Twists of Fate

I've had enough. Smiles. Enough of bad luck for this year!!! And the funny thing is, it is not entirely bad luck, you see.

1. My darling and I got back from Singapore to Penang and we sort of crashed head on into somebody's car. (Not entirely bad luck because: We both escaped unhurt though our car was moving freaking fast)

2. Came back to Penang again and had food poisoning and was admittted to hospital. To top that up, I had to go to 2 hospitals before they had the ONLY bed for me with 7 other wheezing grandmothers. (Not entirely bad luck because: I found a bed to pass the night :P)

3. Came back Penang the third time AND got poisioned again. (Not entirely bad luck because: I wasn't admitted to hospital this time thanks to my nursing darling but had a sore shot right at the butt *pouts*)

4. I lost 100 over bucks to slot machines in casino the FIRST time I went in (Not entirely bad luck because: I cannot find a reason to this... I didn't lose more than that maybe?? )

5. On my way back to Penang recently when I met with an accident and I mean.... a roller coaster and bumper car ride, that sort of thing. And that's at freaking 2 am in the morning. 70 km away from Penang and in the middle of a dark highway. (Not entirely bad luck because: I am still in one piece with no bruises or whatsover... just a bit shaken)

6. This one in happened in Singapore. My hostel room was broken into and my poor handphone and wallet got stolen along with my ID, driving license and such. And the stupid thief had to do this to me in the midst of my finals. (Not entirely bad luck because: My laptop was left untouched. And I got new fantastic phone and a red hot wallet. *prances around*)

7. This one just happened today. I took the only car (huge noisy exhaust and non-see through, black windows) that's left at home to go to the hair salon to dye my hair in the afternoon and got freaking stopped by policemen right after I made a turn. And had to be right after I dyed my hair (cos I think I look look more punk in it and the policemen here love it when u look punk). AND all my brother in law's friends have been driving that catch-me-if-u-can-car at night to clubs and discos and NOBODY stopped them :(. (Not entirely bad luck because: For some funny reasons, the 2 policemen let me off without a scratch. HAHAHHAHA! They talked to me and realised that I was telling the truth after all about it being not my car. *wriggels eyebrows*)

Okay. That's IT for this year. No more. Today's the LAST one!!!!!!!!!!!!

DANCE!

Mit and I have talked and yes, I will be doing the choreography with him. I am going to put my heart and soul inside this, I WILL. And it will NOT lose out to the others. :) It feels so good to have a vision again.

A Day Out

In front of VivoCity


Yes, I went to VivoCity again. Can't help it! I like that place! They have everything! They have above average clothes like Guess, MNG, Zara and down to the casual affordable clothes like Fox, Giordano, Baleno..... which is really normal stuff, found all over Singapore but what makes it special is ....






the beautiful scenery outside Vivo..That's Sentosa by the way


On the roof top of Vivo








And the pet shop! Yes! Pet shop in Vivo! This chow chow is only 5 months old.... with microchip implanted so would not get lost.







This is the Japanese something something... adorable little one



And the lazy little bum ... hahahah











It is also so much nearer than Orchard for jungle people like me from Boon Lay! *smiles*

Post Exam

Nothing much, except that I have gotten myself a new phone! Due to circumstances on which I shall not elaborate. Presenting my new phone, Sony Ericsson W810i and I am so in love with it! It is the kind of phone which you have got to lay your eyes on itlong enough to say it is truly nice! Viv commented that it looks like a Mickey Mouse *gruffs* and the rest just nodded their heads when I jumped around pointing the phone to them. HMPH! But I love it! Great camera and it has a blasting good mp3 player too! So nice!

And I have been terribly sick too :( and have been postponing my visit to VivoCity to watch Open Season and I guess I have missed Step Up. ARGH! But I want to pay my deepest gratitude to my doctor cum nurse cum babysitter cum boyfriend during my sick nights...

Amazing man, this one.

Adelie penguins

I forgot these! The Adelie penguins! I love them because they just simply love to have fun and party and they are so darn cute! They are only about 70cm... 2 long rulers put together..hahaha and and they peck you like mad and try to hang on to you when they thought you are attacking them! heheheh use pebbles to make their nest and they lay poo all over the place... and they sing really well! =)

Poor Adelie chick...Bad hair day and strongly suspected he fell into the mud (don't know why they have mud but yeah they do).. hahahahahaha

" Do I look like an owl now???!"

Mambo Happy Feet

Little did I know watching a movie of penguins last night would thought me so many things in life! I thought it was just penguin-singing and this little tap dancer would have somehow attracted a female penguin though he tap dances. But it turned out to be so much more meaningful than that! That Mambo boy bought across the message of daring to be different and of all the things you do, having faith in yourself, is the top-most of your list of "most precious gifts in life". Having inspired by a little penguin (yes, I know but I get insprired at the weirdest things on earth), I wanted to know more about Antarctica ( always have been very intrigued by all these places; Artic, Antarctica, Galapagos, papua new guiney...) and their extremely hard-core way of living. And WOW. That's all I can say.

These are the Emperor penguins, featured in the movie. Stately and elegant (hence, the name), they are the tallest penguins around! 1.15m! That's more than half of me! nearly three quarters! Oh oh, that's the little kid! Chubby eh? I feel like pinching it! They can walk up to 280 km with their non-existent knees while we are... Us humans are urgh *shameful* ...

Ah! The march of the penguins! Look at that! They are heading south towards their breeding ground! Coldest of all times when all the other penguins head north! After mating, they brave the temperature of -20 to -50 degrees and the wind of 200 kmph! And that's the male penguins too you know, not the females. Females get to go into the sea to catch fishes while the males kept the babies between their legs and not eat for 3 months! hehehehehe sounds good eh? Male humans should take a leaf out of the penguin books. heheheheheheh

Awwww.... that little penguin trying to keep warm between papa's feet....










And there they are! The males waiting loyally for the return of the females (get the hint? hehehe) witht their offsprings... and these penguins can swim damn fast! Outswim the seals all the time unless that they are sick and weak.









I want to go Antarctica! I want to work with saving animals!!!

dreamy me

a gush of midnight dew smell, a lil' sprinkle of stardust with the softest sea breeze blowing, a dash of salty air flooded by the dancing moonlight......

that's how i feel right now. mmmmm.......

drained

what I feel right at this second:

1. my poor brain is flooded with information that it doesn't really remember and understand (you poor thing aawww)

2. i want to eat laksa and tonnes and TONNES of crabs

3. want to just DRIVE endlessly and i mean drive and not WALK

4. want to feast my eyes at the calm blue sea and listen to the crashing waves at the shore (thats when my mind is totally zonked)

5. would like to sit at Gurney Drive and just stare at the people walking by and at the dirty sea (zonked too, this one)

6. would like to sip my magharitas while smiling stupidly into the space (wondrous feeling, i tell you)

7. would like to down chivas and white wine while also smiling stupidly into the space

8. also want to just club, club and club (only on ladies' night heheheh)

9. and also to dance my heart out *prances around*

aaaaahhhh..........................

"Most Malaysians are convinced that the eyes of the world are on their country and that their leaders are world figures. This is thanks to Malaysia's tame media and the bravado of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. The truth is, few people on the streets of London or New York could point to Malaysia on a map much less name its prime minister or capital city."


"It is time to move on, time to prepare the economy for life after oil. But, like Nero fiddling while Rome burned, the Malaysian Government is more interested in stunts like sending a Malaysian into space when Malaysia's inadequate schools could have done with the cash, and arguing about wealth distribution using transparently ridiculous statistics."

qouted from "While Malaysia fiddles, its opportunities are running dry" Michael BackmanNovember 15, 2006 - Australia

How sad can it go? I always said that Malaysian government has been very successful in achieving the objectives of the education system: to instill the sense of pride in us. But there is always this knawing feeling inside me, this little voice that tells me that, success is not everyone's, victory is only on the government's side and that we have blatantly been blinded by it all these years. So blinded that sometimes we are so used to it that we don't even know that it is NOT normal! I don't know about others but the countless times I have replied, " What to do, it is an Islamic country." or " Aiiyyyaahh, they are always like this." ; it is just too many a time! I realised that we are taught to respect or in other words, keep our mouths shut up tight! And the best part is, we have been doing it all this while without us knowing it ourselves!Gosh! We never question why they never respect OUR RIGHTS, why Chinese are always and I mean ALWAYS marginalised, why the Chinese can never progress in the government sector....

And to a lot of people from all over the world, they always wonder why the Chinese in Malaysia never say anything about it ..... Bangsa bersatu?

indulgences

I do think it is true when they say that grads and undergrads are splurging their money. I thought it was only me! It's so comforting that almost all of us are erm... spending so much! I thought I was plain terrible and wasting money with no financial management whatsoever. PHEW! We love indulging in (at least me)....

Nice food *slurpz*

sometimes we combine exquisite taste with luxurious settings....

and of course with exquisite taste comes expensive looks

but you don't wear these all the time! you need laidback clothes as well

and sometimes you got tired of it all and just want to relax....

and see the world maybe?

I don't think I can survive with my salary next time! And I haven't even mentioned the whole tonnes of things I want to buy for myself! *sob*

.....

I have spent the entire night trying to figure out a new blogskin and I gave up. That's it! I am going to study my heart out morrow! *ROAR*

new layout!

There! This is the best that I can do at this moment! Just finished my superb paper neurobiology!!! And I have 5 more papers to go! and here I am, lazing around for the whole day already! DARN... I am such a sloth...

Mary's Birthday

DAMN sick of studying.... (not that I have been studying a lot; that's one big problem too) so I uploaded pictures on Mary's birthday! We went out to Vivo City, a newly opened mall in Harbour Front (one of the biggest too, I think) and it was freaking crowded! And I mean freaking crowded! But nice place though...

Birthday girl Mary and I and see the weird man?? Vivo City hired all these entertainers standing on platforms and making weird moves with the "shop" sign..not a bad idea..

Outside Vivo City near the sea.... Big snowman there

A closer pic of Mary and I.

And I haven't bought her a present yet!

harrowed up

I have just received a text message from Mit today. And he asked me to help him to choreograph his item for upcoming biannual concert - Dancetitude (in August next year). And it has been preying on my mind ever since and I can't freaking study!
I know you all would have asked me to jump and grab the offer but ... I am not too sure about it and yes it bothers me! I am also well aware that Mit doesn't want to do it alone because Rizal bailed on him (Rizal is his original partner but apparently he doesn't want to do with Mit cos he thinks Mit is lazy)!!!

Why I am not too sure about it:

1. I have always thought Pat(my dance instructor) has certain doubts in me when it comes to dance. Somehow, I think that I am not good enough for him hence when he and the current committee were planning the concert and listing the choreographers, my name wasn't brought up. I don't blame anyone for that because I haven't REALLY done any choreography here cos SOMEONE will always stand up and offer himself (which I am pretty impressed by his guts cos I dont have that)

2. I am not sure of myself. I am 50-50 when it comes to confidence level. I think that I might be able to do it... but then again I do think that I lack certain skills.

3. What if people think I am not good enough???

4. Mit WILL let me do all the work (that lazy bugger!!)

5. It is such a big scale event (to me, at least)!!!! Who am I kidding thinking I can do it????? It gives me such shivers recalling what the previous choreographers did in the last concert! Bbbbrrrrrrr.....

Why I want to do it:

1. I LOVE choreography and I want people to see what I am capable of doing. I miss choreographing, something I haven't been doing for a long long time. (but then again, there is always a difference between LOVE and being ABLE to do it) and I LOVE teaching dance! And I do want to believe that I can do it!

2. HECK what people think (especially Pat)!! I am sick of living by people's standards and yes, I do want to spill the guts cos I think I've rejected so many oppurtunities that if "it" comes jumping and waving in front of me, I wouldn't have recognised it!

3. There is this weird part inside me that says that I don't mind if Mit let me do most of it! (Hmmm....but I am pretty sure I won't let him do that)

4. I don't think I am that bad....at least I know that I would be better than ONE choreographer. HAHHAHAHAAHHAAA (but damn, she has Rizal to help!)

5. Yes! I admit! Marie plays a role in spurring me to do this! Though a very very small role... Serious! It is not a practical reason, I know it myself! ( do not roll eyes at me! =P) hahhahaha


THERE! I feel better now that I have said what I wanted to say! I have always hold on to certain principles in life (yeah, conservative me) and one of it is to have no regrets when I look back next time! I think.....that I might regret if I don't do this and let it slip right out of my fingertips...

=)

Friend : My mom discovered my condoms!
Me : *shock*................................................ *laughs non-stop*
Friend : That's evil of you to laugh!
Me : *caught my breath* Where did you hide it?
Friend : Underneath my mattress! My new bed came from Ikea so obviously they had to lift my mattress! That's when they saw it!
Me : *trying very hard to keep a straight face*
Friend : Lucky it wasn't a used one......or else....more evidence!

hair fringe

Which one? Which one!?? I want to cut fringe and change hair parting!



hhhmmmm..... Darling said this one right above is too slutty but I think its just the way the model posed....I kinda like this one... hehehe and the top right, I think its nice too!

swimming GREEN monster

I just dipped GREEN Monster in the bucket of water! *cross fingers*. Hope he enjoys the water.

Dance Floor!!

I am going to join Dance Floor competition next year!! *roars* =) Dance Floor is a "So you think you can dance" version, not exactly but thats the idea. During this one year, I am going to learn....

(a) street jazz
(b) more hip hop
(c) latin maybe?
(d) should I learn lyrical jazz too??? but its hard without ballet background..damn...
(e) what else??? hhhhhmmmmm......

dance, DaNCe, DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Shut up and DANCE concert

a beautiful miracle

Mary sent me these links while I was doing my report just now.

These 2 are a pair of non-identical twins!!!!!Girls! A Jamaican mom + a German dad! It is already very rare that the mom produced 2 eggs at one go and she had to produce 1 egg with predominant dark pigmentation skin and the other predominant in fair skin! The Jamaican mom is of mixed parentage as well... but ssstttiiilllllll what are the odds??

"It's probably a million to one,'' Dr Withers said. "It's a terrifically rare phenomenon.''

And one of the links showed this: BLING H20

Its a bottle of water that costs .... a freaking USD 35!!!!! Yeah, you guessed it, it's just the bottle.The thing that really makes Bling H2O stand out, is the bottle, which is hand-crafted and decorated with Swarovski crystals. Swarovski crystals you know!!!!!It makes your ring from Swarovski looks almost normal eh?

deluded...are we?

I received one of those forwarded mails yesterday, titled " Things that will never been shown to you".
And I have been pretty disturbed ever since.

Don't know who are all these people?

Yes, they are the US soldiers with the Iraqi people.

You see, a few days back when I read that President Bush wanted to change his approaching tactic to Iraq, I mockingly laughed and said, "What kind of tactic have you been using besides blood spillage and MORE blood spillage, both of your own people and the Iraqi people?"

He said that although his tactic will be changed, his goal remains the same, that is to say, his goal is to achieve victory.

Bush added, "Our goal in Iraq is clear and unchanging: Our goal is victory. What is changing are the tactics we use to achieve that goal."

-quoted from Star

And his victory means buliding a self-sustaining government for the Iraqis.

Sigh. I seriously didn't know that was his main goal (we still don't know how true it is). I have always thought that P. Bush wanted to retaliate on the 9/11 and well, he has to do something about it as a President. Sorry, I am pretty ignorant when it comes to politics but I have never really agreed with P. Bush's idea of invading Iraq. His troop of US military have registered a number 2700 deaths since the invasion back in 2003. And you know, when you talk about war, I don't know why, but I always have this image of soldiers bullying the people in Iraq, torturing them, raping the women and such!!! Forgive me again. See? That's why I am so disturbed when I saw these pictures! I don't know how true are the pictures but urgh...I am burdened by it.

To the US military ( if the pics are really true), my heart and well wishes go out to you all.

To the family back in America awaiting the return of their husbands, daddies, brothers, sons... I salute you, for the courage you have shown.

the hip and happening babe???

Shen Ting: Go check your mailbox!! Anna and Yu sent you a very very nice card that says so much about you!

When I saw the card, it says

"Birthday Wishes for A Hip and Happening Babe"

Don't get me wrong, I love these girls who sent this card to me and I simply adore this card but really..does it say anything about me???(knocks Shen Ting's banana head) *laughs*
I may appear (notice the italics) hip and happening in Penang but here???!!! HAHAHHAHAHAHA I practically grow roots around my chair in my room! ( roots + not going out that often = signs of getting old)

That aside, the card is so sweet! And both of them apologize for not being here to celebrate for me... aaaawwwww but it's not your fault, you know, that you don't get to celebrate with me! I chose to come to Sg myself...HAHHAHAH *hugs*

I wish I have the body to pull that off...*laughs*

Here's the content of the card. See the music note? It glows in the dark!

Thanks Yu and Na! Another 2 close buds of mine...sweeet sweeet birthday...

On another non-related issue, I want to complain! My Green Monster is not sprouting any grass!!!! *pouts* I have been pouring water everyday (well, not lately cos I gave up hope on this poor thing) and nothing comes out from his head!

I called it GREEN monster because it is suppose to sprout green grass!Please live up to your name, pretty please...????

Sigh.....what should I do with you Green Monster????

human rights

I was just wondering...how much rights do we have when it comes to afflicting pain in other animals just to preserve the mankind?

Sigh... Being a life sciences student and an animal lover at the same time is just plain... SAD. Disturbing. Whatever.

Do we have the rights to inflict such pain on these animals just to find a cure to disease? I know that some may think that it is such a small price to pay when it comes to these animals, in return for like a cure to, say, cancer. Some think that in order to find the cure, sacrifices have to be made. Inevitable, they say.
But don't you think that we humans are the ones who are the cause for these diseases? It is through urbanisation and environmental factors and god knows what humans can do that put onto mankind what we have today. And then, the poor animals have got to suffer in search of the cure. Is that right seriously?

Can't guess what it is? That's the poor mouse's uterus. That needle there is to transplant a mutated "baby" into this mouse, now acting as the foster mom. If the mouse gave birth to a mutated baby, and the mutated baby has the mutation the scientists wanted.... then GOOD. The mouse and the mutated baby have served its purpose.

I don't know, really. It is unavoidable, I think, to use all these pitiful animals as model organisms for disease study but then again.....

SIGH.

birthday post 2

okay i know the picture is a bit unclear but the main thing to show are the crabs my darling cooked ( the 2 plates at the side..see?) and the little piece of cake he bought! cant see the chicken balls he made though..ish.. ooooohhhh!! i love the white wine!

drumrolls....

tadaa!!! presenting the cook himself! *cheers*

I have a few other pictures taken on my birthday but Sally hasn't sent it to me yet...birthday post 3 then!

confession?

My darling told me today, for the very first time, that he can't live without me. I haven't had that said to me before :)

*hugs*

Thank you honey...

close to heart...

I have just came up from checking my mailbox and in my hands, I have with me, one of the most beautiful things I have ever been given to in my life.

It touches my heart so, to know that in between all her wails that she has no time to finish all her assigments, the endless tests that kept coming and her always-late-but-better-than-never replies, my dear bestie has spent her time, put her skills into use and made me a beautiful frame of her and i. This girl has insang paried the sides and pasted nicely cut felt strawberries and flowers all over the frame and has put our picture that we both love best inside!!

I am speechless, I am.

I feel even worse for not doing anything for her for her birthday ( I suck, really). I never show her how much I appreciate her being with me throughout all these years. Sure, we have our ups and downs and we've bitched about each other (don't all girls do that? And that was way back in secondary school). This bestie of mine, is like the most genuine person that I have ever met! You know, when you have doubts about yourself and people tell you, " I am sure you can do it!!", somehow I do think that certain people say it just for the sake of saying it. Like, you know it is the most appropriate thing to say at that point of time. But when Shen Ting tells me that she believes in me and that I can really do it, I really do believe her wholeheartedly!! I know she really thinks that I can accomplish whatever it is that I have on mind and I do, honestly, appreciate her for the confidence she gave me. It is this confidence that has brought me along my way, through my toughest time of all. It is this confidence that I keep reminding myself to go on, and to instill in me, self-belief. And for that, I truly am thankful of your presence in my life!
*hugsss*
By the way, did anyone tell you I love the present?

And thank you honey... these hearts are like a reminder of how much you love me each time I put it on me...I love the 3D thingy...*muackkss* I know it is hard for you to buy so so many things and carry it back, to try to cook and make those fabulous chickenballs, steam the crabs, cook the spaghetti, to decorate the room and write my card for me, and all this happened in what?? less than 3 hours??? my darling is amazing right?? =) He always and still amazes me, you know?

It is like one of my best birthdays, really. It is kinda sad that I don't get to celebrate it with my family but 2 of my dearest people (besides my family), the 2 who are closest to heart, the 2 who are so important to me, put in so much effort and went through so much trouble for me on my birthday.

*weep*. I am so blessed.

The life sciences conundrum

It is so convincing! I think Prof Bose is so right on Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences) with Honours holders from NTU! I have learnt so much over my time here (although many will not agree :)), I am no expert biologically but I have learnt skills that not any Tom, Dick or Harry could have! heheehe.....at least, thats what I think...On a more life-based manner, I have learnt that "impossible" is just a word. And to tell someone that you are entirely "wrong" is wrong yourself. It is these values that my profs have imparted to me over the semesters and that I do realise me being more analytical and when you put analytical skill to daily use, thats when one becomes judgemental???? hahahaha not directly linked but I do think that there is some contribution in it in one way or another. For one, I can't do proper story writting anymore...I become...too dry? *laughs* gosh.....I do hope that I have learnt these skills if nooootttt biological skillllsssss *wails*. At least make my 4 years here, a worthwhile one. What if I don't even have any of these skills!!!????? *wails louder*

This pic looks cute at first glance but I do think it is utterly insulting!! We are not for washing test tubes! We can do so much more than that!

Even if we are for washing test tubes, it requires a certain degree of skill, you know?! (gosh, it sounds just as bad now...)

birthday post

One of the few quiet birthdays that I've had. And I enjoyed it! It was just my close friends and I out doing something for a change instead of sitting inside a concrete air-conditioned lecture hall and breathing the fresh air again, reminds me of the surrounding beauty and that there is more to life than just poring through the text books and endless notes.

HAH. One of the times that I feel that nothing else matters as long as the birds are chirping, the wind blowing at your face, and feeling the warmth the glorious sun spreads upon the earth. It is things like these that we tend to forget and take for granted. I think it is just me, that I can stare into the sea for endless hours and nothing runs through my head. Serenity. Plain splendid. :)

And I didn't know that my darling could be such a sweet man! Whipped me up a dinner of spaghetti and steamed crabs! *mouth waters* You are such a waiter and a cook hon! It is far more wonderful than any stuffed toy or roses that you could give me....*hugs* each time I think about the effort you put in....I just love you for it. wink!





he is just plain sweet right? *dreamy smile*

you and i

It's so great to do this! But wondering...is this a good way for self expression? =)