Vampire Diaries

by LJ Smith

according to LK the book is under the kids section.. which made her abit reluctant in buying the book.. though im not sure why. its supposed to be under YoungAdult section.. and if u can read twilight.. im sure u can somehow accept this one as well.. nothing kanak2 about it ler..

did i ever gave u a bad recommendation before?? oh.. i was asking LK.. hehehe

anyways.. the tv series coming out soon.. since im one of the many-many fans of LJ Smith, here's something about it..

the books (now compiled into 2 books) was published about more than a decade before twilight..

1. The Awakening
2. The Struggle
3. The Fury
4. The Dark Reunion

click on the title to read snippets of it..

sadly, it didnt make it big that time.

It was only after twilight that it gained its most deserved attention.. and out of nowhere - suddenly - the book hits the bestseller list..

in a nutshell.. the book centred around elena, a nice queenbee in her school - she wrote the diary which was later kept in the town library for all to read - tho i cant remember if the town knows what stefan & damon really is/are.. she fell (dun they always!!) for a guy (stefan) who turns out to be a vampire..

and stefan has a brother, damon - also a vampire- who will later have the hots for this elena chic as well..

both are fighting for elena's soul. the good vs the bad..

however, it turns out that damon is not THE bad guy.. he may seemed to be the bad guy at first.. but an old ex-girlfriend (whom was responsible in changing the brothers) of both of these brothers (threesome???) came to town to become the villain -

and then the creator of that ex-gf also came to that town..

all to create trouble in elena's life.. and well, basically, the town..

anyway..

the 3rd book is out.. and im still looking for it..
5. The Return : Nightfall

i saw it once in MPH.. but i didnt have enough cash with me then.. seeing that i took alot of other books already.. i regretted not buying it then..

by the way.. stefan (the good vampire) supposed to be this superHOT vampire.. but upon casting.. i was abit dissapointed..

why GOd why???

but.. damon (the other vampire with an attitude) on the other hand.. is super super HOT..

err... edward/pattinson who??
heh..

as for the full casting.. well.. that would be another topic.. (need to pick those hotest and nicest pics first...)

LK.. go find the book first..
penting ni...


guess thats about it for now..
over and out.

let there be light...

saw this pic in VSK's blog..

see me respecting the 'earth hour'?? earth - eat your heart out!! JK must by so proud after promoting earth hour in her blog like she's some big super duper environmentalist.. hahaha...

well.. me & vsk were in the dark for that one whole hour.. thanks to nuffnang for making the countdown.. so, we know when to switch the light on..

what is not so 'earth hour'-y was the action we did while being in the dark.. which is contributing to the air pollution index.. nothing mention about lighting that thingy so its not that we break any rules.. tho.. speaking of that.. whats with the pictures on the box?? who thought of that anyway..?? teruk eh..

damnnn..

did we made a difference?? nahh.. i dun think so.. what else to do in the dark?
well.. at least my lung is thanking me now.. coz its as dark as last nite.. if that is not respecting earth hour.. then i dont know what is..

ok la..

over and out.

Give Earth A Chance.

Because we don't think about the future generations,
they will never forget us.

Ai8: Top 10

its almost 4am.

i just got up - tried to force myself to fall back into the last dream i had. coz it was a nice one till i open my eyes and found out it was only a dream. and realised that i was sleeping with few books in my hand (will get into that some other time) and still in my working attire..

and the monitor's still on coz i was - earlier - waiting for the obama'a video to be uploaded. can u believe it? i havent had the time to watch it yet.. hopefully, i'll get into it during the weekend.

surprisingly, the motown week was not as great as i thought it would. i thought this is that one genre that almost everybody can nail it..

i cant for the life of me remember gokey's performance.. that is so not good.. but then again.. maybe i was too busy cooking my maggie that time.. so, i was not really paying attention..

i think matt did a good job today. he's starting to get into me big time.

kris is slowly moving away - but he still as cute as ever and i can see that he's trying out the 'scruffy' look - me thinks he forgets to shave.. but still not enough to have that cook vibes..

now... adam.. i dont know what to make of that guy.. he's hot tonite!! dont u think?? in a elvis-y kinda way.. if i didnt know any better - i would jump on him and vote like crazy woman.. but too bad. me living far-far away from the land where you can live the american dream.. so i cant vote.. im thinking, the ladies accross america will be thinking that too. jumping on him and vote like crazy.

these people are sure bet to the next round.

sorry anoop. but im sure the hindi movie director or the movie producer (whomever had the last say in the casting) is now making plans to cast him in their next movie.. i dunno why - but i think he'll be great as bachan's son.. hahaha.. totally unrelated kan..

the rest me thinking on borrowed time.. they are just there to make performance week after week and go along with the ride. afterall - now that their summer job as in touring the country is a sure thing.. its time for them to make that stand and show to possible producer out there that they too can make it big out there.

who should go out this week..

again im thinking.. michael michael michael..
im still trying to understand his fan base out there..

if its not him, then im hoping it li'l. (again)

somehow, i feel like scott could be in that bottom three tonite.. but im sure, america smarter than that..

lets hope. as long as its not my favourites.. i have no problem saying goodbye to any one of them.

with that.. good nite everyone.
have a nice friday.

and dont forget to do that 'earth hour' thingy..

over and out.

THIS.. is the reason..

why there is no American Idol today...

its Obama's first press conference..

havent watch it yet to actually appreciate (or not - we shall see) mr president and to check out what are his plan for America which may or may not effect us globally...

im gonna put it in here.. and watch it later at home..

PART 1


PART 2


PART 3


PART 4


PART 5


PART 6


PART 7


for now.. enjoy it..
im not sure yet if i have any opinion on this matter..

:)

later..

One Thing Led To Another

by: Katy Regan

This is her debut novel. Came out somewhere in February 2009..

the best thing about reading anyone's debut is that, a first time writer will probably give his/her all to his/her first book. the best plot. the best writing. the best and most imaginative & interesting scene.

ok maybe not the. best. in. the. world. ever.
but the best to his/her ability.

having said that..

i feel compelled to review this book cos it's one of those few books that feels real. something i havent read in a long while ever since i got myself stucked in the 'fantasy/paranormal' genre.

basically, its a good read. good ending. good middle part.. good start.

which means.. its a good book. not the best. but its good enough. something i would compare with the early writings of Jane Green.

the story revolves around Tess, the narrator - who kinda had a thing going 'as and when' with the bestfriend. and by 'thing', i meant those that involved bed. and by 'bed', i dont mean sleeping....

it doesnt have to be bed..
but anyways...

one fine day, the same day she (after all those years) bumped into that one guy - The One That Got Away - the one whom she dares to say, is The One - she found herself pregnant by none other than her very own best friend. yup... after years of doing the dirty deed between the sheet with the best friend (a.k.a. f*** buddy though she refused to use that term to describe them) - whom by the way, remained being her best buddy despite their other friends rolling their eyes everytime they mentioned their 'just friend' status - of all time, the little swimmer decides that its time to swim towards mothership.

im guessing its based on her real life, if u checkout her blog. the pregnant bit. not meeting up the other guy.

she was lucky coz the best friend is supportive of it. the pregnancy. not the other guy.

and thats when the drama begins.
its your typical british contemporary chic-lit. which has always been a favourite of mine.

very very light reading.. something that i would read all over again. given the chance. but since i have another 4 books to read.. im gonna have to postpone that plan.

if i had to recommend anyone anything light to read.. this would be it.

cant wait for her second book.

immigration doing earth hour.... ??

i usually love my weekends.. its the only time when i dun have to use my brain at its maximum level.. its when my body turns into liquid-like.. and i can sleep the whole day long.. with a book in my hand..

i love having lilin & co around.. no doubt about that.. but im just overly over the top tired like hell... physically - kaki-wise.. my leg feels like its coming off and giving up on me.. i feel like giving up on my body..

:)

i had to get up early today to collect my renewed passport.. the mothers & co supposed to follow me to d'sara height - that was the original plan - so that we can make a move from there.. when i went down and all ready to go.. i saw them lepaking infront of the TV (*ahem brand new...ahaks!!!*) saying they are not following me afterall.. too tired it seems..

my tanduk almost come out.. but looking at the kids.. okla.. give them face.. but i still think its the mothers yang pemalas that..

should've made plans with someone else for backup.. cis!!!

when i reached d'sara height.. the visitors parking is at the basement.. 4 or 5 floors down.. the parking lot is almost empty (i think less than 10 cars.. where the hell did everybody parked anyway...????) and too quiet for my own good.. much too quiet.. which is always a phobia of mine ESPECIALLY if im alone - i dun mind it abit if i have someone to accompany me.. and worst thing.. there is no lift which means i have no choice but to take the staircase... its not like im afraid of ghost.. its the people who might show up out of nowhere with 'bad' intention that scares the me the most.. i sat in my car for a while there observing and checking every corner of that parking lot thinking to myself - "die-la..."

after convincing myself that im ok, i quickly opened my door and ran fullspeed - up the staircase - nonstop!!! and by the time i reached upthere.... i cant breath.. like literally cant breath.. suddenly i pitam - almost throw up even (combination of being scared and using too much of energy dalaman!!! hehehehhe).. and i had to sit down on the pavement for a while there to make me feel normal again - in the inside..

it would've been funny had i not been shit scared just now..

before coffee - what do you expect kan!!!

so.. after taking my number.. i waited.. and waited...

and waited...

and waited.....

another 2 to go before my turn.. suddenly, the whole place blackout (rehearsing on the earth hour maybe??).. alot of us waited for one whole hour for the electricity to come back... until one of the officer make a very very loud announcement...

"Sila ambil perhatian tuan2 & puan2...." i cant remember the exact word but something to the effect that the blackout will continue.. and nothing more can be done for that day.. please come back again some other time...

damn!!! i can actually sleep late if i wanted to.. if i only knew..

then.. i had to go through the same ordeal again - running down the stairs.. and only start breathing when im in my car all locked from the inside..

drove out.. and stopped by at b'sar to have my first cup of latte.. it was then life make sense again..

the thing is.. i still have to go through this next week.. i hope i can convince VSK - or anyone for that matter - to accompany me.. otherwise.. that renewed passport.. that ticket to my future hubby (mr cook) will stay at the counter for as long as i shall live..

hahha..

budu kan me.. adaka..

well.. i dun like basement parking.. if i had my way.. i will abolish all basement parking declaring it fully unsafe.

so.. like that la..

hehehehhe..

off to sleep now..
ciao babe.

a simple explanation is never simple.

first thing first..

JK said i was bad in my previous post.. well, i beg to differ and i will stand my ground in any case. wait till you're directed to a site full of breast - full of arse - and full of picx with uncompromising position and posed.. and pouty lips everywhere.... then - maybe you'll understand the predicament im in.. i dun really need to justify myself.. but - it feels like i have to make myself clear..

also.... i hate coming in every few hours to delete links i deemed inappropriate - so, im gonna have to delete the chatbox for now.. until i missed seeing it on my bloggie.. :) save me from headache or maki hamun those who cant even hear it. tambah dosa only.. so not worth going to hell for that.

Whenever we approve, we can find a hundred good reasons to justify our approbation. Whenever we dislike, we can find a thousand to justify our dislike. - Samuel Richardson

now that is out of the way..

i've finally renewed my passport.. yay!!! i've been meaning to do it since last year.. but somehow, i can never get myself up very early in the morning (weekends especially) and i dont want to take leave for this minor details.. sayang bah.. later i cant take long holidays during xmas..

every day counts!!

:)

now, its only a matter of waking up very early tomorrow morning (errr... later i mean.. its almost 3am now hahah) to collect it from the immigration dept. its a good thing they open on weekends (except first weekend) - well, thanks claire for kawan-ing me.. really-really appreciate it.. now, have no choice but to proceed with the hotel booking at bali...

i wanted to do the research bit on where to stay - happening yet cheap place.. but the internet connection is overly over the top slow today - i can literally go do #2 and it will still be in its uploading stage... i know patient is virtue.. but when it comes to slow connection.. i just wanna bang my head on the wall sometimes.. not literally but you know what i mean..

another thing.. little archuletta is coming over..

weeehoooo!!!

ok. truthfully, im not that excited about him coming.. though i wouldnt mind getting a free ticket.. (ahem!!!).. what im excited about is that now that archuletta is coming.. it is only a matter of time before my (yes MINE!!!) very own mr cookie boy.. mr cook himself decides to make an appearance here.. even if he only stop by at our neighbouring country.. ahem!! my passport is renewed!! hahha..

yes.. i can imagine i'll be like the yellow digi-man (whom is lost somewhere now & replaced with a duck - which im still trying to connect the dot why and who thinks thats a good idea) when it comes to cookie boy..

we can only hope he'll come sooner than later.
cookie boy NOT the yellow digi-man.. hahah..

anyway.. im going off to bed now.. its been a busy day today - it almost feels like a weekday.. im dead tired and im pretty much behind with the reading bit eversince caitlyn & co grace this house with their presense. not that im complaining. i absolutely love having them around - making me feel closer to home. and i cant wait for the rest of the clan coming. mum & MK coming soon.. then its dad & co i think during the school holidays (when again ah??).. and hopefully ashton & the gang will follow suit before i go crazy missing them like hell..

so... pleeeeassssssssssssse LK.. make that plan to come asap.. and please dun make it in july tau!!!

as for the rest of you.. have a nice sunday.

its gonna be another busy day for me bringing them around.. im not sure where to.. hahha.. someone wanted to go to genting.. but seeing that VSK going to seremban tomorrow - i dun think im daring enough to drive to genting - even VSK got this phobia at this particular point. since, i learned driving around here through observation (yes - the driver here sometimes crazy) - mostly in observing VSK since she was the driver before... i seem to have inherited that phobia as well..

yeahh.. im so weird that way.
well.. there's always next week..

:D

over and out.

for spammers everywhere..

im getting overly irritated with the messages in my chatbox..

"hey.. i visited you. please visit me.."
"hey.. i linked you... please link me.."

arrggghhhh!!! i wanna slap them hard - something about it just irritates the hell out of me like BIG time.. i mean the BIGGEST time!!..

you know.. it feels as though these irritating people interrupt whatever conversation u r having just to let u know.. errr... i dont know what the hell for..

maybe its the PMS talking.. but havent these people heard of sitemeter???? i can see them anyway without them letting their existence forced down my throat..

ugh..

i can accept it if they actually read my post and leave a comment in line with whatever im blah-ing about at the moment - but to ask me to visit or link them simply coz they do so.. wtf!!! i hate obligation in any way.. even the small ones.. i do stuff cos i do and not coz im obliged to...

and dont let me start on those people sending chain letters - in whatever forms...

those people deserve thundering slaps!!!

yeah.. i know i can just close one eye and ignore them... but i can only do that for so long..
maybe i can block these people from my chatbox (which i can do up to 20 people ONLY!!! - cis...) and start blocking certain desperados from even coming in here..

now.. if only i know how to do that..
its time for research.
again.

hmmm.. maybe i should start thinking about removing it totally. but i kinda like the chatbox..
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

to my friends and families around.. my apology for such angry rants.

over and out.

rest in peace.

*the late natasha richardson*
my heart goes out to her and her whole family...
its sad from an accident which nobody thought was serious can turn out to be fatal.
she was actually found laughing around after the accident..

anyway.. i wouldnt know her if not for this movie..
and this is the only movie i remembered seeing her.

may her soul rest in peace..
amen.

Ai8: Top 11

i love country songs.. its the song that i listen to when i need to cry..

every song has a story.
every song has a message.
every song touches your heart.

ok. maybe not E.V.E.R.Y. song.. but most of it.

anyway.. its country nite.. and almost everybody sounds great..

so.. here's my thought on tonite's show.

danny goes without saying. he's still on top - right on top there - of my list. i like him even more now coz he sang the song that i tend to listen to every time im not sure where this life is heading - leave everything to His will. and i love his sincere smile. though i still do wish he transform into this BIG hottie overnight. you know like cook did. he's too clean to have that voice. me thinking. but i love him anyway.

anoop my second favourite tonite. simply coz he sang that song that has 'some' meaning or why not just come clean and said 'history' behind it. its one of them song that makes my heart beats a little bit faster.. it brings back some memories i'd rather leave behind.

matt.. what can i say?? i absolutely love him tonite. i dont think he outsang danny tho. im looking for the song as im blogging now. i hope i can find his version.

kris didnt really have that some effect he had in me the past few weeks. but he's still a cutie. maybe, i'll let him stand at the corner of my room smiling. same spot where archulleta used to stand grining like nobody's business. :)

scott used to be my favourite after danny. very close after danny. but somehow.. kris came along.. then matt came along.. then anoop came along (but anoop kinda go in and out.. so,we shall see about this one)..

as for the rest.. they are good - no doubt about that - but they are just not my favourite.

too bad dude.

so.. who shall we say good bye to tomorrow???

i'd say.......

michael.
sorry michael.

if not him, then im hoping its......

li'l.
sorry li'l.

and sorry to you too.. if u r a fan.

thats about it i guess.
over and out.

Perak: Pulau Sembilan

totally forgotten about this post.. till i saw it in my draft.. hahha - anyway... without further adieu....

ok.. here goes..

after about half an hour to 45 minutes of the bumpy boat ride - my butt taking most of its toll against that hopeless cushion made of fishing net which barely gave us the much much needed comfort..

[and yet i can still smile when the camera pointed at me..

of course..]

we finally reached Pulau Sembilan..

:)

yay!!!



i loved the boatride.. dont get me wrong.. especially when it goes on full speed - against the current and the waves..

(yes... thank you boat.. u make my butt flat for a while there.. )


it feels like we were literally flying..

until my butt touches the board..
then - its more like.....
owwww
owwwwww
owwwwwww!!!
apa lagi...

moving on...

the name Pulau 9 is self explanatory.. there are 9 islands close together.. but with different-different names.. see picture-lah..some of it are just rock.. with no beaches at all..

me assuming we were at Pulau Rumbia.. but im not so sure about that part tho..

i forgot to ask.. can u believe that??

the thing about Pulau Sembilan is that it is not developed yet.. not even developing.. or anything close..




well.. basically, its an undeveloped island.. its au naturel...

me think the islands (tho we only went to one of it - but can tell one!!!) are totally abandoned..

its not your normal holiday destination.

people came here for camping, i was told. there used to be a toilet.. but now, all that was left are the walls.. there are no doors.. no roof..

it cringes me everytime i think about it..

even the man-made-just-hole-only toilet like the one in Slumdog Millionaire is by far acceptable - for me at least.. coz i personally wouldnt even want to get close to the toilet at P9 to see whats left of it..

i dun have that strong heart to go nearer to take pictures of it..

and that definitely make me drink less and eat even lesser.

which is - come to think of it - a good diet regime.
but not something i would want to stick to on a regular basis..

other than the toilet issue.. there is a possibility of this islands being more beautiful than it already is..

IF only..

big IF there..
I.F. there's a resort somewhere taking charge of it.. and commercialize it.. and u know.. whatever Sutera did to Mt Kinabalu and those Tunku Abdul Rahman Park..

if such thing ever happened.. then, it would be one of those tourist destination..


too bad eugene...


--- see the kanak2 will definitely love this place..


if u plan to camp here.. make sure u r not afraid of ghost.. not that i heard any stories or encounter any 'X-file'. shit when i was there...



its just that.. it is nothing - and i do mean - n.o.t.h.i.n.g. - like pulau manukan/ mamutik/ sapi..

this could be giligan's island for all u know.

--- see what i mean by abandoned island.. sampai got cobweb bah..

and u need to also take into consideration the fact that you would need to do your #1 in the sea



and #2 - anywhere else..

dig a hole or something - just make sure u r not within anyone's eyeshot..

my friend said there used to be a waterfall there.. but the boatman said.. all rosak already lor.. of course i didnt ask for more details.. coz now im thinking - how could waterfall rosak?? so.. i didnt even go and check it out..

no point if rosak already mah..

around 3pm.. some of them went to the middle of the sea to do the fishing bit...

i chose to stay behind and snorkled for hours...

yes!! im that lazy..

:)

and.... i dun think i can take more of the killing-the-butt part..

anyways..

for the record...

not like im trying to intentionally gross you out here.. but i think... i THINK...... everybody is doing it anyway...

pssttt.... i did li'l bit of #1 while i was snorkeling..

the only justification i have is that - sea by nature is already masin.. im just adding some extra flavour only..

hahhaha..

is that considered polluting mother nature???

but lucky for me.. there was no. #2 attack..

muahhahaha...

u can take my word.. memang dun have..

we snorkled for hours even if there's nothing to see there.. my new mask working just fine.. and im loving it..

suddenly, i cant wait to go back to KK and snorkle at manukan.. argghhhh...

[*mental note: post MANUKAN blog.. its in the draft somewhere.....]

i didnt even try to go at the deeper end..

kinda scared..

im not sure why tho..



its abit scary when my feet cant touch the ground.. even if i can float just fine..

still - i get abit panicky..

maybe its the strong (kinda!!) wave..

or maybe coz i saw ONE jelly fish and i had to swim off like madwoman (of course im exagerating abit there)

and maybe i kept on swimming against the current... and not moving even abit..

or maybe im just starting to becoming friendly with the sea..

truthfully, im not really a sea person..

i can appreciate the mountains more than the sea or the ocean.. thats why i always envision myself retiring someplace at kundasang... or scotland.. or ireland..

hmmmm....

anyways....

around 6pm or abit later than that.. we said our goodbye to the island im starting to get used to..

im 10x darker by then..

and its the part that i have to deal with for now.. coz it will take a while before my skin turns back to normal..

not so fair.. but not too dark..

so long.. goodbye..

hopefully, the next time i visit P9 again.. it'll be developed into a resort..

:)

over and out.

Confined Water ..

I have just completed my confined water with full scuba gear..

i thought the scuba gear will bring me right down to the bottom of the pool.. but surprisingly, it was not as heavy as it seems.. in water at least.. not on ground though. and that is why - one need someone strong along for this activity. at least that someone can carry whatever needed to be carried..

:)

[pic not belongs to me. courtesy to other diving blog site. forgotten which one..]

what i learnt?

1. never hold your breath.
   
   
2. breath like normal - thru ur mouth.
   
   
3. buoyancy is important. otherwise, u'll be hitting left and right and upside down - u dun want to hit all the corals now.. do u?
   
   
4. try not to make faces with ur fren under water.. my fren and I laughed so hard for few minutes there in the pool.. u know those laugh that u just cant stop everytime u see ur fren's face.. i had to stand far away from my fren and ignore her for a while - [try laughing through ur regulator and not breathing in water] can... but remember hold on to ur regulator while u do laugh non stop like mad..
   
   
5. always dive with a buddy. u need someone u trust down there.
   
   
6. dont panic.
   

i think i got the gist of it. i have no problems with the exercises.. i know it'll be different in open water.. but lets hope i'll do just fine.

cant wait for open water!!

yay!!

welcome people from home....

i took leave today (opps!!! yesterday!!!! today im at work!) ... coz someone said 6 of them are coming.. 3 adults 3 kids. so, logically, when u tell someone that... it implies that they would need 2 cars to fetch them.. right??

well... when we arrived at the airport.. LL, my bro in law had already taken the cab.. leaving 2 adults 3 kids all less than 4 years old... no need of extra car.. cis.. penat i take leave.. well, as told by VSK in her blog.. baby lilin cried her lungs out (with tears and all - like real tears and not crocodile tears...) seeing us making baby faces at her..

so no respect to the elderly kan.. cry cry.. hahhaha.... i tried making her remember me by saying, "A.Na... A.Na...." coz im sure ash and josh must've mentioned my name thousand if not millions (ahem!!!) of time before.. but.. baby's memory not that photographic ler... lilin cant even recall me... she looked at me.. and she wailed like crazy somemore...

im pretty sure its because of her new leggings or tights (whatever).. hmmm.. onsonsok dia bilang maybe.. but she didnt know how to tell us.. seeing that she's barely 1 year old and cant even speak yet.. but according to JK (yup.. suddenly she's this lilin expert.. :P) she - as in si lilin - recently formed this habit of recognising strangers and doesnt really like it if strangers were to make baby faces with her..

well, that's JK's theory.

im sticking to my leggings theory.

or maybe it was VSK coz she was standing next to me - also making the baby faces like she's never seen baby before in her life.. so sakai her.. VSK sticking with her BIG sunglasses theory.. hmmm... whatever works with her..

anyway.. we didnt do anything much today.. went to giant to shop for foodstuff.. JK planned to eat carrots the whole 3 weeks.. i laugh so hard (in my head - only coz i respect the elderly)..

hehehhe..

in case if mum suddenly worried sick thinking her 1st daughter not eating anything but carrot - let me just tell u something.. JK didnt even buy carrot.. big talk only that.. and she ate dinner.. then blaming Nga2 for cooking and making her eat.. and JK was so happy LK had lunch today.. im not sure why though haha... my family is totally weird.. hahahha... and we heard about the story LK being so overly hungry and ate 2 mangkuk..

hahhaha.. we laughed so hard til we used our yearly laughing quota...

btw.. LK, ur warning to JK didnt actually came true.. we reached airport on time!!! u dun kasih buruk our name ah.. hehehhehe.. LK still holding 'something' against us for making her wait HOURS at airport.. dun worry, there's always next time to balas dendam.. si VSK tu yang lambat..

not me.. ***showing big innocent face.. like the CAT in shreik.

another thing, JK is still recovering from her RED EYE.. im hoping to get it on monday though. coz sunday is my confine water test - for the diving thingy. so... touch wood..

CK thinks she's getting it already.. im not sure about VSK whether she wants it or not.. im guessing no..

me - either way.. if i get it after sunday, then i have no problem with it coz i havent taken MC for years now.. in fact i havent taken any MC yet since i started with my current job or even the last one.. even when i got that BIG migrane attack.. u'd still see me at work like normal. even if i got that BAD fever.. u'd still see me at work like normal.. and nobody will even know im sick.. and my body is as bad as my mind.. coz it just wont allow me to be so weak that i cant get up and not go to work.. as long as im strong enough.. i feel like i should go to work..

apa juga tu.. duduk saja mah.. not like i have to run 100/400 meters kan..

ok.. im touching wood every where now..

not that i want to get sick.. but looks like those with red eyes still active.. but...... (got 'but' one!!) NOT allowed to go to work.. coz its contagious... so.. siokla tu.. like free holidays.. but JK said like got paku-paku cucuk the eyes.. so.. im not really looking forward to that part.. but, it'll be nice to stay at home (after sunday) seeing that lilin is here now.. and since lilin already recovered from it.. she cant get it again right?? afterall, she's the one who gave it to the mother. so, im guessing no.... i can play mummy the whole day long.. and then pretend to be sick (and weak) when there's a chore to do..

haiiii.. good plan kannnn...

:)

okla.. need to get up early tomorrow and check my eyes jadi red or not..
if jadi red.. im so gonna blame JK for making one of my resolution down the drain..

till tomorrow..
over and out.

Ai8: Top 13

im not sure anymore what to think or what to say about the top 13.. there were all just ok last nite for me.. well except for Adam - he did his Adam thing - so over the top performance.

but none of them compelled me into giving them standing ovation.

so.. im going straight to the point here..

who i think will be at the bottom 3...

1. michael
2. li'l
3. jasmine

~~~~~~~~~~~~

kinda short huh.. ya.. my mind's not working. im not sure why.

im having blogger's block at the moment.
so im gonna have to stop here.

adios.

Lumut, Perak: Fishing Village

that first day in Lumut, we woke up quite early in the morning - at 7am to be exact as we had to be at the Jetty by 9am.

didnt get much sleep the night before.. we reached lumut around 3:30 am.

it was a longer journey for me though - as i had been sitting down at Starbucks DU for more than an hour waiting for my friend to make an appearance.I almost gave up - another hour - i would've given up - gone home and forget about the whole trip.

this is what we called malaysian time. every appointment, every functions, every dates must be fixed an hour earlier before the E.T.A.

anyway, this is the view from the apartment. looking down, i can see few monkeys running here and there.

abit scary. but cant see anything tho from this pic..

we were at 8 floors up.

scary shit.. and the railing was quite low.. even for my standard..

imagine that..

never have fights at that balcony.. otherwise, you are asking for serious damage there..

i wonder if got people commit suicide here before..

eeeeeeeee...

at least i know im not gayat (*scared of heights)..

the view was just ok - i guess..

nothing about it screamed 'peace'..

im not there at the balcony to write poetry and have some deep meaningful thinking shit.

but im sure you know that already.

heh.


to start the day.

nescafe ice..

im very particular about the ice. how the 'tukang buat minuman' put the ice into the drinks..

as in using HANDS or that scoop thingy...

at this particular shop - this old man was using his hand. so, i pretended i didnt see any of that coz i was overly desperate for coffee..

my friend told me NOT to look, "ignorance is bliss" my friend said.

... but i saw!!!! so how la???
damn!!

im not sombong or anything.. just to be clear.. i love eating ice cubes.. so.. i need to know that it is at least clean enough. even if its not, i dont to want to actually witness how icky it is.

thats just me.

i managed to drink only a quarter of it.. with full reluctance. oya.. i forgot to mention that the nail on the old man's thumb is all black in colour. and NOT nail polish.... its not something i observed.. but i TER-saw it when he sent over the drinks..

that deter me from eating those ice cubes at least.

i tried not to imagine anything.. its hard.. so i polluted mother earth instead one after another. though, i dun think there's any connection there.

after breakfast.. we drove for about half an hour to the jetty. It was not the lumut jetty near the lumut waterfront.

it was somewhere in the middle of nowhere.. i cant even remember which kampung (*village) was it..

coz we got lost once or twice - i think and had to make U-turn..

we finally found the place and the first thing that entered my mind was that..

this is not commercialised jetty.

it was literally a fisherman village..
and it smells like one too.

heheheh.. not that im complaining.

there was no proper jetty.. at least not those with the nicely done walkway with pondok and stuff.

it was just pile of woods here and there put together to make it look like a jetty..

i have no problem with that as well. im open to anything..

its low tide when we arrived there..

and we had to wait for few hours for the water to come..

ok.. im not sure what are the terms here.. but suffice to say..

boat cannot go.
we had no choice but to wait.


---- see.. i can still smile.

even if it was a very very VERY hot day.

there was a small canteen run by a local lady.. but im not taking any chances. the place where we were heading had no toilet.. my friend had warned me about this..

also that small canteen doesnt cum with a toilet.. the only small restaurant (*see behind me) with toilet was closed. and the toilet was obviously locked. there are a few houses around that area... we contemplated on asking the owner to use one of the toilet.. im sure they wouldnt mind..

but i was never in any 'desperate' situation that needs such extreme request..

thank God...

so.. drinking water is out of question. or at least i kept it at a minimal.

i made a quick prayer so that i dont have to do any #1 or #2 business - not that day at least. coz desperate situation will call for desperate measure. and im not about to put myself into that position.

it was almost 12noon.. when the boat is ready..


there was nothing to cover us from the sun on that boat.

so, we were basically burned alive.

barbeque human anyone??? it was very hot.. and i need to emphasize on the VERY part.. coz it was over the top HOT HOT HOT!!!!

i can feel my sking burning.. some small part of my body can still feel the sun burnt.

the boat ride at the muara (*translation to english ??) was very very slow -

i asked PakCik (i.e. the gondolier hehehe), "why so slow one??"

- he said, "water too low.. later stuck."

so.. me and my friend busied ourself by putting sunscreen all over ourselves.. and taking pictures.. totally like super mega tourist - like real only right?

heheh

the *gondola ride (from the muara to the sea) takes about 15 minutes.. or a little bit more than that.. didnt really keep track on that part..


even if its for 15 minutes only - its too long to be under the sun..

i was so the puteri lilin..
but i didnt act like one though..

most to most i'll get 10 times darker skin..

lucky i dont get sunburnt easily.

it was smooth ride for a while there that i was almost dissapointed..

this is it???

being the one holding the camera...
u wont see me in every picture.


:( sad!!!


another thing...


there was no proper seat on that boat. so u had to sit on any where u deemed comfortable.

we had to sit on this fishing nets which was put together and make it as a cushion..


otherwise..

your
backside
will
pay
for
it.






and then, we were almost there...

the Gondolier told us to hold on tight.. and be ready..

its gonna get rough for the next 30 minutes..


engine on.. and we were on full speed...

the boat ride was very bumpy.. we were thrown up and down - water splashes to our faces. at times it feels like the boat gonna turnover.. im more scared of my stuff being ruined than anything else - if u ask me.. kesian my hp you know..

i baru beli that...

we didnt expect that whole thing.. it was an experience i would never forget..

finally...

we reached our destination - i was so happy to reach that place in one piece.. tho my butt is killing me softly..

thank you boat..
or sampan..
or whatever..

*Pulau Sembilan coming up next...

when im rajin that is..

Harry Porter and the Half Blood Prince

i've always been a fan of Harry Porter. I love everything about it EXCEPT for the ending part.. im still trying to get over the fact that Hermoine ends up with Ron.. my reasons for it are clearly stated in my previous entry.

im still hoping that the Movie Director (whoever you may be) will change whatever it is necessary.. for the sake of mankind.

so Mr Movie Director - do your thang baby!!!

anyway, new trailer just came out few days ago. it looks so overly over the top interesting...




damn..
still a long way to go to July 2009..

am i gonna watch it in Bali??

hmmm...

something before i go.

im supposed to be packing for my lumut/ipoh trip tonite.. but i've been wasting my time here.. in the world wide web... while wondering when the hell am i gonna do the packing bit.

its only almost 2pm .. so i still have time to throw everything into my bag.. hmmm..

this is supposed to be a fishing trip. but since im not really into fishing.. i told my friend that im only gonna do my cam-whoring and yup... thats about it.. no touching fish or maggots or worms... or whatever they come up with - involved.. im ONLY gonna watch and observe from afar (like very very VERY far) and jump up and down with ickiness..

and cross my finger.. none of those jump on me...
i want to live.......... die la.. can that happen??

thats me contributing to the trip.
lets hope there's some cuties there.. fisherman pun fisherman la..

hahhaha..

anyways...

i was talking (errr... chatting more like it) to an old friend just now.. a very very old friend whom i thought only exist in my head.. really. for a while there this friend is more like a fantasy than reality. he's no brad pitt (hah!!).. how i wish that.. he's more like antonio banderas meet george clooney (but thats stretching the fact a little bit too far... hhhaha) .. this friend was just someone who meant more than life itself to me - once upon a time. a long time ago..

a very long time ago.
he still is.. meant something to me - that is. try not to read too much into it though. :)

well... moving on.. this friend said, "nice pic" (FB profile pic) and that i "put on 'some' weight"..

errr...sk: "thanks... and wtf???"

apparently, this 'some' supposed to be a compliment. something that my head refused to process (i tried but it - being my head - refused to acknowledge that as a good thing) .. coz the word before 'some' i.e. P.U.T. O.N. is never EVER E.V.E.R. a good thing.. its so bad that im gonna stop eating starting this minute..

but im so damn hungry i could die!!! literally DIE....
waaaaaaaaaaaaa.....

the last time THIS friend had seen me in all my glory was 1997 - was it??
yeah.. sounds about right. and i was 38kg then.

now im like what.... 1000kg??
hehhe.. a lady never reveal her real weight!! but suffice to say.. i am not - unfortunately - underweight.

life since 38kg-days had given me few kgs!! thanks life. err... can u like - take that few kgs away now..?? please please.. pretty please.... aaaaaaaargghhhh... f-it la..

back to reality.

im looking forward to my ipoh trip. the last time i set foot on that place was in 1994.. and i actually lived in that place for almost a year.. the year that i travel alot.. like alot... every friday night - u'll find moi in medan kidd (ipoh bus station) waiting for a bus to bring me back to the then love of my life.. then every monday morning - u'll again find me in puduraya to bring me back to the place away from everybody. mr x1 was nice as he will send me all the way to ipoh - right to my doorstep.. then catch another bus in time to get back to work in DU.

nice eh??

old stuff. i know.

damn.. im actually looking forward to it (the trip) - more so that i thought i would. i heard over the years.. there's a lot of change to that place.. it was like happening and za za zoom.. not that i know what it meant. but whatever works.

i will do alot of camwhoring.. i had already scheduled few blogs to pop out in my absence.. hahh!! i need all the visits during my dormant period.. coz im not gonna bring this laptop with me.. its so ma'fan- la..

damn. its almost 4pm now.. and im still sitting here like shit.. and very hungry too!! what am i supposed to bring for fishing trip anyway????.. to my friends out there. - the 6 jahanams to be more accurate - its real FISH i'm talking about. here. hah.. not those 'fish'.. :P

but u'll never know.

ok la.. im gonna go attempt to pack now.. by the time u read this.. i'll be somewhere in the north-south highway.. look out for the pics im gonna send from my handphone.. its right on top of this post..

as long as there's new pic.. im still alive and kicking.

till monday.

(like lonngg trip only kan.. hahah)

btw.. here's my sis' blog that makes my heart weak - im missing those two brats like mad.. just for the record "A.Na" is me. sob! sob!over and out.

The Last Weekend.

They slept cuddled up. and normally, when they do that, she moved away for a while as she needs her space to sleep properly. It was different that night somehow.

~

The next time she opened her eyes, his arms still wrapped around her - almost too clingy. if she didnt know any better - she'd almost think it was the last one.

~

she kissed him awake.

~

When he left that morning, he was already in his car when she saw him taking out her letter from his pocket she slipped in the night before - telling him that loving him is what she does best - she saw him reading it for a while and thinking the last few weeks must have been a bad dream.

Knowing that she would be looking from her room - he rolled his car window down as he was driving away..

"Thank you!!" he shouted. or was it 'love you' ??
he waved at her. one last time.

She waved back while crying at the same time. No one has actually said its over. So maybe its not. But if it isnt, then why does it feel like shit?

That was the last she'd ever saw him - as hers.
and she would always remember him like that.

always. always.

Ai8: Wild Card Nite.

will SHE be in??
will SHE be out??
that is THE question.

im feeling abit reluctant to name the girl who cannot be named.. coz it feels like we are calling her closer and closer.. if people can just shut up already about her.. maybe we wouldnt have her shoved down our throat again -

its like that hantu 'bal*n-b*lan' - calling the name is like calling 'it' to u. or so the orang tua-tua [*elderly] said.. and i actually believe it. and im never gonna say that name outloud..

*just in case.

its an open day in hell again today..
lucifer would be a very very happy... errr... devil.. having lots and lots of possible recruits.

hmmm...


:)

anywayzz..

based on the wild card show- there were a few OMG moments.. and NOT in a good way.. and it surprises me - coz, its like a second chance and last for the road for the lots of them.. cant they just sing their BEST song ever.. ??

like E.V.E.R.????

and i wonder if that-very-one-who-cannot-be-named knows any other song.. there r zillions of songs in the world she can choose from.. and yet - singing the same song?? hmmm.. at least, we can rest assure, for now.. its truly and absolutely g.u.d.e.b.a.i.

well.. me liking the result..
its absolutely fantastic..

and im beginning to get scared of my psychic ability..

hahah..

[will be updated more later. back to work!]

*** updates as at 07.03.2009 at 235pm

by now.. im sure most of u know the result already.. so its not a spoiler anymore rite??

here goes.. our wild card-ers:-

1. matt
2. jasmine
3. megan
4. anoop

yeah.. for the first time in the history of idol.. at least thats what ryan said.. there's gonna be top 13 now.. whatever la..

so.. here's ur top 13.

who will be the first to leave???

im thinking..

that guy beside kris.

sorry if u r a fan.

im just saying. u know.



over and out.

wild card..

just a quick one..

who do you want to see more??













these are my choice..

1. anoop desai
2. matt giraud
3. ju'not joyner


lets see if i have any psychic abilities..

my prediction has been quite accurate so far..

over and out.



**** updates.. at 05.03.2009 11.07am

you will see these people tomorrow nite - instead.

randy's choice
* Von Smith
* Tatiana Del Torro
[what's wrong with randy???]

kara's choice
* Jasmine Murray
* Matt Giraud

paula's choice
* Ricky Braddy
* Jessica Langseth

simon's choice
* Megan Corkrey
* Anoop Desai

who should advance from here then on?

1. Anoop 2. Matt 3. Jasmine

unfortunately, its all up to the judge's decision.
go kiss some a*** people.

:)

ok back to work!

Ai8: Final Group

i missed the first 2 hours though i reached home on time.. 6pm on the dot! i drove like a maniac just now. and when i reached home - i fell asleep somewhere along the show - like CK always does.. for her.. its not a surprise.. but for me?? almost almost never.

- i must've been that tired. hmmm - sleeping at 3am++ everyday doesnt help either.. maybe tonite i'll start sleeping in early. hmmm... i really should start re-arrange my zzzZZZZ time..

anyways...

tonite's show was almost interesting. the contestants from this week are lucky in that they get to learn from the past weeks' contestants..

on second thought - not all of them are that lucky. esp that 'jane fonda' guy - it feels like any minute he's gonna go into routine and start counting - 'one - two - three - four' - u know what i mean?

well.. i dont really have any favourites from this week. though i do want to see Steve (who’s steve ??? – supposed to be SCOTT. Whoopps!!) Macintyre to go on to the next round.. it sure gonna be interesting to see what choreograph they gonna come up with for tomorrow's show. is stevie scotty boy gonna stand in one spot or will there be someone there for him to guide him going around the stage?

is he gonna fall off the stage? not something i would like to witness coz i want him to go on to the final. but its not something that we can ruled out totally.

im abit bumped coz there was no hottie in this week's group. the producer should've put at least one hottie every week and let go all that drama.. coz drama doesnt increase the rating. it puts people off..

as for the rest whom i think deserving going into the next round.. that black guy ju'not (was that it?) - and what was the song he sang again?? hmmm.. i thought he sounded nice. but thinking back now.. i cant remember him singing.. weird. maybe he shouldnt be in the list.

kristen can sing. but i havent forgiven her for wanting to rest her voice during hollywood week. and killing someone else's dream while she is at that. so, though with her vocal she deserves to go through, im almost hoping thats the last i see of her.

i kinda like that puerto rico guy as well.. jorge something?? saw that clipping during the hollywood week where he did his latino dance?? it was just simply adorable and yeah.. im only rooting for him coz of that latino dance he did. he did quite a good job last night and there was no comparison made with Clay Atkins seeing that clay sang that song during his idol times.. i hope the votes of all the puerto ricans will help him (that jorge guy) get through tomorrow. will he make it to the final? hmmmm.. thats another long story.

that Li'l girl? well.. we already have alot of her in the industry. but another one wouldnt hurt right? she can actually sing. but im not so sure of her fan base. she wasn't an early favourite - rarely had an airtime before. even if she did - it doesnt cross my mind to put her in my 'to look out for' list. and that is not good. still, she's one of those deserving contestant.

who will get through?
whose dreams will be crushed?

we shall find out tomorrow.

on that note.. good nite everyone.
its thursday. and im loving it coz the next day is friday.

:)

over and out.