Sweet Nothings

095. Not Getting What I Want for Christmas

2009-12-24T17:39:38Z

I spent the night of Christmas eve with my mum in the cinema, watching Sherlock Holmes (well, ogling at Robert Downey Jr. mostly). Kudos to Guy Ritchie for directing a brilliant movie! Now I'm back home, knee deep in clothes all over the place because I'm meant to be packing for my trip to Singapore which starts tomorrow.

I hate that I'm having mixed feelings about the whole trip. In one hand I'm really excited since it'll be my first visit to Singapore and I'll finally be able to spend time with the other side of the family that I haven't seen in so long and I know that there's so much to look forward to while I'm there. On the other hand, I'll be leaving so many things here undone, I'll have to miss my brother's wedding rehearsal (which I know he's not too happy about) and I'll have to miss Haqeem's birthday. Plus, Eu-Wynn asked me twice to come hang out and I wasn't able to both times. I miss my hometown friends so much. I've been on holiday but it's been so packed with things that I need to do that I haven't had any spare time to spend on them. Guys, I'm an awful friend and I apologise! I hope that I'll be able to make up for it by spending New Year's Eve with all of you.

Gaah. I hate being all gloomy. And Aqeem, if you're reading this, I'm sorry! :(

Merry Christmas, everyone.

094. Embarassing Songs I'll Never Grow Out Of

2009-12-20T17:01:04Z

All together now: Awww!

I was on my way to my cousin's wedding just yesterday, nodding in and out of sleep in the backseat when the radio suddenly belted out "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls and the next moment I'm sitting there singing loudly and making lots of sudden movements much to the annoyance of my not-so-little brother. Hey, don't judge me.

We all have those moments, don't we? We think we're all cool now because we listen to stuff like Coldplay, Muse, Maroon 5 or the Arctic Monkeys (the Jo Bros don't count, sorry). And if you happen to listen to stuff from The Beatles, Radiohead or Nirvana (like any self-respecting person would) then you have this makebelief that it puts you higher up the hierarchy of coolness. Then comes along "Pop" by N'Sync or Britney's "Hit Me Baby One More Time" (or something along those lines) on the radio or from a beat-up old jukebox at a dingy R&R and you find that you just can't help but sing along.

Okay, maybe you do have those moments and maybe you don't. Maybe you've always listened to cool stuff all your life. Lucky you. But for the rest of us out there, what would your list of top 10 embarassing songs you'll never grow out of look like? Here's mine:

Top 10 Embarassing Songs I'll Never Grow Out Of

10. Who Let the Dogs Out? - Baha Men
This is one super catchy song that my dad loathes with every fiber of his being and I don't blame him for it too but once I hear this, there's no stopping me from singing along (even if half the song sounds just like gibberish to me).

9. Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Aah, Mr. Hot Buns (oh, admit it already). I used to scream along to this in the car. I'd get the lyrics all screwed up in the process but it didn't matter because it was loads of fun and embarassingly enough, it still is!

8. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega
I bet a lot of people have memorised the lyrics to this. Uber catchy and lots of fun to dance to, I tell you. Pity it's just another one of those one hit wonders.

7. Bring It All Back - S Club 7
The S Club are no more and no one seems to really know what happened to the group. I hated them eversince they started their very own TV show, but this little number will always be an embarassing favourite of mine.

6. Bang Bang Boom - The Moffatts
"Doo doo doo dooo, When she walks into the room, Doo doo doo dooo, My heart goes bang bang boom!" Such fun lyrics, no?

5. Everything You Do - M2M
I think any normal person, at least at a certain point in their lives, would have loved this duo. I was actually torn between picking "The Day You Went Away" and this little number but then figured that the former can be a tad depressing.

4. Pop - N'Sync
Dirrrty Pop! I could never get enough of this back then and I can never get enough of it now. It's an embarassing confession but I've probably heard this one a million times yet it never gets stale. Hah. And I know the lyrics to this song like the back of my hand.

3. Wannabe - Spice Girls
Back when I was in kindergarten up till primary 3, I was an avid fan of the Spice Girls and Sporty Spice was like a deity that I almost worshipped. But I wasn't thrilled when they tried making a comeback after disbanding simply because they're obviously not girls anymore, just like how the members of Boyzone aren't exactly boys either. I loved (and still love) plenty of their old songs but this one will always be a favourite.

2. Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys
I think I fell in love with the music video first before the song itself. I'm no Nick Carter fan though. I'm on team Kevin! Most of the other songs by the band are pretty corny, in my opinion at least but I know Lisa would beg to differ. But this one just stuck up till this day.

1. Mmm Bop - Hanson
Very often voted as the most annoying song in the history of music (err, Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" anyone?). I say it's brilliant. The Hanson brothers made serious bucks from a song with a chorus made of nonsensical gibberish. Brilliant!

So there is it. Harga saham pun dah jatuh. Note to Syafiq: Make a list, kiddo. I wanna see it! Till next time, folks.

093. Mummy Has Facebook

2009-12-18T04:38:28Z

Sometimes it feels good to stray from your comfort zone. Image credit: Violet Kashi

This post has been pretty long overdue. The holidays have been going on for over a week now and I've done a lot of things I didn't get the chance to do while I was locked up in college. I've gone shopping, visited the zoo, spent time with my classmates outside of college, completed a few hours of personal CAS and most importantly I've spent time with my mother. My hometown friends will be coming back from their Genting trip this weekend (a trip I was meant to go for but couldn't *sob*) and hopefully I'll get to finally do some serious catching up with them. My brother on the other hand will be coming back today from Ireland to spend his Christmas holidays with the family. In a few more days, my other brother will be coming back from the States with his wife to prepare for the official wedding ceremony on the 2nd of January, something that I'll be busy with no doubt as I'm one of the bridesmaids. I'll also be going off to Singapore from the 25th till the 30th of this month with the other side of the family, meaning I won't be around to wish Haqeem a happy birthday on the day he turns 18 (despite you saying otherwise I'm still gonna call you, Aqeem). And let's not get started about the amount of things I need to get done for the Solte' A Alma event next year.

Now tell me, when am I going to find the time to study, finish up my assignments, think of an EE research question, start looking for content for Business IA and read all three literature texts for Malay A1 next semester (which starts on the 6th of January, btw)?

Friends, I apologise for how boring this post is.

Oh, my mother has Facebook now. Yep. She who can't even drag and drop items from one window to another or copy and paste texts has now created her very own profile on Facebook. But surprisingly she's been able to navigate around Facebook quite happily with no complications whatsoever. I wouldn't know what to do if she sends me a friend request, to be honest. Reject? She might get suspicious. Approve? HELL TO THE NO. I hope that I'll never have to decide. But if (God forbid!) she does send me a friend request, what am I to do?

092. After the Rain

2009-12-01T12:47:36Z

A rainbow in KMB, as seen from my hostel room.

091. My Dad Googled My Name

2009-11-28T17:15:54Z

I've been monologuing a lot more lately. More than once I've had to restrain from thinking out too loudly when I'm walking alone along the roofed walkway back to my room in college. Perhaps I've finally succumbed to the madness that is IB. I'm sure it's fascinating if you're lucky enough to witness it. I can get pretty animated when I'm conversing with myself. It's not that I don't have friends to talk to. Instead it's just that sometimes I think I should literally listen to what I have to say. I find it easier to be honest to myself that way. It helps me figure out whether I'm doing the things I do just to please others, whether I'm happy with the decisions I make, whether I should be doing something about what's not working out for me and whether it's wise to be doing what I'm doing at the moment (like blogging right now when I'm meant to keep my eyes on my books and nothing else). I think monologuing is my way of achieving zen with myself. You should give it a try, provided it's not somewhere public.

...isn't blogging kind of monologuing as well? Idk.

So before you write me off as crazy, I'll switch the topic to that of food. It's something we all can relate to, no? Well speaking of food, Seremban has very little variety compared to the kind of variety available in KL and PJ and all that. I remember how hard it used to be to decide on a place to go to for a meal because of the limited choices, which is why I always look forward to going to Penang every year. The food there is the devil but it's just oh-so-good! But anyway, getting back to the food in Seremban, I've noticed that being locked up in KMB with nothing to eat other than the stuff that they serve us at the cafeteria and the rather pricey stuff they offer at the college food court has made my tastebuds regard Seremban food as highly appetising. It's a good thing. In fact, being in KMB has made me appreciate a lot more things other than food that I previously took for granted, especially my parents. I love you guys!

Anyhoo, this will be the start of my two week hiatus from the Internet (or so I tell myself). Wish me luck for my semester exam. I hope I will pull through unscathed and with my sanity intact. Till then, adieu!

090. Sekadar Mencuci Mata

2009-11-22T04:19:16Z

LIVERPOOL 2-2 MANCHESTER CITY
Rafa Benitez can count himself lucky if he gets to keep his dayjob after last night's results. If I'm right, that's 5 consecutive games without a win. What's happening to the team?! Having plenty of players getting injured doesn't help either. And what's worse is that KMB seems to be infested with United fans. Eww.

So basically last night was not the best night ever for the team, and consequently it kinda brought me down as well. But there were a few good things that happened. I got jelly beans as a birthday present from Syafiq. Whooo! I don't know how this guy guessed that I have a thing for jelly beans but this came at a good time. Thanks for the jelly beans, man! It's really very nice of you! I also managed to get most of the proposal letter for next year's Solte' a Alma event done with help from Afiq. My group's Malay A1 IOP script is finally done and we can start practicing our roles for IOP on Tuesday. I'm also at least slightly up-to-date about football now thanks to Manul. As for the best part of last night during the match, only my roommate has the privilege to that sort of information because otherwise... well, it wouldn't be a secret fetish anymore. Tee heeeeee! :)

What's another good thing that's going to happen tonight? Two words: SUBWAY SANDWICH *dies happy*

089. Still Surviving

2009-11-14T16:10:12Z

If you know what the life of an IB student in MARA College Banting is like, then you'll definitely agree that staying positive and happy is crucial if you want to stay sane. I honestly believe that the only reason why I haven't jumped off the balcony of my dorm is because I constantly surround myself with things that make me happy. It really helps me cope with life here. I just thought about it a few days back... I've actually signed myself up to dedicate 2 years of my youth in this place, to make IB the centre of my world because it demands that much of my time and attention in hopes of securing a really good future for myself ahead. It's really depressing if you think about it that way but that's really what it is. Here's what keeps me sane (in no particular order):

Random Things That Make Me Happy

1. Food. I wanted to be specific and say 'Munchy's Oat Krunch cookies' because that stuff really makes me squeal in delight like a schoolgirl but I actually just really love food in general. Thanks to my roommate, I also currently have a fetish for cherry tomatoes. And when it comes to food, I know that I'm a rather seasonal person. I'm not implying that the food at the Dewan Selera makes me happy though! I rely heavily on the food my mum occasionally sends to me through my dad though I'll admit that sometimes DS food isn't all that bad either.

2. People. The participants of the Pushing Boundaries programme are required to take a HBDI colour test (a personality test, basically) that helps indicate which quadrant of your brain is dominant. Apparently, I'm a red; meaning I'm quite emotionally-driven and a people person. There's a lot more to the test than that but I don't want to go into details. What's important is that the test reconfirmed what I already knew: that surrounding myself with people is important to me.

3. Writing. Why else would I have a blog? I don't have fantastic writing skills and neither do I have much creativity, but penning down what I think for the world to see and comment on gives me a sort of thrill.

4. Picture-taking. I am so thankful for having classmates who aren't camera-shy. If you've seen my Facebook photo albums, you'll see two whole albums of pictures taken of me and my classmates in semester one so far. And there are still four semesters to go. God knows that I'm not the most photogenic person in the world but I still love being in photos, not to mention taking photos as well. I think it's just the idea of forever immortalising that moment that really catches my fancy.

5. Hugs. Now who doesn't enjoy a good, warm hug? :)

6. Showers. I think only my roommate can truly understand how happy a nice, long shower can make me feel. Granted, my college has no heater (or even a proper showerhead) so if it's a cold morning, you don't really have any choice but to shower with cold water but it still feels really good after that.

7. Talking. Again I think this has something to do with me being a 'red' person and all. I enjoy jabbering on and on with no sense of direction to anyone willing enough to listen. My primary targets in college are usually my roommate, Dhania, and my good friend, Haqeem.

8. Badminton. Mmhmm.. I realise that I am athletically challenged but I play badminton and I enjoy every bit of it anyway. Having fun badminton team mates also helps a lot. I guess the main reason as to why I feel happy when I play badminton is because it's the only sport that I'm decent at. I also tend to get really driven to play better each time and that can really put me in a good mood.

9. Greetings. A short "Hello!" from someone familiar everytime I walk around college never fails to put a smile on my face. There have been instances when I start my day off in a foul mood because my homework's still incomplete/I didn't get enough sleep/Liverpool lost a match the night before/etc. and then suddenly I'm alright again because of a simple and sincere greeting.

10. Free periods. Need I say more?

There are actually lots more that can be listed down here because I'm such an easy person to please but nobody actually reads lists that have more than 10 items listed down. Normally, anyways. Perhaps someday I'll write another entry as a continuation to this one or I'll start listing down other random things just for the fun of it.

088. Prawns for Lunch

2009-11-07T06:03:38Z

What IB can do to a person.

I'm in college this weekend because of JPAM and I'll still be in college next weekend because of some kind of inspirational talk that the ExCEL stdents are required to go for. The sun was merciless this morning which made me almost pass out when the JPAM officer made us jog along the whole length of the jogging track to start off our fortnightly torture session. Things got worse when we were made to sit at the cafeteria tables to listen to them give a mind-numbing talk about fire emergencies. Everyone was almost at the brink of losing their minds when they decided to finally let us off for lunch.

That's today so far. I plan to play a game of badminton with my classmates later in the evening and then allow my mind to be raped by statistics and probabilities at night. Last night though was spent doing a little bit of homework and then hanging on the phone for 2 solid hours with a fellow classmate who has, within these past few months, become a really good friend of mine. Another good friend of mine will finally be coming back from Canberra to spend 3 months here and I am thrilled! Eu-Wynn, you are so missed!

My first semester finals will be on the 3rd of December for a total of 6 days and I am freaked because I'm completely underprepared. My dad told me I need to aim for at least a 38 for this semester so that I have a stronger chance of getting the placement to my university of choice. I feel stressed and pressured and everything now but I know that this semester isn't the hardest part of IB yet. My mentor also advised me to start thinking of a good question for my extended essay. I'll need to decide on a subject and then quickly book an EE advisor. I also need to quickly start updating my notes and activating my IRP group. Gaah! :(

To my Seremban friends: I really miss you crazy people and I hope we can hang out at the end of the year together, just like that Penang trip that we had. I'm sorry for not keeping in touch while I'm here, but I'll make up for it soon. I love you guys!

087. ZOMG MY CAPS LOCK IS ON

2009-11-02T08:58:12Z

086. I Want Your Numbah

2009-10-31T19:40:02Z

It seems to me like everytime I come back home on the weekends when I'm free that there's always something that's changed. This time I noticed new wall ornaments, some rearranging of furniture and a new DVD player. My parents even changed from drinking Nescafé to drinking Brazillian coffee instead. Gaaah! I don't like discovering new things in my own home that I never knew about because it makes me feel like I've been gone for so long when it's only been 2 weeks. I mean, if I had to stay in college for a month I don't want to come back one weekend to find that my parents have rented out my room or something along those lines.

But as much as that bothers me, what bugs me more is how tonight's match against Fulham at Craven Cottage turned out. All that came out of my mouth throughout the last 20 minutes of the match were a series of swear words and cussing. You'd think that after last week's 2-0 win over Manchester United that they'd breeze through this match. Turns out the outcome was 3-1 to Fulham and 2 red cards for Liverpool to boot. I don't know what Rafa's idea was but it was a tactical nightmare and everything just went so horribly wrong since he subbed Torres with Babel (not that putting Babel in is a bad thing, but why substitute Torres?!). I also fail to comprehend why he brought in Ayala and Eccleston to replace Benayoun and Kuyt during the last crucial minutes of the game when Liverpool needed goals. RAFA, I SIMPLY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

Le sigh.

I know that this journal has been collecting dust for the past month but now that I have Maxis broadband, I can go online without needing to walk all the way to the academic block anymore. I don't know if that's a good thing for someone like me who has zero self-discipline.

Oh, I watched This Is It with my parents today at the local cinema. My mother was crying bucket loads when I'll Be There was playing. I'd be lying if I said I never felt like crying throught the entire movie. I can honestly say that I felt his loss. It's such a pity that he had to move on to another life before he could make his comeback because after watching This Is It, I genuinely believe that his comeback would've been the stuff of legend. It was really hard to keep myself from breaking into a dance or waving my hands when they played my all time MJ favourites like Thriller, The Way You Make Me Feel and Beat It. He even did a few Jackson 5 numbers which was really just too cool. God bless you, MJ and rest in peace.

085. I Think I Might Need Help

2009-09-24T19:39:17Z

Ugh. I don't even know what's wrong with me anymore. I feel fat, lazy, unmotivated, bitchy and unkept. My room looks like it's been hit by a tornado, my homework and assignments are still in that little corner of my room, I've been feeding junk to my body, I haven't exercised in weeks and I've been snapping at people for no particular reason, and with all that time I've wasted away glued in front of the computer screen, I don't even have decent blog entries to show for it!

I need change. I need to someone to nudge me to some sort of direction. Shove me if need be. Because now I'm just stagnant. Unmoving. Unproductive. Almost literally vegetating.

I just find it so difficult to keep the promises I make to myself. I fail in the subject of self-discipline--that I know--but this is ridiculous. I've settled down pretty nicely with college life and things are going well in terms of fitting in and making new friends as well as keeping the ones I already have close at heart. What I have a problem with is the way I handle my time. Honestly, at the rate I'm going, I think that if there ever was an award for being the biggest procrastinator on Earth, I'd win it hands down.

My life has been so mundane. Emo as it sounds, everything about me feels wrong. I'm just not satisfied with myself because I feel like I should be doing more with my life other than what I'm doing now which is nothing. How do I get myself to not be such a slob? Heck, I don't even know how I turned out to be this way. I need motivation or inspiration. Perhaps a hard knock on the head would be more effective. Whatever.

Will somebody seriously please help me snap out of this?! This is really a cry for help.

084. f. Whichever You Prefer

2009-09-15T01:55:14Z

- Hands Down by Dashboard Confessional. Brilliant song. -

083. Munchy's Oat Krunch Cookies, the New Fetish

2009-09-13T19:38:36Z

It's official. I'm hooked on these. Munchy's Oat Krunch Cookies make me very happy indeed.
What's not to love? It's cookies made of oats, organic hazelnut and...wait for it...chocolate chips made of dark chocolate! These babies are frickin' made for me. I've been stuffing myself silly with these every night, it's almost unhealthy. I bet you could bribe me to do you ~~sexual~~ favours with a bagfull (to the more sensitive KMB-ans reading this--if you are actually reading the nonsense I write about here--that's meant to be a joke).

Today was yet another unproductive day spent loafing around in the mall nearby then getting home, spending too much time fiddling with my latest purchase. When will I ever learn that holidays simply don't last long enough for me to finish my assignments?

082. ZOMG, I'm Home!

2009-09-12T08:42:22Z

I woke up at 2pm today. But who cares? It's the Raya holidays. I can sleep early, wake up late, Facebook and Twitter to my heart's content...all of which I can only dream of doing when I'm in KMB. What sucks is that I have to be back in college earlier than everyone else does because I'm participating in a group singing competition in conjunction with the Merdeka celebration. That means I have fewer days to enjoy my life outside of KMB and fewer days to complete the workload assigned by KMB's killjoy lecturers for the holidays. Whee.

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie
Done: 55.1%
D/L speed: 1.2kB/s

Stupid Malaysian Internet.

My mum made me drive to the grocery store today to buy a few ingredients for tonight's buka puasa. Looks like chicken and prawns are on the menu. Me likey. Speaking of puasa, I've got only 9 days of fasting left, including today, till it's finally Raya! Menjelang Hari Raya was playing on the radio on my way home from the grocery store and I was singing along to whatever lyrics I knew. This year, I probably won't be celebrating with my dad again because he and the family can't come down to KL this year and never thought of perhaps booking me a freaking flight ticket to Sabah instead so I could go see them there. So it looks like I'll be going up North with Mum for Raya. Oh, well... I've got no complaints because we'll be going up to Penang and everyone knows how much I revere Penang food.

081. Have You Seen My Pink Grills?

2009-08-28T11:20:21Z

The liver cell; an eukaryotic cell.
I've been doing notes on Biology all day and I still have to complete my notes for 2 more sub-topics. There's no way I'll be able to finish by today because I'll going to the clubhouse later to meet up with friends and then head to Senawang to have supper with them. There's so much besides Biology notes that I have to do and it's already the weekend. Why, why, why did I procrastinate??

Among other things, I paid a visit to the orthodontist today who grumbled when she found out I broke 2 brackets and disfigured one then punished me by putting neon pink o-rings on my braces so that all who look will have their retinas burned off.

080. Bad Decision, Señor.

2009-08-26T11:24:14Z

My sympathy goes out to The One In Canberra who is currently sick and all alone. I know you'll read this. I hope you get well soon! I'll definitely be watching the Arsenal VS Manchester United match and I hope United gets a whopping. Speaking of which..

LIVERPOOL 1-3 ASTON VILLA
Gaah! I honestly do not understand what Rafa Benitez sees in Lucas Leiva, who smartly headed in the ball into his own net after winning Aston Villa a free kick in the first place! Granted the guy isn't all that awful but keeping Babel on the bench and putting Lucas into the first 11 instead? My head hurts just trying to see the sense in that decision. In fact, my head hurts trying to fathom the reason behind selling off Alonso and Arbeloa. If by some miracle Liverpool can keep their place in the top 4 this season, I'd be impressed.

But anyhoo, today has been rather uneventful. Oh, I'm on a break now for a whole week till Monday. The past few days I've been keeping myself busy (read: keeping my face plastered to the computer screen). I also watched District 9 with Avinash, Arvin adn Krishna (the birthday boy yesterday). It was nothing epic like I thought it would be, but the storyline was pretty good. The gross parts made me cringe a little though. As for today, I cashed in my cheque from MARA. I'm now RM600 richer. Woot!

It's time to break fast now!

079. Since College Closed Down for a Week...

2009-08-05T11:53:37Z

So from what I heard in the news today, the death toll for swine flu cases has increased. I'm surprised no one has dropped dead from the haze though because it's terrible. If people aren't too concerned about swine flu since nobody's wearing a mask around, I think they should at least fear for their lungs.

Haze or no haze, I still get around. Like yesterday, me and 5 of my classmates went to Mid Valley Megamall to hang out for the day. The director of MCB officially closed down the college on Friday for a whole week due to several H1N1 suspect cases within the college. So my classmate, Amira, planned for a meet-up at Mid Valley. Only 5 of us could make it because some like Azam and Afif weren't feeling too well. Haqeem was being a wuss and didn't wanna come up to KL simply because Afif couldn't and Haziq simply woke up late and missed the bus (then blamed me on Facebook for not giving him a wake up call. Sampai hati kau, Haziq!).

I took the train from Seremban to go all the way to KL Sentral then met up with Azuan who was caught by surprise when I yelled out a big 'HELLO' because he almost walked right past me. We then took the train to Mid Valley and spent a few minutes looking for the rest when we found Azwari who then led us to where Amira and Sabila was but not before making me and Azuan take the escalator to go a floor up and back one floor down again just for the fun of it.

L: Azwari, Sabila and Amira. Patiently awaiting me and Azuan's delayed arrival :)

Azuan, the guy who accompanied me to Mid Valley from KL Sentral.

We went to Nando's, planning to eat first before watching our movie.

We took pictures...

...and Azwari was happily browsing through the menu when we realised that the movie was about to start really soon! We embarassingly had to leave the restaurant. I quickly ordered my favourite Swiss Mushroom burger from BK to munch on in the cinema.

It's a horribly blurry picture, but this was after we watched The Proposal. You can see Azwari trying to warm himself up because it was freezing cold in the cinema.

We paid a visit to Pets Wonderland and saw this adorable thing fast asleep.

We went back to Nando's! And we actually ordered this time, but not before snapping a few photos first, of course.

This was what I devoured. I forgot to turn my camera's macro settings on. Damn.

This was Azuan playing around with his camera.

Group picture! What's an outing without a group picture? :)

That's a big number.

And finally, Azuan took this photo of me because I missed the first train. It was so packed that I was bullied right off of it!

Fellow M09U classmates, if you're reading this, let's plan a kickass trip for our semester break. It'll be fun!

078. Back to the Old Bob

2009-07-12T04:35:43Z

Hello, all! I've been absent from LJ for awhile now. I've been busy at college, trying to get used to life in boarding school and juggling the significant amount of workload. I've been making new friends here and there, also enrolling myself in clubs and sports activities. Now I have my old hairstyle back. Basically a lot has happened.

Life at Kolej MARA Banting wasn't as bad as I initially thought. The people there are easy to get along with and I'm so thankful to get a roommate that I share so much in common with. Her name's Dhania and she's pretty cool. I'm actually having fun at college everyday. The programme however is a whole different story. IB is quite possibly hell on earth. I don't know what I got myself into. Nonetheless, I know that this programme will do me good for my future in medicine and KMB is possibly one of the best places to take the programme due to its reputation and world ranking.

I don't find myself feeling homesick while I'm there, which indicates that things are going pretty good over there for me and that I'm adapting. But sometimes I do think of my friends here and how I won't be able to see them as often as I would like anymore then I start to really miss being back in Seremban. I'm glad I didn't waste my holidays just bumming around and not doing all sorts of things with my friends before I started college.

I have to head back to college later around 3pm then I won't be coming back for 2 weeks because of the co-curricular activities during the weekend. I suppose I'll survive. I'll have my laptop with me this time though!

077. Tweet!

2009-06-24T03:27:42Z

http://twitter.com/syazanajwa
Heh.
So, I'll be starting college in less than a week. I'm sort of both psyched and not so excited about it at the same time, but that's mainly because I'm worried about the kind of roommate I'll have to be stuck with for the next 2 years. It's a pretty big deal for me to get a roommate that I can be comfortable with. Besides that, I actually am pretty excited to start studying again. All these months of being idle, unproductive and downright lazy has really slowed me down. I actually feel like a slug; slow and stupid. Don't get me wrong, I'm not looking forward to the stress and workload. I just want to...I don't know; start moving forward with my life again?

Anyway, the mailman came by today to drop off these babies and basically made my day. I've just tried them on and I know for sure that I can't wear these to walk for any longer than 4-5 hours because if I did, I'd die. Gaah, I have a dangerous fetish for shoes at the moment and should be kept away from shopping malls for the next 3 months, before I spend my entire savings on shoes. Heck, I might need to be put on a leash.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is out today and I can hardly wait to watch the movie this Friday. Truth be told, I can head over to the movies to watch it tonight itself with my family but I've made plans to watch it with a big group of friends on Friday night so the movie will have to wait. Optimus Prime has got the sexiest voice ever, don't you agree?

076. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

2009-06-22T04:09:39Z

My love for the Power Rangers has been rekindled. Here's an awesome cover of the theme song:

075. Nikon Coolpix S230

2009-06-14T11:44:34Z

I finally bought that new camera I've been waiting forever for. Well, actually I'm still waiting to get a Canon DSLR but it costs so frickin' much so this was the next best thing I could lay my hands on. Purrdy? :)

074. Guilt-Free 5 Day Bingeing Trip

2009-06-13T02:31:37Z

I was on holiday with my mum and brother last Saturday and came back on Wednesday. We took a trip to Kedah to pay my uncle and aunt a visit then had our own vacation in Penang where I took the opportunity to meet up with candychaos91!

We hit the beach early in the morning on the second day to go fishing! (Yes, there really were fish by the beachside)

My mum (left) and aunt settling down by the beachside. Ignore the garbage everywhere. The beaches on the western side of West Malaysia are gross.

My uncle; fixing the fishing rods for us because we know nuts.

My brother, Imran, in action.

We ordered so many different dishes! That's me pigging out on kerang or shellfish.

...good Lord, they were good!

The third day was spent in Penang and that night we walked to Gurney Drive (pic) to have some good ol' Penang hawker food. Absolutely scrumptious.

This was on the fourth day at Queensbay Mall. That's me again, having a set lunch at Paddington House of Pancakes.

This was what I pigged out on! Looks good, no?

Later that day I met up with candychaos91 to watch Monsters VS Aliens in 3D. That's her in her 3D glasses..

...and me in mine.

Same day that night, I went to the night market along Batu Feringhi. This was what I found at one of the stalls selling purses.

That's about it folks! My camera died on me right after that and I forgot to bring my charger along, but that last picture was the last night that we were there. The next day it was just breakfast at a kopitiam in Bangkok Street after checking out of our hotel to have their infamous mee rebus, then to Line Clear for some takeaway nasi kandar before finally getting started on our 5 hour journey home.

073. Blind Date

2009-06-04T20:01:38Z

I meant to write about this last week but it was delayed because the pictures were with all my other friends and I got them a little late. I still don't have all of it, but this cannot wait any longer. About 2 weeks ago Mei Lin had planned to set me, Vanessa and Kah Mun up on blind dates but and the candidates could be any guy within our social circle. In turn, Vanessa and Kah Mun planned to set Mei Lin up with a blind date as well. A lot of planning was done between the three of them and I just took part. Eventually the day arrived and all that planning was finally set into motion.

I was instructed by Mei Lin to wait for my date at the reception area in the clubhouse at 7:15pm because he will be there to pick me up at 7:30pm. Coincidentally, there was a wedding function or so going on at the clubhouse that night so a lot of people kept walking in and out through the front door. Everytime the glass doors slid open I'd jerk my head up to look and eventually it got tiring because the time clocked 7:40pm and still no sign of my date. After a while, a friend of my dad then came up to me to chat a little and that was when my date showed up.

Lo and behold, it was Jordan Cheo!

He was the last person I thought I would end up being paired with for that night because I firmly believed that Mei Lin was setting him up with Kah Mun. Small wonder why my date was 20 minutes late. The first thing he said when he saw me was, "Syaza! Faster, come to the car!" because he had parked his car right in front of the entrance and was blocking every other car. How very Jordan. I finally got into the car after getting over my initial shock at seeing him. He asked me where I wanted to have dinner at and I suggested Kensington in Era Walk because I had never been there before.

Now, Mei Lin and Kah Mun had made up a list of 5 mandatory things that everyone has to do during their date:

You have to order each other's food for dinner.
You have to share one dessert.
You have to talk about 3 topics (which, by the way, was never specified so nobody did this)
The guy has to pay for dinner.
You must take a picture together.

Since #3 couldn't be done as the 3 topics weren't specified, Jordan and I successfully accomplished #2, #4, and #5 only. #1 had failed because he ended up ordering my food and his as well simply because it's Jordan being Jordan, but I didn't mind. We even took it up a notch and took a video of ourselves being foolish while having our dessert. The side order of potato wedges and the apple crumple dessert left the both of us feeling very full and it was only 9pm when we were finished with dinner but we were told to meet up at A&W at 10:30pm. So to kill time, we decided to spy on the other dates.

My date with Jordan turned out to be more like a really fun outing just between the two of us than an actual date that night. We drove to the Hawaiian Steak House where Mei Lin and Avinash were set up to have dinner together but took care to not let them see us in case Mei Lin would scold us for behaving like kids instead of going out on a real date. We couldn't find the both of them though so we couldn't sneakily take pictures but I found Avinash's Mitsubishi Lancer parked nearby. So, I wrote a note on a piece of tissue paper and left it pinned on his car's windscreen.

We were here! We saw you! :)

love,
S + J

But no, we didn't actually see them.

Anyway, after that Jordan let me drive his car to Allson Klana Resort where Vanessa and Fezaan were set up for their date. We spent quite some time looking for Fezaan's car so we could leave a note there too but weren't very successful so I parked the car (rather badly, I might add) and then we headed inside to look for them. Around the corner, Jordan heard their voices and started running away and I followed suit because we weren't meant to be seen by them. The both of us ran into an elevator a Malay family just came out of and headed for the floor above then went back downstairs to find Vanessa and Fez waiting for us. CAUGHT!

There was still a lot of time left to kill and we planned to sneak up on the last two, Kah Mun and Jeremy, who were having dinner at Kensington in Oakland but Kah Mun called me to let me know that they had to leave their place and head elsewhere because the restaurant was getting ready to close for the day. So we decided to meet up in Jusco for awhile until it was time to go to A&W at 10:30pm. In Jusco, Jordan took me to Giordano to show me this particular pair of pants that he really likes and asked for my opinion and also asked me to help him look for a pair of leather shoes. We did both then met up with Kah Mun and Jeremy at U Bowl in Jusco. That was when I found out Mei Lin had switched our dates!

We talked and laughed and exchanged stories about our dates briefly before leaving for A&W around 10:30pm where we met up with everyone else. We spent quite some time there exchanging more stories with each other, eating supper and taking photos.

Me and my date, Jordan, who was more occupied with his curly fries.

Jeremy, the one who was supposed to be my date, and my best buddy, Kah Mun!

Mei Lin, the one who thought of the whole thing, and her all-dressed-up date, Avinash.

Fezaan and his date, the lovely Vanessa.

The whole group at A&W.
Later after that Avinash headed home while the rest of us went to Vanessa's house to use the loo and to change into more comfortable clothes because we planned to take a stroll at the beach in Port Dickson. That was around 1:30am. I sat in Jordan's car with Jeremy while the other three girls rode with Fezaan in his car all the way to P. Dickson. I was terrified in the car because Jordan was speeding at 160km/h on the empty highway.

Eventually we got there safely and we started on our walk along the beach while making a lot of noise and kicking sand at each other and of course, taking more photos!

Kah Mun and I, posing for the camera at the beach in Port Dickson.

Fez is missing in our group photo by the sidewalk near the beach. Jordan's the one pole dancing.

Finally around 2:15am, Fezaan decided to head back home so he brought the girls back to Vanessa's place where all the girls were crashing at for the night while I accompanied Jordan and Jeremy to this particular Malay stall which was still open for business at such ungodly hours to buy their infamous nasi lemak (when directly translated to English, it means fatty rice) for everyone. We then took a slow drive home, so I felt like I could relax a little in the car. At around 3am, we reached Vanessa's house so I could join the girls and so Jeremy can take his car, which was parked there, back home.

That night with the girls, we ate our nasi lemak and talked till around 4am. I ended up sleeping on the floor because I wanted to sleep with Vanessa's to-die-for puppies while the rest of the girls slept on Vanessa's bed. We woke up late the next morning and I eventually went back home at around 12pm.

The blind dates were so much fun and I had an extremely good time. It'll be awhile until something interesting like that comes up again, if ever. Thankfully the boys were a good sport and didn't shy away from the suggestion as I had initially thought. Everything turned out great. I've been having the time of my life and I hope there's more to come!

072. Revamped!

2009-06-02T02:24:45Z

Perhaps you've noticed the brand new journal layout? Full credit goes to fuckkcliche from estiloamor! I've also changed the look of my userinfo with a profile layout by oizoizo. My LJ has been pretty-fied. Yay!

Also, do feel free to stalk me at Twitter!

I apologise for not updating the journal properly. I promise there will be stories very soon! I'm just waiting to get the pictures from my friends.

071. To The One In Canberra

2009-05-29T15:25:50Z

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EU-WYNN!