmai. Our annual dinner spot after our Twilight outing.

I'm really happy with today's outing. Oh yea, the 3 of us got another Friendship Ring. Custom-made! We've gone to great lengths to search for the perfect ring. Lol. Something to commemorate our awesome friendship that has been so strong since Foundation. I love you guys man.

Weekend came early

2009-11-25T22:09:00.003+08:00

Indeed it did. Wednesday is ending and the next time I have to go for class will be on the coming Monday. How awesome is that? Lol. Dun get jealous. No class tomorrow, which is good for movie releases and Friday is a National Holiday (dunno for what occasion). Dun care. Good thing for us.

New Moon officially opens in Malaysia tomorrow!!! I've been waiting for it since the last movie. How excruciating that must be. No, actually I'm exaggerating. I'm not one of those crazy super fans. Just love the whole series is all. But still, I got tix to watch it on the release day at student price somemore. Cheap and good. Leaves us with more money to go shop later. Lol. Hannah wants another friendship ring to mark another year - something like that.

So nowadays, vampires are the money-making machine in Hollywood. Not that I'm complaining with the whole Twilight thing and the Vampire Diaries thing. I'm not too sure bout True Blood. Too cliché I guess. And that new movie called The Vampire's Assistant, that one is pure lame, really.

This weekend is going to be a busy one. But a great one. Tomorrow and Friday are New Moon outings. Then Saturday the whole family is gonna get photographed for my bro's ACCA graduation thing (which is a big deal). At least uni work has slowed down. Couldn't ask for more really.

Oh oh, and Christmas is only 1 month away. The jolliest time of the year. I wanna go on a holiday. Gotta bug my bro to plan something. I need a VACATION!!!

I'm babbling a lot tonight. This post is full of words and no picture. I can't find a suitable one and Amanda used up all the New Moon posters for the previous post. Hahahahahhaahha. I'm just so excited for tomorrow. Aahhhhhhh!!!

New Moon Galore

2009-11-24T18:51:00.017+08:00

The long awaited sequel to Twilight is FINALLY HERE!!!

As usual, all movies are released on Thursdays so this coming Thursday (26th Nov 2009) is a date to be taken note of coz New Moon will be screened baby!

According to 'Relax News' from 'The Independent Films' website on Monday 23rd Nov, New Moon is number one around the world, a record breaking news! This is what was reported:

The third highest grossing movie in Hollywood history, The Twilight Saga: New Moon won the highest opening day score with $67.2 million, the film's studio Summit Entertainment reported.

Though the weekend records remain with the cartoon superheroes, The Dark Knight and Spider-Man 3's second-place position, New Moon broke records for midnight showings and November openings.

The studio Summit Entertaining reported that New Moon was the number one grossing opening movie in many markets outside the US, beating Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the previous top performer at the box office or coming close.

For such a cheap budget production to turn into million dollar profit is juz so great for the team of actors, producers & all those involved..cash cow man...haha..

Anyway, the movie is damn awesome! I'm so excited already! So much more action and the story line is building..I cant wait for Eclipse and Breaking Dawn..I'm sure it wud simply be more awesome and great!!!

I'm sooooo looking forward to watching the movie this Friday with Amy, Daryl & Shaun! I shall prep myself by watching twilight before watching New Moon to get the flow..hehe..By the way, Amy will be watching on Thursday itself with Hannah & Amelia then with me, Daryl & Shaun on Friday, such a greedy bastard..hahaa...

The Cullens

Everybody loves the vegetarian vampire family...

Ofcoz, Edward Cullen the heartthrob of many
His fans calls him 'R.Pat'..hahha

Bella Swan
The lucky girl who is caught up between the world of vampires & werewolves and most importantly between 2 hot immortals

Bella & Edward
Eternal Lovers

Jacob Black : Edward Cullen
The 2 hot immortals of Bella's life

The Volturi
The Royal Family of vampires, starring Dakota Fanning as Jane

Jane of the Volturi
Dakota Fanning is SOOOOOO suitable to play this role..She's good man, damn good..

Good thing Vanessa Hudgens wasn't one of the cast, would freaking spoil the movie..She was rumored to play as Leah..THANK GOD she is not in..Dont like her, Amy doesn't like her too, Amelia doesn't too..Great minds think alike, no wonder we are the 'We The Awesomes'....hahhaha..

But when it came to liking the guys in the show, Amy has her heart sealed for Jasper while Amelia is all gaga over her monkey man Emmett and I am head over heels over Jacob....hohooho...but not so anymore coz Im waiting for him to grow older abit coz he still has the kiddy baby face but we'll see abt dat wen i see him in action this Fri, hohoho..Amy, wait for my reactions, I guarantee you'll be entertained ;)

Vampires & Werewolves, bring it on Biatch!!!

Joseph Gordon-Lewitt

2009-11-23T17:59:00.002+08:00

New Entry

2009-11-20T15:18:00.001+08:00

Hihi!

Burp! XD

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VIVA

2009-11-12T22:28:00.004+08:00

Don't know what it stands for really. Nobody really told us. We just know that we need to prepare for it 10 months ago and it only contributes 10% to the total score for our final year thesis. And prepare we did. Stressed over it, prayed over it, and got over it. Yups. Yesterday.

OK. Before I tell you what happened yesterday, I shall tell you what we did for the past 10 months preparing for it - in short of course.

January - May, we got introduced to this little thing called thesis. "Little" is definitely not the right word to use here. Got a jackass as our lecturer which he still has a hold on us till we finally hand up out thesis. Learnt about what is research and stuff. He didn't teach us how to do it. Just theory stuff. And he's an ass. So we endured those 5 months and it was time for finals. Forgotten about thesis till uni started in June again.

June - early October, Year 3 Sem 2. Too busy with all the tough subjects that we thought we're gonna fail at least 3 out of 4 of them. So we didn't touch the thesis at all.

Mid October - now, we rushed and rushed and rushed. Made the questionnaire, got them filled, analysed, reported, supported, argued, debated, and checked them for validity. We did not have a great semester break. All we did was thesis. We didn't even go catch a movie together. Maybe once when Hannah and Hock Lian came to stay over. Anyway, we've almost completed our thesis this week.

Pre VIVA - fooling around in lecture listening to songs instead of the lecturer

So we did our VIVA presentation yesterday. Dr Kevin Low was our second examiner. He's the Deputy Dean. He's such a nice guy - came in with a smile and all. And our supervisor kept telling us then he's a nice guy and it'll be fine. Haha. That calmed us down a bit. Anyway, the room we got assigned to, the lights were out. So our supervisor asked us to shift to a room with working lights. So we shifted in time for Dr Kevin's arrival. We were kinda panting from the shift and we gotta start. So we did. And our presentation was all over in 10-15 minutes. Definitely not more than that.

And the verdict????

He said everything was very good and he only asked one question not related to our content. He just asked our opinion on applying to other industries what we've researched about. That's it. He's so kind. Then our supervisor asked us why we did this topic. Of course we gotta put on our angel faces and answer what they wanna hear for the sake of formality. Lol. She was so happy we did well. She was smiling all the way. And we felt fine looking at her smiley face while presenting. So our supposed "harsh ordeal" was over in 20 minutes. We were so grateful - still are. Some other groups got questioned for half an hour. Oh oh... and our lecturer did not come for our presentation. All the more reason to celebrate!!!

With our supervisor - Ms Noreen

We were so happy. Coz there were no bad comments from our supervisor and the second examiner. So we have NOTHING to edit!!!! Just gotta change Chapters 1-3 to past tense and we're DONE!!!! Thank God!!!

After that, we took loads of pics and went and celebrate!!!

JOY!!!

Sin Yee and Zheng Hwa came to give their support

With Carrie (HL's gf and our PR manager/PA)

Then we went to Susan's and bought Amanda Low lunch coz she really helped us a lot during the holidays. Don't think we could finish without her. Thanks Manda Panda.

Our celebratory lunch

With Amanda

With Amanda again

Hannah doodling on the mahjong paper

Let the chow-down begin!!!

Happy family!

The mahjong paper wasn't enough. So we doodled on Amanda arm

Piggy!!!

Really felt like a huge burden of our shoulders. Phew!!! Great work guys!! Love y'all!!

Women with bigger breasts found to be smarter

2009-11-12T22:00:00.003+08:00

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/12/nation/5092076&sec=nation

Came across this today in the Star, 12 November 2009....

This is so bullshit...If it was true, I'm actually kinda dumb coz my boobs ain't large, juz proportionate for my thin and small frame..haha...

Sides, I noe few ppl with big boobs but they are not outstandingly smart...haha...It's like saying all blondes are dumb, which in fact is not true..there are alot of dumb brunettes too..

That is why DON'T generalize a fact like it is a matter of fact kinda thing...There are always the exceptions..

I attached the pic of the article and the link for your viewing..btw it is one of the most viewed articles in today's paper..

Paramore - Playing God

2009-11-07T22:42:00.004+08:00

So, since Amanda Low is bored of blogging, so here I am again. Hahahaha. I won't be writing much, as always. I'll just post something from YouTube.

So today's video/song will be from Paramore's new album, Brand New Eyes. This album is really awesome. Hayley's voice is to die for. Anyway, I can understand the band's perspective of this song. It's so true but it's so cute how they write it. Especially the "break it, break it off" part. So... interpret how you will of this song, I'm not gonna comment further. Sensitive issue (well, to some). Hahaha.

Enjoy.

Can't make my own decisions
Or make any with precision
Well maybe you should tie me up
So I don't go where you don't want me

You say that I been changing
that I'm not just simply aging
Yeah how could that be logical?
Just keep on cramming ideas down my throat

You don't have to believe me
But the way I, way I see it
Next time you point a finger
I might have to bend it back
Or break it, break it off
Next time you point a finger
I'll point you to the mirror

If God's the game that you're playing
Well we must get more acquainted
Because it has to be so lonely
To be the only one who's holy

It's just my humble opinion
But it's one that I believe in
You don't deserve a point of view
If the only thing you see is you

You don't have to believe me
But the way I, way I see it
Next time you point a finger
I might have to bend it back
Or break it, break it off
Next time you point a finger
I'll point you to the mirror

This is the last second chance
(I'll point you to the mirror)
I'm half as good as it gets
(I'll point you to the mirror)
I'm on both sides of the fence
(I'll point you to the mirror)
Without a hint of regret
I'll hold you to it

I know you don't believe me
But the way I, way I see it
Next time you point a finger
I might have to bend it back
Or break it, break it off
Next time you point a finger
I'll point you to the mirror

I know you won't believe me
But the way I, way I see it
Next time you point a finger
I might have to bend it back
Or break it, break it off
Next time you point a finger
I'll point you to the mirror

We The Awesomes

2009-11-03T20:10:00.003+08:00

- Yes, We're So Awesome -

According to Dr Low

2009-11-03T00:00:00.000+08:00

Here's a lil' something Dr Low wanna share with you guys since i noticed ppl are gettin sick these days...A lil something I call:

Lil' Remedies for Lil' Pains

Tussils 5 - You can only get it from pharmacies. Its very good for cough & sore throat..Reli does the job to numb & ease the pain, works WAY better than the stupid overly commercialized Strepsils..I highly recommended this to few people and they all found Tussils 5 very effective..

RM 2.60 for 6 lozenges
Eat when your throat hurts

Clarinase - Its very effective for flu or sinus problem (if you don't have your medication with you, this is an alternative for the moment if your running nose reli gets in the way). It's non drowsy so you can take it during the day or when yo on-the-go. You can only get it from pharmacies.

RM12.50 for 10 tablets
Eat one tablet, twice a day

Claritine - Its works similarly like Clarinase but this one is drowsy. Best taken when you're coughing excessively at night, preventing you from sleeping and/or when your nose is so blocked which gives you difficulty in breathing thus disturbing your sleep. Once taken, you reli KO. Good stuff. You can only get it from pharmacies.

*Disclaimer: I juz wanna share some useful info, hope it works for you as it worked for many I recommended to & most important it worked damn well on me.

What Google Thinks

2009-11-02T23:03:00.001+08:00

Came across this..

#This is for you Wai Leong, again....

Kenny Loggins - Your Heart Will Lead You Home

2009-11-02T21:25:00.004+08:00

Found this song while driving in my mom's car. She has all the mellow songs. This song is from Disney's The Tigger Movie. God knows how old that movie is. Beautiful song. I can't stop listening to it. The words are so lovely.

Sunny days and starry nights
And lazy afternoons
You're countin' castles in the clouds
And hummin' little tunes
But somehow, right before your eyes
The summer fades away
Everything is different
And everything has changed
If you feel lost and on your own
And far from home
You're never alone, you know
Just think of your friends
The ones who care
They all will be waiting there
With love to share
And your heart will lead you home

Funny how a photograph
Can take you back in time
To places and embraces
That you thought you'd left behind
They're trying to remind you
That you're not the only one
That no one is an island
When all is said and one

If you feel lost and on your own
And far from home
You're never alon, you know
Just think of your friends

The ones who care
They all will be waiting there with love to share
And your heart will lead you home

There'll come a day
When you're losing your way
And you won't know where you belong
They say that "Home is where the heart is"

So follow your heart
And know that you can't go wrong

If you feel lost and on your own
And far from hom
You're never alone, you know
Just think of your friends
The one who care
They all will be waiting there
With love to share
And your heart will lead you

If you feel lost and on your own
And far from home
You're never alone, you know
Just think of your friends
The ones who care
They all will be waiting there
With love to share
And your heart will lead you
Where you belong
I know your heart will lead you home

Football 2.0

2009-11-01T19:24:00.002+08:00

# This is for you too Wai Leong, as per request Amy Loke

Football 1.0

2009-11-01T16:02:00.005+08:00

'Don't fail because you did not work hard enough.
Only fail because you are not good enough.'
- Pat Rice, Arsenal Assistant Manager

# This is for you, Wai Leong

Amy Loke

2009-11-01T04:32:00.005+08:00

What Happened to Amy Loke?
Same Ol' same ol' - thesisthesisthesisthesisthesisthesisthesis everday.

When Will She Be Back?
After her Viva scheduled next week.

Till then, it's just you and me =D

It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better

2009-10-31T05:57:00.004+08:00

Amanda was sick for the past week.

Day 1 & 2
Had the prerequisite sickness whereby you're unsure whether you'll get a flu, cough or sore throat and you get stuff like your head feels heavy, eyes swollen, body feels less attentive and your senses seems to be snuffed out and you're all blur...

At least that was what happened to me for the first 2 days..its usually last for a day and then the next day the prerequisite sickness will manifest into whatever - flu, cough, sore throat or all. But this time it lasted 2 freaking days...So there I was for 2 solid days being blur, heavy headed & eyes all tired and swollen..

Day 3
It was the 3rd freaking day & it still haven't manifested fully which sucked ass for me..Towards the night only I started sneezing..A clear sign I was getting flu..Couldn't sleep much coz cant breathe and kept on coughing..

Day 4
The flu was at its best at night when i was awake..Crap! I was suffering! Woke up too late to get any medicine to relieve my agony..This night I suffered the worst since the flu's outbreak..Head feeling hot, hands & feet cold, eyes tired tho i slept so freaking much..Physical Hell!! God I soooo needed Claritine to ease my agony that time!!

Day 5
Amanda's back! hahahahah...Finally getting better from just a stupid flu, thanks to EXCESSIVE sleep, lotsa water, Vitamin C and Clarinase baby!!

So throughout these 5 days of physical torture I went through, I lost weight - around 1kg..stupid..

I skipped ALL my classes too, hahahhahhha...Not that I was soooo badly sick, it was juz that my classes were morning classes & I was pretty lazy since I only have one major paper & its my last sem..so screw it...and so I juz slept endlessly..hahahaha..I can RELI sleep, no I'm serious..haha..

But now most importantly,

AMANDA'S BACK...hahahahaha...

The Story of The Horse Horse & The Dog Dog

2009-10-30T21:06:00.007+08:00

Once upon a time, there was a blog called Epicure 101 owned by Amy Loke. Recently, Amy Loke was kinda bored so she brought in a co-author to co-write the blog to spice things up abit and also since she was also busy with her Uni stuff and all, this co-author will be filling her place to update Epicure 101.

One day, Amy Loke decided to change the name of Epicure 101 because Epicure 101 have been around for ages and its time to revamp things to give it a fresher feel for both the authors and the readers.

After much brainstorming with her co-author, they finally came out a suitable name for the blog's new image. Saving best for last, they decided came out with another name instead and kept the original new name aside first for later. With this, we, Amy Loke & Amanda Low are announcing Epicure 101's new successor (for now):

'The Horse Horse & The Dog Dog'

The above image is the new banner of The Horse Horse & The Dog Dog and mind you, there is a significant meaning in the two domesticated docile animals in the picture and also in the new name of the blog so Please Respect the Horse & the Dog and any form of mockery will not be tolerated.

Due to the lack of space in the header of the blog, we then decided to abbreviate the name to HH&DD which stands for Horse Horse & Dog Dog; and let the new banner speak for itself about the new image and the team of authors for the blog. As they say "A picture speaks a thousand words".

Yours Truly,
Amy Loke &
Amanda Low

* The authors came out with this name due to personal reasons.

Cat fight!!

2009-10-28T21:01:00.001+08:00

The tomcat cheated on his pussycat and got some nice scolding and it got caught on tape.

Vatican Humour

2009-10-28T18:44:00.001+08:00

After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limo, (and he doesn't travel light), the driver notices the Pope is still standing on the curb.

'Excuse me, Your Holiness,' says the driver, 'Would you please take your seat so we can leave?'

'Well, to tell you the truth,' says the Pope, 'they never let me drive at the Vatican when I was a cardinal, and I'd really like to drive today.'

'I'm sorry, Your Holiness, but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! What if something should happen?' protests the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that morning.

'Who's going to tell?' says the Pope with a smile?

Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind the wheel The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport, the Pontiff floors it, accelerating the limo to 205 kph. (Remember, the Pope is German.)

'Please slow down, Your Holiness!' pleads the worried driver, but the Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens.

'Oh, dear God, I'm going to lose my license -- and my job!' moans the driver.

The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches, but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on the radio.

'I need to talk to the Chief,' he says to the dispatcher.

The Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's stopped a limo going 205 kph.

'So bust him,' says the Chief.

'I don't think we want to do that, he's really important,' said the cop.

The Chief exclaimed,' All the more reason!'

'No, I mean really important,' said the cop with a bit of persistence.

The Chief then asked, 'Who do you have there, the mayor?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

Chief: ' A senator?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

Chief: 'The Prime Minister?'

Cop: 'Bigger.'

Well,' said the Chief, 'Who is it?'

Cop: 'I think it's God!'

The Chief is even more puzzled and curious, 'What makes you think it's God?'

Cop: 'His chauffeur is the Pope!'

What Happened Yesterday

2009-10-28T15:52:00.005+08:00

Yesterday (27th Oct), was a day where Amy's thesis group members were supposed to gather and rush their remaining parts of their thesis coz their Viva and dateline is near.

The plan was 3.30pm meet up, go Jusco Cheras Selatan to do the thesis coz UTAR computer labs closes early. So they had tea, my lunch, at McDs till close to 5pm before heading off to Starbucks for the actual thesis doing process.

Them at Starbucks

So as we were getting ourselves warmed up to start doing the thesis on a mini round table with 2 laptops and 5 humans around the pathetic little wooden stucture, there was this chinese scarwny not very sightly looking man across our table doing things which aren't supposed to be done in public.

There he was doing some sun salutation yoga meditation shit in Starbucks 3 freaking times! He stretched his hands high over his head, so high till some unsightly things popped out and were staring at us!

There it was, the square-ish patch of shaved and brown lil' bulu bulu kemaluan going in and outta his pants as he stretched. The thing is, it's brown..Ur Asian, Asians have pitch black pubes..Correct me if im wrong but if you're an Asian and ur pubes are brown, do let me know! ;) After 3 times of showing his bulu bulus, he finally stopped..Thank God! It's so FREAKING DISTRACTING! God knows how many he did it before we arrived there...

Soon after the thesis doing process finally started and finished quite alot of stuff for the day. Towards the end, Hock Lian, Pinky Tieng & Hannah were busy watching some chinese emperor empress dayang dayang drama on Hock Lian's laptop while Amy & I were doing the thesis on my laptop. Haha!

Had dinner at McD's, hahaha..i noe, tea was lik 3 hours before that..we chat & laughed away..

Before heading back to Kepong, Amy dropped by my place and chat abit, checked out guys, transferred movies, showed her my Bday prez from Amanda's Stupid Boy etc. etc.....

The End..

Ps: This is my first post on a blog (I dont have a blog) so bare with me ppl =D

Announcement 2.0

2009-10-27T23:30:00.001+08:00

Hi people, I'm your new co-author for this blog =D as mentioned in Amy Loke's earlier post.

This is me, the one and only Amanda Low

So brace yourself people for random, stupid, crude, weird, disgusting, boring & other things from me! Hohohohoohoh...

Buuuuuuut before all those things happen, Ima gonna go off now coz Ima sickedesick so will update you people on what happened today in Jusco Cheras Selatan with Hannah, Pinky Tieng & Hock Lian tomorrow, hopefully I'll get better by then...

So, ciaoz for now...

Announcement

2009-10-27T21:59:00.003+08:00

Ehem!!! I've got an announcement to make. As of now, Amanda Low will be my co-author for this blog. There are a few reasons for this, 1) I've not the time to update it that regularly; 2) Amanda has too much free time and she needs a channel to channel all the energy. Lol; and 3) so that I have something to read.

So yea. That's about it.

P.S. Amanda, remember that my blog is PG13. LOL.

More New Moon Clips

2009-10-23T22:51:00.002+08:00

Hot from the press. Just released. Kinda. I upload it as soon I've found out about it. Lol. Enjoy.

This one is another fanmade one. Really nicely done. And I love Tyler Hilton. His songs are great.