Location: Computer Lab, Level 5, Building 5, Monash.
I was planning to study in the uni coz I've wasted the whole weekend doing nothing but... wait, I did nothing for the past weekend. Apart of feeling empty right now, I cannot help but wonder why after readingJingYi's post it kept raining in where I'm staying now. Like practically every day, sometimes twice somemore. Think rain can be spreaded through blogs these days?
Ok, enough of being real dumb, it's time to talk about my boring everyday experience.
The thing about being dumb is still okay if you're not really forgetful and unorganized. What did I do this time around? I handed in my JRN final assignment leaving the transcript behind. like WHY would I do that?!! So beside being unable to study in the hostel, I came to school just to hand in the transcript to Mr Wong.
Once... Twice (during lunch)... Trice. Not there. I thought of an genius plan to stuff the transcript under the door like how Felicia and Snowy chan used to communicate (buahaha, inside joke) While i was smiling darkly inside, I kinda forgotten that I'm wearing that really comfortable but low-waisted pants (when I bent over) -- While i was still celebrating my own brilliantness on the inside -- I stand up to see many people shooting that weird despising look.
You know how gals would react when they see something really 'interesting' right? they'll share it with the thousands of people standing beside her and all will be trying to look but pretending VERY hard not to look then when their eager eyes meet, they'll giggle in unison. Hey I'm a gal, I should know.So, tasting my own medicine to find that it ain't sweet.
Quickly I unfroze and approach Dr. Jaga's office to check my COM result. It's not that good (no surprise there) but can pass for sure, just no where near distinction. Then Dr. Jaga was alone (and was actually just bored) , he called me into his room. I was so scared that I did something wrong and that He remembered my face. That's one of the few moments in my life that I wanna be invisible. Or hoped that I look like Dawn Yang so that I can batt my eyelashes to wiggle my way out of hot water without grossing people out...
Anyhoo, I went to the cafeteria to buy some overpriced food to fill my bottomless stomach (I finally sound like a real journalism student!!) and met Yuna. Yuna's one of the very few Korean students studying in Monash as far as I know. We sat and had lunch and had small talk like both civilised people, which is quite new to me and met people like the crazy Veenah, really not-crazy-on-the-outside Belinda and soft spoken Marina.
After the whole ordeal, Yuna asked to use my phone to call her dad and it'll only take a second. It really took less than a second. Anyways, that's besides the point. When she was speaking Korean (I have no idea what do Koreans speak. I assume Englishmen (British) speak English so Koreans speak Korean?) to her dad, I truly feel the social differences we're in. Like totally different world we are from yet we're so alike (as in we're both humans; she has a dad, so do I, stc...) .
When I was on my way to Building 5 again, it got me thinking. I always have been really proud of my multilingual ability and more than once that it came in handy.
I was struggling to embrace my Chinese heritage lately, like trying to be more 'Chinese' as I fear that I'll forget my Chinese-ness if I don't use it on a regular basis (like I did for the past 17 years of my life). I started reading online chinese newspaper like SinChew Daily.com, well, just one chinese paper and it's not written using the simplified mandirin words.
For a gal who did not enjoy interpreting Chinese literature in the first place, I find it quite tough to imagine what the words mean by trying to come up with loads of possible meanings for the word and see which would fit best in the context. However, I kinda like Chinese calligraphy, though I was never really good at it..
Like what I always tell my friends, "I never got B in my Mandarin b4 ok?! I always get C one lerrr!" -- except in SPM and PMR (as u can see, how low the standard is lerrr....)
--- there's this guy in the lab giving me this demeaningly weird look! What's with people today?!!---
Ok, back to the diverged cultural gap thing, in the short few seconds it struck me that I'm so deprived of knowledge (yes, enlightenment can happen in different places for different people). This feeling is new to me coz even when I hung out with vj and the gang, or when I went to Korea with my family, I didn't feel that strange sensation of being an outsider in this world.
I'm not a really religious person but why must we all have different languages all over the world? (coz of the babel thing) I have always feel so privileged knowing mandarin, cantonese, english, hokkien and malay but today it just doesn't seem sufficient anymore, like I'm lack of something...
Maybe that's how bro felt before deciding to take up Jap classes.
p/s: Sze Vien, now I can't get my mind off imeem!! It's partially your fault.. boo-hoo...
pp/s: I don't know why I keep bumping into Ben Ben in the campus...
成龍以別開生面手法主持開幕儀式，他親自下場泡咖啡並以50令吉“賣”出第一杯咖啡給好友楊肅斌，二人說說笑笑，營造現場輕鬆氣氛。 Click to read more
ok, for English ed. friends it's basically talking about Jacky Chan's new coffee shop/cafe in StarHill selling, well, Coffee. If you think Starbuck's expensive, Think again.
Every cup of coffee he made (by Jacky) will be sold at RM 50.
RM 50... I can spend dining in Shogun... I can spend RM 50 eating a few meals of mckiddies, delivery somemore. RM 50 I can watch a few movies... RM 50 can be spent to support a child for a month in maybe Zimbabwe or Malawi...
Yes, RM 50 is still very 'big' for me. Though it isn't suffice to purchase a pair of MNG Jeans or AX t-shirt nor is it enough to buy a Guess purse, spending RM 50 on a cup of frapp is nothing short of a nonsense to me.
So for all those good rational samaritans out there, Pro-Starbucks!!
Recently I have trouble sleeping at night. Toss and turn all night I know that I'm so physically tired but mentally awake. I'm sure many of you out there faced this kinda situation before right?
The thing is that I actually brought it upon myself. I sleep too much during the day and that's probably not so healthy. If mom's reading this she'll be saying something like 'tsk tsk, see, I told you so'.
Having a brother around the house kinda explored me to a lot of teenage stuff. Not to say that I was too chicken to play computer without my parents' approval in the middle of the night til the break of dawn, bro taught me all these stuff among others... So technically, I was really innocent.. Innocent you know...
Anyhoo, I like to fall asleep in a noisy environment. It's weird I know. I think I understand why I always fall asleep in class since my primary school days. It's like automatically when the teachers started talking, I feel the surge of dizziness, then before i know it, my eyelids feel like a thousand pounds and my ears will close it's gap...
Maybe that's why I like to fall asleep infront on the very very cozy couch in front of the tv at home. Normally when my parents are not in or when I watch tv in the middle of the night when everyone's asleep, I always tune in to Channel V or mtv coz I like vibrations of the sound and I don't like to wake up in a quiet environment.
Here in Sunway, when Cynthia's not in, I'll start filling up my playlist with whatever tv series I have on my pc and start playing till I fall asleep.
my prob is, is this even healthy?
Coz i heard from somewhere that people need to rest in a quiet and dark environment to improve their quality of sleep. The thing is I don't have problem falling asleep at anytime of the day but will feel totally guilty after waking up to notice all the precious time I've slept away. Anyways, I'll try to stick to my 12am bedtime for the sake of my exams.
On the flip side, I'm not so health conscious to begin with. I'm doing tons of other unhealthy stuff already, one more won't hurt.
Actually, unlike in Ipoh, I have no real motivation in waking up early in the morning. At home, I'll wake up at 8 something to bring Pipi out for a spin to enjoy the beauty of nature while they are still fresh~
I'm talking crap. and it's only 9 something at night. Darn... With xsocam still down, I'm forced to study... STUDY... haiz...
Anyhow, seeing that my ex-156 roommates were all affected by the curly craze, I've been deciding i f I should curl my hair since 2005 (PGS was really strict on this matter, no curls nor re-bonding allowed). I kinda fell asleep last night unaware that my hair's still in a bun, which is how I usually keep it at home. So woke up with a great surprise~
Yes, still in my PJs. Just woke up.
So, what do u think?
I just realised that tomorrow's Sunday already! Like whoa, a week has passed. Soon I'll be graduating and after that, getting married to Brad Pitt and settle down with 10 kids in his gorgeous mansion.
And so, I've been so busy playing scrabble these days~ What can I say, I lurve scrabble, unfortunately, still not very good at it. It's rare for my to score above 400 ok? (I'm not Albert Khor... He's my mentor in Taylor's.)
So for remembrance I took some snap shot~ hahahaha... (and in one of the games, I managed to pull out 'Pink'~~)
LoL, don't start Judging me already... (Click to enlarge pics)
Since we're already on the topic of posting random pics, here's 2 more.
I have no idea why did I find it so hysterically amusing at the point of purchase. It's nothing special actually. I still prefer Ring ring and Cheezel at the same price range.
Ooo... this Milky Way Choc. From my crush. But he's like SOOO 3 months ago~ haha. I think it would mean more to me if he didn't just distribute it to everyone in his class...
Oh here's some love for everyone to last for the cold and short weekend ahead. (Apart from wanting to say that I've deleted all Alicia Key's songs I have with me coz i suddenly find her voice very annoying...) I remembered Bro voted this song as one of the greatest love song ever. It's hard not to be ok? This song "Elephant Love Medley" from Moulin Rouge is the portmanteaus of the best parts from the best love songs of all time!
initially I thought it's just coz he played ewan mcgregor's role in a play on Moulin Rouge in TOA that made him love this song so much. 2 years plus since I've first heard of this song, I think it's beginning to grow on me, seeing that I don't even like it in the beginning.
To me, it might not be the greatest love song, but it's Romantic~
As a Malaysian, I feel the need to spread this around. Everyone must be reminded of their roots once in a while right? and this video is great. the sound effects and all. Should be shown to students in schools, i reckon.
I love tabloids! Well, some tabloids more than the others... Anyways, the Daily Express is actually quite interesting to read when someone stood you up or when you have no social life and spending all morning reading tabloids or your final exam's just around the corner and you don't feel like studying so you make up these excuses like "Tabloids are still news right? It's good to read some news!" to console your wasted time... and No, I'm not pointing my finger at anyone here.
Here me out, I have this really goood excuse. I'm like the only one (in my immediate family) who's in Malaysia.. AGAIN! *Sigh* Bro's not here, mom & dad went to Bali. I feel so abandoned. That's why i spend all my time reading 'news'~ LoL... I need to improve in my story telling skills.
Anyhoo, I came across some really fascinating stuff in Daily Express!
COMPUTER THAT SAYS ‘NO’ TELLS BOY HOW TO SLIM
Friday October 26,2007
By Nick Fagge
An obese teenager has lost four stone in a world first – thanks to a computer that says “no” every time he tries to overeat.
----- I was so happy reading the title but a wave of disappointment almost drowned me. They should really consider hiring my mom. They sound the same anyways.-----
NOW WE ALL EAT WITH A KNORK... A FORK THAT IS USED AS A KNIFE
Friday October 26,2007
By Jo Willey
Once we all sat at a dining table laid with cutlery for meals. Now even a knife and fork is too fiddly for the convenience food society that is Britain 2007.
---- It's cool and all but I seriously think the host/hostess using this knork thing better be well prepared to stock up their house with plasters coz everyone will be talking, eating and cutting temselves. Spork I can understand (portmanteau of spoon and fork) but this?
So what's next? Find yourself wanting to drink milo and nescafe at the same time so you make neslo? Wait, they invented that already...
Ooo, here's one. Find yourself wanting to have a baby boy and a baby girl? Wait. They have it too. DARN, they just invent EVERYTHING already. -----
Anyways, as usual, I'll be browsing the web while my playlist randomly play the songs in my drive (to give me a false feeling of listening to the radio) and then up came this song, Nirvana's Spank Thru (1995).
I was like totally taken aback by the disorientation of the song. If you can't name one song written by the artists when they were totally high, this might be one to consider. It's like... Songs like these can be released and people actually liked this bought it? There's someone coughing (presumably Kurt Cobain) comon!!!
Even an amateur like me can do better.
- edited after a few minutes this entry was posted - er, I was dumbfounded when I googled 'knork' basically to see other bloggers making fun of it. There's actually this knork stall selling only knorks...
I just realised that this thing is selling at a freaking expensive price and quite practical actually. By using a knork, one can actually play video games (preferably scrabble) or read mags while eating stuff that you need to cut.
hmm... I'm thinking of getting one myself...
Oh, not this. This is knork's impractical twin brother...
Sure, sure, they are rich now coz everyone's buying their lingerie but boy would Victoria's Secret go out of business in the near future...
Location: B12.3A,3, Sunway.
I still remember a simpler time when people wear underwear on the inside and make jokes like "Do you wanna be Superman or Spiderman? Just Wear Your Undies on the Outside!" Then we'll be greeted by waves of laughter... I just feel sad that my children, my grandchildren, my great grandchildren etc. won't be able to understand my lame jokes anymore. That's all I am, I'm made up of lame jokes. To paraphrase myself, without lame jokes, I'm nothing.
Lingerie items have become “display pieces,” said Stephanie Solomon, the fashion director of Bloomingdale’s. Corsets, slips, panties and camisoles are as extravagant in their design, and as coveted, as Louboutin platforms or a YSL tote.
Christian Dior for spring 2008;
Lingerie’s cachet as a sexy, emphatically visible component of a woman’s outfit has contributed to rising sales. According to NPD Group, the market research firm, sales of bras, panties, slips, corsets and even old-school relics like garter belts, climbed to $10.6 billion for the 12-month period ending in July, a 10 percent jump over the previous 12 months. Clearly, the category known quaintly as intimate apparel has climbed to the top of women’s shopping lists.
Louis Vuitton for spring 2008;
“What is really driving the growth of the business,” said Marshal Cohen, the chief retail analyst of NPD, “is that showing off your lingerie has become very much a fashion trend.
Marc Jacobs model in 2007.
To women of all ages, visible skivvies are all but scandal proof.
Anyways, I know I always talk about my love for British stuff like their sexy accent and majestic architectures. Then I stumble upon Kate Nash. (I used to like Lily Allen but recently realise that I feel headache whenever I listen to her songs, like real headache, not speaking figurative here.)
About Kate Nash, I find her accent to be really funny! Unlike smooth double '0' Seven's accent, her Irish-ish slang is funny. This song totally accentuated the weirdness (imo) in her choppy pronunciation. I find it really interesting and amusing. I like her voice though. Maybe that's why I feel so happy and relaxed after listening to her songs.
(this is not the live version, clearer)
Oh, This Song - LDN is a Victim -- Parody of Kate Nash's awful awful Caroline's a Victim -- (allegedly) aggravated Lily Allen and that she 'lambasted the guy who wrote/created this song'. Hmm, I don't get it.
What I love about spending time with Nicole and Sher Yen is that we always do crazy things. Or things just happen with them... Somehow many interesting stuff happen with them around.
So Nicole suggested that we study in the library yesterday morning and I went. Sher Yen woke up at 9:45am and we're like thinking of ways to get back at her for being such a sleep head. Nicole told Yen that she went home and scared the shit out of Yen. Anyways to sum it up, I'll make it in point form.
1. Nicole & I took Yen's pic while she's unaware. (we were in the library overlooking building 2)
when she arrived.
2. Yen's way of filling in a cheque is totally hilarious.
Going into Building 2
3. I'm dumb a I spilled that milo + black coffee thing... twice.
Yen Coming to the Library.
4. Monash's library's like a maze man. Yen took forever to look for Nicole and I sitting in the corner on the 1st floor of the library. Well, we did walk around a little.
Yen-like blur.
5. I went to Pudu and did some interviews.6. the RM 1.00 fruits maybe unhygienic. After eating I felt nauseous and vomited.
Think Nicole and I will make it in the Stalkers Hall of Fame if there's one?
Anyways, I think the people in the condo took the 'Green Revolution' thing a tad too seriously. I wanted to take a dip right after I woke up right and I was greeted with this unusually green pool of water. GREEN i tell you...
Green... Bird's View?
Pool Side
The Green Green pool of Goo...
I can't help to wonder what would happen if I really swam in the pool yesterday morning...
There's nothing normal about me... Or so I think =)
I have a really optimistic family who thinks that I can achieve anything under the stars...
I don't mind trying something new once in a while as life can get a little monotonous after 23 years on Earth...
So what if I have a wicked sense of humour... if you don't get my jokes, it's ok. It goes to show that you're just like the other 99.9999% of the people out there...
And no, I'm definitely not lame =p
Interesting things that happened in Melbourne you dont get to see everyday...
7 March 09 - Saw someone mooning (showing his bare arse) from a taxi while we were walking along Yarra River during Moomba Waterfest...
16 March 09 - Streaking by some random middle of my marketing lecture. There's these 2 guys... wearing wearing weirdly colored outfits and masks, ran around the lecture theater shouting gibberish... Eye opener indeed.
the first Vaseline I bought. Just thought it's worth mentioning
The view from my seat in the library.
The mouse in Comp lab yesterday. like.. So ancient.
Was too bored. Took pics in the library.
Again. In the library.
Papaya for dinner. Bought too many perishable goods.
Sweeet~ Daddy will be proud.
See what I mean?
My Love for tomato. Just have this craze over tomato over the past week.
Reminded me of the trip to Grand Canyon. Funny you should say, the most I remember about the trip were the HUGE bananas and EXTREMELY BIG tomato.
Juicy. Yes, I bite.
Guilty Money. Long Story.
This expensive cheddar. I still like the local ones.
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