Updates. And Zaty's post! =)

Sorry I've not blogged! But I am currently in my dad's clinic, with my sister and my dad, using the internet connection cause we still don't have any connection at home. Pathetic. So, this is a short update of my post-Bukit-Antarabangsa-landslide post.

I think everyone kinda knows now that I live in Bukit Antarabangsa, and quite near to the landslide area. So here’s kind of my story of what had happened during the landslide:

My maid woke me up that 6^th of December morning around 6, saying this (and I quote),”ADIK! BANGUN CEPAT! ADA MASALAH BESAR! POLISI DI ATAS SURUH KELUAR RUMAH SEKARANG!”

I seriously had no idea of what was happening. My first thought was “Oh crap! Did a burglar come into our house?”

It never crossed my mind that a landslide had occurred. And when I went outside to see what was happening (luckily I wore something decent to sleep the night before that! -_-), I saw that my dad’s Range Rover was missing and that both my parents were not at home! I asked my sister what’s happening and she said there was a landslide.

All my neighbours were out of their houses, all of them sleep in their eyes and puzzled expressions on their faces. We could see patrol cars at the beginning of my lane, helicopters flying above and we can hear the sirens of the ambulance. I panicked because I couldn’t find my parents and when I called my dad, I was so relieved cause I found out that my parents were only at the landslide site to see what had happened.

After around 15 minutes standing outside our houses, not seeing any signs of landslide anywhere near our street, we had a police patrol car coming around to say, “Semua penghuni diminta meninggalkan kawasan ini. Tanah dipercayai masih lagi bergerak”

Everyone ran into their houses, took as many things as they could and quickly got ready to leave. Around 6.40, people started to leave their houses. Luckily for us, my dad’s tenant at the house in Jalan Kent, which is near the Datuk Keramat area, was vacating the house to move back to Russia that particular day. We stayed over at my grandma’s house for a while because her house was beside my dad’s house, and we moved into the Jalan Kent house that Saturday night itself.

So no, I did not hear anything happening and it’s a bit embarrassing when people asked me, “What happened?” and I can’t describe anything cause I slept through it. LOL.

To go back now is a bit of a hassle cause they’ve actually sealed off the entrance of our lane and we have to show our ICs as proof that we actually live in the lane to avoid looters from coming.

But now they’ve issued passes to us so that we can go in and out of the lane with more ease. The houses in my lane are actually broken up into two blocks, with the houses in each block sort of joined to their neighbours.

For my “block”, we are issued with yellow passes now, which means that we are allowed to go in and out as we please, as long as we have the passes. Unfortunately, for the block of houses further up my lane, they’re issued with red passes because the slope close to the house at the end has started to crumble, and should anything happen to that house, it might affect the whole block of houses and they only have like 3 hours to pack their things from the moment they get their passes. Once the three hours are up, the Control Centre will call them to surrender the passes back. Scary, right?

So to cut the story short, my dad has decided not to take any chances, so we’ll be staying at the Jalan Kent house for the next few months, because if the houses further up our lane could crumble, who’s to know what effect that will have on our houses?

But the thing is, this house is just a house to me. It’s not home. I’ve lived in the Bukit Antarabangsa since December 1995, and it’s here that I met one of my closest friend, Nat, cause we both lived in Bukit Antarabangsa and we rode the same bus to school.

It’s funny that we were friends cause we had that one year gap between us, but I guess it was kinda cool afterwards when I skipped Standard 4 to go into standard 5 cause I already had a friend. LOL. But yeah, this house is not the same as the one in Bukit Antarabangsa.

What was really ironic to me is that the day the landslide happened, my whole family were supposed to go and scout around for furnitures and lightings cause my dad was supposed to have started some major renovations on the Bukit Antarabangsa house this week !!!

I guess we were lucky that no renovations had been done to the house yet cause had the landslide occurred when we were in the middle of renovating the house, it would have caused such a massive problem. But even now my dad is still considering renovating the Bukit Antarabangsa house. And since like 95% of our stuff are in this house, it would be easier to renovate the Bukit Antarabangsa house. Hehehe. I still want to go back there. This house kinda creeps me out. :(

But then again, I can't really complain because we're all safe and sound. Some people lost their lives, and some lost their life savings because of the landslide. The only thing I lost was my internet connection. Huh. I am selfish, aren't I? Whoops. Malunya.

Oh, I was reading one of Zaty's post, and she talks about what kind of guy she thinks I will end up with. LOL. And the thing is, I can imagine myself with the type of guy that she pictured me with. But she said that my guy (LOL, MY guy!) will have long hair, and I'm like, "NO! He'll be botak!" and I don't know why, but I'd like to see the man I end up with driving a manual car cause I think guys who drive manual cars are hot. I'm weird. I know. And yes, if possible, I want to end up with a guy who's like 4 years older than me. I think a 4 years difference is good!

And reading her post had made me realise how comfortable we are with ourselves now as compared to when we were back in school. And it reminded me of our conversation that day where we talked about what we did to get approval from others, to show how worthy we are, and I realise how sucky peer pressure is. Blargh.

OK, I've gotta go now. My dad's telling us he wants to go back. I'll promise I'll update more often if possible!

Life & Death

I was happily minding my own business today, hanging out with Ara and helping her shop for clothes for work, and so I got the shock of my life when a few people told me that one of my ex-schoolmates had passed away. And he was from my batch, so it was even closer to home.

His name was Ezaar, and we were never good friends, but he was nice la back in primary school cause we were classmates back then. But we never talked in high school, maybe due to my anti-socialness, so it's not like I know him well.

But I do grieve for a life that's lost, and for the pain that the parents must be going through right now, for no parent should have to go through the pain of burying their own child.

Inalillah. Rest in peace, Ezaar. You'll be missed by loads. =(

This made my friends and I realise how a life can be lost in a split-second and it is so scary to know that this could actually happen when you're at such a young age, when there is so much that they can try to achieve, so much that they can hope for.

It's so sad to think that for all these people, a dream is lost, a life is gone.

And Nat also told me something that made me realise my own mortality. She said that one of the guys from our batch has been diagnosed with testicle cancer. =(

Maybe this is why there is a saying, "Live your life like you were dying", cause you will never know when your own life might end.

We're not that invincible.

My songlist

Songs that I'm currently listening to in my playlist:

Kate Voegele - Devil In Me [Acoustic] (LOVE the original and the acoustic versions)



Kate Voegele - You Can't Break A Broken Heart



Brooke Fraser - Sound of Silence (it's Simon & Garfunkel's cover and I love this cover cause I like the original song, too!)



David Cook - Life On The Moon (I play this song on replay like 10 times a day!)



Beyonce - If I Were A Boy (I am ashamed to say I like this song)



Britney Spears - Out From Under



Britney Spears - Shattered Glass



Jon McLaughlin - Beating My Heart



Shayne Ward - Until You



Oh, and an old song - Steps - The way You Make me Feel (This is like 90's pop all the way. LOL!!!)



Yes, I like to listen to pop songs. I'm weird, I know.

=)

My results for the semester, which I am definitely proud of. =)

Not as good as last sem's, but it's definitely beyond my expectations!

Now I can go through my holidays in peace. LOL.

By the way, my "husband" is Arsenal's new captain. I'm happy, but still feel like he's too young. He's 21! Oh well. Go Gunners (let's hope the shitty period is over. Please!)!!! =)

16 tags (from Zaty)

Zaty tagged me on Facebook, but I'm so malas to do this thing on Facebook, so I'm doing it on the blog!

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 16 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you. (Of course, I'm not gonna tag 16 people. Cause I'm lazy and most of the time they tak buat pun)

1. I am at a crossroad in my life, because at this particular moment, I'm not sure of what I want to do once I graduated from uni. If you were to ask me right now, "What are you going to work as after uni?", I can't answer that question.

2. I HATE listening to the news on the radio. Not because of the news itself, but because I hate listening to how the newscasters pronounce things. IT MAKES ME CRINGE. I know it's discrimination, but I can't help it. Since she's in the car with me most of the time this year, my sister has caught onto this rather unfortunate "disease" of mine. Whoops.

3. I am dreading getting married. Okay, maybe not getting married exactly, but more like dreading the wedding. If it was up to my grandmother, I'll not have any say on what's going to happen on the big day. Plus, I hate being the centre of attention and everyone looks at the bride on the wedding day. Blargh. Maybe I'll just elope when the time comes. LOL.

4. I love to sing. Really, I do. =) Just not in public.

5. I love Edward Cullen, but I really dislike Robert Pattinson as Edward.

6. I have this list of all these things that I want to do, but I never got around to doing any of them. Huh.

7. My goal in life is to be able to have a job that will give me satisfaction, both emotionally and financially.

8. I make the WORST poker face EVER. People will know exactly how I am feeling at that particular moment. Which is why I rarely play Poker and Bluff. But I'm quite good at other card games. =D

9. I know this is vain, but I love it when the sun shines into my eyes cause it makes my eyes prettier. I told you it's vain. Hehe.

10. I despise the act of smoking and most of my friends who smoke know about this. The thing is right, they find it rather amusing that I think it's disgusting. My cousin even said to me, "See la nanti. You're gonna end up with a guy who smokes". I sincerely hope that won't happen cause I might die from lung cancer. Or asphyxiation.

11. Right now I'm going through a sort of self-censorship phase where when I wanna say WTF, I end up saying WHAT THE *mouths the word silently that the only thing people can hear is the "ck" sound at the end*. But it still comes out once in a while. Plus I still go around saying "Oh SHIT" all the time. So I still have to wash my mouth with soap from time to time. Haih.

12. I want my babies to look like me when I was a baby cause I was a very cute baby. What the hell, right? Gila syok sendiri. LOL.

13. I love listening to songs that other people don't know of. Once the song starts playing on radio, it'll be like a death sentence for that song to me. Exaggeration, I know.

14. I find it very hard to say "I love you" to my family members. I don't know why. Oh well, like they said, 'Action speaks louder than words', right?

15. I really like it when guys can hold up an intelligent conversation with me without actually looking/sounding like a know-it-all.

16. I am seriously worried that I might end up not marrying at all because I am superbly picky when it comes to guys. It's not their fault really. That's just how I am. I thought I was the only one, but turns out some of my friends are like that, too. PS: Please believe me when I say I don't have a boyfriend. Don't say things like, "Ye la tu. Tipu!". It'll just annoy me.

Girls Day Out(s)

I've had loads of fun this week. On Monday I met up with Ara, whom I've not seen since she flew off to Australia back in February. Spent the whole day with her in Sunway Pyramid and we caught up on sooooo many things. It was fun cause frankly, I was a bit scared that it was gonna be a bit awkward cause we've not been in that much contact since she went off. But I shouldn't have worried, cause it was like she never left and we laughed and chatted and ate and watched movies...okay, so we basically did everything. LOL. That was a nice day. And it was nice having her back in KL. =)

On Thursday, I snuck into MMU and stayed with Nat in her hostel room. We went for a very late lunch in Alamanda. While we were there, we went to Video Ezy and spent like more than half an hour cause we saw this section full of Classic movies and the movies were like RM6 each.

We were like kids in a candy store!!!! We ended up buying a few movies, including one called Paris - When It Sizzles that has Audrey Hepburn in it. I love Audrey Hepburn!!!! She's so cute! But we were a bit disappointed cause we couldn't find Breakfast For Tiffany's. Nat bought Casablanca, though. Gonna borrow it from her later!

We also saw movies like Wuthering Heights and Gone With The Wind, but didnt buy cause we were lacking in funds. Hehehehehehe. Plus, we werent searching for depressing movies, and those are quite depressing.

So Thursday night we kinda had a classic movie marathon where we watched this movie called The Houseboat that has Sophia Loren in it. She looks soooo pretty in there! The movie's a bit The Nanny-ish. Nat and I liked the movie, but we dont understand why the lead guy has to be so....OLD.

I don't see how the ladies can be so pretty and you have these men who are supposedly debonair la, but they do nothing for me. -__- Same goes for Paris - When It Sizzles! The guy was supposedly this macho guy (with loads of chest hair, which is just so GROSS) and really, I dont see the appeal. I mean, some of these old "leading men" look old enough to be the leading ladies fathers. Creepy thought, okay. *shudders* Nat and I were quite disturbed by the chest hair, by the way. -_-

After watching the movies, we laid down and had this girly-girly talk where we ended up talking mostly about guys. LOL. We are such girls. And we ended up sleeping at 4 in the morning. It was soooo hard to wake up the next morning. Felt like we had hangovers, when all we had were green tea.

I also snuck into her class on Friday morning and I actually understood some of the concepts in the Engineering Maths *gasps*. Yeah, I shocked myself, too. When I said to Nat that I kinda understood the things on the board, she gave me this look that says "You're weird." LOL.

Oh, by the way, I also bought Dirty Dancing at Video Ezy and just now, I watched the movie for the first time. Oh yeah, I was a Dirty Dancing virgin. LOL. Patrick Swayze is SO HOT in the movie! I didn't like the girl that much, but Patrick Swayze......God, now I know why people go gaga over him. He IS the reason to watch the movie!


Oh, he's so sexy! Girls really should watch this movie, just cause he's in it. To those of you interested, he has a nice ass in the movie. Hahahaha.

Okiedokes, I need to sleep. I seem to be sleep-deprived nowadays. Which is really baffling cause I'm on holidays.

Pissed off

I am a bit pissed off right now.

Yesterday I put up a post talking about how I'm on holidays and stuff and how I'm a bit bored right now.

Also, I put up a link for people to download this small clip of me singing like 15 seconds of David Cook's Light On songs just because I thought I could and cause I thought it would be funny to see people's reactions.

Well, I thought wrong cause this morning, my post dah hilang. Kenapa the post hilang???? It's not like I posted his song up pun. I just posted my nonsense singing up je. Takkan tu pun tak leh?

What.the.hell. Fine Blogger, I'm sorry for posting up nonsense on my blog. Next time I'll post the song up on Youtube then.

PS: My nonsense was only 200 KB. If it was the real song, the size would be at least 10 times of that.

Samir Nasri, you are my hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations, Arsenal. That was a good GREAT match! =)

My faith in thee has been restored. LOL.

To thee I pledge my support, even though winning is a long shot. Haih.

Random ramblings number God-knows-what

I HATE EXAMS.

Especially when you know you can answer everything, but you couldn't because you didn't have enough time to write down everything.

At times like this I really wish I can write as fast as I think.

I wanna cryyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Plus, my body is rebelling. I just had to fall sick on the day that I had a paper. I had to bring in one packet of tissue with me into the exam hall cause my nose was runny.

Sigh.

Oh yeah, suddenly I remembered a conversation I had with a few friends about pre-conceived notions, first impressions and external appearances, and how wrong they can be.

This subject first crept up when I was studying with my friend and we found out that one of the papers that the seniors said was hard is not hard at all, but because we had the pre-conceived notion that it's hard, we decided to only study the units properly near the exams. While we were doing the questions, we were like, "This is it????? It's not that hard! Dammit. Should've studied earlier" and we cursed ourselves for not studying earlier.

So yeah, preconceived notions can suck. Haih. So we're planning on not listening so much to what the seniors are saying cause we dont want to start panicking when there's really nothing to worry about.

And while we were talking about this, we ended up on the subject of first impressions and how these impressions can end up hurting you. I know people look at me and straight away classify me as a nerd. I'm not surprised though. LOL. But it gives me such pleasure when I manage to prove them wrong. People are kinda surprised to find that I can be really bimbotic sometimes. And I don't know whether I'm a good judge of character cause usually my first impressions of people tend to be wrong. Usually the people are not as good as I thought they were. Hahaha.

We also started talking about external appearances. I'm not trying to sound vain, but I know that at this moment (fine, maybe not this PARTICULAR moment, cause I have my panda eyes -_-), I look better than when I was in school. And it irks me that whenever I see my old schoolmates, they look at me differently, like they're reassessing me. And I dont know whether I should feel insulted or flattered when they say something along the lines of, "Eh, you look different la now" or "You dah kurus la" or "Eh, you look pretty now" because on the one hand, it means that they notice how I look, but on the other hand, it basically implies that they thought I was ugly and fat last time. This also applies to all those family members that I only see during Raya. Haih.

But if the compliments came from people who I've known for like ages, I dont mind, cause I realised that most of the time, they dont care about my outer appearance and when they say I look pretty, it makes me happy. LOL. Plus, I've known them since like forever, so I know whether they're sincere or not.

I used to have some really bad self-esteem issues, so when I get compliments from people, I tend to be very cynical because I'm not sure the compliments are sincere or not. And if people say they like me because of how I look, I feel so awkward, and a bit put-off, actually, because I know I'm just average-looking.

On the other extreme, I also hate people who only become friends with me because I'm smart and they figured that they could get answers to questions from me. Just because I'm nice, doesnt mean you can trample over me, okay? I have feelings, too. I realised that this has been happening since when I was in school, when people come up to me only when they need my help with their work, and once they're done, they isolate me.

Yeah, story of my life.

So now, when people ask me why I like to study alone, I guess it's because I'm used to studying alone and like they say, old habits die hard. But I realised that I'm a happier person now as compared to when I was in school. And what's really ironic to me is that when I was searching for friends, there were none, but now when I'm comfortable with being just by myself, people come to me.

Funny how life works, no?

Okay, I need to go now. Must start studying for Law (my last paper, Thank God!!!!!!!!!).

Toodles, people! =)

Stressed!

My current favourite song:

Lady Gaga - Poker Face



I love this performance! And I listen to the song like 10 times a day. Kesian my siblings. I annoy them to no end. Especially now, when exams are near. I go up to them and sing "Po-po-po-po-poker face-po-po-poker face" to their faces when I'm stressed. LOL.

Just wanted to share! =)

What people have said about me these past few weeks:

- Liyana said that apparently when I'm stressed, the strawberry mark on my forehead will become red, so it kinda looks like i have a red gash down my forehead. She said it kinda reminds her of Ultraman -_-

- From another friend of mine, apparently my clothes are too sexy. Hmph.

- Most of the adults I've seen say that they can't believe that I've grown up. Yeah, i know how they feel. *sigh*

- Apparently I have a sweet singing voice. LOL. Thank you =). At least it's not only my car who loves my singing.

And what I found out about myself:

- apparently I can learn better when under pressure. -_- Aiyo. I think i might die of stress if that's the only way i can force myself to learn.

- i cant study for 12 hours a day. My brain will shut down.

If anyone has been in my car, they will know that I tend to change the channels on the radio until I find a song that I like, or at least a song that's bearable. So anyways, when I turned Lite FM on, I heard the song from the movie Grease called You're The One That I Want. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEE the song. It's all my dad's fault. All my siblings know the songs from Grease. Frankly though, I think Hopelessly Devoted To You is such a depressing song. -_-

So, anyways, while I was studying last night, I was also Youtubing (i know it's not a real word....yet!) and I looked at some of the songs that I really love from musicals, so basically I was singing along to these songs last night while studying:

Grease - You're The One That I want


Phantom of The Opera - Point Of No Return


and

Cats - Memory


Yeah, I know they're quite generic songs, but they're my stress buster!

Sing-along too, people!

Okay, back to studying. Urgh. Toodles!

Sorry!

This is gonna be a really short post.

No, I have not disappeared of the face of the world, but I do have to take time off blogging for a while.

I am soooo busy this month, it's not even funny anymore. I have one assignment due at the end of this week, and after crossing out the dates on my calendar, i realise that I have 19 days until my first paper, so I think I'm going to take a break from blogging until then. :(

Raya was quite okay la, but not very meriah to me this year. I didnt have that raya feeling until I went to buy my baju raya. Gosh, is there something wrong with me?

Oh, before I go, my favourite raya pic:


Perfectly describes my family. My dad behind the camera, my mum making sure Zara looks presentable, Iskandar telling some story, me staring into space, Anis making sure she looks okay, Wani posing vainly and Dina looking like she couldnt care less with anything.

Yep, this is my family. LOL. How random are we?

I've been thinking...

...and I realise that once I start thinking, I'm quite scary.

Seriously. I should never be allowed to think so much. I tend to think of nonsense.

So anyways, there was one night last weekend when I really couldn't sleep cause it was too hot, and since I had too much time to myself lying in bed, I suddenly thought of what I want to do to indulge myself.

And, no surprise, I thought of sending myself to London to watch an Arsenal match!!! =D

Not in the near future, mind you. I still have to save money. Like seriously. So I'm giving myself two years to come up with the funds I need. Hahaha. 24 months.

I've decided that if I seriously want to go to London to watch Arsenal play, I'll have to start saving some part of my monthly allowance without fail every month into my ASB account so that I wont be tempted to use the money (cause it's so bloody tedious to take out money from the ASB account).

I told my parents that I want to do this. And my mum was quite supportive, but my dad had this sort of suspicious look in his eyes like he's not agreeing on me doing this. And I felt like saying to him, "Papa, you got married at 22. Can't I go travelling alone at 22?"

Hahaha.

Yeah, so again, my impulsiveness has gotten the better of me. Only this time around, I have a (somewhat tentative) plan to actually act on my impulsive desires. Hahahahaha.

I can't believe I'm actually excited at the prospect of saving money. And this coming from someone who always sees her account's balance dropping to zero at the end of each month without knowing where the money has disappeared to. -_-

God, it would take all of my willpower to actually start putting money into my ASB account and not spend it.

I think the greatest joy that I will get at the end of the two years (if i do get there!) is knowing that I have managed to resist all temptations to spend my money and being able to save enough money to go to London on my own, without my parents help. Hahaha. Total independence. Yay!

Pray for me, yea! =)

Toodles!

Randomly....

From EW.com,

25 Best Romantic Movies of the Past 25 Years

25. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
Perhaps Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Oscar-winning lyrics say it best: ''Tale as old as time/Song as old as rhyme/Beauty and the Beast.'' Walt Disney turned animated films on their ears with this vibrant and swoony retelling of the timeless fairy tale about a pretty girl who shuns outward appearances in favor of inner substance (found within her brutish captor). Still the first, and only, animated film to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award. —Erin Stevenson

I knew there was a reason why I love this movie so much! =D

Wishful thinking...

I've always known that ever since I started my degree in Monash, the possibility of me going to Monash Australia would be very slim. Not only because of the major I'm taking, but also because I didnt want to burden my parents so much because they still have my 5 younger siblings to think of.

But the other day, while we were celebrating my mum's birthday during buka puasa, my dad asked me, "Is it possible for you to do your summer semester for any electives in Australia?"

And I was like, "It might be possible. I'm not sure, but I'll check"

And when I ask him, is he willing to bear the burden of me staying there for 3 months, he nodded.

For the first time ever since I started in Monash, I was actually able to flirt with the possibility of spending some time overseas, be it for three months. I couldn't help it, but I got really excited. I almost jumped with joy cause my dad gave his consent for me to go. I couldn't help grinning all through the night.

So the next day, I went over to the course management office to ask whether it was possible if I wanted to do one semester in Australia during the summer. And although I can't remember much of what the lady said, I remembered things like "might have visa problems", "not advisable", "need course director's approval" and "might not be able to get approval from Australia".

Just like that, my hopes deflated. And I just feel like I will never be able to go anywhere. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't like Malaysia, but I can't help but feel like I'm missing out on some experiences cause I'm here. I guess I'm a bit... jealous of my friends there.

I'm being a bit melancholic, I know. But I can't help it. Like I said, it was just wishful thinking. I guess it's just not in my cards to go overseas anytime soon. I feel like my future is set in stone, and that I will never go anywhere.

BRITNEYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and my Edward Cullen.

Two words: Britney.Spears.

Oh My Gosh.

I'm so proud of her for her appearance on the VMAs!!!!!!!!!!!

She is sooooooo back!

It's Britney, bitch! (sorry, couldn't help it! I know it's like the most overused statement of the moment, but it's so appropriate!)

*squeals!!!!!!!!!!!!*

Oh, by the way, my exams timetable came out today, and I am seriously freaking out! Even though my first paper is like in 8 weeks time, i have 2 really scary papers back-to-back on the 28th and 29th of October. Bloody hellllll. I is very the worried right now.

Haih. I havent started studyinggggg. I've never been this lost before for all the units. Wargh!!!! I am hyperventilating and will keep on hyperventilating until the 10th of November, the day of my last paper.

Oh, and by the way, I was browsing through the internet and they were talking about who would have made a great Edward Cullen cause I don't feel like Robert Pattinson (who's going to be Edward in the movie) is....Edward enough. So I found out that the author's first choice was this guy named Henry Cavill:



And I am instantly in love. He is sooooo Edward to me!!!! But he's too old to play Edward in the movie. *sigh* What a loss. He's so swoon-worthy!

Okay, enough distractions. I still have to write like a 10-page report due the day after tomorrow. -_-

Toodles!

I was bored....

...so I did a few quizzes. I find the results quite interesting....oh, by the way, I'm currently listening to Jack's Mannequin album! Me loves it!!!!

Quiz: Are You a Hopeless Romantic?

The Little Things
Breakfast in bed? An incognito text message? Nobody knows better than you that it's the little things that matter. Down to earth and reserved, romance works best for you when it's not dressed up like a big stereotype. We're pretty sure you're one of the last people on earth to propose in skywriting, right? After all, you probably think that things are best done with a little discretion and common sense, in love and out.

You probably think JLo explained it best when she sang, "My love don't cost a thing." So true! It's the little things in life that show just how important you are to the ones who love you.

Quiz: The Brain Test

Left-brained

Most left-brained people like you feel at ease in situations requiring verbal ability, attention to detail, and linear, analytical ability. Whether you know it or not, you are a much stronger written communicator than many, able to get your ideas across better than others.

It's also likely that you are methodical and efficient at many things that you do. You could also be good at math, particularly algebra, which is based on very strict rules that make sense to your logical mind.

Quiz: What Makes Your Mouth Water?

Taking the Scenic Route

You know what they say — life's a journey, not a destination. That's something you take to heart. Laidback and low-key, you like to take your time and savor each moment. If that means taking the long way to get somewhere, you'll do it, especially if it's packed with plenty of things to see along the way.

You appreciate the simple things in life — from sunsets to skylines to starry nights. You enjoy taking a moment to breathe in all that the world has to offer, even if you have to go a little out of your way to do it. So pack up the car and get ready to hit the road!

Quiz: How Should You Indulge Your Senses?

Romantic Rendezvous

Long walks on the beach and candlelit dinners are great, but a true romantic like you knows how to find love in the little, everyday things. A handwritten note slipped into a jacket, a surprise picnic at lunch — these fun indulgences are how you spoil yourself and those you adore.

And your caring personality isn't just for the object of your affection. Thoughtful and kind, you're the friend people come to when they need a sympathetic ear or a compassionate word. Putting others before yourself comes naturally to a sweetheart like you. Your optimism and love of life means you'll always find your happy ending. And that's no fairy tale.

Quiz: Do You Follow Your Heart or Your Head?

Head-Strong Romantic

Maybe you've been burned before, or maybe you're just too busy changing the world, but when it comes to your love life, you definitely look before you leap. While you might not be cautious in every aspect of your life, love is an area you tread on lightly. Let's face it, you'd rather have a little more control over your emotions, but they're sometimes hard to pin down. So rather than get lost in them, you, and many of us, probably prefer to focus on other aspects of your life.

It's not that you don't want love to wash over you so you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It's just that you'd probably like to fall in love when it best fits into your calendar. Still, with your smarts, you're probably able to sense when you're up for a little romancing and when you're not. Just remember, if you're ever on the fence, you want to fall off on the side where someone's going to catch you. Especially if he's tall, dark, and handsome.

Quiz: How Passionate Are You?

Bashful Blush

Yours is a passion driven from the inside — not the outside. Some may misinterpret that to mean you're more timid than others when it comes to love, school, and life in general. But really, we suspect it's just that you focus more on driving toward your goals than announcing them to the world.

While some people have to stand at a podium to stake their territorial claims — on guys, teams, or the honor roll — you're more likely to take a less direct route. (After all, it's easier to make your point when you're not caught like a deer in the spotlight.) A level-headed discussion with someone close to your issue, if not the person directly, is more your style — whether feeling out if your crush is already taken or asking your parents for a much-deserved raise in allowance. Your careful approach usually pans out better than creating a dramatic scene before a gawking audience.

Sure, you go after what you want in life. But your style has never been to grab the bull by the horns. The patience you've cultivated has no doubt helped you become who you are today — a devoted friend, daughter, girlfriend, or student. So keep at it — picking your private battles. Then stand back to watch your bashful blush work its passionate magic!

It's quite obvious that I was bored....hahahahaha.

Toodles!

I'm in love....and other things

I.AM.ADDICTED.

I don't know how it happened, but I got really addicted to the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. Go Google about it if you're curious. :D

You know how I tend to do impulsive things? Well, this is one of those things la basically.

Last Friday, I met up with Fizleen, my friend from school. Haven't seen her in agessss. Anyways, we went to KLCC to watch Death Race. Going to KLCC to watch a movie felt like I was back in Form 5! Hahahaha. So while we were waiting for the movie to start, we went to Kinokuniya and we saw this stack of books by Stephenie Meyer. We got really curious so both of us bought the first book of the series, Twilight, since it was 25% off. I mean, what could go wrong, right?

Yeah........

So anyways, I swear I was not gonna read it, but once I started reading, I ended up really, really, really liking the book that I couldn't put it down. I fell in love with the main protagonist, Edward Cullen!!!! And so 2 days after buying the first book I bought the rest of the books. And I've been reading one book each day since then, and I'm almost finishing the last book.

I tend to get very antisocial when I'm addicted to books. I've actually haven't been online cause I've been so engrossed with the books. But I couldn't help it. Sorry guys! -__-

I realised that reading books that I love is like a drug to me. The pull is too strong. I've been putting off my assignments to read the books. That's so bad. Haih.

But, I don't care cause I WANT MY EDWARD. Or maybe someone like him, please, God?

I realised that i really, really, really like guys who are broody and mysterious. That is my kind of guy. And Edward Cullen IS the embodiment of broodiness, mysteriousness and sexiness. (I can't believe I'm saying this over a character in a book. Haih. I really am obsessed.)

Okay, so back to reality....Happy Ramadhan everyone! =)

The first few days of fasting hasn't been bad. A bit tiring. but that's to be expected la. I kinda like seeing my money intact in my purse. hahahaha.

Oh, and one of my cats died last Sunday. =( I was sad that she died, but we all kinda felt that she was not going to live as long as the others. She was smaller than the rest, and she did get some internal injuries from an accident like 2 months back. But I never expected it to happen so soon. It's weird going back home and not having her come to me and begging for food. But I guess it was good enough that we had 6 months with her. So sad. But funny thing was, she died on Merdeka Day. So in some ways, she had merdekakan herself that day.

Rest in peace Angel, we'll miss you loads. :*(

Ok, i really need to go to class now. Toodles!

PS: I'm not the only one in love with Edward Cullen! Fizleen is, too! *smiles smugly*

Songs, songs and more songsssssssssss.

I tend to do all sort of nonsense when I'm stressed.

LIke when I was doing my A-Levels, I was so stressed out one day while studying for the exams that I ended up going online and discovering YouTube.

Another time I got stressed out I ended up stumbling onto Last.fm.

And last week, because I was so stressed out doing the Law assignment, I ended up stumbling onto blogs where you can download pop songs and albums too.

I've basically gone mad and I downloaded some random songs. And some albums, too! My current top 20 songs (since I tend to change my list like practically every 3 weeks week!), after looking at my playlist:

1. Jon McLaughlin - Beautiful Disaster
2. Jon McLaughlin - Until You Found Love
3. Katy Perry - Hot n Cold
4. Katy Perry - Self-Inflicted
5. Katy Perry - Thinking Of You
6. Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life (I love the chorus. It's a total tongue-twister!)
7. Sheryfa Luna - Il avait Les Mots (It's all Natya's fault. She made me got addicted to this song)
8. Sheryfa Luna - Quelque Part (still her fault, too)
9. *NSync - Space Cowboy (another tongue-twister chorus. I'm a bit weird in a way cause I get really satisfied if I can memorise choruses that tend to twist my tongue)
10. Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - Lucky
11. Niia - Gimme More (A jazzed-up Britney Spears cover!)
12. The Script - We Cry
13. Tyler Hilton & Bethany Joy Galeotti - When The Stars Go Blue (rediscovering this song. Love it! Cant wait for the new season of OTH!)
14. Sugababes - Denial
15. David Usher - Black Black Heart
16. Jon McLaughlin - So Close (love, love, loveeeeee!)
17. the Angel TV series theme song (I miss Angel! =( )
18. NSync - No Strings Attached
19. Katy Perry - Ur So Gay
20. Kat DeLuna - Feel What I Feel

Wahhhhhh......my playlist is so random. Hahahahaha. And it's saturated with pop songs! Me likes!

Yep, my impulsiveness strikes again.

I have changed my layout. AGAIN.

I'm not sure why I did it exactly. Hahahaha.

Maybe it's like my stress-reliever. Like you know how people do something impulsive when they're stressed? Like cut their hair or buy new clothes or pierce their body? The thing is,

a) I have just cut my hair,
b) I have no money to buy new clothes and
c) i dont see the point in adding another hole to my body.

So, i decided to change my blog layout. Mwahahahahahahahahaha.


Oh, a list of things that I want right now:


NACHOS!



Pina Colada at Coffee Bean!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeee non-alcoholic Pina Coladas. I shall go to Coffee Bean soon.




Mashed potatoes =(

and what I WANT THE MOST IS TO:
But I really need to:
Like it or not, I have not been studying cause I've been doing stupid assignments these past few weeks. Rawr. And i still have more to come. Stressnye saya! =(

Oh, by the way, Nat has a blog now! I dunno why, but in one of my impulsive modes, I started calling her Natya cause I felt like giving a Russian name to her. And now she has started calling me Katya. So together we're Natya and Katya! =D Oh my God, How childish. Hahahahahaha.

Oh, and I got this email in my Monash inbox just now asking us to go to this link:

http://saynotospeak.blogspot.com/

And I have never knew that such corruption existed in the Student Council. Politics. Hmph.

I swear to God I will never go into politics. Or Law.

I still don't get why many people ask me to help them with the Law assignment. It's sooo weird. But when I help them, I learn more, too! So i guess it's not so bad. =)

Gotta go!

Toodles =)

201th post!

I just realised that my previous post was my 200th post!

Hahahahaha.

Oh yeah, talking about how bloody perfect my life is right now, I had filled up my petrol till it's like half full yesterday in Petronas and only today I found out that last night the fuel price went down.

WHAT THE HELL.

*@#&)(@#$^*(@#$^!&@(*#$!&(^$!@(&$(!&!&(&(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I don't care if it doesn't make sense, but I still dont want to use excessive curse words on the blog)

And the bloody car's in the workshop now. How bloody perfect can my bloody life be. Bloody hell.

Great. That is just sooooo great. I think this Law assignment is a curse to everybody, cause my friend can't type out her assignment cause her computer crashed, and my cousin might have lost her assignment. So not our luck.

I want to finish this stupid assignment soon and maybe get some peace of mind.

OH MY GOD.

I just realised something.

I have an assignment to send in EVERY WEEK until the end of September.

What.the.HELLLLLLLL.

Die, Alia. Die.

I want to blog also got no mood!!!!

How depressing! =(

I want to bawl me eyes out while doing the Company law assignment now.

And the fact that I HAVE NO CAR right now does not help. My car decided to die on me today. Luckily I was just at Petronas and not in the middle of KL, where it is raining and jammed everywhere.

How perfect is my life??? -_-'

Oh my goddddddddddddddd.

I'm sorry for abandoning the blog.

But these past few weeks were super hectic.

I think I'm gonna go mad soon!!!!

I was looking at my calendar, and I realise that from this point on, I have assignments to send in every other week until the revision week, and that right now, I have about less than 168 hours (before minusing off sleeping time, eating time, lectures and tute times. Oh, driving time, too! =( ) to come up with a 2000 word analysis on whether it is useful or not to have a Statutory Derivative Action for my Company Law assignment. Or something like that. Gah.

And by next week, i'll be at the halfway point of my semester, yet i can recall only about 10% of what i've learnt in the past 5 weeks. SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.

I'm so screwed! -___-

And because of that, I decided not to join the Fencing Club this semester. I has no timeeeeeee for anything. And plus next month dah fasting. And the fencing classes finishes at 7. So not a good time to go into fencing. -__- So sad. Maybe next semester then. haih.

Oh, I've cut my hair. Now it's quite short la. Hahahaha. Later i find piccies.

Oh, and I think I'm going to try out for an internship with PwC. Apparently it's really hard to get a place, but it will be so worth it in the future if I do decide to become an accountant. Wish me luck!

Oh dear God, I really need to breathe right now.

Presenting.....the five-day-old-kittens!!!!!!!

Comelness, no? =D

I'll try to find a clearer picture of them that my dad took the other day. Hahaha.

Oh, I flew a kite over the weekend at Bagan Lalang. It was soooo much fun. One of the best things I've done in a long time. Hahahaha. On the downside, I got a major sunburn from being in the sun too long. Can't have everything now can I?

Oh, and I was looking around for a summer job/internship that I'd like to do (actually, it's almost like I'm forced to work during summer, or else my hopes of getting a good job will kinda decrease) during the summer hols, and I stumbled on this site, www.djunglepeople.com.

I got very intrigued cause the activities that they do look like so much fun, so maybe I'm goign to try to apply for a job there for summer. Fine, it might not be one of those big-shot companies, but I think it might be a fun experience if I can get a job there. So exciting!!!

Oh, I have two assignments due next week. Bummer.

Have to go do the asignments now.

I hate Company Reporting. Blargh.

A poke at life. Literally.

I took that picture while I was getting my 3rd jab for the cervical cancer vaccine last night. How morbid right? I remembered talking about the jabs a few months ago.

I don't know why, but yesterday's jab was SO PAINFUL!!!!!!!!!!

IT HURT SO BAD. I actually gasped when the needle went in.

My arm is still sore now, after almost 24 hours!!! Worse than last time okay. I couldn't sleep properly yesterday cause my arm was so sore! -_-

Oh well, I guess it's better to have a sore arm than going through the pain of cervical cancer.

Oh, and my cat finally gave birth today!

We were all so worried cause her tummy was so big, she could barely walk these past few weeks. -__-

I was so worried that had she not given birth by the end of the week, I would have taken her to the vet and ask if there was something wrong with her.

Thank God she burst!

And we found out the reason why her tummy was so big cause she gave birth to SIX kittens.

S.I.X.

Haih.

That means that from having just one cat back in February, i now have ELEVEN cats. -__-

And as much as I love them, I know I have to give most of them away. =(

So sad. I don't want to part with them.

Birthday wishes!

To one of my dearest friends, Miss Amalina Muhammad,



Happy 20th Birthday!!!!

I'm so sorry we're in different continents right now, but please know that I love you loads! =)

I knew you had a blast on your birthday. Hopefully we can celebrate it together next year!

Impulsiveness is me.

I have done something totally impulsive.

while looking around the miniscule number of clubs available in Monash just now, I saw one club that caught my eye. When I saw it, I was like "Whatttttttt???? I wanna join!!!!"

And the impulsive side of me quickly signed up for the club.

And you know what club that is?

It's the FENCING CLUB!!!!

Hahahahaha.

En garde!

That was so an out of the blue decision.

Let's see how long I'll last in the club.

MAJOR Updates.

So.

Where to begin?

The past fortnight has been quite eventful, to say the least.

Last week, my friend Liyana called me up and asked me to teman her to the place where they're going to hold the orinetation bash this weekend. So 7 of us went there la, just to get a feel of the place. Five of us went first, cause the other two had something else to do before heading to the camping site. When we got there, we went jungle trekking and the funniest thing happened.

While we were walking, I was looking at my shoe and I saw what I thought was a twig or a small piece from a tree's bark. When I kept on walking, I suddenly saw the thing twitch and after a while, it disappeared into my shoe.

I stopped and quickly took off my shoe. Turned out it wasn't a twig after all, but a leech!!!!

And the others also ended up searching in their shoes/sandals, and found leeches lurking on their feet and some even until their knees. We didn't panic (fine, I did panic a bit), but we realised that there were more, so we quickly went to the stream and all 5 of us (3 boys and 2 girls) started picking leeches of each other. Liyana and I were squealing cause they weren't scary, but they were slimy and icky and it's just disturbing to us. Hahahaha.

That was during the day.

The place was a bit different during the night. I got scared cause it was so dark outside we could barely see our hands while we were in the tent. And I'm not the person with the strongest will, being cowardly and all. -__-

We didn't get much sleep that night. But we were back in Monash by 8 AM the next morning, so when i got home after sending Liyana back home, i plonked myself onto the bed and slept from 11.30 to 5. Hahahaha. I only do that when I'm sick okay. I rarely sleep during the day like that.

Oh, I was also roped into helping out with the MOlympic Games for the Orientation Week at Monash. That was quite fun la. They had like all these different groups like last time in school when we had the houses for sports. And they had games like kite-flying and tug-of-war and balloon hunting. Hahaha, it was so much fun seeing the freshie going around! But it was a bloody hot day. I was so dehydrated when we were done. I got to make some new friends that day, so that was fun! =)

Funny thing happened during the MOlympic Games. I had this international girl helping me with the prizes and when I wanted to ask her to arrange, I said, "Can you help me .... " and I got quiet cause in my head I could only think of the word susun and I totally forgot the English word for it and I couldn't exactly say susun cause I don't think she'll understand. So I stood there for almost a minute, cracking my brain, trying to find the right word when the girl said "Arrange?" And I was like, "Yeah, can you help me arrange these?"

Oh My God. Talk about looking stupid. I felt so foolish. I'm so used to mixing up English and Malay when I talk that I really am talking in Manglish (mangled-up English!). I can't even talk English properly nowadays. My grasp in Malay and English are deteriorating and I'm becoming an expert in Manglish. Dear God, please help me.

Oh, I also got my exam results and it was my BEST RESULTS EVER! I managed to get 3 HD, which is basically when you get at least 80% for the exam, which has never happened before (but I hope will happen again in the future! =D ). That's great to me cause I'm only taking 4 units!

I registered to get my results through SMS cause the results are actually posted up online, and since i couldn't go online because of the problems with the stupid Streamyx, I had to find some way to get my results.

When I got the SMS, I couldn't believe my eyes. I was like WTF?????? I was happy, but I didn't know whether I should trust the results, cause so many things could go wrong when you receive something through SMS. I was worried it was someone else's results.

So the next day, before the MOlympic Games, I looked up my results online just to make sure that it was my results. And Thank God they were mine. I was super happy! Hahaha.

Okay. The post is now officially too long.

I need to sleep.

Nite, people!

Blargh.

It does seem like I am neglecting the blog.

Not by choice, mind you.

It's just that the Streamyx had like multiple problems, so I couldn't go online for 2 weeks.

The dasy of my previous post was the last day I could go online.

Wargh.

Okay, will have a major update soon. Have to go to Monash now!

Post-Its!

I finally updated my blogger to the new blogger template thingy.

Unlike most people, i used the old blogger form, and because i was so lazy, i didn't upgrade my blogger to the newer form.

But since I'm on holiday, I was like, fine, I shall change it now.

And so, TA-DAAAA, i'm using the new blogger form right now.

I'm still trying to tweak my blog's layout properly, so i'm sorry if it looks a bit chaotic right now.

Hahahaha.

Oh, over the past week, I've been to my uncle's place in PD. TWICE.

And what did I do while I was there?

Absolutely nothing.

And it was the best thing ever!!!!

Just lazing around, watching TV, looking at the beach, going for drives....it was the best way to rejuvenate after like almost 2 bloody months worrying about the exams. (By the way, results are coming out in a week's time. Haih)

Some random pictures from our drives around PD and heading back from PD:






And some random pictures of me in PD, hahaha:




Yes, that is my behind in the first picture. I have to thank my dear sister for taking that picture. NOT.

Oh yeah, while we're on the subject of my sister, since she has gotten her license, we decided that PD would be a sort-of better way to get her used to driving before she steps out into the crazy KL traffic. Especially after finding out about the accident where a lorry smashed into 13 other vehicles that stopped at a traffic light. And this is why you should never beat a red light. Worst part is, the reckless lorry driver is still alive while one of the innocent drivers died. Idiot.

Anyways, getting back to my story, I realise that I really have gained a lot of experience in driving because while my sister was driving, I keep on saying things like you shouldn't do this and you shouldn't do that because yada, yada, yada. And while I was teaching her how to reverse park, I realise that OCD-when-it-comes-to-parking runs in the family cause she wasn't satisfied until the car was straight. Yep, she's my sister alright.

And I realise that I do not have the patience to be a teacher. -_- I will NEVER become a driving instructor cause I know I'll drive my students mad by nagging all the time. While we were on the PD highway, I gave my sister a sort of contradicting advice. I was telling her, "you can go faster" and then a few seconds later, "but you don't have to go so fast". It got me thinking, if I were in my sister's shoes, I would have been confused by the advice. And I think one of the things that I kept on saying to my sister is that, "Brake, Anis, BRAKEEEE!". Really. I pity her for having a worrywart like me as a sister.

Anis and I are also kitty-sitting our kitten, Angel because due to some unfortunate events, the kitten had some nasty injuries to her paw and she kinda broke her paw and if she stays out with her siblings and mummy, she might not be able to use that paw cause they're a bunch of very active cats. Especially the mummy, who is due to give birth any day now. -_- So anis and I think it's better for the kitten to recuperate in our room cause she'll be less prone to sustaining injuries than as compared to when she's with her naughty siblings.

The problem is right, the little kitten likes to climb onto chairs and tables and stuff, and whenever we put her in the cage, she'll start whining like mad. Anis and I feel like we're taking care of a baby cause we can never let her out of her sight, we have to clean her poop, has to feed her and she'll wake us up at some ungodly hour so that we'll let her out of her cage. Warghhhh. And don't get me wrong, I love kittens and babies. It's just a bit irritating to hear her whining every single day. -_-

Oh, and I realise right, that I tend to be very lazy in updating my blog whenever I'm on holidays. I'll try to change this bad habit of mine. Hahahahaha.

I've finished my exams!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am now officially free to do absolutely nothing at all!

I shall now catch up on some precious sleeping time.

Hahahaha.

Songs tags

This is like one of the old random song tag things from last time. I think it's quite funny and since I'm procrastinating, why not? hahahaha.

Rules:

1. Put your MP3 player on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write the name of the song no matter what. No cheating!

1. How are you feeling today?

Cry - Jay Sean (so not!)

2. If someone says, “Is this okay?” You say?

Thank You Stars - Katie Melua (hahahahahahahahahaha)

3. What do you like in a guy/girl?

All Fall Down - OneRepublic

4. Will you get far in life?

Total Eclipse of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler (ermmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....)

5. What do you think about very often?

In My Arms - Plumb (I do not think about how I'm worried for my future babies all the time!)

6. What is 2 + 2?

To The Moon and Back - Savage Garden (oh yeahhhh)

7. What's your best friend's theme song?

My Oh My - Aqua (hahahahhahahahahahahahahha)

8. What is the story of your life?

Unchained Melody - Il Divo (wow.....a 'romanticised' story of my life)

9. What is/was your high school like?

supersexual - Blue (mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Oh.my.God. No bloody way.)

10. What is your motto?

Si Volvieras a Mi - Josh Groban

11. What’s the best thing about your friends?

Part of Your World - The Little Mermaid (how sweet!)

12. What do you think of the person you like?

Invitation - Blue (what the hell. i don't like anybody right now. unless it's football players!)

13. What do you want to be when you grow up?

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA! TOTALLY!)

14. What do you think of when you see the person you like?

Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson (weird songs I'm getting!)

15. Describe your grandparents.

Don't Walk Away - Bethany Joy Lenz

Some songs seriously do not make any sense. Hahahahahaha.

Oh well, It was amusing, to say the least! =)

absent-mindedness -_-

Oh My God, the funniest thing happened today.

I was busy studying in Monash when my dad called.

Our conversation went something like this:

My dad: "Alia, Where are you?"

Me: "Monash la. Why?"

Dad: "Do you know that the Vitara has no road tax?"

Me: "It doesn't??? Oh shit." (yep, i said that on the phone)

Dad: "Yeah, it's the 20th already. It died yesterday"

Of course I had to pack up my stuff and went straight back home. I was driving a car which had no insurance, for God's sake. -_-

Funniest thing was, I was the one who reminded my dad last week that my road tax was going to die on the 19th. When I got home around 2.15-ish, my dad was just about to go off to the hospital after Friday prayers, and he was grinning and said "Weren't you the one who told me the road tax was going to die?"

Smart, Alia. Very smart.

Luckily there were no roadblocks along the way home.

Oh, on the way home right, I heard on the radio that in order to reduce congestion in Beijing during the Olympics, the Chinese Government are going to impose a sort-of ban on cars during the time. supposedly, they will only allow cars that has an odd number for their last digit to be on the road during odd dates, and same goes for cars with even numbers for their last digit. I was thinking, if that were to happen in Malaysia, I can't drive on odd dates cause both the Vitara and Pajero have even numbers as the last digit. Hahahaha. So weird.

Ohhhhhh, and I am so happy that Germany is in the semi-finals of the Euro 2008!!!!!!

Muahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

I wanted to watch the match, but I was too sleepy and would've ended up falling asleep in front of the tv anyways, so I just watched the highlights of the game when I woke up this morning. I was so happy when i saw the goals, I was jumping and screaming and dancing in front of the TV. And it was much sweeter to watch cause Germany managed to beat Cristiano Ronaldo fine, Portugal. But the dude is on the Portuguese team. I dunno why, but i just cannot stand that guy. How sweet to see my favourite Euro team knocking out Cristiano Ronaldo out of the competition.

I hope my other team (Spain!) will go through, too.

Okay, must study now. I have less than 90 hours to total freedom. Must get through the weekend!!!!

PS: I realise that I tend to talk about the randomest of stuff. Hahahaha.

Chain reaction.

My dad has said that there's going to be tough times ahead, what with the fuel price hike and stuff.

He said that some patients have not been coming for their appointments.

Frankly, I'm a bit surprised because granted, my dad's practicing in one of the most expensive hospitals in the country, but shouldn't health always be top priority?

I guess it's the aftermath of the fuel price hike. Haih.

All the more reason for me to do well in my exams, considering how hard it is to earn money now.

I just realised that as of right now, I'm scared of what the future might hold.

Oh God.

New layout! =)

I've changed my layout. Thanks to suckmylolly.com!

Felt like it was about time.

Not that I didn't like the previous one, but it's just that I wanted to change it. =)

And also I didn't want to study and was just busy wasting time, so why not?

Tell me what you guys think about it, yea?

=)

That's how my desk in the library looked like everytime i went to study. Notes would be everywhere, highlighters always on hand. Hahahaha.

I am so glad that the three hardest papers i have are over and done with!!!!!!!!!!!

I was afraid i was going to fail the papers (I've even begin rearranging my timetable for the upcoming semesters in my head in case i did fail -____-) but Thank God the papers weren't so bad.

I think i've done enough to pass. Hehehe. My next paper's in 10 days, so i'm kinda taking a breather right now cause it's been like quite mad la these couple of weeks.

But then again, even though I've been studying like crazy, I've also seen a few shows over these couple of weeks.

Like about two weeks back, I went to this show called Cirque Balagan Extravaganza at the KL Convention Centre. I'm a HUGE fan of all these Cirque de Soleil-esque shows that when my dad said his patient wanted to give him complementary tickets to the show, I was like "YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!"

I was sooooo happy. And they were absolutely amazing!!!! I don't know why, but I find that circus/acrobatic acts so intriguing. And the best part is, the Cirque Balagan show was choreographed by the same person who choreographed Cirque de Soleil. Hey, it's the closest thing I'll ever get to seeing a Cirque de Soleil show live. And it was free! Hahahahaha. *contented sigh*

Oh, I also saw P.Ramlee the musical last Saturday. That was a really good one, too. But it was a bit too long la. It started at like 8.45 and there was a 20-minutes intermission between the acts, but it finished like close to 12. I was a bit tired la afterwards. Dah la had to study for the exams during the day. Oh, and the guy playing P.Ramlee looked so much like the real P.Ramlee it's almost uncanny!

Right now I'm waiting to see if my dad is able to get the tickets for Beauty and the Beast!!!!

Ooooooohhhh, and by the way, my room got a total makeover. It's now painted red! Me likey!


Now finally the room matches the furniture. hahahahaha. I'm so happy! =)

Quickie update!

I know I haven't blogged lately.

I've been too busy studying! So menyakitkan hati. The Monash library is like my second home now. Urgh.

And everytime I come back from Monash, I malas want to blog cause the only thing I'll blog about is how I have been studying everyday and how scared I am about the exams.

By the way, I had my first paper today.

I seriously thought I was ready for the time. I was like "Hit me with your best shot, I'm ready!"

But then there's this one question that absolutely baffled me. And my confidence level just dropped. Rawr.

Wargh. So annoying!!!!!!

I got so fed-up with the paper, that after the paper, even though I planned to study, I crashed my friend's place and slept for like 2 hours before going back home. Hahahaha. It was nice to sleep during the rain!

I hope I do well for the paper. I tried my best. And i managed to finish everything! =)

Oh well. Now I have to concentrate on my two killer papers n 10th and 11th. Super worrying.

And dah la yesterday the bloody petrol price went up. By 78 cents! Now it costs like 40% more to go to Monash. Which means that even in the Vitara, I'm spending about RM25 a day. Can you just imagine, RM50 can only get you about 18 litres of fuel now? And worst part is, my dad said they're going to gradually sell the petrol at market price, which is at RM4 per litre. -__________-

I don't need the extra stress (and the extra expenses that go with it!) right now!!!! I am soooo nto looking forward to the future.

Man, this sucks. Such bad timing okay.

Okay, I better go sambung studying now.

STRESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

DAVID COOK WON AMERICAN IDOL!!!!!!!!

Me loves my David Cookie! He sooo deserved to win (even though he wasn't so good during the finale!). Oh well, he still won by 12 MILLION votes, but who's counting? ;-)

Go Cookie!!!!

Oh, and I have started to study for my exams.

I don't mind exams, but I hate Accounting Info System. Dahla stupid unit has no bloody past years that I can bloody refer to, which makes me bloody annoyed.

I mean, why do I have to know how to read Data-Flow Diagrams and Flowcharts if I'm going to be an accountant? I thought doing Computing back in A-Levels was horrible enough. Didn't know it will come back to haunt me after 2 years. -_________-

Luckily some parts of the units (where we actually use Microsoft Excel instead of learning theories about God knows what) is not so bad for me because I use Microsoft Excal like every week for my Econometrics major, so at least I understand that. Too bad that's only 1/3 of the whole unit. 8 units are pure theories. Haih.

And I am so glad I'm not taking Finance as my major. I've been put off Finance for life after being forced to take Financial Management cause both Accounting and Finance majors are supposed to take this and the AIS units.

Dah la the exams are like next to each other. Financial Management on the 10th, AIS on the 11th.

You know what? I had to actually force myself to go and study in uni on a Saturday because I know I wouldn't be studying had I stayed at home. And I had to study.

It was okay la studying in uni cause there weren't a lot of people in the library just now.

I'm actually planning on going to uni everyday to study until the 11th of June because there is just so much to study and I waste a lot of time at home. (But then again, I did end up sleeping in the library for half an hour yesterday. Whoops.)

See me no life. Boohoo.

Oh yeah, and about the tremor thing in the previous post, what happened was this:

It was like 10 something on Monday, and I was chatting with Ine I think when I suddenly felt like something was shaking. At first I thought Anis was shaking the table or something like that.

So I asked her, quite nonchalantly la, "Eh, did you feel some shaking?"

and she was like, "Yeahhhh..."

And I asked her, "You sure you didn't shake the table?"

And she gave me this one look that basically said "Are you daft, woman?"

So I was like, "Okay...."

I felt like something was not-so-right then.

Suddenly my dad came into my room, and I quote what he asked us:

"Did you guys feel the house shake just now?"

Anis and I started screaming. My dad got a bit angry la cause we were acting so childish. But we couldn't help it. We were panicking! All sort of thoughts were going through my head at the time. Was it an earthquake? is there a tsunami?

And then like 20 minutes after that, we found out that there was a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Sumatera, apparently 500 km away.

Can you just imagine that? We actually felt tremors from an earthquake that happened 500 km away. -__-

And it came out in the news the next morning that some parts of Klang Valley and Melaka felt the tremors from the Sumatera earthquake.

So yeah, it was a scary thing. Even when I think about it now, it was quite funny how I was like so selamba about the whole thing when it happened.

Luckily it was just like minor tremors.

The world is such a scary place nowadays.

Even the rain is scary nowadays. -_____- There was one day when i was driving and the rain was so bad that even at 4.30 PM, it looked like it was 7.30 already.