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Back Again?

2009-10-19T20:24:00.003-06:00

Back Again...?

Suddenly I feel the urge to keep my blog active again...will this feeling remain; especially with my SUPER busy schedule? We shall see... =)

Eye Candy Lens: Beautiful Lenses for Beautiful Eyes

2009-10-17T21:34:00.018-06:00

EyeCandyLens: Beautiful Lenses for Beautiful Eyes...!

Being a person who do not wear glasses, the idea of me purchasing contact lenses and wearing them seem unwarranted. However, one fine day two of my friends started talking about pretty-looking contact lenses they saw on a website. They were looking at the site on a laptop and me being the typical busybody, went over to them and poked my nose into the site they were looking at. That was when I was first introduced to EyeCandyLens; a Canadian-based site that sells a variety of Korean brand contact lenses of different colors and designs.

The first thing I noticed was the pink and white banner and overall neat and clean layout. The color and pictures indicated to me that this was a site targeted at the female population and it definitely caught my eye.

The main page of the site features some of the site's latest products and offers. The site has some great discounts and offers every now and then so one must be sure to check it out frequently so as not to miss any great deals!

One thing I liked about the site was a bestseller list that is located at the right side of the site. It features the lenses that most people purchased and it helps one get started to look out for some really nice lenses (especially if you are new to the site). The site is very user-friendly and it is easy to navigate around.

For each lens on the site, detailed information is provided (e.g., manufacturer, color, diameter, water content, short description) and sample pictures of people and models wearing the lenses are provided too which helps when making decisions on which lenses to purchase. All contact lenses also come in plano (zero power) or your indicated lens power.

Lenses can be purchased in two ways: batch order or in-stock. Batch order purchases collects orders from buyers until a certain date before the order is sent to the suppliers to get the lenses. Therefore, if a purchase is made through a batch order, it would take approximately 2-3 weeks AFTER the BATCH ORDER has been placed by the site to the suppliers before reaching you. It is a long wait but trust me, it is worth it.

However, if you see a pair of lenses that you like in the In-Stock (IS) category, you can place your orders and they will be shipped within 48 hours after payment has been received.

Although the site focuses on contact lenses, they also have facial beauty products and cute contact lens cases that you could purchase.

After talking about the site, it is only fair that I show pictures of my newly purchases lenses. Being a fan of purple, I purchased the violet MX-21 lens. Since I was a total newbie to contact lenses, I purchased only one to try it out and placed my order through a friend with her account. After several weeks of anticipation, I finally got them! I was super excited but had to wait for 6 hours before I could try them on because the lenses should be soaked in solution for 6 hours prior to wearing them. Finally after the six hours, I put them on (which was surprisingly easy for a first-timer than me; took less than 5 mins!) and I was so happy with the results!

Lenses come in these cute small bottles. Bottles are sealed upon arrival (I already opened these bottles).

Lenses in clear contact lens cases (also purchased from the site).

Close-ups of my eyes. See the pretty color and how much bigger the lens made my eye look!

Alright enough pictures about my eyes and back to the site. EyeCandyLens offers shipping to just about anywhere in the world (of course, shipping prices differ according to country) and they even offer local pick-ups at certain public areas if you live in Canada. However, if you miss your pickup date and time, you will be blacklisted from the site so be forewarned!

If you aren't already convinced to visit the site and make some purchases, here's another reason why you should. EyeCandyLens offers DISCOUNT COUPONS to loyal customers! There are 3 types of coupons the site gives:

1) Referral Special: This would give a $1 off your next order if you get a friend to place an order on the site. Just email them your friend's name and email address and await their reply!

2) Link Special: All you have to do is link the EyeCandyLens site to your blog, LiveJournal, webpage, Facebook, and/or Tweet and you will receive a coupon for a 10% off your next order!

3) Blog/YouTube Special: After checking the site out and using their product(s), write a review on your blog or post a video review on YouTube. Send the link to them through email to receive a coupon for a FREE pair of GEO lenses! GEO is one of the popular Korean brands that the site carries.

So what are you waiting for? Check out EyeCandyLens now to select from over a 100 designs, make a purchase (or more), write a review, and get a FREE pair of contact lenses! I definitely am looking forward to purchasing more lenses in the future!

End of Undergrad, Begining of Grad!

2009-10-17T19:06:00.002-06:00

Been awhile since I posted. There have been a lot of stuff that has been going on. I've graduated and am doing graduate school now. 5 years to go...wish me luck!
Lots of work to do and lots of birthdays coming up this week...going broke!! Can't wait for the end of this month so that I can get my pay!

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Valentines 2008

2008-02-23T16:51:00.003-06:00

Valentines 2008...

For Him...

From Him...

The pendant has my initials on it...

Last but not least....

From the one and only Pohz! Thanks a lot! I still don't have the heart to eat them until now...lol

Hope you guys had a great V-day!

1st year anni is coming up and I am looking forward to it...hehe...

Great guys are hard to find...thank you for being one... *hearts*

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Some Updates...

2008-02-23T15:53:00.007-06:00

I have been neglecting my blog for the longest time ever that nobody probably visits my blog anymore...lol...

Life has been really busy...CRAZILY busy... Malaysian Night 2008 is exactly one week away and I cannot wait for it to be over! My fellow Chinese and Malay dancers are getting along fine just as long as they do not forget their steps on that day *pray pray*. My wayang kulit is done *thank goodness*...Just preparing for the big show now!

Other activites: exams, assignments, social gatherings...these has all been keeping me occupied. We had our own BIG and trust me when I say big, CNY 'family reunion' dinner here at Lincoln. It was held at Ke Jia's house 2 weeks back (I think) and there were loads and loads of food! It was a potluck event and we each had to bring something. No pictures though because I forgot my camera! ><

However, here are some pictures from Sher Lyn's 21st birthday at Yia Yia's at Downtown Lincoln some few weeks back. We went there again last night for Christopher's 22nd birthday but again I forgot my camera so no pictures...

Birthday Girl and her boyfriend

Ted and Sher Lyn

Pohz and CM

Darren and CM

Jac and CM

Jac, CM, and Chi Min (another CM! lolz)

The Girls

Been a long time since I played pool

All in turqoise!

Yia Yia's has a lot of good stuff! Too bad I'm not 21 yet ><

On a totally unrelated issue, I have learned to cook! And my infamous dish....

Hehe...looks good no? Taste even better!

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Some Updates...

2008-01-20T20:26:00.000-06:00

Okay...I haven't been blogging for like the longest time ever...hehe...total slacker I am...but there are very valid reasons for not doing so...

1) I spent 1 week of my winter break in San Jose, California and it was the most amazing week ever!

2) I spent the remaining weeks of my winter break mapling...yea believe it or not...those 2 weeks were crazily filled with Maple and nothing else...

3) We had to host new kids from Malaysia for around a week.

4) School reopened on January 14 and I have been busy ever since then with Malaysian Night preparation and of course school work.

5) I'm...lazy...hehe...

Can't blame me for wanting to sleep when I have two dances to choreograph and teach plus a 'wayang kulit' performance to handle. It's been crazy the past 2 weeks or so getting stuff done and I wish I had more time...

No pictures...I'm lazy to upload...However, you could click *here* to see some pictures from my San Jose trip. Trust me, you wouldn't want to miss out on those...especially the FOOD pictures! I ate like a P-I-G! Had roti canai, nasi lemak, crab, lobster, seafood steamboat, lamb chops, roast pork...omg...Million thanks to Darren's uncle who is a great chef and a generous man! Million thanks to both his uncle and aunt as well for hosting us and bringing us around that one week! ^^

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Happy Birthday To Me!

2007-11-06T22:44:00.001-06:00

My birthday just ended yesterday on the 5th of November...time flies really fast! Anyways, here are the things that happened during my birthday...

Oh for those of you who have not seen me in a long time, be forewarned...do not get surprised at the condition of my face and my weight. Do not ask me what happened because I myself don't know either so yea I am now fat and ugly so deal with it!

On November 4th, Lay Poh and Darren organized a surprise birthday party for me using the 'excuse' of having a potluck gathering at Lay Poh's house. So everyone was there (the usual gang...lol) and we did have a potluck. After eating, Lay Poh called me into her room to see her new sweater (lame ah poh! LOL!) while Darren got the cake ready outside together with everyone else. When we got out of her room, they switched off the lights and starting singing 'Happy Birthday...'

Okay so I kinda suspected it all along due to some amount of clues I stumbled upon that week but it was all good. I was and still am happy about it! Especially after I found out that Darren walked all the way to Cold Stone to get the cake for me that morning itself! Mind you it was a far walk...no buses on Sundays!

Okay lerz...a surprise look for the picture!

It was Chocolate Chip Ice-Cream Cake...yummy!

After that, people started giving me presents and I opened them up in front of everyone. I am kinda lazy to upload the individual pictures of each gift. I have a picture with all my gifts later at the end of this post so continue reading to see them! Many thanks to Wei Kay, Wei Ming, Lay Poh, Joy, Soo Jen, Jaclyn, Ryan, Christine, Ted and Sher Lyn for the gifts! Thanks to everyone there for the celebration! I really appreciate it! =)

Special thanks to Kejia...She made this tiramisu (my fav cake btw) for me even though she couldn't make it to the pot luck due to her exams! Thanks a lot girl...it was delicious...I swear!!

So that was the end of Nov 4th....

Then on Nov 5th, Darren arranged a 'surprise' (it was meant to be but something happened and I found out but it's alright) for me so I was imprisoned in my room that day...

Finally at about 7pm, he called me out of my room and this was what I saw...

Can you make the words out? It says 'I love you.'

This is how it looked like when the picture was taken with flash.

He actually baked 36 cheese cupcakes and laid them on the ground (with newspapers underneath) to form the lettering 'I *heart-shape* U' and lighted each one up with a candle. It was really sweet and nice...It's not everyday that a guy bakes for you! Let alone 36 of those! Lol...

My cards and presents behind the cupcakes...

After abit of posing, he video-ed me while singing 'Happy Birthday' to me (abit sad lar cuz only 1 person singing...lol) and while I blew the candles out...36 candles were a lot to blow as you will see in the video...

Okay time for the gifts...

I just love this card! Brought all the way from Malaysia! ^^

Nice??

The inside of it...

There's the soft toy seal that he gave me...Such a cutie!!

And then there's another card with a silver bracelet...Anyone knows an engraving place here in Lincoln? I wanna go engrave the heart charm...

And last but not least there's yet another card and the...

New 3rd Generation Ipod Shuffle! It's in purple and looks so damn gorgeous in real life! Doesn't look so good online but trust me, it is like the most gorgeous thing ever in real life! Purple is so my color!

All my gifts from the day before as well...

The gifts without me in it...

After everything, I just wanna say thank you so much dear for making my birthday such a wonderful one! Despite me having exams the next day, I really enjoyed my birthday and you deserve this....

It reads 'TQ' by the way...Just in case you can't read it! Lol...This was one of the cheese cupcakes and this icing was done by me!

Also I wanna say thank you to everyone who wished me face-to-face, on msn, emails, friendster, facebook...Thank You for all the birthday wishes! Thank You to Suj and Reenie for the e-cards even though I can't open them...Mel, I am still waiting for your present...hehe...Chang, thank you for your post on your blog even though the video was...erm...'interesting'..Lol! Thanks again mum for the wonderful and lovely laptop...of course no one can top u! Once again, thank you everyone for the presents and the celebration. Special thanks to Lay Poh and Darren for organizing all these for me and especially to you dear for being the sweetest guy ever so....

One big *muaxx* for you!

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2007-11-01T12:56:00.000-06:00

So fall break just ended last week. Guess what I brought back from Office Depot during that week on the 23rd of October 07...

Open it and you get...

Sony Vaio CR Series...

Ain't just gorgeous? I got captivated by its 'beauty'...

This new 'husband' of mine is absolutely amazing! However one downside is that it's heavier than my old Fujitsu. It's 1kg heavier! But oh well...new laptop with better performance and a widescreen comes with a price right?

Guess what Darren brought back along with him?

Yeap...it's the new Sony PSP....

It is his birthday present from his parents and is currently addicted and obsessed with it playing the lamest game ever...hehe...

Thanks mum for the wonderful birthday present! Love it a lot! Oh and my birthday is coming up in 4 days time! But guess what? I have 2 assignments to hand in on that day itself and 2 exams the day after. So I would have to spend the weekends and my birthday studying and doing assignments. Am I just the luckiest person on Earth or what? Hey, life's great right? Cheers to one of the worst birthday timing ever!

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October Babies...

2007-10-23T16:22:00.000-06:00

Comes the month of October...incredibly busy and incredibly crazy...also known as the Birthday Month. Why? Because I think we had like 5 people or so celebrating their birthdays this month! Talk about getting broke...lol...

Most importantly, one of them celebrating his bday is none other than my deardear...

His birthday was on the 19th of October but since we all had NUMSA (Nebraska University Malaysia Student Association) meeting on the 18th, I decided to surprise him with a cake during the meeting (of course with the consent of the others and Ms. President). So after countless of emails sent out and a trip to the 'toilet' ...

He was in shock! Sorry I don't have much pictures...The photographer *ehem ehem* failed to do her job...haha...

I was suppose to take a picture of him blowing the candle but he was fast! And his face was also all red...as in tomato red!

Caramel Nut Nirvana from ColdStones...mmm...

So the surprise ended at that and everyone was happy (I guess...). Thanks a lot guys for helping me out in this. Really appreciate your help a lot!

So the next day was his real birthday and I planned to cook dinner for him and give him his presents at the same time and planned it as a surprise thing again. During the day, I gave a 'so-what?' impression that I wasn't going to give him anything or do anything for his bday. And he fell for it...hehe...well nearly anywayz until my mum accidentaly terbocor that I actually bought a gift for him from Malaysia! Arrgghhh...oh well...

He didn't know about the dinner though and so at 5:45pm when Wei Jian got him out of the house for badminton, I started cooking with Lay Poh's help. She helped me keep the meat in her house and marinade the chicken for me the night before. Thanks a lot!! She also helped me out with the cooking here and there (I'm a noob at cooking) and I really really really appreciate it!

I was done by 6-ish and waited for him to return but no...he only returned at about 8pm so the food was all cold by then. But kudos to the invention of the microwave oven and within minutes, food can turn hot again!

The presents...

Chicken Chop, mashed potatoes and egg with spinach.

Bday muffin!

He likes it...i think...lol...

Overall the night went well I guess. He was happy and so was I. Now I'm looking forward to my birthday...hehe...

Then yesterday (22nd Oct) was Lay Poh's birthday and so I organized a surprise thing again at Applebees for her. I don't have pictures because I forgot to bring my camera along....arrgghh! And she bloged about it so for more info, visit her blog k? And I'm glad you had a great time~!

By the way, I also cut my fringe and so my new hairstyle now....

Nice?? Lol...

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Eye On Malaysia...

2007-09-30T19:06:00.000-06:00

Beautiful Malaysia...

Here are some pictures when I went to the 'Eye On Malaysia' at Lake Titiwangsa. I am so so so glad I managed to take a visit there before I return here to US...

We reached there around 6-7pm...around that time. It was still bright so we hung around and took a few pictures first before getting on the big big Ferris wheel.

It was huge and oh-so high! Those who are afraid of heights might have abit of a problem....

Petronas Twin Towers behind me...

Finally at around 8pm or so when it got dark, we purchased the tickets and went up on the Eye. There weren't that many people around at that time so we managed to get a whole gondola just for the both of us!

Just before we went to purchase the tickets...

Inside the gondola...

It was an enclosed gondola and fully air-conditioned...hehe...not bad eh...

Check out the Petronas Twin Towers behind me!

The view of the Eye from inside the gondola...

Poser sial...

We actually took quite a lot pictures inside the gondola but they weren't so nice because:

1) We had to capture pictures of ourselves by our own with no tripod or anything...and it was a moving gondola...

2) We were obessessed trying to get shots of the KL city view as our background...and failed...
The ride lasted for about 15-20 minutes (I think...can't really remember) and it was quite worth for the RM15 that we paid to ride it because it went for about 4-5 rounds...

After the ride ended...

More pictures before we leave...The Eye is lighted up with purple lights by the way! ^^

It was an amazing experience...I went there a few days before I left the country and it made me appreciate Malaysia a lot more...So to those of you in Malaysia, do make a trip to visit this place!

Another amazing event in Malaysia...

The International Fireworks Competition held at Putrajaya

I only managed to catch the one held on the second day by Team Global. What a waste...apparently Malaysia was pretty good...wish I was there!

Remember the Jogoya lunch I had with Darren and his family? Well, after that me, him, his bro and his sis-in-law went over to Putrajaya for the fireworks. We were there like 2-3 hours before the event started because we had to pick a good spot for Darren and his brother to capture pictures of the fireworks with their DSLRs...

Finally night fall....

Beautiful huh...Welcome to Putrajaya!

The fireworks were beautiful but only lasted for about 5-10 minutes...what a disappointment... My camera is not canggih enough to capture beautiful shots of the fireworks so I decided to take beautiful videos of them in action instead. I recorded them into four parts so as not to waste my recording time. These videos took like forever to load so please appreciate them! Also you might hear my voice and some others inside so don't laugh k... However, if you want to see a few beautiful shots of the fireworks, click *here* to advance to Darren's flickr site. He uploaded some pictures from Team Malaysia's performance as well and you can view them *here*

Feel free to also look at some other various pictures that he took. Enjoy!

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Memories in Malaysia...

2007-09-30T16:41:00.000-06:00

Memories in Malaysia...

Got most of my work done yesterday so thought I'll post some pictures up which I took back in Malaysia over the summer...

@ Pyramid

Darren, CM, Mel, Ben, Shob, Ching, Muhe and Jenn Ho.

Such a huge teddy!

@ The Curve that night

The Curve looks so gorgeous at night with all the lights...

Hehe...my moo-moos...

@ Aquaria KLCC

Oooohhh...look at that wei...why lidat wan?? - Jakuns who have never seen fishes before.

Hehe...Lookit the turtle!

Who's cuter? Me or the turtle? =P

Chiqs and Plushies.

@ Nadia's house that night

Loved the food girl! Thanks!

We ate like pigs...

Don't ask...lol...

Sighz...I miss...I miss....I miss Malaysia...

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Stress week...

2007-09-24T19:51:00.000-06:00

A real stressful week...3 exams and 3 assignments in a week! I will be so darn glad when this week is over...damn! Thank God 2 assignments are done and over with...better get started with the next ones after this totally-killing-me week is over...

Meanwhile thanks to deardear for doing everything around the house...i pwomise i will contribute more next week...*imagine the puppy-dog stare*...

i *heart* you...

Oh yea and I miss home too...like a lot...

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Happy Bday Ben!

2007-09-17T21:55:00.000-06:00

Today is a very special day...A certain someone turns a year older on this very special day. Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to wish this someone a very happy birthday...

Happy 21st Birthday Benny!! Hehe...Hope your birthday will be filled with lotsa lurve, happiness and hopes. May all your dreams come true!!

So BennyBoy, how does it feel seeing so many pictures of you here eh? hehe

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Changing weather

2007-09-10T17:09:00.001-06:00

Just yesterday the sun was unbearably hot and shining merciless upon fellow people in Lincoln, Nebraska. Today, it's freaking cold!!! I had to stand under the rain *sniff sniff* and it was freezing while waiting for the bus at East Campus...My knees and legs were literally shaking like jell-0...damn...winter is coming...sighz...

Also to those people who were at the dinner last night (09/09/07), sorry to have got you guys invovled in any way...I think my note on Facebook explained it all...Sorry again...Everything is all okay now...

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Noodles And Company

2007-09-08T23:23:00.000-06:00

-Noodles & Company-

One evening, me, Darren, Lay Poh and Joy were lazy to cook dinner at home so we decided to try this place out in Lincoln Downtown called Noodles & Company.

Mine: Japanese Pan Noodles

Joy's: Mediterranean Penne Pasta

Lay Poh's: Bangkok Curry Noodles

Darren's: Thai Curry Noodles

Food looks pretty good huh? The smell was pretty good too...But guess what? Looks and smell can be very, very deceiving. It tasted....bleukz...never trust Americans to cook Asian food!! Dear, I really thank you for cooking all these while...you're cooking definitely taste better than this! I think you should run the place instead! Sighz...so much for having found a new place to eat at...

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Living in US

2007-09-08T15:38:00.000-06:00

3 wks into staying at my new apartment in US...So, what's it like to be moving out of convenience and living in a 'ghetto' area?

It's good! =)

I like coming back to a place of my own compared to going back to a small dorm room ><

Want to know another reason?? Well...what else makes Car Mun happy??

Yea...it's FOOD!!

Desert at AppleBee's. No words needed to describe this.

-Eating At Home-

Mmmm my breakfast for that one day! Note that the flavor of the yoghurt is White Chocolate Strawberry! Seriously I love the Yoplait yoghurts here...there are so many different kinds of flavors and they are all fat free! =)

Darren's cooking for our 1st dinner: Nyonya Curry Chicken.

Another meal...

Chef in action...

After cooking...the results....

Tom Yam Fried Rice

Worchestershire Chicken

His favorite tofu

Yet another meal....

Tom Yam Mee Suah

And another meal...

Salmon..this belongs to Darren...No raw stuff for me please.

Baked Pork Chops

Our dinner that night...looks like a feast!

Another meal...

Pork Chops

Oooh...haagen-dazs...

Yea...Car Mun's gonna come back a fat, round ball...thanks alot dear...yeesshh...

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My Malaysia...My Food!

2007-08-30T23:42:00.000-06:00

I'm not asleep yet and I'm feeling kinda bored so thought I'll post some pictures regarding one of the trademarks of Malaysia....FOOD!!

My Delicious Summer In Malaysia...

At Jogoya Japanese Buffet - 19/08/07

Flaming Ice-Cream! There were loads of food there...loads and loads and LOADS! However, this is the only picture I took...photos aren't allowed...sad huh...and pity....

Special thanks to Darren's mum for this very special lunch!

Next at De Foodland, Manjalara - 21/08-07

Glass Noodles. Tasted Great!!

Fried Seafood Tofu!

Creamy Butter Prawns...damn!

Cantonese Fried Kuey Teow.

Fried Mantou! Love this with the creamy butter sauce!

De Foodland is also known as 'Crab Haven' as it specializes in crabs and has about 50 different type of crab cooking styles. So the highlight for the night is....

My fellow crustacean....Salted Egg Crab! It was sooo gooodddd!!!

My family; all stuffed after the dinner. This dinner took place two nights before I left Malaysia...

Me and my cousin! The both of us are born in the year of the dragon! Maybe that's why we get along so well!

Wong Kok @ 1U - 22/08/07

Me and Mel showing of our new purses. I got her that purse. Hope you like it girl!

Darren and I.

My Spicy Pork Cubes Nissin noodles.

French Toast. This tastes like haven!

Darren's Hot Plate Meal.

I realize that I do not have picture of Mel's food! Oops sorry girl...

Teow Chew Meng - 23/08/07

Me, my mum, sis, Suj and her mum went out to this place for early lunch on the day I left for US.

Their Famous Mee Suah.

Mango Kerabu.

This is my favourite...Fried Prawn!

Also another speciality, their Seafood Porridge. This porridge has alot of stuff in it and it tastes good!

Thanks Aunty Joyce for the lunch.

I had such a great makaning time in Malaysia...sighz...actually I think that the past 4 months have been the best 4 months of my life so far...I hope to experience that euphoric feeling again...I miss you Malaysia...

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2007-08-30T23:17:00.000-06:00

Hasn't been a very good few days..There surely has to be something upsetting each day...I long for a perfect day in which I don't have to worry about anything...just for that day...but wishes don't come true do they? I have been making the same wish for my face for the past 1 month already and it still hasn't recovered...I have a feeling that it never will...As for other things...I don't know...sighz...

Hoping for a better day...

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Woes...

2007-08-29T20:45:00.000-06:00

What's on my mind now? The one wish I have to ask for now? I hope and pray and wish for my face to get better...I just don't understand...it started out as a few harmless pimples and now they have all joined forces to combine into this huge red patch on my face and it never seems to get better...

It has got to the point that I even hate taking pictures now...please...this is my one wish...

I used to wish for flawless complexion like some girls...now I just wish for my skin to be in the same condition as it was the last time...

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Back In US!

2007-08-26T09:12:00.001-06:00

I'm back in Lincoln, Nebraska, US!!! Nooooo!!!! I'm missing Malaysia and the people there already!

Arrived on Friday, 24th August 07 at 5pm which was way later than when we were suppose to arrive...hell lot of things happened...I will never, ever go back to LA airport again! Freaking many people which caused us to get delayed at immigration, causing me to run all the way to the freaking ass far terminal with 2 luggages and my carry-on items, alone, beacause Darren got held up there for like hours, thus causing us to miss the flight and had to get the next one, causing Darren to be put on the standby list and worry the shit out of me. Screw you LA airport! Lay Poh and Christopher too got delayed there due to immigration and had to catch the next flight like us. Bahhh!!

Anywayz, just moved in to our place as soon as we arrived and it is like totally empty...I will post pictures of the place as soon as we settle down and actually get this place furnished...dammit furnitures are expensive! Wishing I was back home...sniff...

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Malacca Trip 07 - Part 3

2007-08-20T10:19:00.000-06:00

Malacca Paradise 07 - Part 3

I am feeling kinda lazy to post pictures and actually blog about it in detail so just give a summary kay...sorry...

After passing through the walk way, we went for the Safari Ride. We were all put into this caged truck and were being driven through this safari to see the wildlife in their natural habitat. It was really nice and Darren managed to capture some beautiful pictures...again I will try to convince him to upload them...or you guys may do so yourselves on *his blog*...He has uploaded some pics from the trip there as well...you guys can go check it out...

During the duration of the ride, some uncivilized barbaric hooligans were actually banging the cages of the truck and shouting and hooting to try to attract the attention of the wild animals...and they were adults mind you! They even threw two plastic bottles at the lion! Me and Mel got so upset that we actually gave a loud 'OOOIII!!!' and when they turned to look at us, we gave them the stare...the ranger guarding the place was furious at them as well. He should have made them went down next to the lion and pick those bottles back up...bloody idiots...

Me and Mel after the ride at some totem pole.

After that, we went on to witness the Elephant Show. A series of very cute, exciting and interesting performances by a group of elephants. I especially like this small one...she was so adorable! They have all been converted to being Malays though...they all had Malay names...lol...

Along the way, we met Mel's uncle again and I would really like to say thank you to him as he was very nice to us and allowed me to take a picture for FREE with a tiger and a white parrot (some species of parrot). The pictures cost like RM21 per piece I think and so I really, really appreciate it...Thanks alot Uncle!

After the show, we bid farewell to Mel's uncle and to Malacca and headed back to KL. Ben drove for the first half of the journey and Darren took over after that. We were all dead tired and practically knocked out. The day ended with us going to Centrepoint's Momo for their delicious Japanese buffet dinner.

No words needed I guess...hehehe...

Overall it was one successful trip and I'm really glad it worked out. Thanks guys for everything! I enjoyed every moment of it and hope we would have more trips to come! Next destination: LA Disneyland!! =P

Till we all meet and gather again...

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Malacca Trip 2007 - Part 2

2007-08-14T05:49:00.000-06:00

Malacca Paradise 07 - Part 2

The next morning, we got up at about 8am and started to get ourselves ready and packed up all our things. In the midst of packing, we decided to have some fun...

Murder in the Bedroom! - Take 1

Murder in the Bedroom! - Take 2

After packing up and fooling around, we went back to the same cafe to have our same breakfast (not like we had a choice anyway). After that, we checked out from the apartment and headed for a day of fun in A Famosa Animal World! I have been there before a few years back and the place had some changes since then.

Do you believe in Wishing Wells? Here's A Famosa's Wishing Fountain!

Spot the two parrots behind us!

Hey there! Spotted this fella here in the Wishing Fountain.

Also at the entrance there were 3 cute tiger cubs! There were so so so cute! In order to touch them and have a picture with one of them, you had to pay though...I think it was RM21 per picture...yea...ouch...

After that, we headed off to the Chicken Farm. There were many species of chicken including peacocks, peahens and turkeys in which Mel calls them 'Christmas.' The chickens were all behind glass cages and so me and Mel's faithful Olympus could not take any photos of them. Darren did managed to take some shots with his DSLR though but he did not upload them. Maybe I would convince him to do so...lol...

Here's one picture of us and the cute lil chickadees!

After the Chicken Farm, we headed off to see the Multi Animal Show. This show features performances from skunks, otters, dogs, a goat, a bear, an Orang Utan, a water buffalo, a hyperactive monkey and lastly a herd of uber-adorable lambs!!

Lookit this lil guy here! Ain't it adorable??

Awww...can I take it home pleassseeee???

It was a good show overall. The animals were so cute!! Me and Mel were clapping and cheering like small kids! Lol...after that was over we headed over to the Bird Show which was equally entertaining...if not...better! They were a few species of birds features like parrots, an eagle, a hornbill and some other species...can't really remember...At the end of the show, there were a group of ducks and flamingoes parading across the stage. It was so cute! I did not take any shots of any of the shows but Darren did. He took some beautiful shots of all the animal shows but did not upload them. Once again, I might convince him to do so...

Me and 1 parrot species.

After the Bird Show, we took a ferry ride over to Monkey Island to see monkeys! We met Mel's uncle (who runs the place...if i'm not mistaken he owns the place you know...don't play play...) while queuing up for the ferry ride. We chatted a little and then hopped on to the ferry.

Mel, Ben and Darren on the ferry. See the Sony slung over his neck? Yea that's his wife!

So we reached Monkey Island and when you're on Monkey Island what are you supposed to do? See monkeys of course...but guess what we end up doing?

This....

...this....

....and this.

Yea...then only did we went to see the monkeys. They were all in this cave behind glass cages and bars so couldn't really take shots of them. It was different the last time I went there because the last time, the monkeys were free to roam about the island. Maybe the monkeys got more vicious now...

We spent a pretty short amount of time on Monkey Island and took the ferry back after that. We were hungry by then as it was around pass noon and so we went to have our lunch. The entrance fee that we paid included lunch for us but the taste was....let's just say it was not appetizing.

After lunch we headed of to watch the Wild Wild West Show. I think the setting was rather nice...looks like a cowboy town...

Me and Mel...this is part of the setting of the show...

The show was rather...erm...lame if you ask me but I think it was set that way to entertain the kids. The effects of the show was quite nice though as they had real horses galloping across and gun shots and a cracking whip. The show lasted pretty long and after that we went back to the entrance through a walk-through path in which various animals are fenced up in the open for tourists to see and photograph them.

Black swans! Too bad they didn't have white ones...

Otter no 1. Otters are just so adorable!

Otter no 2. It's looking directly at me!

Because I have too many pictures, I have to do a Part 3...so to be continued with Part 3!

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Malacca Trip 2007 - Part 1

2007-08-08T21:52:00.000-06:00

Malacca Paradise 07 - Part 1

From the 27th-29th July 07, me, Darren, Mel and Ben went to Malacca A Famosa Resort for a wonderful 3 days - 2 nights stay. It was awesome! One of the best trips ever, maybe not so much of the place but more of the company. Big thank you to dear dear for helping me to organize this trip...couldn't have done it alone!

27th July was a Friday and me and Mel had classes until 5pm. The other two didn't so they went to settle the baggage and stuff before coming to college to pick us up at 5pm. We went for a light meal in Asia Cafe first and then shot off to Malacca in Ben's white Proton Wira. Thanks to the guys' wonderful arrangement skills, we managed to fit 4 of us + 4 baggages + 1 ice box + other miscellanous stuff into the car.

It was a rather interesting journey down to Malacca. Ben drove and Darren guided him as he had the map with me. Me and Mel's duties? We were suppose to keep the guys awake and I think we did a pretty good job. Even though we were sleepy, we fought to stay awake througout the whole journey.

We finally arrived there around 8pm and we checked into the apartment. Our first impression of the apartment? Damn, it looks way different from what was shown on the website! According to the website, it was supposed to be this damn chun, posh place but the actual thing? Sighz...but it's okay lar...not that bad. After settling down and stuff, we got hungry so our dinner on the first night? Maggie Mee!! However, there wasn't a microwave oven there so we had to use hot water which was not sufficient to cook the eggs we threw into our maggie mee and so it ended up looking like this....

Yea, looks pretty gross I know....

But still, we looked happy eating it!

Our 'darling' retards!

After dinner, we went to bathe and turned in for the night as we had to get up at 7:30am the next morning.

Rise and shine! Out breakfast the next morning at the Sunshine Cafe.

After breakfast, we went back to the apartment and did some camwhoring before leaving for what we have planned for that day....

Me and Mel. Wasted lar your bikini arrived late!

My dear and I.

Mel helping me tie french pleat.

Thanks girl! You did a wonderful job!

At about 10am we left for...A Famosa Water Park!

I love this picture! Like we were in total paradise...

Me and Mel's 'super' pose!

Some of the slides there required us to rent those big tubes and so we decided to rent 2 double tubes for the 4 of us.

Me and my skinny.

We had a time of lives and it was as if we discovered our second childhood. Though it was a pretty small place and we finished everything in about 4 hours or so (which included sitting some slides again, again and again), we had fun screaming like little kids...no wait...worst than little kids! Some of the slides were scary and there was one in which if you don't hold on tight to the tube, you would definitely fly of the slide! At about 2-3pm, we left and returned to the apartment to scrub ourselves clean and get some rest as we had planned for a steamboat dinner that night...not just ordinary steamboat but DIY steamboat!

The chef in action!

His sidekick in action!

Halfway cutting oyster mushrooms also can pose....

The food...there was alot of food by the way. Special thanks to Darren's mum for buying all the food and for teaching him how to prepare the soup.

Ben is hungry...

While waiting for the food to be cooked...

Ooohh...can you smell it from here? Ngek ngek ngek

I guess I don't have to mention how full we were that night. There was just so much food! We watched tv and chatted throughout dinner. At about 9 or 10pm, there was a beautiful display fireworks and our apartment happened to have the perfect view of it! Click *here* to view the pictures that Darren took with his 'wife' - his very dearly beloved camera. After everything, Ben and Mel washed the dishes and cleaned everything up. Thanks guys! After that we all went to bathe and turned in for the night.

Okay...part 2 to be continued!

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AUP Ball 2007 - Part 3

2007-08-08T10:02:00.000-06:00

AUP Ball 2007 - Part 3

This is the last part...sorry for being vain!

Me and Jenn Ho.

Group Picture! Notice I am the shortest...as always...

Me and Mel...Hope you'll come to US girl...

Me and Eugene, my psychology kaki in UNL!

Darren, Stacey and me. Stacey won Best Booty Shaker by the way...

After everything is over, there are moments towards the end in which you tend to do stupid things and take stupid pictures...

The pillar, I love...

*speechless* Those were rose petals used as decoration for the center pieces by the way...

I guess this sums up about the event. Overall I guess I did enjoy myself. As an ex-committee member, I know how difficult it is to organize a ball and am glad that they managed to organize one. This post is also dedicated to the majority of my friends who would be leaving to US this month. Take care guys and good luck in everything that you do. Hope to meet up with you guys in US!

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AUP Ball 2007 - Part 2

2007-08-08T09:29:00.000-06:00

AUP Ball 2007 - Part 2

From now on it's probably just going to be pictures...

Ning, John, Ben, Mel, Me and Darren.

Me trying to be taller than Lay Poh but obviously I failed....

Me and Shob.

Shob, me, Nadz, Muhe and Mel.

Me and Muhe.

Me, Muhe and Darren.

Raz and I.

Me and U-Xinn.

to be continued part 3 with pictures...if you're sick of my face already you may stop seeing!

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AUP Ball 2007 (Part 1)

2007-08-08T07:29:00.000-06:00

AUP Ball 2007 - Part 1

Okay...I know this post is way overdue....sorry...a lot of things happening lately and didn't really have the time to update. Anywayz, quick summary of what's been going on in my life recently:

AUP Ball 2007 at Eastin Hotel held on 20th July 07.
Malacca Trip from the 27th-29th July 07.
Got one of my wisdom tooth pulled out on the 30th July 07.
Trip to Aquaria KLCC and makan-makan at Nadia's on 3rd August 07.
First day of finals for me and makan-makan at my house on 8th August 07.
Going to have my last paper next Wednesday, 15th August 07.
Nadia leaving on August 11th, Gary, John and Ben on August 17th and Shobana and Muhe on August 19th.

Pretty busy...trying to settle myself abit now...lol...So now I shall post about the ball - part 1. I have to break it into 3 parts because there are quite a few pics and putting all of them into 1 post makes it uber-slow to load...so sorry for any confusion!

As they say, pictures speak a thousand words so better to post pictures than to type so much about it right? Lol...so here goes...

We reached Eastin pretty early even though we left my house late. Mel came over to get ready with me but she had class until 5pm and so by the time we got ready and all it was already pass 6pm and the event was suppose to start at 7pm. However, thanks to staying pretty near to Eastin we got there on the dot at 7pm but guess what? No one was there yet! It was 7pm on a Friday evening so obviously the roads to Eastin would be jam. So what do you do when you're waiting for an event to start? Take pictures of course!

Darren and I. This is my first time wearing such a long dress and it's in my favourite color too! Thank goodness I didn't trip and fall. I had a hard time getting this dress ready for the ball as I had to go through a few alterations before it was the right length....

Charlie's Angels anyone? Mel, me and Nadz.

Me and Nadz. This girl gonna leave soon dy!

I decided not to upload too many pics. It's already bad enough that I have to break this post about the ball into 3 parts! The even eventually started at about 8pm and it started off with the entrance of the VIPs. Oh did I tell you that I was made to escort one of them? So I was asked to enter the VIP room with the other ushers while waiting for everyone to settle down into the ballroom. Inside the VIP room, we all made small talk with one another and the VIPs and had to introduce ourselves. All the other ushers were like 1st or 2nd sem and I had to tell them I was a summer student. Imagine how I felt! Shob was one of the VIPs as she was the vice chairperson of AUP and me and her were exchanging looks inside the room....lolx...

Anywayz, after the VIPs entered, the event started off with an opening dance and the launching. There was a video presentation after that and then it was makan time I think...can't really remember the sequence of events. There were several bands playing that night, 2 other dance performances and a musical sketch. Personally, I thought the musical sketch was great! It was performed by 1st and 2nd semester students.

Makan time! Look at our faces....

Then there were also lucky draw sessions. Unfortunately I wasn't so lucky on that night...didn't win anything...And then there was this session called the 'AUP Awards' in which various 'weird' categories were came up with and you had to vote for your choice of person to win that particular award...am I making any sense? Don't really know how to explain but I'll give an example. There are categories like AUP Diva, Best Booty Shaker, Best Chomper, Best Amplifier, Best Lamer, Most Sought after Bachelor and Bachelorette...you get the drift. Forms were given out weeks before in Inti and you could vote for AUP students whom you think deserve the award. I was very 'popular' in one category. Guess what I got....

Best Amplifier! It was embarassing kay! Everyone was laughing and I can hear Satya yelled 'GO CAR MUN!' Omg....

Guess what? Darren got 'Best Lamer.' Best lamer and best amplifier...I hate to think the kind of couple we make....lol...

*fast forwarding* Everything was over at about 10-11pm I think...After that it was photography time...

Dear dear and I.

Me and Chang.

Me and Benny! The one with the cartoon and 'horny' face...don't ask....

okay...to be continued with part 2...

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Blog Bug...

2007-07-18T07:37:00.001-06:00

There's also a bug in my blog...i have to have another posting on top in order for the previous posting to appear the way I want in terms of size and being bold...If there isn't another post after the previous one, my previous entry would all appear in bold and large font even though I want them to appear differently...anyone know how to fix this problem?

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Bad Week...

2007-07-18T07:12:00.000-06:00

It has been one hell of a week so far. Remember the list of things I have going on which I posted in my last post? Well, other than the first one, none of the rest worked out...yea...NONE of my plans worked out. No Aquaria, no Harry Porter, no bra and haven't even collected my dress! For all you know, something might happen on Friday and I might not be able to go for the AUP Ball...

Just cannot believe all the unforseen circumstances that have happened for the past few days...and it happens one after another...never been disappointed so many times in a row before...is all these my fault? Am I the one to blame? Just wish someone could be there to comfort me and tell me that everything is going to turn out fine...never felt this lonely...

my mood is like the weather today...wet and cloudy...

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Done!

2007-07-14T04:12:00.000-06:00

I have officially finished my philosophy assignment! Yesss!! Am so proud of myself!! Gonna be a busy week for me...

a) Tomorrow have to attend Darren's bro's wedding dinner.

b) Monday going to Aquaria KLCC and going to watch Harry Porter 5.

c) Wednesday going to The Curve and get my dress from the alteration shop and go shop for a bra that suits my dress!

d) Friday going to Eastin for AUP Ball 2007.

Week after that got 2 tests...oh lord....

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A Victim...Yet Again...

2007-07-07T01:11:00.001-06:00

I am, once again, officially the victim to PROCRASTINATION! I have been attempting to start on my philosophy assignment but I just can't seem to bring myself to do so! Oh and guess what's it about *drum rolls* 'My Philosophy On Life.' Just great..what in the world am I going to write about? I don't have a life philosophy...I just live through it! Or maybe that's my life philosophy?

Sighz...I promise and vow that I will get my assignment started as soon as possible. Besides I have to since my dateline is on July 17. Can't start it tonight though...got to go for Darren's brother's night-before-the-wedding dinner at his house. Yes, I am still nervous to meet his parents...but it's normal right?

I swear to get started on my philosophy assignment as soon as possible....

I have to....I promise I will...

Sighz...wish me luck...I need it...badly....

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All Over Again

2007-06-26T03:57:00.000-06:00

"All Over Again"

by Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby

[Ronan]

Turn down the light, turn up the radio.

There's a fire in your eyes, and its keeping me warm

Hold on to me like it was yesterday,

When we both felt our spirits collide

[Kate]

I remember the moment, being struck down by lightning

Since the first time I saw your face, and you smiled

Come and lay down with me

Fill the space that's between us

Feel the magic that keeps love alive

[Together]

This time, can be like the first time

Close your eyes and soon you'll be there

No man could ever guess what you're feeling

Turn a spark to a flame,

Make a wish, close your eyes, won't you start all over again.

[Chorus]

Just like the first time that you touched my skin,

All over again

I tasted heaven take me there again,

All over again

Your smile

Your touch,

Your taste,

It turns me on and on and on,

That I fall in love with you,

All over again

[Kate]

Come and step through the stars,

Take a ride though the universe.

As long as we're here, lets take this whole thing in

[Ronan]

What I'm trying to say,

Is that you are so beautiful

Let me say it, all over again.

[Together]

'Cos this time can be like the first time,

Close your eyes, but you'll soon will be there

No man could ever guess what he's feeling,

Turn a spark to a flame,

Make a wish, close your eyes, won't you start all over again.

[Repeat chorus]

Your smile,

Your touch,

Your taste,

It turns me on and on and on.

That I fall in love with you,

I keep falling in love, with you.

All over again

All over again.

Heard this song on the radio today on the way back from college and I just think this is such a beautiful song. The way they sing it just melts my heart...lol...

dedicated to all those wonderful relationships; as well as to us dear *winkz*...

treasure every moment spent with those whom you care for, adore, like and love...

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Flowers and Marie!

2007-06-16T22:47:00.000-06:00

On Wednesday, 13th June 2007 was me and Darren's 3rd month anniversary. We both had no classes so we decided to go walk walk around 1u. He came over to pick me up and started posing and acting cute in my room with my babies...

Damn sweat...Oh and by the way, the cute lil panda is brought all the way back from Ocean Park, Hong Kong! It's so adorable that I couldn't resist! And guess what it's name...Darren! Ahaha...but way cuter than the Darren in red there though...LOL!

After that we headed off to 1u. Guess what we had for lunch? Fish & Co...hehe...

My Iced Tea and his Evian Mineral Water and the 3 dips...

Our meal: Fisherman's Platter for two!

The food was pretty good. There was so much stuff in that pan that we were so stuffed after that meal. However, I think Manhattan Fish Market is better and if I'm not mistaken it's cheaper too.

Then on Friday, 15th June 2007, Darren surprised me with items he purchased from 1u. I had class on that day so he took the opportunity to go to 1u and dragged Ben along with him. Don't ask what they did there...I don't even want to know...LOL!

Anywayz, after that he came back to college and I didn't get to have lunch with him because he had to attend some meeting. I got pissed at him later on because he went 'takei' without telling me and he was so quiet for awhile after that...lol...Then as we were walking out to the car (me, him, Ben and Mel) for our steamboat dinner, Darren pulled this bouquet of the loveliest flowers ever from his car backseat. The reason? Not for apology but a belated 3rd month anniversary gift...

A bouquet of 6 lovely purple roses, packaged in beautiful purple, green and blue wrapping and a cute lil cat, Marie from Disney's Aristocats.

How I wish the flowers will NEVER die! There were just so lovely! Thanks so much dear. Loved it very very much! Had a great 3 months with you as well. However, that night I also had my lil surprise for him which surprised him even more than he did to me...hope you liked it and will treasure it...

Dinner that night was great as well. The four of us had steamboat buffet in Manjalara area. However, we were all too busy eating and so didn't manage to take any pictures. Had fun that night and hope that we can all do it again! Thanks guys for everything!

*heart* you dear...

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Yet Another Tag..

2007-06-12T04:13:00.000-06:00

Firstly, a great big thank you to Jaclyn for tagging me on this! Since I'm bored at the moment, I shall entertain myself abit by completing this tag...So here goes...

Layer One: On The Outside

Name: Kok Car Mun (I like to refer my name as a dual-purpose name because it's pronounced as Carmen but it actually is a chinese name...hehe)

Birthdate: 5th November 1988 (Most of my friends remember this because I ALWAYS drill it into them...lol!)

Current Status: Taken =P

Eye Color: Dark, dark brown

Hair Color: Originally dark, dark brown (almost black) but I dyed it so now it's maroonish brown

Righty or Lefty: Righty!!

Layer Two: On The Inside

Your Heritage: Chinese. Mum's a Cantonese, Dad's a Hakka. However, I speak Cantonese and not one word of Hakka. =)

Your Fears: Cockroaches, loneliness, abandonment...security issues?? haha

Your Weaknesses: Jealousy on certain things, can be annoying at times, my ego

Your Perfect Pizza: One without vege meaning no onions, olives, capsicums...I think pizza with vege is just so ewww...

Layer Three: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Your Thoughts First Waking Up: If I'm waking up at 6am - Dammit! Why do I have to wake up so early in the morning? If I don't have to wake up early - What plans do I have today?

Your Bedtime: If there's college or something on the next day - 12am-1am. If there's nothing on the next day - 1am-3am (depends on how tired I am)

Your Most Missed Memory: I have many missed memories, mainly those spent with people who are dear to me. Can't recall one that I missed the most at the moment.

Layer Four: Your Pick

Pepsi or Coke: No soft drinks for me pls!

McDonald's or Burger King: I don't really have any preference but I go to McD more often.

Single or Group Dates: It really depends. How about a double dating in which we have meals and movies together and in between, go our separate ways for an hour or so to get some alone time with our date? It works okay...I've experienced it!

Adidas or Nike: Adidas. Cuz I'm having a really good pair of Adidas shoes right now! =)

Tea or Nestea: Nestea! Cold ice lemon nestea.

Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla. Somehow I prefer vanilla more nowadays. But strawberry would be best! XD

Cappucino or Coffee: Eeyuck...don't like coffee!

Layer Five: Do You...

Smoke: Hell no. Wouldn't marry a smoker either.

Curse: When I'm really pissed off, yea I do

Take showers: Duhh...hygiene is of importance to me.

Have a crush: Now? No...I have a boyfriend now.

Think you've been in love: Hmm...love is a pretty strong word for me so no.

Go to school: Yea....

Want to get married: As much as I tell others no, yes I do want to get married.

Believe in yourself: Sometimes...

Think you're a health freak: Haha...no. I love sweets and would probably get diabetes *touch wood* However, I am weight conscious and am starting to eat vege now.

Layer Six: In The Past Month

Have you...

Drank alcohol: Not in the past month

Gone to the mall: DEFINITELY!

Been on stage: Not in the past month...in the past 2-3 months, yes.

Eaten sushi: Not in the past month

Dyed your hair: Not in the past month either.

Layer Seven: Have You Ever...

Played a stripping game: Nope.

Changed who you were to fit in: Yea, back when I was in primary and secondary school.

Layer Eight: You're Hoping...

To be married to: someone who loves me and whom I love as well

For a: Fulfilling life. A lifetime in which I have achieved and gained all that I ever wished for so that I can die without regrets.

Layer Nine: In A Girl/Guy

Best Eye + Best Hair Color Combination: Hazel or green eyes and black or dark brown hair.

Short Hair or Long Hair: Guys - Short hair, Girls - Long hair.

Layer Ten: What Were You Doing

1 Min Ago: This tag.

1 Hour Ago: Just came back from college so I was bathing.

4.5 Hours Ago: Sleeping in philosophy class.

1 Month Ago: Just back about 1 week plus from US and was the start of summer courses in Inti.

1 Year Ago: Was in Inti busy with classes and planning for the AUP Formal. Was not really in a happy state in my relationship at that time.

Layer Eleven: Finish The Sentence

I Love: myself!

I Feel: the happiest when I have people who are dear to me around.

I Hate: people who ruin beautiful relationships and friendships.

I Hide: my fear and sorrow from most people. I don't like people to see me cry.

I Miss: those times when I didn't have to worry about my career in the future.

I Need: stability and consistency in every aspect in my life.

Layer Twelve: Tag Five People

Haha...I'll break this layer. Not going to tag anyone...whoever who wants to do this tag, be my guest!

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I'm Back!

2007-06-11T04:52:00.000-06:00

Okay okay...I know I have been really lazy to update my blog lately...Hong Kong was GREAT! Just that there's too many things to talk about and therefore am too lazy to talk about it here...ehehe...forgive me for my laziness ppl...Anywayz this post is about a significant event that happened to me...

Meet the Parents

Yes, that's right. I actually managed to gather my courage from god knows where to have dinner with Darren's parents. It was a dinner in Marco Polo restaurant with his parents, brother, sister-in-law, her mum, his grandmother, his aunt and uncle. So he took me back to his house after his class ended at around 5 something pm and I was freaking shit nervous and stressed out. There were people around me to witness my 'freaking out' moments; namely Darren himself, Mel, Ben, Gary...yea...was not a pleasant sight....

Anywayz throughout the whole journey back to his house I was yapping like some mad dog. I told him it's because I'll probably be the quietest person on earth in front of his parents and family. When we reached his house, I was being the sweetest, most innocent girl the world has ever seen...seriously...I wanted to puke at my sweetness...but then again I'm a nice person so...ehehe...

Then there was the journey to the restaurant. I tell you, it was the quietest I have ever been in my entire existence. Darren's brother was driving, Darren was sitting in front whereas me, his sister-in-law and her mum were in the backseat. I was so silent throughout the whole journey I swear that if you didn't know it was me, you would never have thought that quiet girl in the backseat was me. Serious! When we got down from the car, Darren was laughing his ass off at how quiet I was and that I couldn't abuse him since he was in his 'safety zone.' I made sure I got my revenge after that...lol...

Dinner was fine. Food was good and I wasn't exactly quiet...pretty noisy actually...but towards Darren only...haha...apparently we were both in our own world chatting...but hey...his whole family was there and it was like my first time...can't expect me to be my noisy self so fast right? Nothing much happened after that. I guess overall it went okay...well I survived the night!

Oh and by the way, I had dinner with his parents again few nights back...was pretty okay I guess...till the next time! Lol

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Weather woes and Hong Kong

2007-05-24T05:50:00.000-06:00

The weather is just KILLING nowadays...gosh it's just sooo HOT!! It's so bad that I got grumpy today after class because it was so humid and I got pissed at the sun. The whole time when I was walking to the car I was cursing the sun as it shone down on me mercilessly and made me looked like I just came out from the shower. And I was all pissy and in this bad mood and poor, poor Darren had to kena from me...lol...at first he was afraid to talk to me and kept so quiet because I was so grumpy and then later on throughout the whole journey back he kept getting scolded by me. Poor fella...sorry dear...but that's what you're there for right? Hehekz..Thanks for your patience...it is much appreciated...*heart*

Also...I'm going to Hong Kong tomorrow! Hong Kong Disneyland here I come!! Yea I love going to Disneyland! Makes me so happy to be there and feel like a small kid all over again! Also to the boyfriend, I'm going for 5 days...not 5 years! But yea will miss ya...all of you! K people...come back to my blog in a weeks time...tataz!!

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Bar.B.Q Plaza

2007-05-21T04:23:00.000-06:00

This post is up abit late but better late than never! Anywayz, me and Darren were walking around Pyramid on Friday (18th May 2007) and were deciding on what to have for dinner. I forced him to make a decision by threatening him that if he doesn't, then I won't eat and so he chose to go to Bar.B.Q Plaza. This place offers a fusion of Mongolian and Korean food in which they serve things raw and we had to cook them ourselves. Put the both of us and a cooking pot together and the whole place almost collapsed. But anywayz...we didn't manage to get pics of the raw food because we were too eager to get started. But we did manage to capture ourselves...cooking!

Look inside the pot! Doesn't it look delicious? We ordered this set containing chicken, pork, lamb, shrimp, vege (cabbage, mushroom, pumpkin), sotong, udon...what else? Can't really remember...lol...

This is the one rare time you'll actually see me 'cook' so appreciate the pic! Lol...

Loads of funny things happened while we were attempting to cook. Being first-timers, we obviously were blur and didn't know what to do. Our food keep slipping down and we were laughing like hell. They gave us a plate containing pork fat, lemon, garlic and chilli padi. We didn't know what the pork fat was for and so we asked the waitress. It was actually to rub on the top of the pot before we start cooking so that the food would not get stuck to the pot. Uh-oh...guess what? We were already half way through our food at that time! So we thought 'Oh well...screw the pork fat!' Haha...

After much laughter and stupidity, this was our end products...

Not too bad eh? Hehe...Hope I didn't get your mouths watering already. The taste was not too bad...especially since we're only amateurs!

By the end of the meal, we were feeling very full; mostly due to our laughing instead of the food! Too bad we only thought of taking pictures when we're half way through our food. Sighz...

Oh and remember the pork fat that I mentioned? Well...the consequences of being noobs and not using it....

Damn...I pity the person who has to clean this! And as we walked out of the place, I looked around and realized that everyone else's pots were nowhere near as black as ours. Haha...that made us laugh even more! Anywayz overall it was a fun and entertaining dining experience! Seriously people, if you want a good laugh, go try this place out! Also big thanks to 'the boyfriend' for this wonderful night! Mwahh!

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Nails and Min Fun Kueh!

2007-05-21T04:03:00.000-06:00

I am bored...what happens when I get bored? Well...some sense of 'creativity' kicks in and this is what happens...

Nail art! 'Professionally' done by mua! Hey it's not easy to do okay...and peeple actually didn't believe I did myself! *giggles like a little girl* But it has been less than a week and the color and all is already coming out...aihh..short-lived pride...lol

On a totally unrelated note, my mum makes delicious 'Min Fun Kueh.' Don't know what that is? Well, it's something like the flat pan mee that you eat in the coffee shop. As they say, pictures are worth a thousand words so....

Doesn't it look yummy? Alot of stuff inside...there's vege, ikan bilis, pork bits, garlic, etc...seriously at the rate that I'm eating now, losing weight it merely an impossible dream...

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10 things...

2007-05-16T04:07:00.000-06:00

First of all, a very big and hearty thank you to my dear ex-roommate and friend, Lay Poh, for tagging me on this! Thanks alot...grrr...So here goes nothing...ladies and gentlemen *drum roll* 10 things you didn't know about me...i think...lol

I have FEARS of wetting my bed at night...up until now...
I am starting to EAT VEGETABLES everday which is a bloody miracle considering I never used to touch them.
I only took the public bus ONCE in my entire life.
I used to have a very bad habit of BITING my nails everytime it grew.
I am NICE! Honestly...hehe...
I am a good LISTENER and I like the fact that people trust me enough to confide in me.
I am HIGH MANTAINENCE...especially to my parents! =P
I used to be a DANCER and a cheerleader.
I won RM200 for SINGING in a duet in a talent time competition some years back.
I am actually in the midst of PAINTING my nails while typing this!

There you go...I'm just gonna tag 2 people to do this...hehe...

Reenie
Darren

Have fun! =)

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Malaysian Boredom...

2007-05-13T05:08:00.000-06:00

I'm back in Malaysia and I'm freaking bored! Damn...there's nothing to do around the house...any ideas anyone? Went out to parade this morning and went to Lily's Handicraft thinking maybe I can get some cross-stitch to pass my time. Guess what? It sucks so bad there now! There's hardly and nice cross-stitch designs...no wait...there's hardly and cross-stitch anymore! Darren said it's because I wasn't around to buy them for the past 4 months...haha...but anywayz now I'll have to find a new place to get my cross-stitch supplies! Damn...

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Busy busy busy

2007-05-12T09:45:00.000-06:00

Phew...been a really busy week! Went out alot this week...quite happy and satisfied...also very glad that my parents have been so generous in letting me out...haha...I guess getting 4.0 helps! Lol!! Now if only that can lead me into getting some shopping money...ngek ngek ngek...

So anywayz, went out to 1U today and it was great! Honestly, I can say that I really, really enjoyed myself. Everything was great...including the ever-gory movie...28 Weeks Later...seriously had no idea that the movie was going to be like that! But still...have to say Hills Have Eyes 2 is gorier...hehe...Was also entertaining at the fact that someone almost died of a heart attack after watching 2 freaking gory movies in 1 week...right dear? hehe

Okay...anywayz, everything was just great. Managed to drink my cappucino coke...was delicious right Mel? Haha...and the four of us laughed so much that 1U almost collapsed...lol...Me and Mel also went into several shops and 'choose' hideous pieces of clothing to try on the next time we go shopping...haha..I so can't wait for that!

Seriously, I had loads of fun today. I think partly it was because I was with two people who are very special and dear to me...a fourth soon to be added I guess...haha...always welcoming with open arms...*winkz*

I can't wait for our next outing guys! We have to do this again! All in all, I'm really loving life right now...I have a loving family, superb friends, great confidante and last but not least a special sweetheart! xoxo!

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And So I Thought...

2007-05-10T04:32:00.000-06:00

How in the world did I get into situations like this? Why me? What was it again? I think I made a resolution not to get invovled in any relationships for awhile after my last one...yea I think that was it...But now look what happened?? Lol...

But I didn't say it was a bad thing...in fact it feels good...just that somehow seems like my life has been all about BFs recently...lol....never really been single in quite awhile...is that a good thing? Haha...and I used to think I'll end up being an old maid! Lol...

However I am happy now...very happy. I've never felt this way in quite awhile despite the fact it was not so long ago that I was in a relationship...maybe the feelings just faded a long time...just that I was too cowardice to do anything about it...but I'm glad I did...it would not be wise to continue on blindly; hurting both parties in the end...

Thanks for everything...loads of appreciation...

lotsa *heart* for you...

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Back At Last...

2007-05-08T04:06:00.000-06:00

Finally, after 4 months of being abroad and away from home and 24 hours ++ of flying (I swear I could have killed myself on the plane), I have reached back home to Malaysia; safe and sound. Yes people, I am BACK!! Missed me? Lol...suddenly Malaysia just got alot NOISIER! Hahaha...

I don't really know how to express how I feel but I guess I'm happy to be back home. The weather is the one thing I am having a hard time taking. It's so damn HOT in Malaysia! The sun is scorching down mercilessly on fellow human beings in Malaysia...sniffs...Why??? I even bathed with cold water...yea can you believe it?? I NEVER bathed with cold water!

The food back home...it's paradise! I cannot tell you how much I missed Malaysian food! Mum cooked all my favourite dishes the first few evenings at home. My first meal in Asia Cafe is Nasi Lemak, second meal is pork rice...hahaha...damn and I was suppose to be on a mission to lose weight! I gained 4kgs in US by the way...4 freaking kgs!! And I think people can notice that..sighz...

Another thing I'm missing is going out! I am positively DYING to go out and I will be tomorrow to watch Hills Have Eyes 2...can't wait! It's been some time since I've visited my 2nd home...my beloved 1U...lol...wonder if there are any new shops opened there...hehehe...

Last but not least, I kind of missed Inti I guess...well not Inti per say but more like the people in Inti. Alot of new faces though and I feel so damn old in the 2 classes I'm taking; chem 107 and philo 101. Most of them are 1st and 2nd semester students! Damn i feel old...On a brighter note, I do not have classes on Mondays and Wednesdays! Oh of all the joy!! But....I have classes until 5pm on Friday!!! It's Friday...he-llo!! Why??

Okay...enough of rantings I guess...just thought I'll update my blog abit about my return from US...hehe...ciaoz!!

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Taste of Freedom!

2007-04-30T21:03:00.000-06:00

Yesss larrrr!!!! Finals is OFFICIALLY over for me and this also means that the semester is OFFICIALLY over for me!! You have no idea how sweet this new found freedom tastes!! Although at the moment I have nothing much to do so I packed my books and files, cleared my drawer of all the papers and receipts, checked on some gifts to buy back...damn and it's so close to going back home!

So the semester is over...but it did NOT end on a happy note...Bio psychology had to go spoil it all! The finals was freaking tough and I nearly jumped down the building after doing it but decided that 3 floors in Selleck isn't enough to kill me. Moreover, I'm going back soon so why die so fast? Haha...okay so my sanity isn't completely back but it's returning; slowly but surely! *winkz*

But before the sweet sensation of going home, there's a whole lot of bitter moments of cleaning up and packing! Sniffs...I am a girl who have NEVER done household chores in my ENTIRE life and now they want me to clean, dust and scrub every inch of the room?? Noooo!!! Well, that's living in dorm life for you...sighz...But then again, if I am to move out one day then I would have to do even more housework...so...no complains...at least trying not to *zips mouth shut*

Just posting to SHARE my happiness with everyone...to bask in my joy of having the finals over and done with...especially in front of my dear fellow friends who have yet too! Damn I'm mean...but it'll be over soon guys! All the best to everyone! *grins brightly and sincerely*

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Going crazy...

2007-04-28T16:51:00.000-06:00

2 more days till finals end...6 more days till going home...I am going CRAZY!! Arrgghhh!!

Someone please please PLEASE save my sanity! Like Mel says, the end of finals actually means getting back my sanity! Awww I miss you girl!

Now I know what it feels like to sit in the room the whole day and just stare at the bloody book/notes. Man, I can just DIE! And the worst part? I don't even know if half the things I'm reading are going into my head or not! Gasps...but right now I don't really care...just want to get finals done and over with...Just blogging in hopes of saving my sanity right now...

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Longing...

2007-04-26T16:46:00.000-06:00

Longing to open my eyes and see

What the world over has to give

To touch, smell and taste with glee

To be happy to give and in turn receive

Longing for life's every moment

To be treasured and not being forgotten

For with every second being stolen

Life passes by far to sudden

Longing as I now write these words

For someone to read them

For me to be heard

As I seek to understand more than just words

I now know, longing is just a feeling that hurts

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April '07

This is what finals and anticipation are doing to me...

Finals Blues...

2007-04-25T15:13:00.000-06:00

And the sky would be me...

Sighz...finals is nearing and it's so depressing...I think if it doesn't end soon I'm going to jump down the roof! Actually, I am lacking in time to study but somehow a part of me doesn't care anymore and want all these to end! I mean come on, be realistic...66 freaking terms to study for stats and only 10 of them are coming out? Not to mention the ever-confusing story problems of what statistic to use, why this results is significant, why this interaction is not significant, why this, why that...yeessshhh....

And bio psy is another thing. 22 freaking chapters with nothing to fall back on...and I mean nothing! No study guides, no tips and "All questions I have asked before on the midterms and in the notes will NOT be questioned again," quote Dr. Leger. Great huh? Just great...how the hell am I suppose to remember every single thing?? You know what, that's why I'm NOT going to remember everything. Since I have bio psy AND cognitive psy on the same day which is April 30th, it's virtually IMPOSSIBLE to finish studying everything so I'm just going to screen through everything and see what happens. Wow I'm soooo excited, I can't wait!! *rolls eyes*

Suddenly my favourite subject is cognitive psy for the ever-detailed study guide she gives and the amounts of extra credit she allows us. Okay, maybe it's my fav subject after jazz...haha...jazz is like the EASIEST of all the subjects I'm taking this sem...besides the one question that I got wrong on my last exam which cost me 1 point on my otherwise perfect score...SNIFFS!! Could have gotten an A+....Damn!

Okay...just a stress-reliever here...something to glue me together until my finals end. Sighz...pls pls pls make this one quick blow although it might hurt alot!

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More Pon and Zi...

2007-04-17T21:50:00.000-06:00

*GASPS!!* More Pon and Zi pictures! Finally able to find them...aren't they just oh-s0 ADORABLE??

OMG Biatch!!

2007-04-17T21:04:00.000-06:00

How can anyone be so childish?? I can't take it!! OMG!! How can someone who looks so mature and sophisticated act in such a manner?? Critisizing Malaysians because she got kicked out of NUMSA and because her attitude caused Malaysians to dislike her?? I mean come on, how old are you girl?? If you know that so many people dislike you then shouldn't you be thinking about why they behave that way instead of saying things about them? I mean do you seriously want to continue offending the whole Malaysian society here at UNL? And also to her friends...I understand that you guys want to stand up for her but pls get your facts straight. You guys don't even know what happened and did not even read what she wrote. Also please go look at yourselves in the mirror before critisizing others!

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Just thought this was cute...

2007-04-16T21:13:00.000-06:00

Just thought that this was sooo CUTE!! Guess this depicts part of what love means...awww...okay I'll admit...I'm bored and uber-lazy to study!

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How Long More...

2007-04-08T19:03:00.000-06:00

Time passes pretty fast...it has been nearly 4 months since I've been here. Can't believe that summer is nearly here...and you know what summer means? It means Malaysia and Malaysia = HOME!! Yeaaa!! But somehow, as the date gets nearer, time seems to stop it's magic and everything seems to slow down...wait...I know what this is called...It's called....*drum rolls*....ANTICIPATION!! And it's KILLING ME!!! Arrrgh...

I know I'm not the only one who's feeling this way...not only most of the Malaysians who are going back feel this way...I know the local students here feel this way too as they are looking forward for the summer holidays. Even the lecturers are thinking, 'Come on, let this sem end!' Haha...I guess this is just the way it is when holidays are approaching and you just want time to fly...It's flying but somehow not as fast as you hope it would...

So is it just me or is it just getting harder to read the swirl of words in front of me with nothing going into my brain? Hmmm...I wonder...

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Malaysian Night 2007

2007-04-01T10:11:00.000-06:00

Aaah...Malaysian Night is over!! Okay...so it was over about a week ago but I was just too lazy and busy to post about it here...so shall do so now...

Overall I think the event turned out pretty well...the sketch definitely turned out better then I expected...no correction...make that WAY better then I expected! During the practises and rehearsals I bet everyone was thinking the same thing..."What the hell are we doing here on stage?" Things turned out wrong and people start getting angry and frustrated. But somehow on that night itself...to hear the audience laughing at comments and actions you didn't think was that funny...suddenly it was all worth it. All the practises and frustrations...suddenly you tell yourself, "Yes, this is the satisfaction I want." It's been quite some time since I've been performing for people and I really miss that. I miss getting invovled in activities and things like that. I remembered how it was like organizing various events and performing for audience...man i miss those times!

Anywayz, back to the night...I actually had fun performing for such a responsive audience! Yea believe it or not...even though half my dignity (now it's all after a rather embarassing picture of me being 'caught "stealing" food' was posted on facebook) was taken away the moment I agreed to do the sketch (hey playing a bimbo takes alot of guts!), I felt that moment of satisfaction when you know that people appreciate and enjoy what you have to show them. And then there was this last minute 'act' that I have to do for the lion dance. The lion dance performers wanted me to act as an irritating, annoying spoiled brat (or is that who I am?? Lol...) who at first was impressed by the lion but after that starts to get demanding and demand for the lion to do more stunts and etc until the lion gets fed up and quits. I didn't really get the whole idea of it...Thought it was rather weird to have such a thing..not to mention another 3/4 of my dignity down the drain but yea...I did it and the audience actually laughed! Hmmm....

Overall I really enjoyed myself that night, believe it or not. Seems like a long time since I actually had fun with many people around me. And the best part is that when the event is on, people tend to put their differences behind and try to work together. People whom you have no idea who he or she is starts talking to you backstage and people are wishing each other good luck and trying to calm one another's fears. It's just amazing how situations like this can actually bring strangers to talk to one another...sorry for my fascination on this but after all my major is psychology! Lol...All the performances put together was just lovely, especially the chinese fan dance. Seeing them perform really reminded me of those days in SKL where we would cheorograph our own steps for the chinese dance and we would even design our own costume, use our own accessories, do our own make-up, etc...and the lovely cloth fans that we used...damn I missed those times! Okay...time to get back to reality now...Hope I didn't bore whoever who would be reading this with this long post!

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Totally Random...

2007-03-30T10:28:00.000-06:00

For some unknown reason, I'm in a pretty good mood this morning! I'm actually feeling quite bright today...let's hope this will last througout the day...which I doubt after getting out of stats class later but aaah let's not think about that now...

It rains almost everyday here now! And you know what's the worst part? WORMS!!! When it rains the night before, the next morning when you walk to classes you can see worms of all different shapes and sizes on the ground! It's just oh-so gross!! Seriously I can't walk without looking on the ground for fear of stepping on one...but guess what..I think I did step on one...got to take a branch or stick to take the worm off underneath my shoe later...ewww....seriously it's just gross the hell out of me! And it seems that the worms are getting longer and fatter by the day...eww eww eww....

Just a random post about the ever-gross worms and my cheerfulness for this morning!

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It's Just So Hard...

2007-03-26T19:57:00.000-06:00

It's just getting harder now...I don't know what to do and where to go...I thought that it'll be okay...everything would be fine and just normal...but now I feel how it's like...

Sometimes I wonder if I did the right thing...but I will never regret...it's just not in me to do so...still I'm looking for guidance on which step to take right now...damn mel I need you so bad right now...although I know you are having your problems as well...Sorry girl, wish I could be there for you as well...

Just a totally random post to vent out my frustrations at the moment...okay car mun...quit ruminating and continue studying!! Actually, got some recent updates but too busy to post them at the moment...will do so as soon as I'm done with my exams for the week.

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All Over Again...

2007-03-21T14:09:00.000-06:00

Yes everyone...Spring break is over...time to get our butts up and start cracking on the workload again. It has been one hell of an unproductive week for me, especially in the studies sector...have been working and doing some other 'activities'...ehem...might have been an unproductive week but it sure has been a rather eventful and interesting week if I should say so myself...but I'm not going to go into the gory details here...ngek ngek ngek...

Suddenly after a week of slacking, I find myself looking into the course syllabus and digging out exam dates, noting them down and scheduling my study plan. Sighz...reality hits me...it's time to work hard again. As hard as it bites into my state of laziness, I know I have to keep going and keep on doing well. Everyday it gets harder as I tell myself 'Car Mun, just one more day, one more step to take and the semester is over.' I keep pushing myself to work hard and to just get through yet another day. Everything is just so routine and sometimes I feel like there's nothing to look forward to....wait yes there is...SUMMER!! I just can't wait to go back to my family, the food, the malls, the friends...the LIFE!! Especially after getting off skype with mel, I really miss having someone around to talk to...to confide into when things go wrong...to share my joy when I'm happy...

Sometimes I just need someone to be around and listen to my woes...or someone to hold me when my knees get weak so that I won't fall...I know there are people out there who care and I thank them for that. Especially a recent 'presence' that came into my life...thank you very much for everything...For now I'm just hoping that this sem ends soon...sick of exams!!
On a totally unrelated note, after a few days of really cold spring weather, it's finally warm today! As in warm and the sun was actually working! Wow...haha...but I'm not complaining...I love the weather now!

Please please please make time fly! May 3rd...I'm waiting!

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Finding My Way...

2007-03-08T23:23:00.000-06:00

Ever experienced a time in your life when everything was just going into a daily cycle and routine when suddenly something falls upon you, forcing you to change your way on looking at things? Changes are bound to take place after that and furthermore, you have to make a decision on what step you are about to take next. The worst part is you don't have a clue, a path or a road that you can follow on deciding what you want. You're searching for any form of guidance but found none...And then you start to think and to search for anything that can be made as the basis of your decision but somehow, you find yourself thinking in circles...Maybe it's something that you have difficulty letting go? Or maybe it's something you fear or that you're afraid to step out of your comfort zone...Maybe it's all about risk...risks that you are afraid of taking in fear of making a mistake...taking a wrong step. All risks have two outcomes: bad or good and of course you're hoping for the latter but what if the former happens? Are you prepared to face the consequences that come with your decision?

Ever felt that your mind is swirling in a pool of a 101 things that it overwhelms you? You try not to think but it keeps invading your thoughts. Then there are times when you felt that you should do something but somehow, you're not that sure...Whether for the better or worst, all you want to do is make the right decision...a decision that would not only be of benefit to you but to others around you as well. Yes, I am finding my way around decisions to make and hopefully I would find and make the right one...

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Yess lar...I'm going back!!

2007-03-05T19:36:00.000-06:00

Yippeeee!!! Got my air tickets...they arrived today!! I'll be leaving Lincoln, Nebraska on the 4th of May. From there I'll be transiting to Denver, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and finally the ever wonderful Kuala Lumpur!! I'll be reaching KL on the 6th of May...so ppl watch out for me!! Malaysia here I come!! (Look at me wei...not even near May and I'm getting all excited already...haha)

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Weighty issues...

2007-03-05T15:24:00.000-06:00

I am bored and I am fat...yes I have put on weight (no doubt on that) and there are times when I feel like such a lump...or a ball...or a ball of lump or whatever but in short..I feel fat! I can see and feel the difference back in Malaysia and now. I think I'm even begining to have a tummy *gasps in horror* noooo!!!! See the tiny bulge there...it's forming *double gasps*...does my jeans feel tighter? I think it does...noooo!!!! Or am I just paranoid?

But no doubt that I have put on weight...And knowing that fact suxx big time...I'm short and therefore I cannot be fat...this has been a fact drilled into me and I have lived with this fact ever since I was...well...young. I look into the mirror now and I see my face a little rounder (cheers to having a long face!) and I look at the rest of my body...oh no....I have never been this paranoid and insecure about my weight before!!

Plus I never seem to be able to rub those circles off my eyes...It's so annoying! I think I look horrible most of the time...It's been awhile since I feel that I 'look good.' Honestly!! Could it be because of the weather? Damn I miss Malaysia...LOL! Plus I've never really gotten a chance to touch my make-up kit ever since I got here...God knows why I brought everything over...when summer comes, I got to bring it back again...yeessh...On a brighter note, I've booked tickets to return to Malaysia! Now just waiting for them to arrive into my hands...muahaha...and yes...I'm bored...

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Bored...

2007-03-03T20:14:00.000-06:00

Life has been quite mundane lately...Actually I have been pretty busy especially with my studies but somehow today am feeling bored out of my mind! It's like there's nothing to do around here and I really have no idea what to do! I know, I know...I should be studying since my bio psy exam has been postponed to Tuesday but I've been staring at the same notes for the past week already! Even though I do not know everything that I've studied but I think the laziness is kicking in...probably because it's like studying the same thing and I want to learn something new instead. Or maybe I just need a break from studying...haha...

Malaysian Night is coming up...helping out with the preparations here and there...also the group of us are in the sketch that would be part of the performance that night. I'm playing the role of an ang moh...reason being I can talk...aikks...kinda hard cause I don't know how to act! Sighz...we've only had 2 practises so far...hope I won't appear so 'kaku' on that day...ahaha...

Nothing much to say...Just posting out of boredom. Spring break is coming next week! Hope something interesting will happen then!

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Snow storm and snowball fight!!

2007-03-01T15:00:00.000-06:00

Exam was cancelled on me again!! Woke up at 5am this morning to go to the toilet. Took me awhile to fall back to sleep when suddenly at 6am, I felt like something was not right...the heater was not working. It was so silent and the room was getting a tad too stuffy. So I climbed down my bed (I'm sleeping at the top of a double decker bed) and went to check on the thermostat. It was perfectly fine! So I went back up to my bed and a few minutes later, I heard whispers outside my door. Guess what? There was a blackout and it affected the whole university. Darren and Christi came knocking on my door and they said that classes were cancelled today. Today when I actually had a refleciton paper due and an exam that I really wanted to get it over and done with!! I was devasted and furthermore I had to bathe in the dark...It was around 6:30am and trust me, the bathroom is creepy when it's pitch black! Lay Poh was still sleeping and so I just trudge about in darkness; the only source of light coming from my phone. Eventually, the electricity did come back on but the weather was terrible. It was snowing really heavily and the snow was really thick on the ground. Later on, signs were posted everywhere saying 'No classes today' or 'Classes were cancelled' or 'UNL is close'...I received emails from my lecturers saying classes would be cancelled today. It was suspected that the blackout is due to the heavy snow. So I had breakfast and went back to bed, still not believing that exams cancelled on me in two consecutive weeks!! Now I have to face the agony until next Tuesday! Nooooo.....

After lunch, a big group of us went for snowball fight! Was fun...got snow all over me...lol..don't know why people keep picking on me! Am I that nice to bully? We were acting like kids but hey..it's not everyday we get a snow storm so might as well make the best out of it!

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Yet another killer subject...

2007-02-28T18:04:00.000-06:00

Bio psy is driving me crazy!! A real killer subject...I'm begining to think that stats is better than this...maybe because the lecturer in stats gives us a study guide so we have something to fall back upon...

As if biology and psychology on their own aren't bad enough...

biology + psychology = havoc + information overload!

How can people actually remember this much of information? 6 chapters in total for the coming exam and I'm already half dead...

The one thing so damn frustrating about the subject are the weird terms that we have to memorize...like anthropomorphism...huh?? And how are we suppose to differentiate chemical terms like chlorpromazine, clozapine and clomipramine?? I can't even pronounce them properly let alone being able to memorize and differentiate between them!

And this is just a 300-level course...I'll hate to see myself when I'm taking a 400-level course...

However, I do not deny that bio psy can be pretty interesting at times. Do you know that there are species who can actually change their sex with the presence of some hormone? (not applicable to humans of course). Also alligators' sex aren't determined during conception. Their sex is determined by the temperature during the period of incubation. Cooler temperature would result in a female and warmer temperature, a male! Interesting huh? There was also a chapter on people's IQ and why it differs from one another. What factors lead to the difference in IQ among humans? A rather controversial (maybe even taboo) subject but a very interesting one. But of course, in between the interesting topics, many boring ones come...like learning about neurons, synapses and action potentials...bleuks...okay...i shall get back to studying then...

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Anything but Perfect...

2007-02-26T08:53:00.000-06:00

Okay...finally I have 'some' time to settle down abit and relax so thought I'll post what the past few days have been like to me...so here goes...
It all started on Thursday night when I had some exercises to do for the next day. So I went back to my room after dinner and started to work on those exercises. Unfortunately, the subject was statistics (data analysis and research methods) and here are the equations:

Math = numbers + calculation = Statistics

Car Mun + Math = disaster

So I went on to do those exercises and as I looked at the 1st question, my heart started to beat faster and I started to panic. You see, I had jazz exam the next day as well so I had to finish up my stats quickly in order to be able to study jazz after that. However, once again it's stats and stats = math so obviously I had a difficult time. I tried and tried and got so frustrated that I decided to give up and try it again the next day after my jazz exam. So I studied my jazz, listen to the jazz cd (part if the exam consists of being able to recognize some jazz tunes) and went to bed. The next morning, I got up, switched on my laptop and started to check my emails before going for a shower. And guess what? My jazz lecturer emailed all of us to tell us that the exam was postponed to Monday because the hall that our class was held in had some audition thing going on! I was so mad!! I had to panic the night before because I thought there was going to be an exam the next day and now I have 3 exams instead of 2 the following week! I was so frustrated and felt as if someone was playing games with me. So I went to drown myself in the showers. After that, I decided to do my stats calculations and guess what? it took me 2...yes TWO freaking hours to solve ONE calculaiton question! I knew I was Math dumb but that was bad!! Again, another thing to add to my frustrations...But I did manage to get them done at a later date...greatest thanks to Darren for showing me the solution that was so simple I could have killed myself...and also to Lay Poh who taught me how to use my own calculator...now you know how bad I am...
The following days were the weekends and that was when I planned to devote my time to stats (going to have the exam on Mon or Tues). We have a list of terms and essay questions to study for and so I logged on to Blackboard to check for the terms and to go through all of them. When I got to my stats page and clicked on the edu exercises (that's what it's called), a sign came out saying 'System Error'...you cannot imagine my face...I was mortified!! And the system was not fixed until Sunday night so you could imagine my panicking and despair...so yea...so much for the end of the week and my weekends. I thought they are supposed to be the days that most people are looking forward to...Guess it's not that time for me yet!

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Facts, facts and MORE facts...

2007-02-20T22:38:00.000-06:00

Sighz...as if learning music wasn't hard enough...memorizing it is even harder!! In the midst of studying my 'History of American Jazz' right now and feeling a little frustrated so thought I'll just release some of my frustrations here...

It's so annoying to have to remember countless names and characteristics that have totally no importance whatsoever to me...seems like a waste of time and mental resources...but I took the subject and therefore I shall have to deal with the consequences...

How in the world do they expect you to remember so many freaking names?? Haven't they heard of the term 'confusion'? And how many of us would actually bother remembering these terms and people after we've sat for the exams and passed the course? Actually this applies to many other required subjects that I feel sometimes are a total waste of time...

These two weeks are freaking stressful weeks for me. I have an exam this Friday and two exams next week as well as a paper due on the same day as one of my exams next week. Arrgh!! That's the thing about studying here in the US...it might not be as tough as in Malaysia (am I speaking too soon?) but there are assignments to hand in and exams to sit for every single week!! And it's killing me!! How am I going to take 15 credit hours in fall?? I really am wondering right now...Please God...let me get through these two weeks...

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Just A Thankful Note...

2007-02-19T16:47:00.000-06:00

Okay...a totally RANDOM entry here...taking a break from studying my bio psychology so I thought I'll just post some of my thoughts here...
My 2nd month in here and only now do i dare to take out my Esprit watch (given by my parents) to wear. It's a beautiful, absolutely GORGEOUS watch...priced around RM375 (somewhere around there) and it's NOT scratch-proof; which is the main reason why I do not dare to wear it often, especially in this weather where I have to be wearing and taking off my gloves all the time. Now the weather is getting warmer (thank goodness!!) so I've worn it a few times and that feeling of 'I-know-I-have-this-watch, I-know-it's-mine-but-I-still-want-it-bad!!' comes back to me. So I really have to give my greatest, biggest thanks to my parents again for this rather random and unexpected gift...I love it sooo much and I love you both alot too! Can't wait to go back home and eat mum's cooking again...haha...ok I shall stop here...told you this was random...

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CNY Away From Home...

2007-02-18T13:09:00.000-06:00

Today is officially the first day of CNY here in Nebraska, US (due to the time difference from Malaysia...). This is my first CNY away from home and definitely wouldn't be the last. Back home, I think I have taken CNY celebrations for granted. Every year, me and my family would be doing the same thing for CNY. On CNY eve, we would go over to my grandma's place (dad's side) for dinner and then we would go jalan-jalan in Petaling Street since my grandma's place is in KL. On the first day of CNY, we would go to the same grandma's place for brunch/lunch and we would meet up my mum's side grandma and my aunt's family (together with my cute lil' cousins) and would go visiting to other relative's places. On the second day, we would go for brunch/lunch at my grandma's place (mum's side) and from there, we would go to pay our respects to my grandfather (who has passed on) and then go visiting again. We would visit other relatives and friends on this day. I think I have taken this routine for granted as each year I would complain that it is 'boring' and the sun during this period of time would be unbearably scorchingly hot. Now that I'm here, I realize that CNY celebrations actually has played a bigger role in my life then I have thought. When I hear about the plans my family has, I realized that I actually miss them and miss home very much, especially on this very occassion. Not to mention the amount of good food and ang paos that I am missing!! Sighz...this actually teaches me a very good lesson to appreciate things around us and not take things for granted. There's not much of a CNY mood or celebration around here as it's a small town and there's no China Town here or whatsoever...I've never had such a quiet CNY before but I guess I have to get use to this...Man I can't wait for summer so that I can go home! But I guess I'm dealing with this pretty well...or at least that's what I would like to think so!

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What Does It Take...

2007-02-15T18:52:00.000-06:00

What does it take

For someone to understand

That I can't be a fake

Pretending to hold your hand

What does it take

For me to show

That it was not a mistake

But an experience we should know

What does it take

For a person to heal

To forget and remake

A life that is new

What does it take

For me to cry

To show it's not my make

For things I don't want to lie

What does it take

For someone who loves me so

To understand this now

And just let me go...

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Feb'07

It's All About The Money...Isn't??

2007-02-15T17:09:00.000-06:00

Today, I am really, utterly disgusted. Is everything just about money here? Or maybe it has always been this way everywhere...Okay this is what happened...I went to get my ENL102 validated today and yes there is this new policy that states that all international and transfer students need to have either ENGL150 or 151 (UNL courses) in order to get other English courses validated. I understood that perfectly well. The thing is I already have got my ENL101 transfered as ENGL150 so any sane, logical person would know that ENL101 = ENGL150 since the university had already transfered it as that for me. So I went to Andrews Hall and meet that lady. I told her I already have a course transfered as ENGL150 therefore I want to transfer my other English course (ENL102). Guess what she said? Apparently, we have to take the English course in the university itself to be entitled for validation of other English courses. Isn't that ridiculous?? I mean if the university has already transfered my ENL101 as ENGL150, wouldn't that mean that technically the university has already decided that it is acceptable to be equivalent to the ENGL150 that they offer?? Why do I have to take it again? Why do I have to waste my time and money to take another stupid English course?? Oh wait...I know why...of course it's money! So obvious isn't...ever since I've been here, all I ever notice about this place is money, money and money...That day I went to the admin building to get my fees paid and apparently they do not have the facilities to deal with credit card payment and so I have to do it online. Guess what I found out online? They charge a 2% convenience fee for paying using the credit card online! Oh wow...no wonder they don't accept credit card payment in the admin building itself! At times like these, I really feel so upset and disgusted. I mean what is the reasoning behind all these? And for the English classes, apparently some international students can't write in English...so does this mean that it applies to ALL international students?? That's just so degradatory on all of us who can! People always have this misconception that Malaysians can't speak or write in good English just because English isn't our native language. Like they even know that I grew up with English all my life!! I speak English better then I speak my own mother tongue! And I have grades and scores to prove that I am worthy of being exempted from taking anymore English courses. Sighz...I guess this is just another one of those days...Let's hope that tmr will be a better day...

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Things Happen and People Change...

2007-02-14T18:31:00.000-06:00

Just got of the skyping session with mel...talked for more then 3hrs and still not done talking!! Alot of things are going through transformations now...sighz...makes me really wonder how things will be when I get back to Malaysia...
I really miss Malaysia alot...I miss my family and friends and lately, flashes of shopping malls in Malaysia like Pyramid, 1U, KLCC, The Curve has been going through my head! I miss going out to the movies, miss SHOPPING!! Can't wait to go back and shop!! And yes mel, I miss those sprees where we do 'stupid' stuff...hehe...
Thinking back of all the things that has happened, I realize that God works in strange and mysterious ways. Some things happen just when you never expect it too. Things be it that you want them to happen or you don't. It's also shocking to know that sometimes people can just change really easily. One minute you think that you know them, that they are nice and stuff and the next minute they turn their back on you or they change towards the way that they treat you. I have gone through certain 'phases' of this before...having a best friend snatched away from me by someone whom I thought I knew and that was painful...but that was the past and I really hope that something like that will never happen to me again...
Oh and today is Valentine's Day...not much of a day for someone single like me but oh well...at least I have my friends around...oh yea and a big thank you for the gifts that I have received...You know who are lerz..Don't want to mention names here...Both me and lay poh are thankful...lol...besides that not much of a day for me...going to have a floor dinner later...ahaha. As a last note, thanks mel, for being there for me when I needed you most...the drama and the emo earlier on...lol...K then, signing off now...

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Here Without You, yes all of you...

2007-02-10T11:04:00.000-06:00

It's been already 1 month plus since I came here to US...oh for those of u who doesn't know about my whereabouts, well I'm in Lincoln-Nebraska, US now studying in University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I came here about a month ago, reached here on December 31st 2006...and now it's already February 10th 2007...time sure passes really fast...In fact, I still cannot believe that I'm here! When I first started the American Degree Program, I never can imagine that I would be going abroad to study, let alone to a far place like US! Even though I know taking that program meant coming here later on, I just couldn't see that far ahead...And suddenly 2 years just passed like that and voila, I'm here!
It's really scary the way time passes so fast...sometimes I wish I could stay 18 forever...in my opinion that's one of the best age to live in...LOLX! It's like there's not really much responsibilities except for excelling in you studies. But once when you reach adulthood and have completed your studies, all the other worries start coming in...you'll have to worry about taking care of yourself and your parents...and if you have other younger siblings like I do, you'll have to worry about them too! You have to be financially stable to do alot of things in life and that, of course, is the most worrying part!!
Anywayz, as I said, I still cannot believe that I'm here. The first few weeks when I was here, whenever I woke up from my sleep, I would be thinking, 'Why am I here? Aren't I suppose to be home on my bed?' and after a few seconds I realize that I'm in my dorm...sad huh...When I'm bathing at times, I start to think, 'Wow, this is really happening isn't? I'm really here!'...
You see, I've been kind of dependant and a little spoiled all my life...I have parents that love me very much, a sister whom I know loves me but sometimes act like nothing (LOL!!) and I have a maid at home to do everything for me!! All my life I grew up in a household where studies are my first priority and nothing else. I've never done chores in my entire life believe it or not. I've never washed my own clothes, iron them or wash my own shoes...I've never mop or sweep the floor, never washed any dishes (okay maybe I have but not at home). So I can you can see what a 'princess' life I've been living...but now coming here I have to adapt and learn to do things myself. I wash my own clothes and fold them (yes!!) and I vaccum my own room. All these things I've never done before and it's really showed me alot about responsibility...
As a last note, yes guys I miss you all very much! Especially my parents and my sister whom I've gotten close to only recently...we used to fight alot last time despite the 7-year age gap...LOL! Also my 3 cousins whom I'm close to, my aunt and uncle and my grandmother...And my friends back home...my childhood buddy suj, my all-time friend since primary school, dorin and most importantly, my confidante, mel..sighz...feel quite lost without an outlet channel so I have to turn to blogging! Hope I didn't bore you guys out!

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Stereotyping - Tattoos and Piercings...

2007-02-06T21:23:00.000-06:00

Have you guys ever been judged based on how you look or the things you do? I know I have been judged by that many, many times...
This comes specifically to those who have tattoos and piercings...what's wrong with having them? People tend to associate tattoos and piercings with 'gangsterism' and being 'naughty' and things like that...Why does it have to be that way? Can't it just be treated as a fashion statement? This is one of the reasons I got my tattoo and piercings...I want to show people that even though I have a tattoo and a navel piercing, doesn't mean that I'm a slacker or anything...I'm a filial daughter...I love and respect my parents...I love my family...I do not rebel against them...I am a good student...so what's the problem??
Just hope that I can change people's perception on this...no offense to anyone who does think this way about people with tattoos and piercings...yea some people tend to overdo them but hey it's their life...do not judge a person on that basis...you might find that these are actually the nicest people around! ^^

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Where it all begins...

2007-02-05T23:20:00.000-06:00

Firstly, it's all thanks to my roomie lay poh for wanting to 'try' designing blogs for others...lol...
Secondly, another thanks to my sister for asking me to have a blog as well...
Thirdly, thanks to my sudden rush of feelings for wanting to 'write' things...
Besides that, hopefully I am able to keep this going...lol...of course for that I would need some amount of support from people...especially to those who call yourselves my friends (ehem)...
Let me think of what to post...when I feel like it, I will do so...
Just a few things to get started with..first of all the url of my blog as you all would have noticed is 'cmsueno'...cm is my initials and sueno means dreams in Spanish...so basically it's like 'car mun's dreams...'
Next, the title of my blog 'Of Dreams & Reality...' Ever wondered what would happen if things were different from the way they are/were? Well, sometimes I do get mixed up and confused between dreams and reality and so this blog represents my hopes, dreams, feelings, emotions, bla bla bla...
I think one main reason why I started this is because I need an outlet for my feelings and all since now that I have left my comfort zone in Malaysia and have to start a new life in US...I no longer have my confidante here with me (mel, if you're reading this, yes it's you...) and things just get real rough sometimes so I guess I need an outlet and this blog will serve that purpose...
As a last note, thanks to everyone for stopping by!

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