Shiatz! My territory was invaded by filthy Mr.Roach moments ago! Was struggling to translate a BM article to English when I suddenly realized something peculiar moving about on the pile of CDs. Curiosity aroused so I took a peek and found Mr.Roach looking lost in my territory. Nearly flipped off the chair when I decided to let off a distress call for help. So came mom to the rescue and plotted a fine tactic in luring poor Mr.Roach to it’s trap. There she picked Mr.Roach up with recyclable papers and crushed it with her bare hand! *traumatised*

The oozing juice out of it’s scrawny abdomen can be heard even from other end of the room, where I was actually hiding from upon confronted by Mr.Roach. It took mom very little time to clean up the mess and leaving no trails of a murder occurence at the crime scene, not even the very last dropping Mr.Roach let off on top of my pirated CD cover. Phew…

Aights, now everything is back to normal…. Should get back to translating the damn freaking BM article. Ahh! Any volunteers in helping me out?

Two submissions. The essence of freedom that provides such blissful feelings and oh, the relief of having lifted piles of work from my shoulders. Had a measly three hour sleep as I stayed up throughout the whole night, working on the Effective Research Skills report. There were countless numbers of short breaks in between, thus resulting in not being to complete the report on time. Left for college and went on photo developing frenzy due to time constrains. The photography lab was jam packed. Everyone wants to get into the darkroom, where I spent almost half the day walking around blindly and avoiding self from knocking into other people.

Done with all my printings by 3pm and have everything mounted. Readied for submission before a classmate of mine approached me for his old rugged wet stinky cloth. As he swung his hand to gesture me upon returning the cloth to him, drips of chemicals were splattered on one of my series prints. Extremely furious, but can’t be bothered since it was getting late already, with an unfinished report to be due in less than 2 hours. Wiped it off with my shirt but stains remain visible. Nothing much I can do about it.

I would have left the photography lab much happier if it wasn’t because of that misfortune. Lecturer seems satisfied with my work but then again, one of the four prints are ruined which probably result in points getting deducted for ‘untidness’. Can I blame that friend of mine? I don’t know. This wouldn’t have happen if I actually brought my own cloth and shits instead. I even left the photographic papers at home so I had to use some of his. Oh well :\

Next stop was PC lab, where I spent the remaining two hours at college finalizing the report and getting it printed out. To my horror, the reference list wasn’t included in the CD so I have to bring home the report and get it done (later). My lecturer, Andrew was generous enough not to penalize me with mark deductions of up to 15! On one condition, is that I must hand in the report to him first thing right in the morning. Ohohohohoho! Truly blessed but feeling guilty at the same time :(

After weeks of blasting ‘Paul Oakenfold’s Great Wall Tour’ in mom’s Honda Jazz, I decided to go for something different this time and so I ransacked the pile of CDs and came across a rather old compilation of songs from the Alias Original Soundtrack.

Michelle Featherstone- Stay
If I build a wall
a hundred feet tall
would that keep you in?

If I shackled your feet
so you couldn’t leave
would you try and run?

If I promise not to fight
at least not tonight
would you stay the night?

If I wore that little dress
that you like the best
would you pass my test?

Would you stay?
Would you stay with me?

If I poured another drink
what would you think
about staying in?

If I was sincere
whispered
my fears
would you still be here?

Would you stay?
Would you stay with me?
Would you stay?
Would you stay with me?
With me?

If I build a wall
a hundred feet tall
would that keep you in?

I really like this song. It never fails to trigger the emotional side of me whenever I listen to this song. The lyrics of the song somehow paints a rough figure of my feelings at most times (Except the part about wearing that little dress, of course…) Being all by myself and with nobody to cling on to for hope and inspiration. Desperation to find that someone whom I can truly rely on, and most importantly to spend the rest of my time with this someone. The problem now is that I don’t even have anyone to keep her in! Okay totally unrelated and plain nuisance.

!@&!@ !!I look funny in this new haircut of mine. The previous hairstylist did a much better job although I was spared from having to wait for hours just to get my hair cut during the last visit back in early March. Okay time to revise on History of Art terms and tormenting my pinky old brain with hundred names of artists and artwork and place of origin and style of painting and art period and … and …. I’m hungry.

Funny how itsy bity minor problems can affect my mood drastically. Saturday morning was a total waste as I got up feeling high-spirited and left for college at 8:50am. En route to Cyberjaya is nothing but total boredom and I was left traumatized in the car after having to endure freaky lunatic malaysian drivers on the road. That happens everday, by the way. Picked Mark and Andara up from Vista Millennium before reaching college at about 9:30am. We were one of the early birds to arrive, but ended up having do our work the last ones due to insufficient workstations in the photography darkroom.

Ah! The horror! So I left college with nothing completed. Gah! What even more heartbreaking was the chemicals that we mixed but not being able to use them! Was downright pissed and got back home with dark clouds overshadowing me above my head. Then I realized, that I was supposed to go to The Curve with mom and brother for the official launch of Sony’s newest outlet store and a preview of Qrio! Again, we left the place in less than 5 minutes time because there wasn’t much to do. The crowd basically towered over everyone else at the back, thus blocking us from catching a glimpse of Qrio =(

Walked around and had brunch at Ton Chan Restaurant. Especially for ramen lovers, Ton Chan serves a big variety of Ramen noodles so you might just wanna give it a shot. The food isn’t so bad but I don’t really like it so, oh well. Parted The Curve for One Utama! First stop at Adidas store to check on the stock availability for my Superstar Adidas. One and only pair left so yeah… RM150.00 poorer now. Hahahaha! Brother said he’ll sponsor the other half as my birthday present! Therefore I’m now a proud owner of Etched White 35th Anniversary series. That point, I was in sheer delighted and that alone was sufficient to drown sorrows of all sorrows in deep sea.

Now that I have the pair of Anniversary series, I don’t feel like wearing it in fear of turning the Etched White into something similar to my 2 year old Rod Laver Adidas, otherwise known as ‘Teh Aisdidas“. It’s now coffee brown and shoe laces on the verge of snapping. Ahhh! Besides, I must be extra cautious since I’ve already received threats from certain people who are planning to steal my pair of 35th Anniversary! *Keeps newly bought shoes in a safety box IN another safety box*

Was in such a jolly happy mood until I found out that my Effective Research Skills assignment is to be due tomorrow. From there, my day went downhill knowing that I’d have to stay at home to work on the report the whole of Sunday. Not only that, I have to get my hair cut as well since it’s getting a bit too long for me to handle with care. Gah!

Bumped into Pui Ee and Marxhe as well. Hahahaha! Though my Saturday kicked off pretty sluggishly but then it was more or less an enjoyable outing with my brother and mom. I managed to speak with a senior of mine back in college and daym, she’s hot! Unfortunately, she’s a graduate and was only present during that time because her friend needed help in photography studio. Hahaha guess I won’t be seeing her again for quite some time =( Then I spoke to this salesgirl at ThreePointSix as well. Ohohohoho! Somehow it just ‘clicked’ when she attended me so we were like talking and talking until I had to leave…. because ThreePointSix only sells the 35th Anniversary City Series; one which I’m not looking for, although I find the Boston City Series rather captivating.

Female shufflers. Girls with glasses on. Some girls look pretty with braces on as well =) Hahaha okay this is totally irrelevant but you can take it as a hint if you want to ;P Friday night’s outing to Atmosphere has been postponed to last night, which I decided to pass up because I was dead tired back then. Ended up at Asiacafe for few games of foosball and watching Liverpool lose to Crystal Palace. What a waste of time. There I got a little ticked off for some apparent reasons. I tend to get all moody when I’m tired. Sorry.

I’m turning into a drama king!

Manchester United lost 0-1 against Everton at Goodison Park. Totally disastrous and ashamed with only nine men on the pitch at the end of the game. So it seems that the EPL04/05 season is over for the Red Devils already. Will ManUtd buck up over the next three weeks and put up a good fight against Arsenal in the FA Cup finals for the last piece of silverware as consolation? Definitely hope so.

Yet another unproductive day. I slept so early last night and yet I woke up at noon. Went for brunch with Vincent and Eugene at Manhattan Fish Market. My appetite was still barely working, and I practically stoned throughout the whole afternoon. It was then that we decided to go to Rack for couple round of Pool and foosball. Still half-stoned so came back home and worked a bit on my assignments. Tiny weeny bit. Will I be able to finish up everything on time so I can go party at Atmosphere tomorrow night? Definitely hope so.

Life has been pretty dull lately. Assignments kept me occupied most of the time, yet I’d still have time for other nonsensical doings. So in the end, I had to pay for the price of procrastination and stayed up through nights finishing up assignments. Just about 6 weeks remaining till the end of my second semester. Am very satisfied with my current progress of all subjects over the past dreadful month. As and Bs for all subjects except for History of Art. Will I be able to maintain the current grades for the next 6 weeks? Definitely hope so.

I finally got a taste of Mclurry Oreos after 10 weeks of rehabilitation. Apparently Mcdonald’s ice-cream is not good for health, and I practically had a dosage of their ice-cream almost everyday. Am still trying to control my expenditures on such sinful indulgence. The question is: Will I be able to do so? Definitely hope so.

Thirst Asia Finals @ Sepang F1 Circuit
(Notice my SPM cert behind the tickets? :P)

See you there!
*continues learning how to shuffle*

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, JOCELYN!
Can’t believe it actually slipped my mind during the previous post but here you go anyway. Sorry for the late well-wishing and have a magnificent 19th!

And so Manchester United is back on track in winning ways! It has been an equally disastrous season for the Red Devils as they’ve slipped to third placing in the English Premier League result standings. Thankfully, Manchester United put up a fine display and literally ripped Newcastle’s fullback apart with Christiano Ronaldo’s subliminal footwork and on-form Ruud Van Nistelrooy. Hopefully tonight’s 4-1 victory against Newcastle United would provide them a boost of confidence which could prove vital for the FA Cup’s final clash against Arsenal.

Another thirty minutes till the end of my mid-semester break and little has been done over the week. Practically spent 1/4 of the time in bed and assigments left untouched. Now, I’m paying the dearly price for all the procrastinations. There’s a presentation tomorrow and I have collected nothing but false informations. Geez, second semester is totally different from the first. Everyone is slacking, and half the class is missing in action. The unexplained. Nobody knows why, not even the lecturers. We’re even told that such occurence is a norm and it’s not surprising to them at all.

Ghetto Heaven 1st Anniversary at Zouk KL was good, in a way. It was jam packed with almost half of the KL clubbers flocking the area. Security was tight and music was exceptionally good. Never enjoyed RnB’ and Hip-Hop this much in my life before. No alcohol influence throughout the whole night since I was driving, and feeling thankful for that cause I ran into a road block. Just imagine all the hassles if I’d actually drank, though it was a little tough dancing without alcohol. I was like a robot with rusty joints all over and no lubricant to reduce frictions. Hahaha ah, now don’t think dirty.

Overall, it was a good night. Kim, Melissa, Maya and her boyfriend, Joyce, Joel, Wei Mun, Lis, Michelle and another friend of theirs were present. The event ended at about 3:00am and drunkards were everywhere. Had to wait for the crowd and traffic to disperse so ended up returning home at 4:00am. Sent Melissa and Kim back to Maya’s place before that. I received a total 18 missed calls from mom. Not a good sign, but I was fortunate to escape from getting lectured the next morning :D

Oh well.. Anyway I’ll most probably won’t see myself staying in SS15 in two years time. Dad got us a semi-detached at Kemuning Utama, Shah Alam. Was there at the office yesterday afternoon to settle the legal processings and then drove to the showroom. I was in utter excitement I’d almost flooded the area with my salivas. So there we were, running up and down and booking our own spacious rooms. Wowee! I’ll definitely miss the busy streets of SS15, and not forgetting the mamak stalls and Asiacafe and Rack and … and … the Indian Rojak!

Oh, and we sorta like celebrated Joyce Ng’s birthday at KGSAAS Clubhouse on Friday night. It was just a casual buffet dinner by the pool side with melancholy tunes playing in the backround. Food was great and not many people were there. Most of them are mainly relatives and friends of Joyce. Didn’t stay long either cause we were supposed to meet up with Husni at Rack later during the night. Thanks for everything again, Joyce! (That is, if you’re ever reading this)

Okay actually you know what? I really should get going cause I don’t wanna get screwed for turning up with nothing at all to present tomorrow. AHHHHHHHHHHH! Finals, here I come!

Pictures first. Will update on the event after my very much needed rest. Oh by the way, Ghetto Heaven First Anniversay was a blast. En route to the Zouk KL was dreadful, and so was the trip back to Subang Jaya. Thankfully, it was a good night and I had soooooo much fun! Didn’t get to use my camera because the battery is probably dying and needs replacement cause it doesn’t charge! Grrr~

The Historical Place of Malaysia. Land of Babas and Nyonyas.

Geez, the weekend seemed so short as though we’d only spent a day in Malacca but yeah, at least we had tons of fun! Being a local, I was equally as fascinated as the rest from neighbourhood countries, considering it was my second trip to Malacca. Good food, friendly people and beautiful girls everywhere. Weather was exceptionally good as it was cloudy and windy throughout the whole day, making our outdoor trip a pleasant one.

What more can you expect from the students of Faculty of Art and Design other than noise and nonsensical doings? Time allotted for field research was probably less than two hours as we spent the rest of the time taking pictures and turning ourselves into pests to the historical state. Paid a visit to the Jonkers Street by night and then the Geographer pub for a few drinks. A girl was celebrating her birthday during that night so we decided to join in the fun and sang the girl a birthday song. For that, we were given a piece of cake for FREE! Hahaha fun fun!

Bumped into our lecturers who seem to be having just as much fun. They didn’t join us for drinking session though but I guess they kinda knew about it. No big deal ;P There’s even a small club located near the hotel in which we stayed at. The crowd and ambience made it up for the relatively small space and dancefloor. DJ isn’t too bad as he got some pretty nice selection of music, from house to progressive and funk tech to shuffle along. Supposed to get back to the hotel by 12am but we ended up partying till 2:30am instead. Showered and discussed a little about the project before sleeping at 3am.

Spent RM100, mainly on food and the beers during happy hour. I bought this really cute t-shirt for RM30 as well. Will post a picture of it later on. Woke up the following day and came Renee who brought us around since she’s from Malacca itself. Went to Mahkota Parade for last minute shopping and that’s about it. Left Malacca around 3:30pm and reached Puchong at 5:40pm. I’ll just leave the rest to the pictures to do the talkings. 56K users might want to reconsider since there are quite a number of pictures even though most of them have been resized.

Do note that some of the names found in the captions aren’t correctly spelled since I don’t really know most of their names. For that, I really apologize and please don’t gun me down! :D

(more…)