freedom - The condition of being free of restraints. Totally.
Exams are over!!!!!!!!!! After 21 days of studying and stressing, I have finally finished my A-Levels!!!!!!!!! Muahahahahahaha! I know I sound retarded, but I am sooooo happy!!!!!!! Now I can go around mucking and doing nothing...somehow, I don't think I can laze around so much, though. Sad.
Anyways, to officially finish off my A-levels, I'm going to the A-levels ball in KL Hilton tomorrow! Yay! I got the dress and shoes ready already! (that sounds a bit weird!) Can't wait till tomorrow!!!!
Although I am happy that I finished my A-levels already, I'm really bummed that I can't join my cousin in Monash for the July intake! :( Why you may ask? The reason I can't join her is not because I don't want to, but because I can't! My forecast results are still not out yet...but that's not the main problem!!! The main problem is that I don't meet their English requirement! They want prove that I can speak English and understand English....not verbal proof, but "legitimate" proof....so I kinda need to sit for the TOEFL or IELTS test, and since I have not sat for either of these tests, they can register me in, but I can't join the Goddamn classes! So I asked IDP and British Council if I can get the exam done in July, but they say it's fully booked and the next IELTS exam date is in August! Greeeaaattttttt....so now, I need to sit for the test first before I can get into Monash in FEBRUARY!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, I can't join the July intake, cos I'll be missing classes until the end of August! I'm gonna get barred if I join the July intake. So what's the point, right? Might as well wait for a bit...well, my dad doesn't seem to mind....
Oh yeah, I realised yesterday that one year ago on June 23rd, I got my driving license! :D It means that I've been driving for a year already...huh...that feels weird....so far, no summons yet (yay!) and God forbid that any summon should come my way!!!!
Talking about driving, yesterday I realised just how unpredictable KL roads could be. Around 6 o'clock yesterday, I went to pick my cousin up from IMKEDA (her driving school) after her driving lesson so that we could go and lepak for a bit before I sent her to Bisik near Ampang Park and sent my sister to tuition. So we were thinking of going to the mamak stall in Setiawangsa, but all of the mamak stalls there were a bit freaky because all the people there were the kind of guys that would just ogle at girls and make you feel queasy...and there we were, me, my cousin and my sister...3 single girls....going into a place like that? Not a very comforting thought. So I said we might as well go to Pelita near KLCC because I would have to send my cousin into that part of town anyway. So I was soooo prepared for a traffic jam. I mean, going straight into the middle of KL at 6.45 pm? Not such a bright idea. But I was (pleasantly) stunned when we drove into KL and there was NO traffic jam!!! I mean, there were cars la, obviously, but I would have thought it would be like damn packed! It was like driving through KL on a Sunday....quite nice...so my estimated 25-minutes drive turned out to be a 10-minute drive! So we lepak-ed in Pelita until about 7.30. After dropping my cousin off at Bisik, I was again prepared for a traffic jam heading towards my sister's tuition place. Yep, so much for that happening....we were at her tuition place by 7.45 and her class only starts at 8. So after stopping by 7-Eleven, I sent her to tuition at 8. And after that, I went back home. Now, her tuition place in Melawati is like a 5-minute drive from home. And Melawati isn't exactly in the middle of the city. So I was so shocked when I got stuck there, in a traffic jam, for 20 freaking minutes!!! It was damn annoying! The irony of the situation is a bit baffling, don't you think?
Ohhhh...dinner time. Gotta go :) Can't wait for the ball!!!!!
June 28, 2006
June 16, 2006
random stuff...haha
I cilok-ed this from someone, can't seem to remember whom, though....haha
1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says: of these goods relative to their costs of production is (the book nearest to me just happened to be the Sloman's Econs book...*groans*)
2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first? air
3: What is the last thing you watched on TV? Football...my mum was watching! no kidding!
4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is: 6:05 pm
5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?: 6:05 pm (haha!)
6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?: what can i hear? the really loud noise coming from the ceiling fan
7: When did you last step outside? What were you doing?: 1 hour ago...went to Guardian
8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?: other blogs...hehe...and some vids on Youtube
9: What are you wearing?: a reversible shirt and jeans
10: Did you dream last night?: yep....cant seem to remember wat i dreamt about, tho
11: When did you last laugh?: 5 hours ago....when my cousin got Gotcha-d!
12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?: my walls are bare....sadly
13: Seen anything weird lately?: Hmmm....don't think so la
14(a): What is the last book you finished?: Sidney Sheldon's The Sky Is Falling
14(b): What book are you currently reading?: none....i want to buy new books....i should go hunt for books in kinokuniya
15: What is the last film you saw?: Da Vinci Code...damn disappointed with the movie....i waited 17 months for the movie! :(
16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first? Oooohhhh....a car
17: Tell me something about you that I don't know: I'm allergic to cats...wait, most people know that already....damn
18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? Stop people from backstabbing
19: Do you like to dance?: yep...in my room
20: What is the last thing you ate or drank? water
21(a): Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?: not sure...maybe isabella
21(b): Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?: afzan mikhail (yep, i have a name for a boy, but not for a girl)
22: Would you ever consider living abroad?: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says: of these goods relative to their costs of production is (the book nearest to me just happened to be the Sloman's Econs book...*groans*)
2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first? air
3: What is the last thing you watched on TV? Football...my mum was watching! no kidding!
4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is: 6:05 pm
5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?: 6:05 pm (haha!)
6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?: what can i hear? the really loud noise coming from the ceiling fan
7: When did you last step outside? What were you doing?: 1 hour ago...went to Guardian
8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?: other blogs...hehe...and some vids on Youtube
9: What are you wearing?: a reversible shirt and jeans
10: Did you dream last night?: yep....cant seem to remember wat i dreamt about, tho
11: When did you last laugh?: 5 hours ago....when my cousin got Gotcha-d!
12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?: my walls are bare....sadly
13: Seen anything weird lately?: Hmmm....don't think so la
14(a): What is the last book you finished?: Sidney Sheldon's The Sky Is Falling
14(b): What book are you currently reading?: none....i want to buy new books....i should go hunt for books in kinokuniya
15: What is the last film you saw?: Da Vinci Code...damn disappointed with the movie....i waited 17 months for the movie! :(
16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first? Oooohhhh....a car
17: Tell me something about you that I don't know: I'm allergic to cats...wait, most people know that already....damn
18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? Stop people from backstabbing
19: Do you like to dance?: yep...in my room
20: What is the last thing you ate or drank? water
21(a): Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?: not sure...maybe isabella
21(b): Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?: afzan mikhail (yep, i have a name for a boy, but not for a girl)
22: Would you ever consider living abroad?: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 12, 2006
exam rants
Don't you think this car is just the
Ohhhh....so last week I started with my exams...had 5 papers last week....6 more to go...remind me again why I took A-Levels....it's not like I'm going to the UK anyways....damn....it's damn stressing la studying for the exams. and last week, for the first time ever, I managed to finish all my Econs paper right on time! Yay me! Ok....that sounds very bimbotic and cacat, somehow.....actually i sound damn cacat...but almost everyone tak sempat habis tau their econs papers....so I'm not the only person who does not have the ability to finish my Econs papers on time!!!!
BUT last week was the "slightly better" papers...and this week, the real challenge begins.(that sounds very corny and soapopera-ish) I have 3 papers this week....Econs 4, Econs 5 and Math C4. Econs 4 and 5 would be on Wednesday, while C4 is on Thursday. Problem is, I am struggling to remember what i learnt in all of these modules. Dahlah I'm retaking Econs 4....damn menyusahkan....i was studying a bit just now....but i am so easily distracted and only 25% of what i read went into my brain. I feel like slapping myself senseless....i need to study la....i curse you, short attention span!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO SCARED....I need to do well....but what scares me right now is the fact that I do not want to study. I just feel like whatever I do, I'm going to mess up the papers...but then, this fear of not being able to answer anything will keep rearing it's ugly head until I study. And actually, when you study properly, you are just so much better prepared, right? You feel more confident answering the questions, which means that there will be less chances of making those silly mistakes that you know you would do when you start panicking. I want to be able to feel confident facing the papers, but I just can't seem to be able to study. I am so freaking stressed right now, I swear my hair will either fall off or turn white by the end of this month.
I better go back to studying....why did I even bother typing up such a short post? I'm sorry you wasted your precious time reading this post!!!! I promise I'll be more entertaining next time!!!! Ciao, peeps!
June 3, 2006
erm.....untitled?
I got a new phone!!!!!!!!!!! I am soooo happy!!!!!!!!!!!! And i got a new number that's really easy to remember! Thank God!!!!!!!! Yes, I am happy right now!!!!
Tish called me yesterday and we had a very interesting conversation....it went something like this:
Her: Hey, are you joining Monash in July?
Me: Erm, dunno yet la. Why?
Her: Because if you are, we can share an apartment in Sunway.
Me: Apartment???
So to cut things short, my dear cousin said that there was this apartment in Sunway Lagoon Perdana or something like that. it's a 3-bedroom apartment, and the rent is only RM690 per month. it's practically a bargain when i think about it. If my cousin and I can rope in another person to join us, the rent would be about Rm230 a month. The money I would be spending on petrol would be more than that actually, if I decide to stay at home. So I asked my dad about it:
Me: Papa, if I join Monash in July, can I stay with Tish in this apartment? the rent's only RM230 a month. I think if I stayed at home I would spend more money on petrol, so don't you think it will be better this way? Rightttttt????????????????
Him: That's true....but...
Me: But what?
Him: Are you sure you're up for it? And are you sure Tisha won't be bringing in friends that smoke? You have to think about that, you know.
Me: Hmmmmm.......
The problem here is not about the fact that my cousin smokes, but the fact that I am absolutely backboneless, I am sympathetic and the fact that I just feel like I have to be nice to everyone. So I will definitely let her get away with it. Don't believe me? Examine these examples...
My siblings
Them: Kak Ya, can you (insert favour here)?
Me: No
Them: Please
Me: Noooooooooooooooo.....lazy laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Them: Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Me: Nooooooooooooooooooooooo
Them: Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeee
Me: Fine! Fine! Ok la, OK la. *mutters evilly*
Them: *grin widely*
My cousin
*she lights up a cigarette*
Me: One of these days you really should stop.
Tish: *inhales* I know.
Me: You know it's really bad for you.
Tish: Yes Alia. I know that. You say that everytime I light up.
Me: So why do you still do it?
Tish: *shrugs* Habit, I guess. Why? You wanna try?
Me: *look of horror* Fine. You wanna smoke, go smoke. Just don't get any smoke in my face.
See what I mean? I just have to be nice to everyone that it annoys even myself. Yeah, Tish might bring some of her friends around, but I doubt the room will smell like smoke 24/7...or at least I hope so. The thing is, if I go and stay with someone else, they might be worse than my cousin....so I think that staying with my cousin would be the lesser of two evils. haha. no la. she's not evil.
So anyways, I went to the KL International Motorshow at PWTC today. I took some pictures using my new phone's camera but I'm posting up the pics later because right now Blogger's not allowing me to post up pics....and I have some really cute pics of a very cute car! Grrrr....c ya guys later!!!!!!!!!!
Tish called me yesterday and we had a very interesting conversation....it went something like this:
Her: Hey, are you joining Monash in July?
Me: Erm, dunno yet la. Why?
Her: Because if you are, we can share an apartment in Sunway.
Me: Apartment???
So to cut things short, my dear cousin said that there was this apartment in Sunway Lagoon Perdana or something like that. it's a 3-bedroom apartment, and the rent is only RM690 per month. it's practically a bargain when i think about it. If my cousin and I can rope in another person to join us, the rent would be about Rm230 a month. The money I would be spending on petrol would be more than that actually, if I decide to stay at home. So I asked my dad about it:
Me: Papa, if I join Monash in July, can I stay with Tish in this apartment? the rent's only RM230 a month. I think if I stayed at home I would spend more money on petrol, so don't you think it will be better this way? Rightttttt????????????????
Him: That's true....but...
Me: But what?
Him: Are you sure you're up for it? And are you sure Tisha won't be bringing in friends that smoke? You have to think about that, you know.
Me: Hmmmmm.......
The problem here is not about the fact that my cousin smokes, but the fact that I am absolutely backboneless, I am sympathetic and the fact that I just feel like I have to be nice to everyone. So I will definitely let her get away with it. Don't believe me? Examine these examples...
My siblings
Them: Kak Ya, can you (insert favour here)?
Me: No
Them: Please
Me: Noooooooooooooooo.....lazy laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Them: Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Me: Nooooooooooooooooooooooo
Them: Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeee
Me: Fine! Fine! Ok la, OK la. *mutters evilly*
Them: *grin widely*
My cousin
*she lights up a cigarette*
Me: One of these days you really should stop.
Tish: *inhales* I know.
Me: You know it's really bad for you.
Tish: Yes Alia. I know that. You say that everytime I light up.
Me: So why do you still do it?
Tish: *shrugs* Habit, I guess. Why? You wanna try?
Me: *look of horror* Fine. You wanna smoke, go smoke. Just don't get any smoke in my face.
See what I mean? I just have to be nice to everyone that it annoys even myself. Yeah, Tish might bring some of her friends around, but I doubt the room will smell like smoke 24/7...or at least I hope so. The thing is, if I go and stay with someone else, they might be worse than my cousin....so I think that staying with my cousin would be the lesser of two evils. haha. no la. she's not evil.
So anyways, I went to the KL International Motorshow at PWTC today. I took some pictures using my new phone's camera but I'm posting up the pics later because right now Blogger's not allowing me to post up pics....and I have some really cute pics of a very cute car! Grrrr....c ya guys later!!!!!!!!!!
May 30, 2006
:'(
I LOST MY PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(:'(:'(:'(
I lost the phone when i was being pushed into the LRT, after the MyTeam vs Malaysia match (which was not bad, actually. I enjoyed the match tremendously). Someone almost lost their shoe there. People were rushing like mad to get into the train. I slipped my phone into my backpocket, and I guess someone just took it. Never have i been more careless in my 18 years up until the day I lost my phone...i am so bummed right now. I don't care about the phone, but it's the simcard that i want. my contacts are all in there and my friends can't call me, my family can't call me and if I'm driving, if anything happens to the car, i can't call anybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know i'm overdramatising the situation (as my mum has oh-so-kindly pointed out!) but i feel so lost right now...i never leave home without my phone. EVER. and now my phone's gone....:(:(. i am so immobile right now...it doesn't feel right not having a phone!!!!!!!!! :( see, dramatisation much?And i dont have much mney to spend on a phone........
On the bright side, Anis said that her friend's friend works at the Custom Office, and I might be able to get a BRAND-NEW phone for, get this, Rm150!!!!!!! yep, RM150!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing, right? i hope I can get a new phone for that price...it will totally save my life!
I am heartbroken right now...and I need a phone......i am putting my hopes up on Anis right nw...i NEED to have a phone by next week! My exams are starting next week! I need a phone to contact my parents after the papers since they're not allowing me to drive considering most of my papers finish at 7.30 pm!!!!!!! I am so pathetic!
ARGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH...^@%#@^%^@^@%^#^$$^@%^%@$^#$#^$!!!!!!!!!!!!
I lost the phone when i was being pushed into the LRT, after the MyTeam vs Malaysia match (which was not bad, actually. I enjoyed the match tremendously). Someone almost lost their shoe there. People were rushing like mad to get into the train. I slipped my phone into my backpocket, and I guess someone just took it. Never have i been more careless in my 18 years up until the day I lost my phone...i am so bummed right now. I don't care about the phone, but it's the simcard that i want. my contacts are all in there and my friends can't call me, my family can't call me and if I'm driving, if anything happens to the car, i can't call anybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know i'm overdramatising the situation (as my mum has oh-so-kindly pointed out!) but i feel so lost right now...i never leave home without my phone. EVER. and now my phone's gone....:(:(. i am so immobile right now...it doesn't feel right not having a phone!!!!!!!!! :( see, dramatisation much?And i dont have much mney to spend on a phone........
On the bright side, Anis said that her friend's friend works at the Custom Office, and I might be able to get a BRAND-NEW phone for, get this, Rm150!!!!!!! yep, RM150!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing, right? i hope I can get a new phone for that price...it will totally save my life!
I am heartbroken right now...and I need a phone......i am putting my hopes up on Anis right nw...i NEED to have a phone by next week! My exams are starting next week! I need a phone to contact my parents after the papers since they're not allowing me to drive considering most of my papers finish at 7.30 pm!!!!!!! I am so pathetic!
ARGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH...^@%#@^%^@^@%^#^$$^@%^%@$^#$#^$!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 27, 2006
trust...
Listening to: Rihanna - Unfaithful
Last sunday I went to sleep over at my grandma's house with my cousin to basically house-sit cause our grandparents were outstation. We went for a drink in Starbucks at about 10-ish. After the drinks and after buying some midnight snack in the form of burgers, we arrived back at our grandma's place about 12.20 am. We talked about going to Genting when I finished my exams (I checked out the rates...some rooms are less than Rm150 per night!!!!!!), talked about where we're going to further our studies and about blogs. She was saying like how some people use their blog to put up pictures of their latest buys and to write long-winded post on the things that they want in hopes of people buying it for them. I realised im not like that...I used my blog more to write (type?) out my thoughts rather than what i want to buy next....although I've seen some really pretty bags that were on sale the other day......hmmmm, should I buy a new handbag?
We also ended up talking about guys and how much do we trust them in general. Like, can you fully trust your boyfriend and stuff like that. Personally, I don't think I will fully trust my boyfriend if I have one. I mean, you can trust them to a certain extent, but to fully trust them? I don't think so. i know soooooooooo many people who has, on occasions, cheated on their girlfriend/boyfriend. This is especially true for guys around my age...i remembered someone saying that at the point when they reach puberty until they're 21, guys think with their balls, not brains.
Trust is important in a family, friendship and relationship. Friendships and relationships are made and broken because of the trust factor. And it makes me think, who can you really trust in this world? Do you trust yourself 100 %? Strange thing is, I dont trust myself half of the time. Sometimes you can't even trust yourself, so how can you trust others? I know that is it so hard to earn a person's trust, but it is so easy to break the trust. Once trust is broken, can you get it back? They say that the first time is the hardest. If it is so easy to break a trust the first time, won't it be easier the next? The perfect example is cheating, be it in a test or in a relationship. I remembered the first time I cheated on a test (yes, I'm not such a Miss Goody-two shoes). I felt so guilty afterwards, but I cheated again after that and it gets easier each time. I lost my respect to myself, and I began to not trust myself. And after I realised cheating will not get me anywhere, I stopped. To tell you the truth, I can't fully trust my friends who still cheat during exams. Since I've never had a boyfriend, I don't know how a cheating boyfriend will affect me. I know that if I caught him cheating on me, he is gonna have a hell of time earning back my trust.
But still, there are some people who you can fully trust. People who have been with you when you're up and down. And if you can fully trust them, it's safe to say they fully trust you. So appreciate those who trust you, because trust can go a long, long, long way in life.
Now, should I go out shopping and post up pictures of my latest "designer" goodies? ;) hahahahahaha
Last sunday I went to sleep over at my grandma's house with my cousin to basically house-sit cause our grandparents were outstation. We went for a drink in Starbucks at about 10-ish. After the drinks and after buying some midnight snack in the form of burgers, we arrived back at our grandma's place about 12.20 am. We talked about going to Genting when I finished my exams (I checked out the rates...some rooms are less than Rm150 per night!!!!!!), talked about where we're going to further our studies and about blogs. She was saying like how some people use their blog to put up pictures of their latest buys and to write long-winded post on the things that they want in hopes of people buying it for them. I realised im not like that...I used my blog more to write (type?) out my thoughts rather than what i want to buy next....although I've seen some really pretty bags that were on sale the other day......hmmmm, should I buy a new handbag?
We also ended up talking about guys and how much do we trust them in general. Like, can you fully trust your boyfriend and stuff like that. Personally, I don't think I will fully trust my boyfriend if I have one. I mean, you can trust them to a certain extent, but to fully trust them? I don't think so. i know soooooooooo many people who has, on occasions, cheated on their girlfriend/boyfriend. This is especially true for guys around my age...i remembered someone saying that at the point when they reach puberty until they're 21, guys think with their balls, not brains.
Trust is important in a family, friendship and relationship. Friendships and relationships are made and broken because of the trust factor. And it makes me think, who can you really trust in this world? Do you trust yourself 100 %? Strange thing is, I dont trust myself half of the time. Sometimes you can't even trust yourself, so how can you trust others? I know that is it so hard to earn a person's trust, but it is so easy to break the trust. Once trust is broken, can you get it back? They say that the first time is the hardest. If it is so easy to break a trust the first time, won't it be easier the next? The perfect example is cheating, be it in a test or in a relationship. I remembered the first time I cheated on a test (yes, I'm not such a Miss Goody-two shoes). I felt so guilty afterwards, but I cheated again after that and it gets easier each time. I lost my respect to myself, and I began to not trust myself. And after I realised cheating will not get me anywhere, I stopped. To tell you the truth, I can't fully trust my friends who still cheat during exams. Since I've never had a boyfriend, I don't know how a cheating boyfriend will affect me. I know that if I caught him cheating on me, he is gonna have a hell of time earning back my trust.
But still, there are some people who you can fully trust. People who have been with you when you're up and down. And if you can fully trust them, it's safe to say they fully trust you. So appreciate those who trust you, because trust can go a long, long, long way in life.
Now, should I go out shopping and post up pictures of my latest "designer" goodies? ;) hahahahahaha
May 17, 2006
Mothers....
Firstly, I want to wish all of the others out there a Happy Belated Mother's day! All of the physical gifts in this world and all the money in this world can compare to all of the pain and sacrifices that mothers have to go through to mould and shape their children...and for that, we shall always be grateful for you, mothers! Like they say, syurga di bawah tapak kaki ibu...or heaven is under a mother's feet. It means that the way to heaven is by respecting and loving your mother and that shuld you incur a mother's wrath, betray or disappoint her, there is no way you are getting into heaven. Sooooooo, go and give your mum a big kiss/hug!
Some mother-related trivia that I got off the net:
Youngest Mother - The youngest mother whose history is authenticated is Lina Medina, who delivered a 6½-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at an age of 5 years and 7 months. The child was raised as her brother and only discovered that Lina was his mother when he was 10. [Say it with me....OH MY GODDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wonder why a 5-year-old girl got pregnant in the first place!]
Oldest Mother - On April 9, 2003, Satyabhama Mahapatra, a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher in India, became the world's oldest mother when she gave birth to a baby boy. Satyabhama and her husband had been married 50 years, but this is their first child. The baby was conceived through artificial insemination using eggs from the woman's 26-year-old niece, Veenarani Mahapatra, and the sperm of Veenarani's husband.
Most Surviving Children - Bobbie McCaughey is the mother who holds the record for the most surviving children from a single birth. She gave birth to the first set of surviving septuplets - four boys and three girls -on November 19, 1997, at the University Hospital, Iowa, US. Conceived by in vitro fertilization, the babies were delivered after 31 weeks by cesarean in the space of 16 minutes. The babies are named Kenneth, Nathaniel, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Natalie and Alexis. [Seven babies at once??????????????? That's incredible!]
Shortest Interval Between Two Children - Jayne Bleackley is the mother who holds the record for the shortest interval between two children born in separate confinements. She gave birth to Joseph Robert on September 3, 1999, and Annie Jessica Joyce on March 30, 2000. The babies were born 208 days apart. [OK....this one's kinda weird!]
Longest Interval Between Two Children - Elizabeth Ann Buttle is the mother who holds the record for the longest interval between the birth of two children. She gave birth to Belinda on May 19,1956 and Joseph on November 20, 1997. The babies were born 41 years 185 days apart. The mother was 60 years old when her son Joseph was born.
Highest Recorded Number of Children - The highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69, to the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782) of Shuya, Russia. Between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy. [This is absolutely amazing. Can you just imagine taking care of 67 kids who look alike? And getting pregnant 27 times? some people find it hard to get pregnant even once, and she got pregnant 27 times??????????]
Talkng about mothers, just last week, I read this article on this girl who is set to become Britain's youngest mother, at the ripe old age of 12.
LONDON: A schoolgirl who became pregnant at 11 is set to break the record for being Britain's youngest mother.
I remembered that back in the early 1900's, it's normal in the Malay culture for children to get married by the time they reach puberty. In fact, you were considered a spinster if you were not married by the time you were 20, if I'm not mistaken. So we had all these 14-year-old boys getting married to 12-year-old girls and such. When the British came and Malaya became one of its colony, I think they made it compulsary for the malays to be of a certain age before they can get married because it was pretty uncivilised i guess to get married at 12. And we, being the uncivilised and underdeveloped citizens that we were, followed every single thing that the British said we had to do, so now the people can only got married at the age of 18. But how ironic is it that now a girl in one of the most civilised and developed nation in the world could conceive at the young age of 11? I guess what goes around, comes around. Dunia dah terbalik sekarang....
Exams are in 2 weeks and I am sooo not ready. I'm so lazy to study, and being the typical Malaysian that I am, i am procrastinating and like all of the times before this, I know i will regret procrastinating and will be cursing myself later on. This is a typical Malaysian attitude, and I really should be ashamed for acting like this. But haha, screw it la!
Remember to love your mother!!!!!! They're the reason you're here right now!
Some mother-related trivia that I got off the net:
Youngest Mother - The youngest mother whose history is authenticated is Lina Medina, who delivered a 6½-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at an age of 5 years and 7 months. The child was raised as her brother and only discovered that Lina was his mother when he was 10. [Say it with me....OH MY GODDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wonder why a 5-year-old girl got pregnant in the first place!]
Oldest Mother - On April 9, 2003, Satyabhama Mahapatra, a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher in India, became the world's oldest mother when she gave birth to a baby boy. Satyabhama and her husband had been married 50 years, but this is their first child. The baby was conceived through artificial insemination using eggs from the woman's 26-year-old niece, Veenarani Mahapatra, and the sperm of Veenarani's husband.
Most Surviving Children - Bobbie McCaughey is the mother who holds the record for the most surviving children from a single birth. She gave birth to the first set of surviving septuplets - four boys and three girls -on November 19, 1997, at the University Hospital, Iowa, US. Conceived by in vitro fertilization, the babies were delivered after 31 weeks by cesarean in the space of 16 minutes. The babies are named Kenneth, Nathaniel, Brandon, Joel, Kelsey, Natalie and Alexis. [Seven babies at once??????????????? That's incredible!]
Shortest Interval Between Two Children - Jayne Bleackley is the mother who holds the record for the shortest interval between two children born in separate confinements. She gave birth to Joseph Robert on September 3, 1999, and Annie Jessica Joyce on March 30, 2000. The babies were born 208 days apart. [OK....this one's kinda weird!]
Longest Interval Between Two Children - Elizabeth Ann Buttle is the mother who holds the record for the longest interval between the birth of two children. She gave birth to Belinda on May 19,1956 and Joseph on November 20, 1997. The babies were born 41 years 185 days apart. The mother was 60 years old when her son Joseph was born.
Highest Recorded Number of Children - The highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69, to the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782) of Shuya, Russia. Between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy. [This is absolutely amazing. Can you just imagine taking care of 67 kids who look alike? And getting pregnant 27 times? some people find it hard to get pregnant even once, and she got pregnant 27 times??????????]
Talkng about mothers, just last week, I read this article on this girl who is set to become Britain's youngest mother, at the ripe old age of 12.
LONDON: A schoolgirl who became pregnant at 11 is set to break the record for being Britain's youngest mother.
Now aged 12, the Scottish chain-smoker said she was "really excited" about having a child after losing her virginity to a 15-year-old.
She is due to give birth in a few weeks, breaking the record set by Jenny Teague, of Dorset in England's south, who had a baby in 1997 at the age of 12 years and nine months.
The girl, who has not been named, told The Sun newspaper: "I think I'll be able to cope as I've had lots of practice looking after my brothers."
She feared she might be pregnant after having unprotected sex with the boy on a night out with friends in Edinburgh last August.
The pregnancy was confirmed with the help of a supermarket home-testing kit.
Her 34-year-old mother, who had given birth to a boy only days before, was initially unhappy at the pregnancy, but later pledged to support her daughter.
She told the newspaper: "I'm not ashamed of my daughter at all -- in fact, I'm proud of her for keeping her baby."
The mum-to-be, who smokes up to 20 cigarettes a day, according to the newspaper, said she hoped the baby would be a boy, expressing fondness for the name Leo.
"I'm enjoying being pregnant -- even though I get a bit of a sore back and sore ribs," she said.
While the girl was worried about stretch marks, the father-to-be, who can not be identified, could face legal action.
I remembered that back in the early 1900's, it's normal in the Malay culture for children to get married by the time they reach puberty. In fact, you were considered a spinster if you were not married by the time you were 20, if I'm not mistaken. So we had all these 14-year-old boys getting married to 12-year-old girls and such. When the British came and Malaya became one of its colony, I think they made it compulsary for the malays to be of a certain age before they can get married because it was pretty uncivilised i guess to get married at 12. And we, being the uncivilised and underdeveloped citizens that we were, followed every single thing that the British said we had to do, so now the people can only got married at the age of 18. But how ironic is it that now a girl in one of the most civilised and developed nation in the world could conceive at the young age of 11? I guess what goes around, comes around. Dunia dah terbalik sekarang....
Exams are in 2 weeks and I am sooo not ready. I'm so lazy to study, and being the typical Malaysian that I am, i am procrastinating and like all of the times before this, I know i will regret procrastinating and will be cursing myself later on. This is a typical Malaysian attitude, and I really should be ashamed for acting like this. But haha, screw it la!
Remember to love your mother!!!!!! They're the reason you're here right now!
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