Straying from the Lifestream 5.0

2008-08-19T08:46:00.000-07:00

Well, I don't think any of you would be particularly interested but you can see what I've been up to in college here.

2008-05-13T12:00:00.000-07:00

A Little Note

Due to the sluggish uploading of photos on blogger's server, I've temporarily shifted to another webpage momentarily.

Why wordpress? Because the only other blog server I'm familiar with, fc2, isn't very good for uploading photos either. So I decided to take a page out of Jia Min's book and shift to wordpress for the moment.

Sorry for my recent laziness with updating.

2008-04-25T12:00:00.000-07:00

Last day of K1

please tell me if the font is too small

Due to unforeseen circumstances, which I shall not divulge here, I've been cut off from the blogosphere for quite some time and I'm here to make up for lost time - or at least I hope I am.

It's nice to keep up with everyone through their blogs (and spamming their chatterbox) but it's also kinda sad to not be able to meet up and have fun with old friends. Jia Min, Ken Vin, John, Kim, Amanda, Tzuk and the rest of y'all who don't have blogs - I MISS YOU!

You guys must be having fun in college. I got that much from a fifty-minute conversation with Keshinn. Say hi to Sanjay and Muthu for me, dude. But that's not to say that I've been slacking off either! I'm not!

I was, and still AM, attending an intensive course for Japanese Language at ICLS, next to Burger King, and thanks for coming out to find me the other day, Kel!

...jeez, what is up with me today? I'm literally spamming my own blog space.

Moving on, these are a few pics from way back on the final day of K1 aka Japanese Intensive Course Stage 1.

Here we are, hard at work. Or at least my classmates are. I'm standing on my chair snapping photos, hehe.

And this, believe it or not, is (supposed to be) a caricature of me. For those of you who are curious, the Japanese above my head reads: "Jisho-kun", meaning "Miss/Mr. Dictionary". You should all probably take note that the nickname does not have my consent -__-

A little chibi sketch of my classmates by yours truly, which was quite ill-advised since I drew them during my study time.

Full view of sketch and door. We're always in ROOM 1.

Finale! After the exam, we all gather for a huge group picture, in which Arakawa-sensei, Tasaka-sensei and Araki-sensei are sadly absent from.

Top Row (l-r): Tani-sensei, Karen, Kobayashi-sensei, Wan Yee, Christine, Nakamura-sensei.

Bottom row (l-r): Araya-sensei, Crystal, Leona, Jing Jing.

Most bottom: Me =9

Aerial shot! YAY!

Crystal, Christine, Wan Yee, why haven't you returned for K2?!!!!

Now we are left with the quadruplet of clowns in our class + newcomer Zaru, whom I hope we haven't creeped out yet ^^;

PARTING NOTE

Arakawa-sensei, watashi no shatsu Osutoraria de kaimashita. Honto desu.

Karen-san, itsu pizza o tabemasuka?

Leona-san, Shingaporu no omiyage arimasuka?

Jing Jing

-san...blog arimasuka? Anata no URL dake nai yo.

Zaru-san, watashi-tachi no kurasu ni yokoso. Daijoubu desu ka?

2008-04-10T12:00:00.003-07:00

L Trial Cosplay

This is what happens when you (or rather, I) feel somewhat senseless, have some free time, and your brother agreed to give you his whole tub of Gatsby wax. A little acting class to get rid of your self-conscious image also helps.

"Watashi wa L desu."

"I am L."

"Omae wa KIRA, darou."
"You are KIRA, aren't you?!"

"Watashi wa seigi desu."
"I am justice."

Watashi no aibou.

My partner.

Please pardon the madness. My client was feeling unwell when he/she took these photos. Fortunately, he/she has returned to his/her senses since then and will send "get well" cookies to those whose eyes have been raeped by these photos.

-Yours, Jack Evemurmurs.

2008-04-10T12:00:00.002-07:00

eighteen years old and already predicatable...that can't be good, can it?

The first thing I asked my mom after she showed me all this was: "Did you bring back anything that wasn't food?"

When she stayed silent for a few moments, I think my jaw fell to the ground. She probably understands very well that I love snacks - Japanese snacks - above all, but surely she's bought some unedible memorabilia from her trip to Japan!

Turns out she did ^^

Hysterics for no point, sigh.

(for record's sake, my bro and I already finished a quarter off that pile)

2008-04-10T12:00:00.001-07:00

we need to meet more often

brief lunch meeting with kel and deep at asia cafe. T_T i wanna go for the genting outing with tzuk and everyone else this friday? why must you choose this week?!! T_T

2008-04-10T12:00:00.000-07:00

I've Been Told That I was Dangerous...with a Camera

Further proof that what happens in the classroom...

...should stay in the classroom.

Leona and her ride (low and loud)

Pizza at Asia Cafe n_n

Don't mind us - we're just eating.

A lame attempt at role-playing L, lol.

After class, Leona, Karen and I went to Sunway Pyramid for some archery.

Go Karen! Um, Leona, what are you doing?

Legolas Jr.!...not.

Left: Leona, Middle: Me, Right: Karen. You can obviously tell that I'm the noobie, right?

Because we had time to spare, the both of them went to fulfill a lifelong dream: DDR!

n_n

It's L!!!!!!

Fooling around with the 10,000BC elephant.

Finally, we reached our true destination - Sushi King!

The stuff of Japanophile dreams! Orgasm-inducing salmon!

The area after the disaster.

Checkpoint - please bayar!

NOTE
must go archery again!!! Thanks for bringing me there, guys!

2008-04-08T12:00:00.002-07:00

WHAT THE?!

A snapshot of the whiteboard in my Japanese classroom.

Because we had to send my brother off to college first before they could drop me off at the language centre, I was extra late for Japanese class. Not that I was ever early anyway.

But what I never expected was to be cheered at and applauded upon opening the door of the classroom. Truth was, they were cheering and applauding my teacher, Nakamura-sensei.

Why? Take a look at the photo.

They were placing bets on the time I would arrive to class! Okay la, I admit I'm always late - Malaysian rubber time and all - but still!

Bets placed: ¬ class starts at 10 a.m.¬
Nakamura - 10.18 a.m.
Jing Jing - 10.20 a.m.
Karen - 10.20 a.m.
Wan Yi - 10.20 a.m.
Christine - 10. 20 a.m.
Crystal - 10.25 a.m.
(Crystal, how could you?!)

Nakamura-sensei won, cos I came at exactly 10.18 a.m.

If this isn't a cause for an eyebrow raise, I don't know what is.

(O_O)

2008-04-08T12:00:00.001-07:00

When the Chicken Crosses the Road

Pancake dessert at Delifrance cafe, Sungei Wang.

Eating dessert is a combined effort n_n

DONE!

Josh was acting very /peculiar/ this Sunday. Much more /peculiar/ than his usual /peculiar/ self. I guess I can attribute his added strange behaviour to his equally odd insatiable hunger (he had grilled mushroom chicken at Secret Recipe and the aforementioned pancake dessert at Delifrance). He only stopped because he was scared of running out of money.

I shall stop here because he will kill me if I write any more. LOL, just joking la Josh ^^

Well, this Sunday was actually a little special for both Josh and I because for the first time, we attended Youth Fellowship with Daryl and Henry at Jalan Imbi Chapel. Of course, we left for lunch almost immediately afterwards because we were so darn hungry.

I blame Josh for robbing our chances of eating at Waffle Stop. Why do you hate waffles, Josh?!

Daryl and I were all for it too! ><

Quote
"I always lose my appetite after eating. I wonder why." - Daryl

2008-04-08T12:00:00.000-07:00

A Day (before) Acting Class

How many adults does it take to find a way to Sentul STAR LRT station? Count it out yourself!

(l-r): Hui Yin, Sani, Shirin, Alex

Quote

"We're women! We don't use maps! We use our intuition!" - Shirin

So true..so true..

2008-04-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

A Day in Japanese Class

I present to you Araki-sensei and her three pets!: Jing Jing, Karen, and Leona!

A funny thing happened to me one day. Although some of my friends/family would protest, saying, "It's not funny!" But to me, it's still kinda funny because I ended up okay, despite all of it! Thank you, Father!

What happened was that while eating with my Japanese classmates one day, I saw Li Wei. Wait, that wasn't the 'funny thing' that happened to me. But it was still surprising seeing Li Wei there. he was equally stunned as well since he was dumfounded for all of two minutes (exaggeration here! ><) before asking, "What are you doing here?" snicker

Then, while extorting my Japanese teacher (Nakamura-sensei) for her mobile phone number, the small fan on the ceiling of the restaurant sort of exploded and one of its plastic wings hit me on the back of my head.

The first impression I had was of being hit by a plate and for a moment, I thought some waiter person had dropped a dish on me or something. Then Christine held up the broken plastic fan wing and I went completely "O_O".

After much fussing over whether or not I was seriously injured, we went back to the language centre to resume our Japanese class, with me feeling slightly out of it and a little high, with my friends continually asking whether I was alright.

Even Li Wei, who had left by the time I fell victim to the faulty fan, heard of the incident and sms-ed me. Thanks for your concern, dude. Well, that's a little memory I can save for future story-telling. Funnily enough (or not), this incident has now become a source of humour in my Japanese class (-_-;;)

Though, I think it's pretty safe to say that this was a one-in-a-million experience. After all, how many of you can say that you've been hit by a wing of exploding fan and lived without bumps to tell the tale?

`Diary section`
Reading: The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes
Doing: Japanese homework

2008-03-31T12:00:00.002-07:00

Kyo wa nani ga atta?

Kyo wa Nihongo no Beginner 2 saigo no hi desu, soshite B2 no tesuto desu. Kyo mo Jia Ji-san no last day desu. Tesuto wa amari muzukashikunakata desu kara, chotto kuyashi desu. Watashi wa 98 ten desu kara.

Demo, kyo wa honto tanoshikata desu. Watashi wa Desu Noto no L to Naruto no Jiraiya wa engishimashita. Zenbude Karen-san no okage desu. Arigato, Karen-ojosama!

Ue (hidari kara nigi made): Wan Yi, Crystal, Leona, Christine

Shita (hidari kara nigi made): Karen, watashi, Jia Ji, Nakamura-sensei, Jing Jing

Doshite omae tachi was me ga shimemashita?!!

Watashi wa Nihon e IKITAI desu!

L Change the World o mitai desu!

2008-03-31T12:00:00.001-07:00

BEFORE NS

Right now, Ming is having lectures in NS, which she tells me is like Pendidikan Moral all over again, lol. There are some funny stories, which I shall keep to myself because I'm selfish that way, kekeke.

Anyways, this is the night before Ming left for NS. Deep and I had dinner with her family at Chilis Mid Valley. It's the WMD reuniting!

Deep and Ming, and an ad for Friends Forever! movie, coming soon to a theatre near you.

Who can deny the food from Chilis? Ming's having steak, Deep's got lamb, I've ordered Southwestern Eggrolls (phwoar, they're delicious!!!) and there's a basket of bottomless nachos to my left ~ yippee!

This is sort of like a before and after photo. This is before.

This is after. Spot the difference!

Martin ordered a burger and man, were they generous with their chips!

After we finished our meal, Ming's aunt gave Deep a lesson in tying up your hair only with clips in the toilet. We sort of caused a line outside the toilet, lulz.

The sated family...

Deep had to leave early! Yet another Friendship Forever ad.

Then, we traipsed all over Jusco to find snacks for Ming: biscuits, instant noodles, seaweed and the like. Eric took the opportunity to refill his stock of Coca-Cola light while we're at it ^^

`Diary Section`

Watching: Meitantei Conan

2008-03-31T12:00:00.000-07:00

Guess where I went on Sunday?

This is a post I should have updated a long time ago, but due to my apparent inherent laziness, it has not seen the light of day until now. The fact that I bestow the same fate to many of my works and photos is somewhat regretable but, oh well, what the heck?

Dude, would you move on to the photos already?

Right, of course.

That Sunday, Mr. James was very kind enough to treat us to lunch! Chicken rice galore, people. I nearly heard angels sing; I haven't had chicken rice in such a long time - bliss!

There was also this selection in the restaurant. I gave in to temptation and bought a 'lou po peng' ('wife biscuit') for later.

I'm sure many of you have eaten at this place at least once =)

Then, we met up with the guys at Pavilion to watch 'The Spiderwick Chronicles'.

Daryl just came back from Australia and because he couldn't smuggle a wallaby out of the country, he settled on giving me a small plushie. Koala-chan belongs to Ming n_n, they are in love.

First time seeing Daryl all military; usually Henry's the military expert, Daryl's the sci-fi geek, lol

And look what he brought back from Australia: Jelly Belly! The Tutti Frutti flavour tastes like Bubble Yum though, haha.

Joshua's da man!

Guess what? Chris dropped a Jelly Belly! The shockz! Chris dropped a Jelly Belly from Australia! A Jelly Belly! He dropped it!

Btw, that's Josh's foot.

The nuggets took a long time.

This is Ming's friend, Nicholas, whom I'm meeting for the first time. Only managed to say 'hi' and 'bye' though cos we were already late for the movie.

Time skip! The movie's over. Very scary for a kid's movie - Spiderwick Chronicles.

After that, we sat down at Zen for a snack or two.

Ming with koala-chan and wallaby-chan. There's Josh's bunny fingers and it looks like Luther's putting his head on Chris' shoulder. Chris looks weirded out, HAHA!

Then, we played charades based on the stuff from the menu. It was weird, haha.

Daryl's turn. "One word."

More stuff from Australia, courtesy of Daryl. Snaps! I wanted to try them!

Most of you probably'll notice Ming's new short hairstyle. Isn't it cute? n_n

`Diary section`
Watching: Meitantei Conan

2008-03-23T12:00:00.000-07:00

I want to cry.

Ming is all the way at Sabah, marching, waking up and sleeping at unbelievable hours and she won't be back for three months. Stupid la, NS.

For those concerned people, she's doing okay. She's already made friends and adjusting to the 5a.m. wake-up call and subsequent marching. Although "it's rather disorganized," says Ming, hope she has fun with it.

I'll miss meeting up with her for pasar malam on Friday nights. I'll definitely miss hanging out with her during and after Sunday school around Bukit Bintang. Never mind the fact that her brother Martin forgot to call about the movie outing he was supposed to plan, lol.

I'M NOT GOING TO SEE MY BEST BUD FOR THREE MONTHS!!!!

But in any case, I want to wish every a Happy Easter Sunday. I hope you guys weren't too engulfed in the whole commercialised bunny and eggs concept. Thank goodness we're not big on that in Malaysia. Then again, many of you are probably caught up with F1 like my brother.

Easter exists because the Lord Jesus resurrected on the third day after his death - I want everyone to know this fact instead of the bunny-and-eggs version. Because He lived and died for us and finally resurrected, we are joined with the Father and I feel very grateful for that every day. n_n

May God bless each and every one of you.

One night, a man dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. As scenes from his life flashed before him, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. He also noticed at his saddest, lowest times, there was but one set of footprints.

This bothered the man.

He asked the LORD, "Did you not promise that if I give my heart to you that you'd be with me all the way? Then why is there but one set of footprints during my most troubled times?"

The LORD replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During those times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

This story was taken off a card my friend, Ee Ling, gave me. God loves us all very much. So it makes sense that we all should love God.

Happy Easter Sunday, everyone!

`Diary Section`

Drinking: soya bean

Watching: Death Note

Doing: Japanese homework

Wishing for: strawberry shortcake (L's fault ><)

2008-03-19T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hello people who actually bother reading the things I write and not just scan through the photos my trigger-happy finger produces. I'm sure most of you are studying in Sunway or Taylors college right now. The exception are few; like Dharma, Keeg, Ze Yen and Jia Min, who are overseas and Kai and Zack who are at TAR college.

Are you all aware that I'm close by? Just like a shadow, I'm still stalking you even though we're not in the same school anymore. While you indulge in Chemistry, Physics or Pure Math at Taylors college, I'm just right around the corner of McDonalds, studying Japanese at ICLS!

Muahahaha!

Ahem, well it's not like any of you will notice me. Unlike school, college is a big place and the chances of running into each other are slim to none. Well, I did bump into Ju Piau near Asia Cafe on my first day back, but that's besides the point.

This year, I'd decided to indulge on my Japanese obsession and take formal classes instead of trying to catch up with the gibberish in anime, and so far, it's a blast.

The good thing about studying near college area is that there's always something going on. On the day this photo was taken, there was a Sunkist advertising thing going on. I got a free slice of orange for agreeing to pose in their photo, muahaha!

Students of Japanese Beginner 1 Class - say hi! Asia Cafe is our default lunch spot and since the lighting sucked, I decided to make it all sepia-toned.

Secret photo-taking in the middle of class. The shutter sound when I took the photos attracted attention though -__-

Conversation practice in pairs!

The people sitting behind me in class (at the time).

Sample practice sheet. By now, we're expected to read and write in basic Japanese alphabet (hiragana).

(Possibly) the only complete group photo of Beginner 1 class!
First row, left to right: Ebin, Judy, Leona, Jing Jing, Karen, Christine, Nakamura-sensei
Second row, left to right: Crystal, moi, Jia Ji

Although we all look like young enthusiastic students in the photo, some of us actually have different occupations.

Ebin: University student
Judy: Previously an air stewardess
Leona: Racer - I'm serious, you can see her photo in this month's issue of Motor Traders
Jing Jing: High-school leaver (liek me n_n)
Karen: Student...Karen, are you in uni?
Christine: Housewife
Crystal: High-school leaver as well
Jia Ji: University student...kua

Now, we're already in Beginner 2 class - Judy and Ebin left us T_T

All the best to us - we have to learn katakana now.

`Diary Section'

Drinking: milk
Reading: Affluenza by Oliver James
Wishing for: The Crimes of Dr. Watson

2008-03-18T12:00:00.000-07:00

~T_T~

Ming is leaving for NS tomorrow.

So, I'll dedicate this post to her seeing as she'd been incredibly happy on the day I took these photos.

Truth was, I arrived terribly late on the day of the SPM results because of my Japanese class and I missed out on seeing many of the ex-classmates. Man, I really wished I could've seen all of them. Now dunno when oni can see them.

At least there were still a few people at school when I arrived. Mr. Khoo was there, as always, with his video camera or camera. I think he's the school staff's unofficial chronologist or something.

The trio of happy people were waiting at admissions. Kim's finally back permanently from NS! This saumensch is happy. You know what that means, right, John?

Surprisingly, Denesh was there too! And he would continue to stay with us for the rest of the day - something which I was very grateful for.

I met Darren and didn't recognise him at first (look at his hair!) but he was the only one who liked the reindeer antlers I wore to school. Doesn't he look kee-yoot? n_n

For me, getting my SPM results were rather anti-climactic. We were lounging outside admissions discussing out results and our personal statements (which I hadn't bothered to get yet).

Then, it was off to Pavilion where we lepak around the bookstore. I tell you, Hallmark has the cutest moose plushie! I wan' it! It's soft and it's a moose! And Keshinn was overly thrilled with their selection of cards. Click on photo for better look.

Then, we met Eli and Yen Wei near GSC! W00T! At least met some classmates!

They were watching 10,000 BC at an earlier showtime with Tzuk and Ken Chong. Ai, too bad we couldn't watch it together. But what did you think of the movie guys?

I thought it was so-so. Keshinn and I were sort of poking fun at some scenes throughout the entire movie. I liked the persistent evil horny general (antagonist) and Joshua thought Evolet (heroine) was hot.

Coincidentally, Josh met his old buddy, Keng Yew, at the food court. Even after many years apart, they still dress alike haha!

Qayyum joined us halfway through lunch. Josh doesn't want to be in the pic because he felt upset about his results and Keshinn was kinda down to. That's what I hate about getting results. Not everyone is happy.

For lack of better things to do, we walked along Bukit Bintang, and yes, these people don't know how to take group photos.

After much debate (although we didn't reach a consensus), we wound up in Lecka Lecka. Beside us, someone was consulting a fortune taller, a man was smoking shisha and two foreigners were drinking beer - the foreign lady kept smiling at us for no apparent reason.

"These specs help me create the emo look," says Kai/Qayyum.

Hehe, I kept saying that his black-rimmed glasses made him look emo and Chester Bennington-ish.

So he tried switching glasses with Ming! But Ming's glasses make him look like an old uncle and Ming looks like a crack-happy nerd, haha!

Now, with their original glasses!

Before the movie began, we sat about the GSC cafe. I got a peach tart just so they would let me use their toilet while Kai got a peach tea. Why the peach tart? It was the cheapest thing they had.

This was a moment before we entered the cinema. Despite a certain glumness that permeated the atmosphers, we couldn't resist poking some fun with the diorama. Thanks again, Denesh, for watching the movie with us.

No cameras allowed in the cinema but what the heck?
(Someone please give me a dslr camera so I can take better photos! T_T)

To wrap this up, I hope all of you had your fill of celebrating (or mourning, whichever you prefer) on that day because the SPM part of our lives is over. What lies ahead is even scarier.

~O_O~

`Diary section`

Drinking: milk
Watching: Yamada Taro Monogatari on Mysoju
Wishing for: Telemaire by Naomi Novik

2008-03-13T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hey! Congrats to y'all who feel satisfied with your current SPM results and to those who don't, ***k it, they aren't important anyways - "unless you're planning on entering the medical field," says Keshinn.

For those of you who are curious, I got 7 apples: 5 of which are red and the rest are green. No, I'm not going to explain what that means cause if you didn't get it then it doesn't matter *snicker*

Anyways, I'm doing a photo dump today. I was surfing the internet as per usual and I found these and I went slack-jawed - completely "O_O" - cause they are so PRETTY!

Have a look!

And you know what? They're all DOLLS. Every single one of them beautifully crafted and impossibly perfect dolls. Of course, I had plenty difficulty trying to tell which was male and which was female - aside from the fact that some were flat-chested and all were stick-skinny - but what really hit me was the price!

Each doll averages around 600USD! And that's not even including the wig, clothes, accessories and make-up you see in the photos! Yep, you heard me right; you have to decorate their faces even. A little off-putting but gives the doll-owners more space to personalise their dolls, don'cha think?

Then I scrolled down on their webpage and discovered why they were so friggin expensive: each doll was about 65 cm tall. I can imagine wanting to own one of those if they were Barbie-sized and all but they're as tall as a little kid! A little bit spooky to have in your room if you ask me. So I'm hoping the dollmakers make something within Barbie size and with a more affordable price, hehe.

But it all comes down to a huge KUDOs to the dollmaker for his/her incredible craftsmanship. Plastic Barbies are one thing. Life size ones complete with real accessories are a whole other deal.

You can see more of them (here).

(c)DREAM OF DOLL

2008-03-11T12:00:00.000-07:00

There are three reasons why I decided to post an update:

First, people have been complaining about the drawing which is blocking the chatterbox T_T. You know who you are.

Then, there's the whole deal about my not updating this blog for quite some time and that just didn't sit very well with me.

Lastly, I've been hit with another spell of insomnia and figured that now is as good as any a time to update. Apologies to those who were seeking for more thought-provoking insights about our recent election and the subsequent crumbling of the stock market. The person managing this space is still a naively ignorant kid, so please forgive evemurmurs.

-insert cut here-

Since I've been dispatched from secondary school (what a word to use, eh? Dispatched!), I've been looking forward to Sundays more and more often. Not only do I get to learn more about God through Sunday school, but Josh and Ming's joined me as of late!

Now Sundays are a great opportunity for us to parade around Sungei Wang after Sunday school. Since I don't get to see them as often anymore - even though we live about ten minutes' walk from each other - Sundays are great for me.

The days where Daryl attends as well are even better but unfortunately they are kind of rare. I've only attended Sunday school twice with him I think...

This is our first Sunday school class all together! From l-r: Ms. Goh (no relation to Daryl Goh *smirk*), Ming, Josh, Daryl, moi. I wanted to go with a short-tall-tall-short arrangement. Guess it worked, huh?

When we first saw him on Sunday, we were like "O_O, you cut your fringe!...you look good." And he replied, "Yeah, a lot of people said that. My fringe was about fourteen centimeters so I decided to cut it." Typical Daryl, haha (-_-;)

After a lot of walking here and there, contemplating where to eat, this Asian cafe outside Sungei Wang won our interest. Ming and Josh are naturally camera-friendly but Daryl reminds me strongly of John - they both like to pretend to be reading something while their picture is taken.

See what I mean?

With lunch done and over with, it's back to church ~ but first...

...dessert at Waffle Stop!

Like I said, Ming and Josh - camera-friendly. Daryl - busy on the phone with Henry.

For those of you who don't recognise the place, it's the food court in Lot 10.

When we say we share our food, we really share it. i.e. Josh takes a bite out of tuna sandwich, passes it to me, I take a bite, passes it to Ming, she takes a bite, she decides she likes it and doesn't pass it to anybody. Josh and I take another sandwich and start the routine all over again. That's why our sandwiches become bite-size pieces before the end.

"Say hiii!"

We kind of ignored the other stalls in favour of the bakery. No regrets there!

Someone knocked down the 'n', lolz. "Chicke Rice!"

The camera-friendly people up the escalator.

Ming purchasing a Zip-It rose/bag for Ms. Shanti.

Surprise of the day: we bumped into Ming Sin in Sun Comic! He was very reluctant to have his photo taken, as you can see from the blur. My first words: "Ming Sin...since when did you turn emo?!"

After much pleading, he consented but took off his emo accessories (i.e. his black vest and necklace) because he didn't want my brother to poke fun at him (^_^;)
But in the midst of all the excitement, I forgot to get his phone number, sigh.
Josh, I'm counting on you!

Okay, guys, our time of reckoning is at hand. I hope to see all of you at school later today and hopefully we'll leave with tears of joy!

2008-03-08T12:00:00.000-08:00

"Cookout" - Boonz and Tzuk by ~hebi-yaro on deviant ART

AT LAST, it is done! This is a return art for Boonz and Tzuk - thanks for doodling me with a very, veeery vague resemblance to Itachi last year. Thanks to Ming for scanning this in for me and no thanks to the people who were staring at me while I inked it while dining in at Big Apple doughnuts. All that staring made the hair on the back of my neck stand, dammit!

Concept (C) Kubo Tite & Masashi Kishimoto

2008-02-29T12:00:00.000-08:00

-phew, finally finished my first art meme. They're awesome fun but takes time out of you, lol.-

Btw, I tagged:
Ming
Jia Min
Keegan
Amanda

-so go check it out, guys!-

THE ONE I DID

EMPTY MEME FOR YOU TO PLAY WITH

2008-02-26T12:00:00.001-08:00

A bright Sunday, rather sunny, and I've just hung up a call with Ken Vin after pestering him for directions to his house. I know without doubt that I've forgotten how to get there by now but that's not the point is it?

After being ushered in and before helping myself to his lunch table, I'm required to introduce myself to his college buddies ("HI, I'm WEI LI!" But you can call me smelly-foot). Apparently, it's customary since Boonz had to do the same when he came later.

Btw, it's Ken Vin's birthday tomorrow - don't forget to wish him!
And thanks once again for inviting us, Robert!

Now, if I haven't already bored you, let me present to you the photos.

Sparkling juice anyone?

Everyone had some 'caesar' salad (first caesar salad i've eaten with italian dressing instad, lol). Ken Vin even had someone serve the salad specifically: Leon!

Boonz says, "Come here, Li Wei." lolz

Then, there was some sort of ballooon-blowing competition (?) thingy...lol

Ken Vin and good friend, Leon, who went around taking pictures tirelessly with Ken Vin's dslr camera.

The most interesting thing was that the party was often punctuated by balloons bursting out of the blue.

Nik take on a balloon!

Hee, Boonz's worse fears - BIG, BOUNCING BAWOONS!

What else but a football game on PS2 - England vs. Japan, was it?

Cake time came very early, much to my delight.

GROUP PHO-TO-!!!

Thus, Lek Ken Vin turned 17...or at least he would in a day's time.

Three guesses where the cake came from.

Suddenly, we plunged into a (money-less) game of Choi Tai Ti. Horses aren't supposed to have any luck this year.

Not bad, Kel.

But Boonz has choice cards!

This photo is courtesy of Ken Vin - thanks! This was my present, I forgot to take a picture of it before I handed it over. For those of you who peeked too close, yes, I know there's a copyright on Harry Potter - so sue me.

Thanks to Ken Vin and family for having me =)

2008-02-26T12:00:00.000-08:00

ANOTHER POINTLESS POST AHEAD! BEWARE!

Why There Should Be a Movie Remake for Harry Potter
by way of/with the producer Jack Evemurmurs.

i. With creatures like half-giants in the picture, there should be more use of blue screens or forced perspective in front of the camera, INSTEAD of elongating Robbie Coltrane's legs just to make him taller. In the end it just makes him look disproportionate and well, odd.

(LOL, my Hokkien-proficient nanny just called it Polly Pocket.)

ii. Fantasy movies like these need more scenes that actually have an impact on the main storyline, not just CG sequences to wow the audience (i.e. Sheesh, even the Sorting Hat has more talking time compared to Fred and George).

iii. I really like Rowling's work and it deserves a movie adaptation that does more justice to its characters and plot twists.

(tbc)

2008-02-24T12:00:00.000-08:00

POINTLESS POST ALERT!
Please continue driving.

It's amazing what you find on the Internet when you have too much free time on your hands. And yes, I do have way too much free time - as Keshinn, Boonz and many others can testify. But I digress.

I'm sure many of you have heard of the Forbes list of richest people in the world; though many people our age probably prefer looking through People's Sexiest Persons List rather than Forbes. Still, I'd like to bring your attention to the Forbes Fictional 15.

No, it's not another list informing us that Bill Gates still have way too much money. Instead, it's a list of fictional characters who probably could hold their own against Mr. Trump himself. The people in this list include Lucius Malfoy, Willy Wonka, Bruce Wayne and Richie Rich, which is really rather interesting since I would never have guessed Lucius Malfoy to be at the near bottom of the list.

Willy Wonka seems to be suffering as well with the low-carb diet trend engulfing the Western world.

Forbes has also been kind enough to include the 25 Largest Fictional Companies. Companies in the running include the all-famous ACME Inc., Umbrella Corp. and Gringotts Bank.

So with those of you with time on your hands and with an interest on how your favourite rich fictional people are doing, go check it up. On a side note, Lucius Malfoy has also been voted in the list of Top 12 Sexiest People Who Don't Exist. Go figure.

2008-02-19T12:00:00.001-08:00

THE LONDON POST

As some of you know, I've recently ventured to the birthplace of LOTR, Harry Potter, Shakespeare and En. Iskhandar's favourite novels, London - yes, I know...lucky me, lucky me, let's stone Wei Li to death because she got to visit London and all that shit.

But all that aside, I just wanted to share something that I loved about the land of (solely) English-speakers, and that's the simplicity of London.

Trees in England all remind me of Anne Sudworth's work - elegant in a very natural sense.

And winding stairs; they love winding stairs for their old buildings. Narrow winding stairs.

The Underground and the rail system is the best way to travel around London. All of London is connected in a tight circuit. I wish all our malls were connected by public train as well.

This is London at the end of winter, somewhere around 2 o'clock.

Not only do they have Starbucks, Caffe Nero and Costa Coffee are included in their famous coffee spots. London is also the home of Innocent.

Needless to say, London is not always this simplistic. My mom and I happened on a fur protest outside Harrods.

Now, I really wanted to put in a photo of a London busker but I missed my chances of taking photos of them. They walk into an Underground train with a speaker in a trolley, a cup and an instrument of their choice. Then they play music till the train nears their desired station and walk from back to front of the train compartment with their cup.

Those who enjoyed the music usually put money in the cup without saying anything and they would smile and murmur a word of thanks. I think it's a really nice routine. After all, sometimes music is all we need to brighten our days after long hours of work and travel, so the busker's work is truly appreciated.

In fact, to truly acknowledge them, the London Paper is holding a voting competition for the most popular busker (BusKING or BusQUEEN). So if any of you seizes the chance to visit London any time in future, take the Underground and treat your ears to some busker music.

2008-02-19T12:00:00.000-08:00

There are many things you can call this: a PHOTO DUMP, MEDLEY UNO and so on, so forth. But this is what it is (which is what?).

WARNING! The photos below are (more of less) heavily Photoshop-ed because I have too much free time.

Let's begin with this: the Sweeney Todd movie outing. This is the first time any of us went out with Kai - and it was sort of a miracle that his mum actually let him out!

First, lunch at Zen in Mid Valley.

This is what I had: some sort of peach apricot dessert...thingy.

Voila! Guest appearance by Alex who coincidentally happened to be at Mid Valley at the time.

This just shows that we try to breaks the rules, no matter how petty. This also proves that Ming is willing to look stupid for the sake of amusing photography! LOL

Dinner at Carl's Jr. This is Kai's 'sifu' look! SIFU!

Keshinn and I shared a set; don't really want to elaborate on that for reasons only she, Alex, Ming, Kai and I know.

The gang in front of Carl's Jr.

Now this is a different outing: CJ-7 movie outing at KLCC during CNY hols.

Kim is back from NS (momentarily)! Here we are at lunch in Delifrance. Needless to say, John had to question our choice of eatery.

Here I have the gang looking stupid at a semi-candid shot up the escalator. Don't you just love it when other people look stupid?

TIME SKIP yet again! This time it is the Kungfu Dunk movie outing at the Gardens, Mid Valley. Ugh, don't watch this movie, people. It's wrong in more reasons that I can count.

Acting chummy after the movie. Ming is well-loved! <3>

Then, dinner at Paddington House of Pancakes. Their prices are sorta amazing.

Martin shows us how to look short so that his sis won't be overshadowed, lol.

Does anyone know who this celebrity is? Cos we sure don't!

INTERLUDE: here, let me interrupt with a small sketch of mine.

THEN, Ming invited Deep and I to her parents' company dinner.

Alo! Next time don't wear high heels, kay? I look short enough already.

Most of the guests haven't arrived. We gambled while we waited for them. Naturally, I lost money. Everyone seems to be cheerful that I did, though T_T

After some arrangements, these are the people at my table. On the left is Ming's cousin Eric. On Deep's right are Ming's cousins as well...right?

CNY dinner is not complete without this! It's always the same though: yee sang, shark fin soup, pig, fish, veggie and mushroom, prawn, 'lap mei fan', dessert. As long as you follow this menu, the elderly folk will always be happy!

We knew that someone will suggest karaoke sometime. We were the first ones up, singing Against All Odds.

Two Girls and a Guy; a new drama series coming to you soon at NTV7.

When they started to dance, we started bringing up our cameras...naturally n_n

2008-02-15T12:00:00.000-08:00

pastryap.com

This is a TAG post.

Most of you are already probably sick of me - even I'm sick of me - so exit now if you don't want to read more about Jack Evemurmurs.

Thanks for tagging me, Jia Min!

I hope you're doing well in New Zealand. From the post in your blogs, it sounds like you're making too many friends *clears throat*. Keegan should've made a contract for you too so you can wave it in the faces of those hopefuls. I gotta give it to them, though. They've got good taste, haha.

Anyways, to the TAG!

Part 1: On the outside
Name: Jack Evemurmurs
Date of Birth: all records of my birth have vanished in mysterious fire
Current status: bored out of my mind. if anyone has any plans to harrass others or take over the world, please contact me.
Eye colour: black
Hair colour: black
Righty or lefty: righty (in both my useful hand and political views)
Zodiac sign: it disappeared in the fire

Part 2: On the inside
Your heritage: it was lost in the fire
Your fear: my wife
Your weakness: who am i to deny the pleasure of entering a bookshop?

Part 3: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Your thoughts first waking up: "breakfast..."
Your bedtime: varying from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.
Your most missed memory: Outing with 5Sc1 classmates at Jogoya and Dharma's house

Part 4: Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke: did you know that when coca-cola was first launched, it actually had cocaine in it?
McD's or Burger King: Jogoya
Single or group dates: *shrug*
Adidas or Nike: Rukawa wears Nike...
Lipton Tea or Nestea: Green tea
Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla (surprisingly...)
Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino

Part 5: Do You...
Smoke: tried it before
Curse: my mouth is pretty dirty
Drink: of course!

Part 6: In the Past Month...
Drank alcohol: yup, with Ming, Denesh, the brothers Choo and co.
To the mall: more times than i ever intended
Been on stage: i wanted to with every fibre of my being - but no.
Eaten sushi: ........i'm telling you, sushi is too good to deny!
Dyed your hair: if i did, it'd be purple, blue or green! muahaha!

Part 7: Have You Ever?
Played a stripping game: yes. those card games at Chinese New Year 'strip' me of my money every time.
Changed who you were to fit in: yes. if not, i'd still be talking to my imaginary friends, haha!

Part 8: Age
You're hoping to be married: at age 10. guess that didn't happen, huh?

Part 9: In a Guy/Girl
Best eye colour: doesn't really matter
Hair colour: doesn't really matter
Short or long hair: doesn't really matter

Part 10: What were you doing?
1 minute ago: Trying to finish a story for Keshinn
1 hour ago: Watching 'Wasabi Mon Amour'
1 month ago: Navigating myself around Paris and London using the Metro/Underground
1 year ago: Convincing my parents that I do not want SPM tuition even though I needed it.

Part 11: Finish the Sentences
I love: AnnaSophia Robb
I feel: very sien
I miss: seeing my friends in school everyday
I need: to ask Hollywood why it's so hard to find good movies

Part 12: Tag 5 People
One: Daryl
Two: Rita
Three: Josh
Four: May Ching
Five: Wu Chun (my future brother-in-law)

List out 5 presents you wish for:
a) Keyboard
b) CANON EOS 400D
c) A rock-climbing buddy
d) Overseas trip with my best buddies
e) Outing with 5Sc1 classmates

2008-02-13T12:00:00.000-08:00

This is a...pointless...post. Please ignore.

Hello, this is Jack Evemurmurs, asking where have all the good movies gone? I'm not going to even mention Kung Fu Dunk (because it is, in a sense, like the Harry Potter movies - I'm wasting my breath) so I'm moving straight to Rambo, which my mom and I caught out of pure desperation to watch something.

Usually, I'd rant on and on about the absence of a reasonable plot and the pointlessness of shooting a movie like this but they say that a picture paints a thousand words (please ignore the cliche), so here you are - my reaction to the movie Rambo 4 (><):

Summarised evaluation of Rambo 4: Ask for your money back.

2008-02-12T12:00:00.000-08:00

This post is dedicated to
Ze Yen
and
Jia Min

Sorry I wasn't there to send you off, but I really hope you two - as well as Dharma, Keeg, and the rest who will be flying overseas for studies this year - will make it back in time for a December reunion at Jogoya. I hope you guys enjoy your time in foreign lands n_n

THE LAST DAYS AT SCHOOL - MEMORIES WE'LL NEVER LEAVE BEHIND

A partial view of 5Sc1 of 2007, several weeks before SPM.

Meet the guys! The only trio in class who are remotely otaku - thanks for sharing all those Naruto/Bleach moments *cough*spoilers*cough* with me. And Tzuk...Boonz, yeah Jiraiya finally died.

My camera was taken over by Kel *snicker*; this is the result.

The RTG gang.

snippet
John: I hear that they wanted to change the prefect ties to orange in 2008. They'd be the OTG...Orang Tak Guna *chortle*
Me: Right now you guys are the RTG wat...Really Tak Guna
John Wui!
(*ahem* I was joking ppl. Don't pelt me with orange peel.)

My gang and the UMNO at the far back. I wonder where they are right now.

The people who actually study real hard for SPM - not like my lazy ass. Hope to see you guys in March!

Jia Min...reluctant as always to take a photo..haih

Hey, thanks for cooperating with the camera-wielding lunatic in class that day - not many people would smile for me, hehe.

Ms. Sally (on the left), better known as Pn. Siti, our beloved EST teacher, or the Queen of Cynicism.

Now meet the KING of Sarcasm, the one, the only: ENCIK ISKHANDAR! Please hold the applause. En. Iskhandar, brilliant English teacher...no talent for telling jokes though.

The RTG, in the midst of getting up to leave for their final Prefects' meeting. Cue Dharma's tears.

Mr. Rama, the History teacher with girlfriends all over the world, the best horny jokes, striking my favourite pose. Don't forget the Deepavali invite, sir!

Tall, gangly, fixes his own plumbing problems, unfazed by any michief we do in class, has a curious way of drawing birds and currently playing finger hockey with John - lovable Physics teacher Mr. Khoo.

Say it with me..."Awww..."

Doing what they're not supposed to do - the last days of school were filled with a lot of card games.

She is short. She is single. She won the Best Dressed Teacher Award for 2007! (hey, where are the extra Add. Math marks?) She is currently teaching Math (what else?) at Sunway College! Hi, Ms. Geetha!

My buddies who all have the talent of putting on mischievous grins; kekekeke

"Why yes, I am cute."

"I'm a little teapot..." (she's going to kill me if she sees this)

Naz's idea. I forgot whose hands were in there though -_-;;

"Mah, Deepaa, don't study the targeted topics. They will NOT come out." Pn. Rokiah fortells the future. If only she fortold it a little sooner, lol.

In our final day of school, there was a blackout.

En. Sahari on the left and En. Adenan on the right. They think that they are safe now that we're not in school anymore. What they don't know is that we still plan to blow up the chemistry labs, fufufufu.

En. Adenan, I will (try to) not forget your what you taught us; that with patience even an idiot like me will understand electrochemistry; that you shouldn't admire Naz's eyes and lips (even if you were just joking...I still laugh when I think about it); that using a fountain pen is way cool; that it's okay to cry on the last day of school while shaking our hands (btw, you shouldn't do that anymore - it makes us want to cry even more); and that being the class teacher of 5Sc1 will take traumatize you forever. Last but not least, thank you for always liking my hairstyle, hahaha!

This is a warning to the people of Sri Garden:
You haven't seen the last of me. I still haven't finished my oil painting T.T

2008-02-11T12:00:00.001-08:00

TAN JOE ZER, I'M GOING TO FLAMBE YOU THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU!

2008-02-11T12:00:00.000-08:00

This is Jack Evemurmurs and I come bearing a message to the people of the world (more like a one-man's opinion actually, but who's checking?). The message I bring concerns one of the most important human biological fuels that exists here (and only here!) on planet Earth. What I am talking about is none other than chocolate.

None who stand before me now can deny that chocolate is an important component of our everyday life (that's mainly because there is no one standing before me now) for without chocolate how can we continue to be happy? How can we savour the sweetness of chocolate desserts without chocolate? The truth is, we cannot.

As such, I am here to promote the eating of at least one pc of chocolate everyday to retain optimum physical and mental health (although yours truly is undergoing a strict ban because the World Ambassador of Chocolate insists that he/she is consuming three-person's share of chocolate).

And as a side note, we should also protect endangered animals from falling into extinction because they deserve to live and eat chocolate as well.

Now, if you have followed my purpose till here, please click on the link below and save the endangered animals and chocolate!

PROTECT OUR PLANET...IT'S THE ONLY ONE WITH CHOCOLATE

2008-02-05T12:00:00.000-08:00

I've been

back in Malaysia for about two hours now.

tagged by Joshua.

Although I still have photos I've yet to post (and wondering if the people out there still want said photos after such a long period of silence on my part), I'm gonna do Joshua's tag first cos' this is the first time I've been personally tagged! Thank you, uncle!

Do this tag and answer all the questions in your own blog.
Delete question no.20 and add one of your own question instead.
Tag 8 victims to do this tag.

1. What is your dream when you were a small kid?
Scientist, florist, cashier, astronaut (in that order)

2. What is the happiest thing in your whole life?
Being fortunate enough as to have a family, money and living in a well-to-do country.

3. What do you wish to have right now?
More self-esteem and please look at the wishlist on the right.

4. When is the last time you horse-laughed?
When watching the Bee Movie a few hours ago. Jerry Seinfield in a genius.

5. What did you realise recently?
That I hate Mont Blanc (the cake, not the brand).

6. Which bad habit in you that is the most unacceptable?
(who thought of these questions? his sentence structure and grammar is funny)
Prolly my severe lack of patience.

7. When you are unhappy, what will you do?
Write, draw, scream, punch the wall. Many teens are self-destructive.

8. What are you afraid of losing?
The people I care about and my eyesight.

9. Within 5 years, which target is the most realistic one?
Finishing my story and publishing it in novel form. Out of all my silly targets, that would be the most realistic one.

10. When you meet someone that you like, will you confess or hide your feelings?
Hide my feelings. I'm a chicken.

11. List out 3 kinds of people you hate the most.
People who never listen. Sorry, that's all.

12. Define loneliness.
Erik, the Phantom of the Opera and Sweeney Todd.

13. Are you satisfied with your life now?
I'm happy but not satisfied. There's something more waiting to happen.

14. When is the most recent time you feel touched?
(seriously, what is with the grammar?)
Watching the Phantom of the Opera. I always end up crying for Erik. Curse you Raoul!

15. Where is the most beautiful place that you've visited?
The classroom of 5Sc1 in 2007; crowded and in session.

16. A song that is playing in your mind recently?
Angel of Music

17. If you have a wish to come true, what is it?
(GRAMMAR! It's killing my anal self!)
I'd travel back in time.

18. Do you have anything to be worried or scared recently?
I've killed the muscles in my shoulder by carrying heavy bags. I've a cramp the size of Everest. Ming, don't you dare go "I told you so" on me.

19. If the world is going to end, what will you do?
Eat every dessert I can find and pray to God.

20. What is the meaning of life?
3.142

it's a lame joke, i know

People I'm tagging (sorry, if you've done it before)
Amanda
John
Ken Vin
Jia Min

May Ching

Chris

Zenji
Naz

2008-01-23T12:00:00.000-08:00

IN MEMORIA DI...

Before today, the last I heard of you was that you would be portraying the Joker in the new Batman movie.

"Isn't that the /fat/ villain?"

"No, that one's the Penguin."

Funny that now, you're all I can think about.

No one can truly choose the method of their death. But no one wants it to be published in every newspaper and the world wide web. Unless you are sacrificing your life for the greater good (or something equally foolish), I doubt that you would want everyone to know how you died, where you died or make speculations about why you died.

It is your life and it is your death. We have no right to poke and pry, but we would want to cherish the memories you have left behind with us.

Although most of us never knew you personally, only felt part of your essence on film, we can't help but feel sad - I don't even know why I feel sad.

I still can't get my head around it. Celebrities come and they disappear into rehab or isolation or what not. But rarely do they die before their prime. And I'm still getting used to the fact that you're not coming back. Death is not a rehab which you can check out of. I seriously don't know why I feel so sad.

A moment ago, Keshinn phoned me and screamed into my ear about your death. See, the whole world already knows. She insisted that it was injustice - I guess a lot of us will feel this way about you now; your punishment for leaving us so early and so abruptly.

"Jake Gyllenhaal must be upset," Keshinn said.

"Wouldn't his wife and daughter be more upset?"

I hope the endless gossiping will not defile your death. And I would like to think that it had been death who had come to take you, rather than you running towards it.

This is for you.

In memory of Heath Ledger - a brilliant actor - but then again, that was all I knew about you.

2008-01-22T12:00:00.000-08:00

The Corner of Self-Praise/Self-Abuse
While editting the photos, I finally discovered the Hue/Saturation function in Photoshop. Lame I know - forgive me for being so noob. But at least I won't have to constantly depend on Brightness/Contrast anymore =)

What is the event called? I'm not sure. I can't remember. It's a dinner/dance event at the Lake Club. That's all I remember.
19 Jan 08
8-endless p.m.
RM 150 per ticket
Formal wear

Almost everyone who attended were ballroom/latin dancers, dammit! I felt like an outsider with two large, left feet =(

Yen Thing and Carmen preparing for their performances later on. They had to dance while I ate. Muahaha...actually I didn't really eat much. Why do you think these photos exist?

The dance floor before it was invaded. This was the same place I watched Return of the King with Su ^^

The arrival of Penn and Vernando!

Vernando's sexy(?) outfit for his performance.

Presenting Sean Yap Shao Chi! I didn't even know he would be showing up, lol.

Kelvin and Tiger Beer - reunited!

Hi Pearl!

My first yee sang of the year!

Photo Dump Section:

Vernando and Yen Thing's first dance.

One man's opinion: That looks like a wedding dress.

That boy is 13, can you believe it? He's so cute! The girl's 10, btw.

"I'm dancing in the rain..." Seriously, that was the song that was playing.

"Pink, pink, pink, pink,..."

This duo is from Perak - young and awesome.

I remember this dance: the rhumba. I remember it because Kel and I were making fun of it. Sorry! But we were a little...mischievious...(for lack of a better word)

The rhumba is supposed to be a love dance. But they sort of look like they were divorcing one another. Song that was playing: Sorry by Christina Aguilera.

Shao Chi (R) and Leonard (L) who looks exactly like Ming Sin!

There was an intermission where the dance floor was open to anyone. Since almost everyone was a dancer, the floor was crowded. Kel and Pearl here, shaking it.

See what I mean by crowded?

The dancing resumes!

It's the cute-boy-and-young-girl duo again!

Aren't they kee-ewt?

Vernando and Yen Thing again. With moves like that, it's hard to believe how old they actually are.

Ahem...yellow canary...for some reason, I reminded of a flying yellow canary. Don't get me wrong, the dance was nice. It's this photo...

Alfredo's and Carmen's first dance! Right now, I really hating that glaring spotlight on them - spoiling all my photos...

Carmen: "...can't breathe..."*gasp*
lol, jking jking

Alfredo and Carmen's dance number 2!

Add a guitar and some mussed up hair for Alfredo and voila! - you have Desperado.

This was the final showcase dance. What follows is an open dance floor for all the performing dancers.

Free dance, everbody! Or as Kel calls it 'photo op'.

Wow, I can't believe I caught this pose.

Then, we were treated to a performance by the couple who won the Bronze Medal in the SEA games. They're dancing to the rhumba as well.

Like I said, the rhumba is supposed to be a love dance...right, Kel?

Rhumba...otherwise known as snogging-on-the-dance-floor

And then, the dance floor was open again! Watch them dance! I did one very, very reluctantly with Shao as well. Sorry if I traumatized you, Shao.

The neccessities of a dancer.

Pearl, wearing Erwin's glasses.

Erwin, blaming his headache on two tiny sips of beer, lol. This guy hasn't drunk alcohol before this, people. Erwin, why you leave without saying goodbye? I didn't even get your number!

Kel and Yen Thing 'open'-dancing.

Who says two guys can't dance together? I think they were doing ballroom...

First and final group pic of the night. I don't want to comment on Shao's pose, HAHA!

FINAL NOTE

Taking photos of moving subjects are a headache. I'm glad I actually got several good shoot, haha!

OMAKE
One of the Seven Sins: Gluttony!

You wanna eat it, right? ^^
Picture taken from pastryap.com

2008-01-17T12:00:00.000-08:00

A decade ago, kids carrying mobile phones are unheard of. Then again, so is this:

muahaha, a beard made out of beans! (C)Photo is taken from pingmag.jp - it will raep your eyes.

Now, on to SERIOUS BUSINESS!

(\/)
( . .)
(")(")
HUG THE BUNNY!

...ok - no, seriously...

ELIZABETH's 18th BIRTHDAY
was celebrated at
her house
on the
11th of January
semi-potluck
7-11pm

BRING EXTRA CLOTHES!
(unfortunately many ppl didn't get the memo XP)

since there were so many who got wet ultimately, i'm going to list down those who actually stayed dry (or those I /remembered/ staying dry):

Nik - because her mom wouldn't let her in the car if she got wet
Chia Sin - for reasons unknown
Sheen Leng - because her newly-etched tattoo was still hurting (ouch!)
Yen Wei - she was standing too close to the bbq grill

those who had reasons NOT to get wet but still did:

Robert a.k.a. Ken Vin - he didn't bring extra clothes
Mag - she just had a painful dentist appointment
Jia Min - who didn't know how to swim
Ze Yen, Yin Lin and many other girls - they were wearing make-up

and the nominees of the One Whom People Wanted to Push Most Into the Pool goes to:
Boon Hong
Amin

and the award for Getting Drenched the Most Times goes to:
CHEE JUNE!

this party was brought to you by
ELIZABETH WONG and all of those who brought food

the overall wetness of the party was associated to:
the pool
the water balloons
the bucket (which ultimately broke before the party was over)

the following photos were brought to you by:
ME - who skipped balloon-throwing fun to give you all these photos so be grateful! LOL

These tarts were gone within the first half hour of the party! Mucho thankies to Elizabeth's piano teacher for making them!

You are never too old for the playground - especially not the swings!

Kick Tzuk's sandal!

Look at the glorious barbeque grill where we met Daryl, Elizabeth's sister's boyfriend.

Chapter 1 - What to say in your first conversation with a person

Me: (holding a cold beef patty) So how do I do this?
Unknown Person: Just throw it on the grill.
Me: Just throw it?
UP: Just throw it.
Me: (throws patty on the grill)
UP: And after a while, you can put cheese on it.
Me: (goes and search for cheese)
Naz: Are you Elizabeth's brother?
UP: No, that's George. He's...(looks around)...not here yet.
Me: So, who are you?
UP: I'm...Elizabeth's sister's boyfriend.
Naz and I: Ah...
Naz: Which one is Elizabeth's sister?"
UP: The girl in the blue dress.
Naz and I: (looks for girl in blue dress)
Naz: Oh, I see her.
Me: (turns back to Daryl) so...do you have a name?
Naz: (laughs) Good one!
UP: Daryl.

Chapter 2 - When to put the cheese

Me: Do I put the cheese now?
Daryl: No later.
Me: (walks around with cheese then comes back and throws cheese on patty)

Chapter 3 - Why you have to watch the grill

I return to the grill after saying hi to Ming and Alex and discover that the patty with my cheese on it was missing. I walk over to Naz and put on my best angry face.

Me: Naz, someone stole my fucking patty.
Naz: (laughs and somehow tells Keshinn about it after the party)

Moments later...
Naz: (points at cheesy patty beside the grill) Hey Wei, isn't that your patty?
Me: O.o

See the fairy tattoo? It shoulders the blame in pardoning Sheen Leng from the pool. No, this is not a shoulder pun.

Happy people eating food...happy and dry for now...

The attack has begun! Boonz and Chung Tsang search the skies for water balloon air bombs.

In the battlefield, no one is safe! (Except yours truly who holds the camera)

'If I get wet, everyone gets wet' was Chee June's motto for the night.

Colourful ammunition - I mean - water balloons floating innocently in the pool. By the end of the night, not one water balloon was left intact.

Believe it or not, they're about to get wetter.

"Pose in the water!" I tell him, so he poses!

Ming gets help to enter the pool - fufufu.

Alex followed not long after. I guess his motto was, 'if she goes in, I go in' LOL

Amanda had to get 'help' of the more persuasive kind, *insert evil laugh*

The Bucket of Doom is a long range weapon which packs a heavier punch than the water balloons with a more stunning effect.

Wei Li's Believe It or Not!: Naz and Mag actually posed for this shot, lmao

These are the ones who stayed relatively dry. As the night progresses, Amrit would drop that orange water balloon and end up drenching himself, lol!

The before...

...and after shot. If you can spot all the differences, you get a free lemon.

Yin Lin just wanted a shot of her doing some bodily damage to Jason - haha!

Easiest way to get wet? Getting pushed by Amin into the pool. The man himself managed to stay quite dry till the end XD

Ooh, I LOVE this shot!

Hi, let's take a picture!

I call this "The Quartet of Smeared Eyeliner"! (they are so going to kill me)

The two goofballs in their element!

Alex and Tzuk doing an underwater handstand shot X} Boonz didn't wanna do it cos he got water up his nose the first time he tried. Good job, guys!

The Naz and Ze Yen combination.

Naz: Together, we shall rule the world with your cuteness!
Ze Yen: Noooo!

Ken Vin and Jia Min want in on the fun. Yin Lin and Mag tried to do their own combination too!

Ming & Alex and Ze Yen & Naz race their way to the edge of the pool. I wasn't too clear who won tho -_-

Tzuk & Amin and Ming & Alex battle for the Best Combination title, LOL.

Ken Vin posing in Naz's pink Sketchers (because his shoes got wet) before whisking me off to help me with chin-ups on the swing set. I can do 1. He does 2. Not bad what, right?

Close up of Naz's Sketchers slippers as posed by Robert/Ken Vin XD!

The cake finally arrived! (as did the birthday girl)

Birthday Girl, make your wish! (hopefully it will help you later)

Mag and Jia Min trying desperately to finish a tub of melting vanilla ice-cream. Naz, Ken Vin, Ming and I helped with the chocolate ice-cream ^^

(earlier that night)
Jia Min: Wei Li, I heard that you are a lesbian. Is it true?
Me: No. I'm bisexual.
Mag: Welcome to the club.

The face of terror and excitement as the birthday girl is carried to the pool. Save the best for last, right? Hey, is your birthday wish helping you?

By the looks of things...not much.

Boonz wanted to cuddle too! Major rofl XD!

The Sad Thing
It was nighttime and everything was dark. Most of the photos were too dark to use and these were the ones I actually salvaged. And there was something wrong with the camera buttons! T.T

The Good Thing
At least there're still some photos for you to enjoy, right?

2008-01-13T12:00:00.000-08:00

IT's FINALLY HERE!

Well, this entry has been unforgivably late. Dharma and Keeg are probably well settled down in Scotland and all and here I am, posting an entry of their farewell. My timing could not have been better.

Catalysts for this entry
a. My laptop is fixed
b. Had another bout of insomnia so I had nothing better to do

But nobody really cares about what I have to say, do they? They're just here to steal my photos!!! I feel cherished ungratefully, haha. Jokin, jokin - I know there are ppl out there who <3 me!

FAREWELL CHUMPS!

6 January 2008
KL International Airport
The Departure of Dharma and Keeg to Scotland
(the first among us to leave)

Today we gather to say farewell...and return all borrowed items.

Of course, a farewell isn't complete without FAREWELL GIFTS. These two boxes of condoms were courtesy of Boonz and Tzuk. Left is for Dharma. Right is for Keeg. 18Sx - veeeeery dangerous!

Accept it fearfully Keegan! Jia Min is still watching.

Accept it...awkwardly...Dharma. Don't worry. Your mom will never know. That is, if she doesn't miraculously find my blog.

Since we all took the trouble to come, the two leavers belanja us to KFC breakfast.

Keegan hates waiting.

Robert (a.k.a. Ken Vin) has a friggin Canon EOS 350D!!! Wanna trade?

The bewildered bearer of breakfast.

If we were still in school, Tzuk would so paste that (McD menu) on our classroom wall.

The product of my trigger-happy finger: Boon Hong solo shot!

Naturally, the adults had a separate table where they talked about adult stuff. [Actually, they were probably talking about us.]

Gift box from the girls (for Dharma) include: 1 Samuel and Kevin blue shirt + 1 Oxford medical dictionary + written message from Yen Wei

Gift box from girls (for Keeg) include: 1 Samuel and Kevin shirt + 1 Men's Health cookbook + {a box of Chupa Chups}

The seating at our long table.

Oooh! What's going on? I wanna see!

Voila! The appearance of Keegan's contract with Jia Min - written and editted by Jia Min.

During the free time we had, some of us scribbled on Keeg's hand. There's a snoob, a Sharingan eye and an SCE. (Nobody knew what SCE was, except Jia Min. Sex Control Execution, maybe?)

Alright, time to go!

Time to slot in some buddy shots!

The face shot I had of Dharma and Tzuk had bad lighting so I used this candid one instead. This is why I hate standing next to (as Naz calls him) Sexy Black.

Keegan showin his hatin' face again. "It's better to show a consistent face in all my photos," says Keegan.

Needless to say, he makes exceptions for his girlfriend n_n

These two aren't leaving. So why do they have a personal shot???

We embark from KFC in a dramatic manner!

Group shot before we say goodbye to the guys.

BERK group shot!

Saying goodbye to family is probably harder.

Group buddies shot! Final symphony.

Dharma, Keegan and the girls who adore them! Crescendo!

"I promised that I won't cry," says Dharma. No tears in his eyes! But that's because they're welling up.

Almost crying. Almost there.

For Pete's sake, are you two crying yet? [Dharma was on the verge, Keeg was...unfathomable] BYE!!!!

"Now that we're down here, what do we do?"

¡hasta luego!

MESSAGE
Guys, I hope you're adjusting well in Scotland. Don't forget to call us when you return months later. But when you do, please bring some haggis with you. And David Tennant for Naz. =)

2008-01-02T12:00:00.000-08:00

MING, I NEED YOU!

She's always the one who organizes our outings with friends so when she said she can't attend the one tomorrow, I suddenly drowned in deep shit. In the movie outing in the afternoon tomorrow, I currently have four ghost members, one wtv guy and two others who are sort of worrying me.

ghost member: (noun) 1. a person who expressed interest in joining the outing but has not confirmed whether or not they are actually going or given any reply to my sms'es.

wtv guy: (noun) 1. a person who is okay with any plan that I think up but does not contribute suggestions to help me organize.

Ming, have I been a wtv guy all these years? If I am, then I am terribly sorry!

I hope to see all of you in school tomorrow ^^!

2008-01-01T12:00:00.000-08:00

HAPPY 2008!

{Dire addio a tempi antichi.}
{Say goodbye to old days.}

MANY THANKS
Dharma - who invited us and hosted the party
Everyone - who came and let me take their photos!

Why have we gathered?
To say farewell to everyone! Of course, outwardly, we're gonna say it's Dharma's Farewell Party ^^

Date?
29 December ~ Happy Birthday, Siti!

EXCERPT

Ming: Did anyone pose on (Dharma's) bed yet?
Naz: Yes, we had six - no - SEVEN girls on his bed WITH him!

{on Dharma's bedroom table, we saw FACIAL PRODUCTS! gasp!}
Dharma: Those aren't mine, okay?! I separated them! These are my mother's, those are mine.
Me: So those are yours...
Dharma: They're men's products, okay?!

Me: So, how do you feel about your sister going to National Service?
John: Scared...scared that she'll leave all the cleaning to me! Cleaning the dishes! Cleaning the aquarium!
Kim: Ei, I heard that!

{Dharma's mother and Venugaa approaches with Secret Recipe box}
Dharma: I didn't even know I had cake until now.

Ming: Even if we push Dharma's face into the cake, it wouldn't make a difference.
Me: It would be chocolate on chocolate...
Thani: AND it's good cake!

{btw, it's Chocolate Mud Cake. Thnx, Dharma!}

Kel: Okay! Before we cut the cake, let's have Dharma and Keegan give us a speech since they'll be leaving.

Dharma: Everyone, raise your right hand! Maka kami...!
Everyone: Maka kami!
(too lazy to write out the whole pledge +.+)

(after Keegan's speech)
Everyone: KISS! KISS! KISS! KISS! (at Jia Min and Keegan)

Dharma: Okay, I'm taking attendance now.

Me: {Molester} is your nickname on my blog.
Boonz: Good, I like that name.

Boonz: If you and Li Wei stand next to each other on the road, the cars will stop cos both of you are like the STOP sign.
(thanks, Boonz =.=)

(even though his birthday is not for weeks)
Everyone: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DHARMA! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Venugaa: My brother's friends are taking over the house.

(after the birthday song)
Everyone: HAPPY FAREWELL TO YOU! HAPPY FAREWELL TO YOU! HAPPY FAREWELL TO DHARMA-AND-KEEGAN! HAPPY FAREWELL TO YOU!

(after Venugaa cut off Dharma's straw when he tried to cheat at the straw game)
Mag: You go, girl!

(when Deepaa's straw got really short)
Deepaa: Enjoy yourself, honey. (at me)

(Dharma, massacring the cake with his cutting)
Dharma: Sorry la, this is not my expertise (pronounced ex.per.tai.s)
Everyone: Ex. per. TIS!

Tzuk: Kukukukuku...

Dharma: Keshinn, I wanna try that (hand game) later.
Keshinn: Yeah, it's a smart people's game.
Dharma: Well...I'm pretty smart...

Alright, that's the end of the super-long EXCERPT list! Anyone got more, please send to me!

This post is dedicated to

Kim, who has gone to NS by now.
Happy New Year, Kim!

I present to you...Dharma's house at Ukay Perdana!

The first group picture I shot ~ this photo is the debut appearance of Dharma's allegedly horny dog: Rhino!

Dharma is always surrounded by girls, isn't he? =.=

TA-DA! His facial products! CLINIQUE, no less! As expected of our Head Prefect, fufufu!

Starting the 'Let's Pile Up on Dharma's Neat Bed' game. 1st and 2nd contestants: Boonz and Tzuk!

Supporters: Naz and Dharma!

3rd contestant: Kel!

4th contestant: Ming!
Dharma, look where you are putting your hand!

5th and 6th constestants: Ken Vin and Dharma!

7th contestant: Naz!
Boonz and Kel feeling the pain under all the weight...LOL!

Ming and Naz play 'Let's Grab Their Foot!' with Boonz and Kel.
Winner: Boonz and Tzuk, who were the last to get out of the bed.

5Sc1 class picture ~ taken on the last day of school ~ on a pillow! Wonder who did that for him.

Boonz participating in the Ask Prof. Tzuk show ^^

Kel and Ken Vin on the spiral staircase Dharma had dubbed the 'Stairway to Heaven'

Boonza found this really neat pick jacket...which was waaay too small for him.

He also happens to be my favourite model when taking pictures, haha! Work that jacket, Boonz!

Dharma: Where are my shoes?!

John and Dharma ascending the Stairway to Heaven.

Dharma is not the only one popular with girls ;-)

I made them crowd up at the drinks section in the garden buffet, lol!

My table-mates, eating!

Hello!

Peek-a-boo!

Kel and mee goreng ~ he's an expert at jumping into shots.

Hello, latecomers! Keegan, Eli, and Ken Chong are finally here!

Boon Hong the Molester - Attack no. 3: Keegan, again!

All I wanted was Tzuk to fo an L-pose. But look at them! XD

Keegan and Ken Chong trying to settle the mee goreng debate.

Keegan...you look weird. Jia Min - you still look really pretty!!

Cute girls alert!

Cute power MAX!

The workforce behind the balloons for the games afterwards, hee!

Dharma taking attendance ;=) ...how Dharma-ish...

"Maka kami...rakyat Malaysia...!"

"SPARTANS! Tonight, we dine in HELL!" Not.

Dharma and Keegan holding hands over a phallic-looking object...
...it's a cake knife, okay?

"I now pronounce you husband and husband."

Sorry, I feel like cracking lame jokes right now, lol. Btw, the cake says: Farewell and Good Luck to Dharma and Keegan.

Because they couldn't kiss, he fed her cake instead. How sweet...or so I think. Look at Yen Wei in the background, lol.

Distributing the farewell cake. It was good!

Sitting in a large circle to play games in Dharma's living room.

The three of them lost in the Police and Killer game. The penalty is dance!

LOLOLOLOLOL! Anyone who wants to video can get it from me!

Everyone crowded over the sofa to watch Alfred and Carmen danced on Astro Ria! (you see, no matter where I take it from, Boonz is always looking at the camera ^^)

Because we can't smoke, we use STRAWS! Muahahaha! *cough**cough*

The Straw Game!

The reason for hilarity! Naz and Kel with straws of two inches! (or less)

Next, put the balloon between you and your partner's head and DANCE!

Liek this!

Of course, some of us go to the extreme!

Thani and me - we won, by the way!

Our prizes (sort of) were Choclairs tied to string and water (because we were ALL so damn thirsty from shouting)

(in the kitchen) Dharma: Water...where's the water...why is there no water? Ah, there's water here!

{lmao, like we're in the desert or smth}

Me: So that's our prize? Water?
Dharma: Actually, I have bracelets...with sweets...

The girls take the left section of the ante-room...

...while the boys take the right.

Kim and Keshinn playing the hand game!

Nazeera comes and she brings WATER! All hail!

As the night drew on, the brothers Choo appeared!

But the night is not complete without the girls!

Total attendants: 23
+
Special guests:
Dharma' childhood friends (whose names I can't quite remember. SoRRy!)

Notable absentees
Amanda
Siti

SIDE NOTE
Many of my photos can't be used because they were blurred. Luckily I took many shots. Sorry to those I bothered throughout the night but whose photos aren't up here!

SIDE NOTE 2
I went to Dharma's house so of course I scored some baby photos! Unfortunately, I can't post them because they were too blurred and I would be killed by a certain ex-Head Prefect. Anyways, thanks to those who helped me obtain them. You know who you are ^^!

The party soon ended when everyone hugged and said goodbye. We will meet each other soon.

{Ai vecchi tempi durare per sempre.}
{Good old days last forever.}

2007-12-28T12:00:00.001-08:00

RANT SPACE
Chikusoo...I've been going out too much this month. I know it's hols and all but despite the fact that this year-end hols is much shorter compared to last year's (thanks to SPM), I'm going out to more parties and outings than ever! Nyuu ~ I just want more time with my oil painting in school...KEL! Clear up your schedule already! I can't go to school unless you're there!

MY 3 FLOWERS; MY 3 FRIENDS

What's going on? A very /late/ lunch to celebrate Ming's and Su's bday!
Location? Lafite at Shangri-La Hotel
Fee? RM 68++ per person so don't simply go there for lunch!

OH NOes!
Didn't take many pics this time because the lighting in Lafite sucks for photography. Not to mention, that place is so high-class that camwhoring is...kinda embarrassing.

This is dessert! I don't remember what all of them were (because the waiter spoke too fast) but it was really good! Su Lin had a food-orgasm, Ming took her time to savour it, but Deep and I just inhaled the entire platter, didn't we, honey?

Chef's recommendation: start from right to left

When the dessert came, it was /very/ easy to smile ^^

Ming and her eyes, which were once famouse for the Evil glare - fufufu

Deep and the divorce/engagement(??) ring I gave her - btw, I made them hold the cup; it's just water

Su!!! Why didn't you pick up your cup?!

Outside the hotel lobby and just before parting...my three flowers =)

Guys, I don't care what boyfriends or husbands you get now or in future...I MET YOU FIRST!!!

2007-12-28T12:00:00.000-08:00

DO ME A FAVOUR, WILL YOU?

If you ever happen to wander past the sushi/sashimi section in the Jusco Supermarket of Mid Valley's Megamall, you will hear a song that goes something like this:

"Sakana, sakana, sakana..."

It's really very silly and I snicker every time I hear it cos roughly, that song translates to:

"Fish, fish, fish..."

So do me a favour: whenever you pass by the sushi/sashimi setion, just give a little snicker when you hear that song. With time, the management will realize that we're not laughing at the sakana, but rather at the song. By then I wonder if he'll put up a song like:

"Umi, umi, umi..."* LOL

*"Sea, sea, sea..."

2007-12-27T12:00:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BE-EARLY BIRTHDAY, KESHINN!

Event: Early celebration of Keshinn's birthday
Date: 24 December 2007/Christmas Eve

Claim(s): You can never go to a party at Keshinn's place without getting wet. NEVER.

Dissatisfaction: Many classmates who agreed to go couldn't make it in the end so only a handful of us were there.

Satisfaction: But that didn't stop us from having a wet-load of fun!

REMINDER (as written on the invitation card)
Please remember to bring extra clothes and a towel IN CASE you get wet.

She lied. There is no 'in case'.

POOL Victims
(unwilling) Keshinn, Nazeera, Ming, John, Jowena, Jia Hui, Me.
(willing) Li Wei, Zack, Kim

The only one who didn't get wet (because he was holding a camera)
Daryl

THANKS to

Keshinn - for inviting us

Daryl - for taking the photos

Friends, we gather here today to celebrate Keshinn's birthday (although we were early)

Thank you very much for the Mango Cream cake, but I'm getting ahead of myself. This happened only /after/ we were all pushed into the pool. Let's go back to the early events of the night...

When we first arrived, we were all merry, happy and DRY...

...and full of energy (more like insanity).

The food was plentiful, the turkey was stripping and the mutton was simply scrumptious!

And so we gathered by the poolside, waiting for the inevitable to happen.

Of course, the first person to go down (with her spectacles and sandals) was the birthday girl, Keshinn!

The rest followed in succession. Needless to say, there was a lot of pushing involved.

But once we were all in the pool, some odd things happened...LOL

Among them was a free strip show (courtesy of John)...

... free escorting service (into the pool)...

...we even offer the do-or-die service!

...and...uh...WTF are they doing?!!! (okay, I just found out that John was just teaching Li Wei how to swim)

By the end of the night, there was unity among those who were pushed into the pool! (yeah, right). From l-r: Li Wei, Ming, Nazeera, Jowena, Keshinn, John, Kim

This is the only time where there is full-clothes swimming...

But we (being the kind souls we are) didn't want to leave out Kezanne! FYI, we didn't win the battle T__T

Gloriously wet and still going! We are WET, WET, WET.

What better way to end the night than TWISTER?

My position: left hand - red, right hand - green, left leg - green, right leg - yellow, left ear- red. After that, I got: right ear - red, right buttcheek - green

Hint: Naz was the one giving out orders.(lol, John is digging his nose!)

THUS, ends our happy, happy birthday story. Invite us one more time, Keshinn! Next time, I will bring EVERYONE down with me!

2007-12-22T12:00:00.002-08:00

This is a POINTLESS RANT. Stay away.

I just found out that Jin and Nejin are not the same person.

...WTF?!

All this while, I'd thought that Jin was a girl who sometimes cosplay as a (really cool-looking) guy! Damn, it's all because both of them had been sharing one DA account before this.

To clear things up for myself: Jin is a boy. Nejin is a girl. And they are TWINS!

*faints*

2007-12-22T12:00:00.001-08:00

Today, the WMD went to see a guidance counsellor. This is not relevant to the post below.

Event: D. Arranged Marriage - a live one-person drama at Bangsar's Actor's Studio

Date: 21 December 2007
Ticket Price: RM 35
Was it worth it? Yes.

Price for dinner: Free. can you believe it?

THANKS goes to Thani and her uncle (GM of Chili's) for taking care of the bill at dinner!

Go check on the Christmas bazaar at /Bangsar Shopping Centre/! They're selling mincemeat pies, christmas puddings (with alcohol!), Christmas candies and fresh pastries!
I bought some mincemeat pies for myself, W00T! My first time ever trying MINCEMEAT PIES!

SIDE NOTE
If you guys:
1. have time
2. like bubble wrap
3. enjoy adopting odd habits
...go google MUGEN PUCHIPUCHI.

There was a Styrafoam castle erected in the middle of the court...

...stacked by the walls of the castle were rows and rows of (say it with me) CANDY!!!

Of course there were things other than candy, like jewelry, perfume, pastries and (for some odd reason) a very large stone face of Buddha.

Little signs like these were hung from the ceiling.

Don't you just like these little details?

There was dinnerware as well. I didn't spend much time here. I have a phobia of breaking something by accident.

This is the wall beside the TIMES bookstore - it's not Valentine's Day but hey!

There were 9 of us altogether and Chili's simply didn't have a booth wide enough to side 9 ppl. So we split! From l-r: Thani, Shan, Tanuj, Deepaa

Here is Martin and me trying to imitate Shan and Tanuj. Ming is an original by herself, lol! From l-r: Kit-chai (Ming's cousin), Martin, me, Ming

This is the Firecracker Fish Fillet that Ming and I ordered...or what's left of it...

Martin and his Classic Fajitas (fa.hi.tas) - those beef strips were delicious - with guacamole, sour cream, cheese and tomatoes.

Kit-chai and his Mushroom Jack Fajitas - it had some serious cheese! - /without/ the guacomole, sour cream, additional cheese and tomatoes. He just pushed them to one side. Ming took custody of the guacamole.

The first play Deepaa ever invited us too - it was awesome. THANKS, DEEP! Don't ever say that I wasn't grateful!

A final group pic before we parted. From l-r: Shan, Tanuj's friend whose-name-I never-got, Ming, Thani, Deep, Martin, Tanuj, Kit-chai

The first in many years which I did not help my mom and nanny to make the tong yuen for tomorrow. This year, my nanny and sis handled it all by themselves.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NIGHT:
- free dinner
- the chocolate mountain Thani ordered for dessert
- the absolutely hilarious play
- Ming got Heneiken before we left, LOL!

2007-12-22T12:00:00.000-08:00

This is a MOOD RANT post - optimists, go away!

I wonder if the whole world is filled with misplaced blame.

"That dog will be put to sleep. It's sick, and smelly - it's of ill breed."

Breed has nothing to do with it. The dog would not have been sick and smelly if its owner had taken better care of it."

"That pirated DVD merchant was annoying. He kept pushing his product on us so we all told him to GO AWAY!"

Had he a better job option, I do not think he would've picked to be a DVD merchant. It's not easy to offer oneself as a salesman does everyday. A little bit of kindness from the customers would not have hurt at all.

"If we go to London in January, it'll be freezing. What should we do?"

Wear wraps, coats and whatnot. London will not change its season for our comfort.

These seemingly harmless sentences grated on my nerves. Do we know nothing more than to whine, complain and comment? Surely God had a better reason for giving us voices. Surely...

2007-12-20T12:00:00.001-08:00

This is SHORT for an entry with photos.Seriously.

Event: Kel and Pearl's latin dance performance at Bukit Bintang's Lecka Lecka
Date: 20 Dec 2007

This night turned out /so/ differently that what I had expected!

EXCERPT:
Waiter: Excuse me, sir.
Me: ...Ming, he just called me 'sir'.
Ming:...LOL
Me: Kel, he just called me 'sir'.
Kel:...what?!

Alfred: (sees me coming and pats the beer tap) Right on time.
Me: ..uh...
Vernon: (sees Ming coming and pats the beer tap) Right on time ^__^
Ming: ..uh...

Me: (points at Penn) You are...Nicholas...no - wait, your name escapes me...
Everyone: (imitates a writing gesture)
Me: (frowns) scribbling? Writing? Doodle? Wha?
Penn: It's Penn.
Me: Right! Penn! (looks at Carmen) And you must be pencil.

Penn: You know at Pavillion, you can put your feet in an aquarium and the fish will eat all the dead skin on your feet.
Me and Ming: (exchange looks)

Ming: Because we had nothing to do earlier, we waited in line to buy some JCo donuts.
Me: What?!
Ming: We waited around 40 minutes.
Dinesh: 45.
Me: So how were the donuts?
Dinesh: Okay la. The first donut is not bad. The second one still maa-maa. The third one already don't want to eat. But I ate the most: I ate four.

Kel's dad: (gestulating while speaking in Mandarin)
Ming: (more gibberish in Mandarin)
Kel's dad: (more gestulating, more Mandarin)
Ming: (more Mandarin, more frantic, some gestulating)
Kel's dad: (leaves the table and comes back with a huge plate of food for Ming. Turns to Dinesh and repeats the process)

Complain(S):
This was one of the worse 'photoshoots' I had because it was hard to focus anything in the dark. Most of the pictures I took were fuzzy and couldn't be used! I wanna cry.

WARNING!
The following photos include underage drinking. If you are averse to such things then please do not continue.

The gang and the beer tap; there are no other mischievious faces present on this night.
(L-R) Alfred, Vernon, Carmen, Penn, Ming, Dinesh

Our poor servant: the beer tap, who worked ceaselessly into the night.

Some of us managed to get the good stuff: GUINESS!

Ming got a taste of the good stuff too! Apparently it tasted like black coffee.

A scene of the road from where we sat from Lecka Lecka...

Ming and Alfred taking a breather from their beer frolicking

A snapshot of Kel's performance (he did 3 dances: rhumba, cha cha and jive) - you have no idea how hard it is to get a shot while they are moving!

They're actually posing for Peter; I snuck behind him to get some shots too *grin*

This shot is pretty blurry but it's the only shot of four of us together - in front of a cow, no less!

It's pretty safe to say now that Dinesh never smiles while posing for the camera.

YA-AM....

...SENG! Hey look, Dinesh is smiling!!! And Vernon is the only one still looking here =P

Vernon's first (and only) solo shot! I forced him to take this one *snicker*

KAMPAI!

Kel looks gay. Even he says so.

Cheers, everybody! Geez, Dinesh, smile! SMILE!

What is going on at the adult table...

No matter what the time (11pm), Kel is in the mood for ice-cream (straciatella, chocolate and creme brulee). Ming got pistachio and coconut. I bought a scoop of French Vanilla (very sweet, nothing French about it =.=)

Palm trees in the night...

BEER COUNT (by glass; sizes may vary)

Me: 5 - 6
Ming: more than 6
Pearl: unknown
Carmen: unknown
Penn: unknown
Vernon, Alfred, Kel: infinity
Peter and Kel's dad: more than infinity
Dinesh: 1/2

2007-12-20T12:00:00.000-08:00

This is a MOVIE RANT post. Be warned.

After the hugely dissatisfying Golden Compass and the /too/ light-hearted comedy Enchanted (a nice movie, but that's all it is: nice), National Treasure 2 is really a sigh of relief. It's not Academy Award material or anything that will have you leaving the theatres in deep thought or awe but it's /fun/ and /thrilling/ - something all commercial movies try to achieve and yet serve either too much or too little.

Many might not agree with me since I'm very picky with my movies. As a frequent moviegoer, I tend to nitpick and concentrate on the general feel of the movie. Sorry to say but many of the movies of late leave me with a bad aftertaste.

But National Treasure 2 reverts back to the good fun of watching movies - which is generally watching fictional people do things we could never do in real life. In this movie's case, it would be kidnapping the President of the United States or making things go haywire in Buckingham Palace. Also, it has a good story - an impossible one - but, a good one. This movie can be testament to the fact that sometimes original screenplays churn up a good movie compared to screenplays adapted from books or musicals or what not (though with Sweeney Todd coming up, I don't want to comment much on this; not to mention many of my all-time favourites have adapted screenplays).

[Of course, National Treasure 2 is not without its weaknesses - among them is a pretty weakass villain whose downfall was pretty muh unappreciated by the rest of the characters...{not to mention Nic Cage's awful hairstyle, reminiscent of Tom Hanks in the Da Vinci Code *shudder*]

The sad thing is that movie production companies seem to be buying rights for producing the movie adaptations for various children fantasy books left and right, and creating a large in-flow of fantasy movies with no guarantee that they will stay true to their book origins. As if the Harry Potter movies aren't a disappointment enough, we have born into this world The Seeker: The Dark is Rising and the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - both of which probably have a strong story but a weak movie to show for it.

For this, I blame the CG skills available to movie producers nowadays. While CG allows amazing things to take place within movies - like Gollum and the many effects in the Lord of the Rings trilogy - many producers are blinded by the sheer awesomeness CG could accomplish. In the end, we have long CG sequences - like the reading of the alethioscope in the Golden Compass - instead of masterful storytelling, which is the sole factor of a good movie.

[Not to mention, all those tedious CG sequences remind me of the ridiculous sequences from Sailor Moon - the part where the sailors transform into their magical girl forms; it's hilarious.]

Frankly, I have to thank Jerry Bruckheimer who seems to have a natural talent in producing movies that are good fun to watch (with the exception of King Arthur and Dead Man's Chest - again, relying too heavily on CGs). Hopefully the further upcoming movies won't be another disappointment.

Oh wow, this entry was just supposed to express my praise for National Treasure 2. Somehow it's become a long rant on movies I disliked. Ah well...