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Musical Monday : The Baseballs

2012-01-30T22:56:00.000+08:00

My sister asked me to search on Youtube for this particular band. And they really wow-ed me. THE BASEBALLS. For me the name a bit cacat lah. But their singing is not!

Here's bringing back the 50's rock and roll era with a twist

and this last video am gonna share. Totally awesome. It's like sex to my ears. Haha.

These guys are from Germany btw. Hot!

Chinese New Year Week

2012-01-27T00:10:00.000+08:00

Festive food, firecrackers, fireworks, angpau, alcohol and gambling. That totally summarizes my Chinese New Year holidays. Ushering the dragon year totally with a BANG.

I really enjoyed watching the massive display of fireworks all around. Prefer to watch only, the sounds made by the fireworks at the stroke of midnight really made the whole neighbourhood "bergegar". And also sending all the dogs and cats to a state of panic. Kesian segala anjing dan kucing. I guess their super sensitive ears really can't take the loud sounds of firecrackers and fireworks. ( and oh, kesian juga about the incident of the man who died because of the firework at one of the housing area in KK kan? )

So, it is back to work day today. I guess some of you is really enjoying the whole week off. Ah, sioknya tu dapat cuti satu minggu.

I guess my face looked really upset when I entered the class today until my students also realized I was not in a good mood.

"Cikgu tidak kana bagi angpau ka cigu punya muka monyok ni?" said one student.

I just rolled my eyes. ~~Malas la mau layan ni budak-budak. Sudah lah teda mood mo karaja ni ari.~~

Also at the same time, my little Kapas is not feeling very well. He got fever since the first day of Chinese New Year. He just don't wanna eat but as advised by the vet today - must make him eat and drink also.

And apparently the only food that really triggers his appetite now is KFC. Adui. Bankrap lah kalau begini.

Get well soon, Kapas!

Kuat Makan

2012-01-22T17:19:00.002+08:00

All I saw on the packet was PIZZA SANDWICH and I just grab it and head straight to the counter. Thinking that inside the packet is a slice of pizza or macam pizza sandwich hybrid lah.

Mana tau ini pula di dalam.. Itu fish snack.. Ini lah akibat godoot. Apa kana tulis on the label also tidak nampak.

I was only driven by the word PIZZA and SANDWICH saja.

p.s: Ah...reunion dinner is 2 hours away. Lapar sudah ni. Huhuhu.

My Childhood was AWESOME!

2012-01-19T11:00:00.000+08:00

ko ada???

p.s: I wonder kids these days ever did this anymore or not? Or they are constantly with their iPad/iPod all the time..

Red Lips

2012-01-17T22:39:00.001+08:00

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I have always wondered how some women can pull off that red lips look without a care in the world. I mean they DO look good with red lips even when it is meant for going out shopping or having coffee with a friend. Practically anywhere and anytime. For me, I always thought that red lips will always have to go with events like Unduk Ngadau or Photoshoots. Ah, maybe I am stereotyping... But I know for sure red lips is sure gonna be the "in" look these days. Maybe I should wear it with attitude? ~~Tapi takut kana ingat skanky slut Rossa pula..haisshhh~~

http://www.sherylyvette.com/

http://talesofaretromodernhousewife.blogspot.com/

http://www.diaryofavintagegirl.com

I have been following a few bloggers who really can pull off this red lips look like nobody's business. And they look good. ( or at least I thought they looked good, you may not agree with me ) Plus they usually dress up like the pin-up girls. Love it. And then again, I wonder how does this vintage/pin-up girls style can really be tried out. Or rather when is the best time? I can't imagine I go to school looking like a pin-up girl.

Speaking of vintage. I heard that there's Vintage Tikar Party happening on the 11th of Feb at Lintasan Deasoka, KK. Anyone know any more info about this? Saw someone tweet about this yesterday at my timeline.

Valentine's Day for all!

2012-01-15T00:45:00.000+08:00

It's next month but I love February more than January so I am pretty much looking forward for next month. Check out this idea. Valentine's Day for all.

This idea might work. Sweet!

SAPS - not very smart

2012-01-12T23:34:00.000+08:00

Oh God, who would have thought? SAPS is totally a nightmare.

Any fellow teachers reading this, I guess you will understand what I am trying to say. You maybe in the same shitty situation or maybe not. My bet is that most of you are not in this situation because

A) You have back up copies of your students' mark for the last semester two exams
B) You are a smart and efficient class/form teacher who had printed out your students' exam result before 2011 ends
C) You are not the Setiausaha Peperiksaan for Tingkatan Dua

I relied to much on the SAPS that I didn't do a backup copy of my students' Maths result. I told myself *nanti lah saja..nanti-nanti* then now mati. Huhu. I kept on delaying the effort to back up the result because November and December were busy like mad! Now FML too.

Since I have been waiting from the green light from the boss to print out the exam results' before the school holiday and the boss told me to get it done only after everyone have key-ed in their marks. ( which indirectly means when the school reopens ). Now all the form teachers' of Form Three are after me now since I am also the S/U Peperiksaan of Form Two.

Even the Ketua Panitia(s) are after me because they need to key in TOV for their subjects and what not. Also the Head of Bimbingan dan Kaunseling balik-balik cari saya because they need the analysis to stream students accordingly.

And it is all because the SAPS ( after it was upgraded recently ) - no one can access the 2011 data. ( not even the head of the Unit Setiausaha Peperiksaan )-> WTH!!!! and they ( the people who maintain the SAPS ) simply did this without notifying the school that we can't access 2011 data anymore when it is already 2012. Macamana la ni?

Solution for the time being is back to the old software at school. Annnnnnnnnndddddd I need to ask the other teachers to key in the marks AGAIN. Oooh, I am so gonna be the world's greatest enemy at work now. Huhu.

Wordless Wednesday ( Mr. Kapas! )

2012-01-11T21:21:00.000+08:00

kawaii!

Ponder Wonder

2012-01-10T10:18:00.001+08:00

I woke up late today. It was almost 8am when I got off from my bed. But I haven't fully woken up right until the time I am typing this post. Kurang bersemangat lah ini hari. Just felt like surfing the net and do nothing but hey life have to go on right?

Hmmm. I saw some articles about one of my favourite artist. She said she was lucky to be involved with the music scene which don't require to be someone else and how her sounds should sound like.

Sometimes I wonder whether it is true that artist like this should ever exist in this business. Or maybe it was just a statement to prove that he/she is indeed a true indie artist.

Most of the pop scene that I know, they are "manufactured" to be a star. Their looks and sounds have been created to meet the demands of the current music market.

Back to being a true independent artist. How independent they are on deciding how their songs will turn out to be? Sigh. I am giving much thought about this because I am currently at the writer's block zone for writing lyrics these days.

I just can't write anymore. Totally a black out zone. Maybe I need to do some soul searching and more reading to get the magic back. Besides I am pretty much demotivated when I know some other artist really shine with their lyrics. How do they do that? ~~Cinta Muka Buku song on Juara Lagu Finals..like uhm Hello..~~

Moreover being here in Borneo, we don't have enough folk/indie music scene platform to prosper. Over at the western side of this nation, a lot of platform and gigs for budding talents to shine. It seems there are less people who are into folk/indie music here. Even cinta muka buku also can gain interest just because the singer is from the west Malaysia. There are tons of other good music over here but we are just not over there to prosper.

Even Guba, the sabahan singer made it big over in west Malaysia. Or the band called HWC. Whatever local here who are with English songs usually will only get the smirk telling us off that some international stars are better than us. Or some worse cases getting laughed at. Hmmm, so much for supporting their own people. You know why K-Pop is a phenomenon now? In Korea, in their shops and shopping outlets, they only play their music. ONLY K-Pop and they don't really worship international stars.

I guess people over here only listen to Sumazau songs? Correct me if I am wrong but the taste of music over here is more about people with low self esteem trying to marry a rich/pretty lass. I might be wrong. There are other people with other taste of music but MOST of the people are like this.

Sigh, sigh and sigh. Should I conform to the society's interest about low self esteem and write a song about that as well?

What kind of lyrics do you like?

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Manic Monday

2012-01-09T22:18:00.000+08:00

Not exactly very manic Monday lah. It's a regular Monday actually but the long break has slowed things down for me and picking it up with high energy - ugh! it's just so taxing! With 6 periods everyday from Monday to Wednesday. Hurray! I can practice my vocal controls as well.

Its 10.15 pm now and it's really my sleepy zone time. 9.30pm-10.30pm. But I have a lot more things to do, I can't sleep that early. Besides I am not teaching in the morning, why should I wake up so early? Yet,if I dont sleep now, the next sleepy zone time is around 2.00-3.00am ~ and that's so freaking late. I hate this circadian rhythm.

Anyway, just a random inquiry to my dear readers; anyone of you knows any info about setting up a Taska or getting a franchise for daycare centre?

*Just helping an investor to get some info; saya teda duit mo buka taska ni. hoho.

Horizontal fountain

2012-01-08T23:48:00.001+08:00

There was a horizontal fountain at our house on this weekend. This accidental fountain was because of a burst pipe at the main road in front of our house. The pipe sort of burst towards our backyard ( The main road and our backyard is separated by a big drain ).

If it is a normal burst pipe with water flowing gently it is still okay. This one is like the fire hydrant, full on, high pressure spray of water to our backyard. The "fountain" started on Friday evening and water spraying like mad until Saturday afternoon. Can you imagine, how much water has been wasted?

So, at least not to waste so much, we washed our dog and also we "washed" ourselves at the horizontal fountain too. Sort of like a belated buang sial occasion. Haha.

Here's the videos of our crazy activity on a cloudy Saturday morning. ( sajuk tau! )

A thank you note

2012-01-06T19:43:00.002+08:00

Thank you for keep asking me to change the time table even I have tried my best to make sure you don't get teaching periods at the end of the day. I have taken note that you have morning classes and afternoon classes and I know that you HAVE to go home early. Yes,you have to rest, you have your kids to fetch, your chickens to feed, your kapal layar practice, your dogs to be pampered, your flowers to be watered, the kettle needs to be polished, you have to move house, you have a rare disease...yada yada..am exaggerating, I know. Bottom line I am practically a sponge to absorb every pleas that you have. ~~Sudah dapat betis masih mau paha. Sialan.~~

Thank you as well for the people who have to assist me. I know when you gave me the cold shoulder and mumbles when I told you that I need help was indeed a very beautiful gesture. You really mean it right? Awwwww, you are so sweet. You REALLY know that I can do this everything by MYSELF. Thank you!

Thank you for keep talking about me being evil for PURPOSELY giving you so much teaching period. Yes, indeed it IS my intention to make your life miserable.I also work for Satan and also the Angel of Death; I can take your life as well because I am EVIIIILLLLLLLLLLL.

Thank you for always referring to me as if I am the reception desk. Yes, I KNOW where the takwim is. Yes, I WILL give you the official school diary. Yes, I will GIVE you the copies of the exam analysis for you to fill in your TOV. Yes, SURE I will print out your class' exam result. Uhm, btw, the last time I check everyone do have the password to log in to SAPS. But sorry to inform everyone that SAPS portal now is under maintenance. 9th January onwards it will be available okay? Ding Dong..Sekian pengumuman. I am indeed the reception desk.

Again the SAPS will only be accesible by next week. I CAN ONLY give you the what nots analysis by next week. Thank you for being PATIENT.

Uhm, ya I understand that the boss is pestering you about your project but analysis is available next week. NEXT WEEKKKKKKK!!!!!! Thank you for letting me know I have a very short fuse when I am under pressure too. -_-

Thank you for the new policy to make Bahasa Malaysia a glorified language and English a colonizing language. I am very good in translating my lesson plans from English to Malay .Yipee! My brain is a translating machineeeeeee... Oh, wait I can google translate it JUST LIKE what the Ministry of Defense did for their ~~ethical clothing~~ etika pakaian.

Thank you for making me a maid. Yes, I will clean the house and do the dishes and laundry and cook lunch before I go to work and by the time I finish work, I will straight away go to the market and buy things to cook dinner. All your wish is my command MASTER. Now, I shall have dinner when everyone is asleep. Yeah, slaves can't eat at one table with their master.

I am very much indeed happy and pleased that everyone needs me! Yeay! I am the MOST important person in the world! Hurray! THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.

First day of school

2012-01-05T10:55:00.002+08:00

Starting a new week of school on Wednesday is kinda awkward but I am loving it. Because Friday will come fast! Owh yeah!!!!!

I was late to school yesterday, clocked in like 20 mins late. ~~Hell yeah, I am the boss~~. So much for the new excitement for a new school term eh?

The timetable issues that am working on is forever unending. I have been spending two sleepless nights troubleshooting how to make things work yet the outcome is still with mistakes. So, am gonna do some other adjustments by today after a well rested sleep I had last night. I really hope the sleep gonna help. Oops, I almost forgot, tomorrow morning I have an appointment with the printing company ( as usual ) to settle the matters about the school official daily planner.

Am a lone ranger in doing things when actually I have people to assist me. The people know that they have to assist me but I guess they can ignore whats written in the paper. And in the end, I decided not to ask them to help because I will end up explaining things to them and cost me precious time. So, torturing myself alone is the best solution. Just that I must remember to tell my boss that I don't want the posts/tasks anymore for the following year.

Me and my shiny forehead

Thank You 2011 and now Hi 2012!

2012-01-01T13:53:00.003+08:00

What do you have in store for me dear 2012?

I guess getting used to write the date will be quite troublesome during the first week of January 2012 right? Even while typing this post, I have to constantly press the backspace when I typed out the year. Haha. Happened to you as well? Yeah,virtual HIGH 5!!!

So, cut the beating around the bush to the topic for today. Ah...the resolutions.

This year am gonna have 6 resolutions. ~~Plus, recycled resolutions also are allowed. Haha!~~ Its not because its my favourite number but am allowing myself a duration of two month average for a resolutions to get done. ~~6 x 2 = 12 months. a year lah tu.~~ Gosh! why do I have to be so mathematical?!

The 6 things that I want to achieve this year:

1) Scuba diving licence
Recycled resolutions. Yea I know. Hihi

2) Get my band's EP done
Soon..soon..soon. Crossing fingers for this

3) Blog more
Yeah, serious! Also do follow my ~~365 days~~ oops its leap year; 366 days ( a photo a day ) blog

4) Learn a new musical instrument
Bongo! Come on... hehe. Am so bad with rhythm. So let's see. Haha

5) Get at least another RM2000 saved in my savings account
A specific target, its a must. If not, I will only be bank in RM1 every month in result, I only have RM12 savings per year. Saving money its like the hardest thing to do. Its a battle of will power. Even if you have saved some in the bank, the tendency to get the money out is always there. Again its always will power

6) Eat less meat and exercise regularly
God! please help me on this. Don't take away my meat from me. I love meat. Must have it all the time but the diet must be well balanced right. Adoi, eating healthy is totally a challenge cos I LOVE MEAT! Exercise...yeah, I start tomorrow la. Today rehat dulu. Ngehehehe..

Hello 2012

2012-01-01T13:37:00.003+08:00

Woke up late today? Me? No. Got up as usual but with a difference. A new kindred spirit just came to me and am automatically kinda pumped up to face the new year ahead. Mau pigi Church punya pasal juga la bangun pagi awal ni.

This was last night family gathering at my cousins' place. It was a good change once in a while to be the guest at a party and not the host. Yea, you got the fun minus the cleaning post party stuff. And lots of makan of course. Ate like a goldfish and stuffed myself until I can't get up from the chair. Haha.. A sign of a fattening new year? I hope not. Haha.

At the strike of midnight, fireworks went off like mad but I guess the neighbours are still reserving a lot more for the coming Chinese New Year end of this month. Anyway, looking at my blog entries for 2011. I blog less last year. Gosh, that's new. Haha. I am surprised. I blogged for 128 posts only compared to 200++ in 2010. I must be more rajin to update this blog lah this 2012.

I saw my first post of 2011, so let's review back the ~~undone~~ resolutions. The 2012 will be in another post, let's not crowd our mind on the first day of new year today. Let's get organized!

SO, what's in store for 2011?

1) Scuba diving ( I have to put this on top of the list, but dunno mana mau cari fundings or time for this...but it is still gonna be on top of my list ) --> HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Status: Still Undone.

2) Gonna have at least 3 songs from JADE sisters to be on air ( fingers crossed for an EP, tidak tau mau korek duit di mana for all this - tapi tidak apa yang penting happy ) --> Status : DONE! Yesssss... Janji/ Hot Chocolate / Saya Mau Jadi Unduk Ngadau

3) Continue my studies...hopeful for the middle or end of the year intake ( I am still indecisive on what to study ) --> Status: Halfway DONE. Well, not really done coz I did get the offer but I delayed the registration to another intake due to funding problems T_T

4) Spend less, save more ( this is something that I need to keep up ) --> Status : HMMMMMM.. But I manage to clear off all my credit card debts though and tiada pigi hutang loan shark. Ada hutang lain jak yang perlu dibayar sekarang. Savings ada la sket tapi masih juga nda bulih bikin kahwin.

5) Be healthy and pretty ( losing weight is seriously out of topic sudah. The more I talked about it, the more I gain weight. Jadi biar saja lah ) --> Status: Hehehe..ntah lah ni. I don't think I got healthier because somewhere in the middle of 2011, I kinda stop exercising regularly. Sigh!

The timeline, the dateline

2011-12-30T23:23:00.002+08:00

I read in the papers today that the American Samoa islands will be among the first nation to welcome the year 2012. From being the last nation on earth to welcome the new year they decide to change the dateline boundaries and made their time zone the same like the Australians instead of the current American time that they use. So when they change this the nation will lose their 30th dec ( from 29 straight away go to 31st)

Haish. Susah pula mo explain ni. Go google it la see how that date changing thingy really work.

And given the fact that date and time is man made concept that we live by, it's quite interesting when you change that date line and suddenly a day will be lost. I guess this case is almost the same with the daylight saving thingy as well.

Anyway, currently I am in a super lazy mode. Super lazy to the point where to recall about what had happened for the last 3 hours is a very heavy task to the brain. Oh gosh, what is happening to me?

Browsing through my timeline on Facebook, people have started talking about going back to school and how psyched they are about school to start again. Me? I am not even excited about getting up to face the day tomorrow.

Why? Why? Why I'm feeling like this.

The decision whether to stay at the current workplace or stop working is also another thing that is constantly burdening me although the decision have been made. I don't feel the thrill to serve at the current workplace anymore. It's the environment that I needed to be changed.

Argh! The thought of workplace is already suffocating me. Owh God, help me please! Needing some divine intervention now.

Christmas Eve

2011-12-24T15:12:00.000+08:00

Let your heart be glad!! For the saviour is born today.

Gonna get ready to church now. Mass starts at 6pm.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

2011-12-20T12:03:00.000+08:00

Here's a special gift for all my blog readers. Eseseh!

Balik-balik sa ketawa tinguk tu video. Hope this cover song brighten up your days for this joyous season. ^_^

Spread the love people!

Hey now now now hey!

2011-12-20T00:33:00.000+08:00

Now...I actually do have time to blog today despite the long day I had. I am waiting for a file to finish downloading actually, so I gotta maximize the activity while I am online. Haha.

Some updates.

Yes, I got the iPhone 4S. Finally caught up with the technology. I have zero idea of what SIRI can do actually, yet to explore. Anyway, thanks to my Santa Claus for this awesome Christmas gift. Hehe.

Last weekend as well, I met up with my girlfriends from highschool. We had so much fun, laughing and reminiscing about the past and talked about the present and future as well. I will post up the photos soon ok girls. ( Bah, jangan lupa comment nanti ah, like I said..haha )

And talking about photos, I have tons of photos to be looked into.

1) The KDCA-ISCEP KOREA trip
2) Cousin's wedding
3) Highschool girlfriends mini-reunion

I am so gonna be busy in front of my laptop. But first I need to post up the cover song that I did with my sisters for Christmas. Wait ah.

Need to feel good

2011-12-14T20:12:00.000+08:00

Current mood: Down ( system of a down )

I can't complain much because that will make me a loser. I don't look forward for any coming days of this holiday. Nothing is exciting.

In the meantime, I gotta finish this shitty job of mine being the teacher responsible for the timetable of Sidang Petang next year

I wish upon the Lunar Eclipse

2011-12-11T00:56:00.000+08:00

picture credit to Sheldon Japil

May the world will be a better place to live in..

When me and my sisters got back home after our show at Hitz KK Birthday Invasion, the sky was so clear. Apparently it just rained but the clouds cleared and the eclipse is clearly seen plus the starry skies.

Saw a shooting star. It has been a while that I looked up and gaze at the starry sky. When we were little, on a clear night. My dad usually will take out that piece of plywood and let us lie down on it and just gaze at the stars. Siok!

I guess taking time to appreciate God's great creation is actually a good therapy. Me and my sisters had a rough night actually. Some stupid biatch was complaining loudly on top of her voice in front of the stage while the boyfriend trying to pacify her by shutting her mouth using his hand. I guess she doesn't like our song. Well, expecting a pumped up drums and bass from us is like so weird. I know la it's a club but the organizers asked us to perform bah. Complain to them not us.

We play gentle music okay! Too bad some people just don't know how to appreciate it. God bless the haters.

It is the final month of 2011

2011-12-03T22:36:00.000+08:00

What??? It is already December. I thought I can blog more this month but yeah, no long sentences. Just short form updates.

Emcee-ed an event where I was cheated with the payment. It was RM50 short. So cilaka! Benci saya!
My car got knocked by one lady driver, who also blamed me for not stopping for her while I am driving in my lane.
Got interviewed on HITZ KK this morning.
I have a show at Lower Ground, Suria Sabah tomorrow. Me and my sisters gonna be singing at 11.30am. Be there!
Raining almost everyday. Hmmm, this is not new though.

How's your December so far?

Weekend highlights

2011-11-21T15:52:00.000+08:00

I abandoned everything and jump on a flight to fly somewhere to get my sanity back.

Highlights of the weekend

1) I met Zee Avi

Although initially before the concert, on the way to the concert place, I bumped into her with her bandmates but otak saya lambat register muka dia. Sa limpas jak dia ni. Sudah a few metres away baru perasan itu Zee Avi. Terus menyesal ni nda berenti amik gambar sama dia.

Anyway, it was worth the wait after the concert was over and tinggal sikit jak orang dalam hall. Dapat juga bergambar sama dia. But bukan the gambar yang lebih penting, I wanted to talk to her about the video that me and my sisters to cover her song on youtube. She did favourited the video.

She was like "Oh, you are part of Jadesisters?" .. Then hug hug session lah. So happy! She said she didn't expect that Jadesisters to be Malaysian.

Yes. At last, bergambar juga sama dia.

2) Foam Party at Hard Rock Cafe

Yes, an addition to a rocking weekend!

Tapi tu party banyak ~~budak~~ teenagers saja initially. But it was fun lah. Yeah, partied like a teenager again. Bukan ada yang kanal pun. Haha.

Yeap. another selca. I am vain! Haha

Bubbles bubble bubbles everywhere. Macam mandi saja. But this is cheap soap la i suppose made my skin SUPER dry after that. Somemore partied in the foam for almost four hours mana nda kering tu kulit.

So, anyone wanna go? Bring a group of friends. Or just make new friends there. Teehee! The more the merrier bah. Besides the deejay that night a bit boring lah. If you are a fan of house music then should be fine lah. The latest songs tidak banyak on the playlist.

My Leisure Room

2011-11-16T21:50:00.000+08:00

Just to share something that I have been working on in between the chaos at work and what not.

A leisure room. This is one part of the room. Jamming place/ reading place/ tidur place/ my pets punya tempat to lepak place. Was formerly a dining hall but since it we are having our meals in the kitchen anyways might as well I convert this place to a leisure room. Also good for playing PS games and karaoke. Haha.

Sedang menunggu reading lamp yang diorder dari Ikea lagi untuk melengkapkan suasana. Baiklah. itu saja sekian terima kasih.

Hiatus Mode: Crazy November

2011-11-15T23:05:00.000+08:00

Photo source -> chibird.tumblr.com ( awesome blog!)

So many things to tell yet so little time. The final week of the school term is a chain of unending mess of workload.

Hope that I can blog regularly starting next week.

Fisherman's friend

2011-11-08T10:42:00.000+08:00

anyone who like to do this deserves a bitch slap!

Hahahaha.

Aidiladha and a wedding

2011-11-06T09:53:00.002+08:00

Long weekend and a hectic one.

The cousin's wedding cake that I have been trying to put together. Ok juga ka?

Humidity i welcome you!

2011-10-31T10:47:00.000+08:00

11 days is finally over. Am back to the land below the wind. Touchdown midnight and deprived of sleep. Am very much disoriented now. Went to town to get some errands done this morning, clad in short pants and tshirt, I drove to the school straight away instead.

Gosh, I realized that I made a mistake when I am about to enter the school compound. Yes, I am that disoriented.

Need to do my penilaian SKT asap. I am such a slacker.

Fesbuk oh Fesbuk

2011-10-18T23:01:00.002+08:00

Some people survive on sharing political stuff, some people are happy sharing baby care or fashion tips, some people live on watching porn or football matches, some people devote their life to tweeting.

But I guess nowadays a lot of people thrive on sharing photos and videos on gory/bloody/ganas/ and what other shocking things on facebook.

I know being a concerned citizen is something that we may call a social obligation but that doesn't make you a nice person to share it EXCESSIVELY.

Be considerate before you click the share button.

Ada yang suka share balik2 ni. Kin panas.

Where's all the nice things people? Rainbow, clouds, sunsets, candies,sunrise... or cute things like this

Get F*cked!

2011-10-17T23:26:00.001+08:00

Pardon the language but I am super pissed off at work today.

Whether you are interested or not to know the story ( saya nda peduli ) - here's the summary:

Korea KDCA-ISCEP trip is two days away and a lot of paper work need to be done ( nota minta, school photo for presentation and what not paper work, so I have to see a few orang atasan of the school today ) and one student of mine has insufficient fund to go. Full stop. One big headache for the trip. Packing pun belum, I am going off on Wednesday evening.

Exam starts on Wednesday as well. I am the Setiausaha Peperiksaan as well as the teacher in charge for the Maths Exam Paper. ( Mau clip and sort out the papers lagi - nasib ini ada kuli boleh suruh so okay la ). Then ada internal blunders with the boss yang baru lagi. Since the boss is new, a lot of things need to be sorted out for this fella. Nah mengumpat sudah sa ni. Habislah.

Semua ini perkara yang menggilakan. By the time I reached the school at 8am today ( even though I start work officially at 12noon ), terus kana hurung macam ikan masin berbau jak. Skijap2 "Eh, Joan..eh, Joan." - semua la ada yang mo diminta

Satu minta audit punya report due this week.

Satu minta bikin analisis jadual untuk persediaan jadual induk tahun depan

Satu minta jadual peperiksaan yang sepatutnya sudah kana print tapi nda tau kenapa ada ~~boss~~ orang ter"blur"

Satu minta update pasal keadaan pelajar mo pigi Korea tapi teda duit

Satu minta suruh borang isytihar harta.

Satu minta kasi isi borang SKT due this week juga.

Satu minta senarai guru mengajar ikut kelas dan mata pelajaran

Satu tanya bila pigi Korea

Satu tanya apa sudah jadi sama adik saya yang pigi nyanyi di Korea

Satu minta analisis keputusan peperiksaan semester 2 ni tahun -> ni yang paling kick la, exam belum start sudah minta analisis result exam.

On top all this masih perlu masuk kelas ok!.Atukoi bulih gila.

Jahat kan mulut saya. Habislah ni kalau ada yang repot sa punya kelancangan mulut dalam tulisan blog ini. Hahaha. Punya bida ni kalau kana tulis Melayu.LOL! Jangan saman saya kerana entri blog ini sekadar untuk menjamin kewarasan saya pada hari esok atau pun mengurangkan keganasan fizikal yang bakal berlaku. Nah jadi macam disclaimer sudah.

Oooh, I felt like telling them this...

Get Fucked!!!!

Wordless Wednesday ( Please tell me this is just plain Photoshop )

2011-10-12T22:08:00.000+08:00

otherwise I will die of low self esteem

Wedding Cakes

2011-10-10T22:29:00.000+08:00

Currently browsing for one.

Nah...it's not for me though. Don't jump to the conclusion yet. Haha. I know what's going on in your mind as you read this.

Mau jadi party planner saja ni. That's all.

And don't start to ask when is my turn okay. Suggestion of bakers are appreciated though. Hehe

Friday: Random Photos

2011-10-07T00:18:00.000+08:00

October is for fall colors

iheartautumn!

RIP Steve Jobs

2011-10-06T21:04:00.000+08:00

A true story, a true legend

Seriously? haha..Ada juga orang macam ni. Leeched this photo out from my friend's facebook.

Anyway, Steve Jobs was a true legend. He was such an inspiration. No wonder he stepped down from Apple not long ago, he knew that his time is almost up.

Rest in peace Steve Jobs, you really did change the world

Wednesday not wordless

2011-10-05T22:00:00.000+08:00

Definitely not wordless. I found an interesting article on facebook. Really inspires me. I should really write a song on being comfortable in your own skin.

This is the article I am talking about, I guess many of you saw that too.

A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and beautiful woman. The caption was "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?"

The story goes, a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way:

"Dear people, whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals, curious humans), they are sexually active and raise their children with great tenderness.
They entertain like crazy with dolphins and eat lots of prawns. They swim all day and travel to fantastic places like Patagonia, the Barents Sea or the coral reefs of Polynesia.
They sing incredibly well and sometimes even are on cds. They are impressive and dearly loved animals, which everyone defend and admires.

Mermaids do not exist.

But if they existed, they would line up to see a psychologist because of a problem of split personality: woman or fish?
They would have no sex life and could not bear children.
Yes, they would be lovely, but lonely and sad.
And, who wants a girl that smells like fish by his side?

Without a doubt, I'd rather be a whale.

At a time when the media tells us that only thin is beautiful, I prefer to eat ice cream with my kids, to have dinner with my husband, to eat and drink and have fun with my friends.

We women, we gain weight because we accumulate so much wisdom and knowledge that there isn't enough space in our heads, and it spreads all over our bodies.
We are not fat, we are greatly cultivated.
Every time I see my curves in the mirror, I tell myself: "How amazing am I ?! "

So, whale or mermaid?

I guess some are born mermaid then eventually turned to whales. Some born whales but opt to be mermaids instead or some trying hard to be one.

Or some are born mermaids and just remain to be like that for the rest of their lives.

Whatever the outcome is all we need to be is to be comfortable with our own skin and be happy with it.

Quality of life and self satisfaction is the most important thing.

Pink Weekend

2011-10-02T00:52:00.001+08:00

1Borneo was so jammed up today. Full of human beings. I guess it's because of the IT Fair. Baru gaji lagi kan. So, joining the bandwagon to keep the retailers rich..is yours truly.

I posted on Facebook that I have a new chair and Sheila asked for a picture. ( so might as well I blog about it.haha )

Upper left = Hello Kitty Cyber Clean. ( RM19 like that la the price. Giant 1Borneo ) Uber cool coz its pink!

Upper right = A pink smiley face pink folder ( RM4.50 . Kaison 1Borneo ) I bought it coz its pink and no other reason than that. Haha

Lower left = Just some random pink stuff near my table, there's a Pink Gel Crystal Beads Air Freshener ( RM6 lebih de price. Giant 1Borneo ) Tidak berapa kuat the wangi better don't buy. Menyesal sa bili tapi nasib baik dia pink; jadi dimaafkan lah.

Lower right = Yeay, the new chair. It's not pink. Red saja ada. That's the next best thing after pink lah jadi acceptable la juga. ( RM99. Giant 1Borneo )

*btw, just a note. this is not a paid post okay. hahaha. Bukan bertujuan untuk promote Giant ni. Haha*

And why the hell I need a new chair? The old chair definitely adds up more age to my spine. Now the new chair has a better back support. Hopefully it will lessen the back pain when I am in front of the laptop here.

My laptop isn't mobile anymore. It has become a permanent PC on the table. The battery isn't working anymore so I need direct power supply and the wireless adapter of my laptop has problem and it's connected to the net via cable now. This totally sucks.

Lagi lagu plagiat?

2011-09-29T00:48:00.000+08:00

Dancing in the moonlight. This is definitely my all time favourite.

Well, this is only a cover by the band called Toploader. The original version is by King Harvest.

But this...err..uhmm.. do click the play button please ( don't just read through )

So, the first time I hear this song, it really reminds me of "Dancing in the moonlight"

Coincidence? or is this the best that ~~Malaysians~~ Asians can do? And the next thing you know it will be a hit song in this region and those morons who stand by this plagiarism act will merely say " Support lah muzik tempatan "

One word " Be original! " - Err..that's two words actually. Haha

Wordless Wednesday ( Google Map is my best friend )

2011-09-28T08:50:00.000+08:00

So, this is what I have been up to. Jadi helpline for my sis

Marvellous Idea: Girls' Day Out ( Virtual mode )

2011-09-22T23:21:00.004+08:00

Ahhh. I am totally on imaginary mode now. Now that Cath-J has the brilliant idea to have a *virtual* meetup for us girls on the cyberspace - this is so fun! And I get to play around with POLYVORE!!! (Haha, I almost forgot that I do have an account in Polyvore ) Double yeay!

Enter the setting of the meet up

It’s a ladies outing.. assume that we are good friends (Something like the girls on Sex And The City movie) and we want to meet up at 1 of the nice fancy bar and restaurant on the evening.. But before that we are going to shop at some nice boutique 1st.

So, try spotting a lady in this outfit, ( Nah note below .. siap ada harga lagi segala. Haha.) Jangan lupa "like" ah kalau you like my outfit. Thank you..thank you..hehe!

*inspiration from Spy Myeongwol punya story on KBS, I totally love jackets these days and boots. So, unfortunate Malaysia no autumn season. If not can wear everyday juga, it's the latest fashion trend now in Korea*

Sweet Nothings by jvm85 featuring a drape jacket

Tube top
$13 - stylesforless.com

Dorothy Perkins drape jacket
£40 - dorothyperkins.com

Supertrash zipper jeans
€100 - welikefashion.com

Alaïa lace up high heels
£753 - net-a-porter.com

Tasha rhinestone clutch
$248 - nordstrom.com

Miss Selfridge feather chain earrings
£3.25 - missselfridge.com

Monsoon stack rings jewelry
£4 - monsoon.co.uk

stila cosmetics - long wear liquid lip color
stilacosmetics.com

Miss Dior Eau de Parfum, 3.4 oz
$98 - macys.com

Lock it and throw away the key

2011-09-21T23:17:00.000+08:00

Latest inspiration for lyrics of a song now.

cadenas d'amour (love padlocks)

Etude House products

2011-09-21T00:19:00.002+08:00

Everything works nicely on my skin. Collagen based products ftw!!! Yeah, really need it at this age. Haha. I am talking like an old lady.

And yeah, I heard Etude House is opening soon in 1Borneo. Yeehhaaa!!! So happy.

Anyeong Korea !

2011-09-14T08:33:00.002+08:00

Breakfast time at Hollys Cafe. 5 hours flight. Tomorrow is my sister's audition. Today's mission is trying not to be "sakai" with a lot of things. Adui ketara ni kampungan betul. Haha.

Cave of the Golden Rose

2011-09-12T01:00:00.000+08:00

Yahhhh. It was on again at Channel 119 tadi. I saw my timeline on facebook was full with something on this movie. The nostalgic movie. Siapa grow up watching this movie - angkat tangan!

I remember during school time years, paling manang la ni movie. Siap ada tulis-tulis nama-nama tu characters di buku latihan lagi or atas meja sekolah yang sememangnya penuh dengan contengan. Ahaha.

Ni dia watak utama, si ~~Pantatgiro~~ Fantaghiro

Ah, ko mimang hensom. Hehe

Ko pun mimang hensom, those piercing eyes. Ahhh

And of course the mama of all penjahat, a must in every fantasy movie. Penjahat yang "sessi"

Owh, baru saya tahu ni. This movie Italian movie pula, no wonder the men all hensom2 kunun. Hehe. After all these years, baru saya tahu ini bukan English movie. I know the audio always doesn't sync with the lips tapi tidak juga sangka its actually a non-english movie. Adui na, kesian. Well, at least I learn something new la. Haha.

Stories of a visit to the Khmer Kingdom

2011-09-07T23:40:00.000+08:00

Here's some stories to be shared about my recent trip to Siem Reap. I have typed halfway of the write up on notepad but I lost it sebab mati karan and I didn't save it. ( note to myself next time must save from time to time ). The trip I went is an airasia.go package. First time cuba the airasia.go and I found it not bad juga lah. =)

Highlights of the trip

Airport

And why in the world I have to highlight the airport? Because it is SO QUIET! Touchdown then I was so surprised that everyone were taking photos at the tarmac area. ( Well usually they will warn you not to do that right? ) But this one is like pesta only. There are no other planes in sight except for ours that's why its so sunyi. The architecture of the small airport is also very astounding. Unique!

Apsara dance

You will notice the word Apsara is present everywhere in Cambodia. The guide told me that it refers to the government. The word Apsara also means a lady dancer, a celestial dancer. The images of this dancers are carved at the walls of the temple. According to the legend of the Khmer people, this dancers emerged from the froth of the milky sea when the Gods and Demons churned the sea to find the elixir of life.

If I am travelling, I usually pay attention more to the cultural stuff so this Apsara dancing really caught my attention. I love cultural things. In Siem Reap, quite a number of places offer the show of this Apsara dance. I went to a restaurant cum bar called "The Temple" at Pub Street where they offer nightly free cultural dances that includes Apsara dance too.

One dollar kids

Thin frail kids, its unlikely to see obese chubby ones there

The attack of the One Dollar kids - "Lady, one dollar..one dollar" "You help me buy book" - Then change to Mandarin " Jiejie , yi kuai..yi kuai " "Ni mai zhe ge, hen piao liang" . Very multilingual I tell you. They can even speak Japanese and Korean. The first tactic is for them to ask "Lady, where you are from". Gah! Clearly getting ready to switch language punya mode sudah tu. They are very persistent too.

This one was when they followed me like 200metres walking, non stop promoting their items. Kesian juga bah, tapi lama2 ni kalau every temple pigi ada saja ni budak2 lama2 macam tidak kasian sudah. Immune. Terkejut saya lagi when I was walking down the road kan then out of the blue from the woods came this kids with their barang jualan. Dari hutan tu. Atukoi! Anyway, memang kasian bah dorang ni. I heard that this kids if you buy the things from them kan, its not them who keep the money, macam ada orang lain yang akan collect and God knows how much they will be paid for their jualan.

Markets

Siem Reap is quite an interesting place. Memang betul2 third world country la the feeling. The local currency is almost non existent because the main currency used for trading is US Dollars even though they also use Riel ( the local currency). Saya pun mula2 wonder apa currency for Cambodia because Riel is not famous kan.

There are several markets available around Siem Reap. I shopped at the Old Market and also Central Market. Shopping Mall ada satu saja yang saya pigi itu pun kicik saja called Lucky Mall. Anyway, I think for a tourist to shop its best to do it at the Angkor Night Market and other several night markets around. Well, all the markets sell pretty much the same things but I just felt that the Night Market is more happening. Hehe. Price for things? Hmmm, bargaining is the way to shop. How tahan you can "gaduh" with the seller about the price - all up to you. Bargaining is definitely an art.

Moats

At the sides of the causeway are moats. This was in front of Angkor Wat

Before I came to Cambodia, I have no idea what moat is. And its astounding that the people dulu2 made this without proper machines like we have now. Our guide told us that the Angkor Wat moat used to be more than 10metres deep and crocodiles used to live in them. Hmmm, that really serve the purpose to guard the temple eh? Man made moats, they are everywhere! Almost every temple ada.

Spa

After the great distance of walking around and climbing the steep steps of the temple, nothing can beat the treat from the spa. Clearly, the techniques they used in massage are not the same like in Thai or Bali massage. Khmer Massage, you should give a try. This particular spa that we went is called Lemongrass Spa. Yes, it's clean and its not some shady massage parlor. They have a certain standard and the masseurs looks well trained. It will be not as cheap as the cikai spa but its worth the price. Usually good spa wont have the ladies/masseurs lurking around the entrance door coaxing the passerby to go in. Haha.

Temples

The main attraction Siem Reap is the temples. The moment I touchdown, went to the hotel, left our bags then straight to touring the temples. Bingung2 lagi. It's always good to have some research or reading material about the temples if you want to visit without a guide. Guides are available around especially at Angkor Wat. Of course it's not free, even the entrance to the temple area you have to pay tickets as well. So, a guide book will be good if not you will be very blur like me. Haha. Masuk satu temple pigi satu temple, all I see are pile of rocks saja. Pigi tumpang2 dingar guide urang lain saja bila limpas2 dorang.

People say its best to be at the magnificient Angkor Wat at sunset or sunrise. Bad timing pula saya pigi Cambodia, its actually the rainy season. Oct - March baru okay. Ciss..Bad rain bad rain! Yeah, seriously. Suka hati saja tu hujan turun. Awan hitam datang lepas tu memang hujan berabis. Once it pours, it really pours. An umbrella will always come in handy! For the sun and for the rain and to ward off the "one dollar attack". haha

Tuk-tuk

The main transportation. I enjoy the rides but kalau jumpa jalan yang berlubang-lubang, badan pun jadi macam milkshake terus. Haha. The price of the tuk tuk ride also have to bargain. Basically, everywhere you wanna go from point to point around town area must be 1 Dollar. Well, the tuk-tuk driver always "buka harga" at a higher price lah. Just cakap 1 Dollar, if they refuse just walk away, chances they will agree to your price is very high. Hehe

Food to try

I have tried Amok and the Lok Lak,. Sedap! Murah juga la makanan dia sana. Mau pilih kedai mana la makan. If it looks very classy, the price also very "classy". Just don't be to cheapskate pula susah ni cos places like very cikai may cause you diarrhea pula. ( especially if you have weak stomach ). Besides a tourist will always be offered a tourist price juga tu no matter what. Unless you can speak the Khmer language lah.

You can try this Karo restaurant. Sedap the makanan. One dish is around 2USD and the beer is 0.50USD.

Angkor Beer is a must try! Personally i think the beer tasted more or less like Bintang Beer in Bali.

For future travellers to Siem Reap, well I am no expert in travelling, sharing saja la ni;

Good sandals or walking shoes are recommended especially if you want to explore the temple like Lara Croft. Hehe
Umbrella! It was so hot one minute and when the dark clouds came then it rain like cats and dogs
Water bottle; some shop sell bottled waters that really look very suspicious ( as if they bottle it themselves ) , so its best to boil water in the hotel room and bring your own.
Buy a guide book for the temples, or pigi hafal the temples yang ada and the stories or even better get a guide. Because if you plan to visit a lot of temples, without a guide, you will be merely looking at batu-batan. Haha.

889th Post

2011-09-04T01:02:00.000+08:00

Yes, I am back. Home Sweet Home.

As of 1st Sept, 888 post for Joan Says. Yay! Such a nice number. Baru perasan ni when there's an option for a new blogger interface. Semua la upgraded these days.

Just getting my bags unpacked again. Holidays are murder to my pocket. Haha. Biarlah yang penting gembira.

I left KK for almost a week and terus macam banyak juga changes ni. Haaaa...I miss this land too much maybe. Akakaka.

Anyway, this whole week is about catching up with life stories directly or via the cyber world. It has been a while. Yeah, although it was short - it was definitely a good break.

Talking about catching up with life stories, I really felt the changes are going around fast these days.

Ada kawan yang soon mother-to-be ( congrats ah hot mamma to be ),

ada ex boyfriend getting engaged ( congrats juga, finally ah, tercapai juga hasrat dia mau bini beauty pageant ),

ada kawan yang kahwin ( sorry to those whose wedding I didn't attend while I was away, congrats ! )

Ada friends yang sudah jadi mothers ( congrats and hugs to all )

To be frank, memang saya tekanan juga sikit ni because ada one saying goes "If you can't beat them, join them" - but well, yeah ... palan2 bah kan. ( kasi sinang2 hati kunun ni )..

Ahahaha. What am I blabbering about. Everyone has their life plans - we just have to count our blessings.

Gratitude! yes, thats the word.

Cheers to the Khmer Kingdom

2011-09-01T00:28:00.002+08:00

It has been a memorable experience. Goin back to Bolehland today.

Holiday mode on!

2011-08-29T17:40:00.001+08:00

Siem Reap Airport Flight awal pagi masih mamai2 lagi terus pigi berjalan. Sakit kaki sudah ni. Kepala pun pening sudah.Siem Reap, banyak motor, banyak manusia ganjil. Almost everywhere semua menjual sambil berteriak "one dollar, one dollar"Budak2 lari teda selipar. Fish spa dia punya signage cakap no piranha. Atukoi! HahaBah, everyone have a great hols ahead! Peace!

Hectic Final Week of Work

2011-08-22T23:02:00.000+08:00

The final week before the Raya Merdeka Hols. I just can't understand why my school hasn't provide us with the password to log in for the SAPS. And the extended deadline I heard is gonna be on the 2nd Sept. God, please save me.

A lot of paperwork need to be done during these several days ahead - and also a whirlwind of various emotions. Work. Personal. Music. Career.

Damn, the dream-catcher wind chime is moving eerily and producing such a scary haunting sound. "ting..ting.." - and now it stopped pula. Ah, better go to sleep, I am scared!

Online World Blunders

2011-08-19T09:33:00.000+08:00

I chat with a friend recently, a friend from college. Just some random stories lah, then she said that she heard my boyfriend is coming to KK to see me. And said yeah, he is. "On and off, pula kamurang oh kan." she said.

Hmmm. What did she meant tu? The relationship la mungkin tu. I just replied with a " Hehehehe "

Then she continued on saying that she and another bestie of mine said they all are quite puzzled over my relationship status on Facebook. Yeah, I am separated. ~~Separated by the sea.~~ Hehe. Those who are friend with me on Facebook can see that.

Quite a number of people are like "si Joan masih lagi ka sama boifren dia tu?" or "si Joan sudah break ka?"

Facebook should have this new status option - pic source

All I can say, on Facebook, I can be single yesterday, separated today, divorced tomorrow and married the day after that. These days there are no things that you can take word for word especially in the online world. For example, on twitter, some may appear to be very talkative via his/her tweets. But in the real world, if you were to meet that person, he/she maybe otherwise.

Seriously, not all the things that you see online is true. Some I think may have dual personality. One is the cyber persona and the other reality persona.

Wordless Wednesday ( My Inspiration ! )

2011-08-17T10:14:00.000+08:00

Clara C

Musical Monday : Jonathan Tse

2011-08-15T22:30:00.000+08:00

Here's one very talented lad who hails from Labuan. A good friend of mine as well. Haven't seen him for quite some time though. He is as busy as the bee. Here and there.

I'd like to share with everyone his latest official MV of his two songs from his recent album. La La Love is a song with infectious beat ( almost like sumazau, but its not ), sung as a duet with a major local powerhouse talent; Mia Palencia.

I personally love the whole story line of this MV " I have decided ". Really touched me. Am loving the first scene where the buildings' outline draw out a giant cross over the sky.

Both these MV are produced locally as well. Sabah is indeed a melting pot of various talent in so many ways. You agree?

Interesting? Not...

2011-08-14T22:45:00.000+08:00

Recently, I found that blogging seems to be no fun anymore. Reason is I don't really have to blog about.

It just hit me, one question. Why do you blog?

a) is it because you want to share your stories with people, regardless it is will spark interest or not
b) attention seeking blog posts then of course will lead more traffic to your blog
c) or your blog is practically an online diary to document almost everything in your life

I can't answer this. Seriously. When I started blogging, ideas and topics will surely pop to my head and blogging is such a breeze.

Now, most of the time, it's writer's block.

source

I'm a mess inside

2011-08-11T23:22:00.003+08:00

I ran amok inside 3 classes this week. Hell yeah! No joke. This is like the worst week of my teaching career ever.

One homework. One question. Duration spanning from two days to over the weekend homework. Yet, they can't finish it?

How could you not blow up like a volcano upon seeing this kind of attitude?

This is not merely shouting and yelling at the kids but also includes sending rulers, books and marker pens flying in the air.

YES. I AM THAT MAD. I am MAD MAD. ( and indeed I have turned to a mad woman )

All because, in this 3 classes, they didn't do the homework that I gave to them. They didn't even try and worst of all some said they that they lost their exercise book. Owh, come on! The reason of my dog ate my homework or whatever nonsense is not acceptable.

Some merely said I do not know how to do. Yeah, but you could at least try. There's no such thing as copying questions only. Or worst some didn't even finish copying the questions to their exercise books.

When I came back home, I regretted my action for losing my temper till to that extent. But, God help me; you just imagine if you have given everything to teach them and the simplest thing that they can do is just to finish the work given ( regardless that they get it right or not ). But the students are too arrogant to finish it.

What can I do? T_T

Wordless Wednesday ( Ideal Weight )

2011-08-10T21:50:00.000+08:00

Kalau sa berabis diet sampai kering pun nda akan sampai 50kg balik ni. :((

Musical Monday: Aishiteru vs Soba Ni Iru Ne

2011-08-08T23:49:00.001+08:00

Punya men bida mo tiru lagu urang kan? Lepas tu jadi kegilaan lagi sini tu. First time saya dengar tu Aishiteru heran juga sa napa tu hook dia sama macam tu lagu Aoyama Thelma.

Kalau mo tiru pun jangan la bah berabis kasi sama kan. Bida setengah mati. Hahaha. Don't bullshit me with coincidence. Soba Ni Iru Ne lama sudah famous tu; like 5 years before the Aishiteru came out lagi. Pui pui pui pui! Plagiarism..

Anyway, this may not attract your attention much I guess, there's another news thats hot trending the facebook and twitter timeline. Those yang makan gaji are all rejoicing for the 'gift' news by the government kan. Syukur lah... But I sense the PRU13 is definitely around the corner.

8TV Ramadhan Advertisement

2011-08-05T00:04:00.000+08:00

8TV Ramadhan advertisement, I posted that on my blog a few days ago. I received quite a mixture of comments and remarks from it.

Frankly, when I saw the title of the link shared on one of my friend's wall. It already appear quite insulting. Bah, sudah dia punya title is 8TV ad insulting chinese or something like that. So, I watched the video with a perception that it is already insulting.

And yeah, when I finished watching. It really confirm the pre-conceived idea I had in mind. That it is insulting indeed! When I read some report about the boss of 8TV said to Malaysians "to chill" about the whole idea and not to over analyze everything - I became more insulted.

But hey, come to think of it. Yes, I did over analyze everything and hell yes, I need to chill about the whole thing. And it slaps me right on my face that we are indeed racist after all.

If you showed the ad to an innocent young kid whom parents won't tell them that a certain race may behave like such and such, I guess the race issue will never be an issue. It's just that the programmed thoughts

( thanks to our surroundings and upbringing ) of a typical Malaysian will make us to react in a negative way.

No one should be blamed on why we can have that negative thoughts or insulted feelings, just face the fact that almost every Malaysians are actually racist. Though a lot of people may deny it, but its actually the truth. If only we are color blind, the 8TV Ramadhan ad is not an issue at all. Well, just my two cents here, don't start sending me hate mail now.

But, hey since the ~~racist~~ public are outraged about this, a public apology by 8TV is somehow the most appropriate thing to do. Well, urm, since business needs to run smoothly as well kan.

Saw this parody for the 8TV ad. Funny!

Wordless Wednesday ( Carpe Diem! )

2011-08-03T11:45:00.000+08:00

Carpe Diem!

What's your take on this?

2011-08-02T21:06:00.000+08:00

Do you think this is insulting? YES / NO?

Comments please...

Wordless Wednesday ( Keep Calm and Believe in Yourself )

2011-07-27T12:02:00.002+08:00

Inked!

2011-07-23T01:16:00.000+08:00

Peace!

Before

After

Yes..betul punya bah tu. Bukan main-main.

It has been in my plan, I once said to myself I am gonna wait till I am 26 before I got inked, ~~just maybe I will change my mind~~

I didn't change my mind, just that the design changed. I got this tattooed on my wrist. As expected, mom didn't take it well. Kena marah la in a way. But its already done. Apa boleh buat kan, its not like I am 16.

Sakit kah?

Oh well, I personally can say that I am afraid of needles and my tolerance of pain is very low. But, I survived! Hehe.

The whole experience for me was therapeutic. I have my own personal reasons why I really do want to have JADE tattooed on me.

For all the rejections, failures, hardship and skepticism that I had and gonna have for my journey with JADE, the pain for the tattoo is nothing.

And this is a constant reminder for me to persevere and stay focused throughout the journey.

The only problem now is how to make it un-noticeable due to the nature of my job, the watch can't really hide it.

Joan says: I'm officially inked!

Joan's food trail

2011-07-23T00:44:00.000+08:00

I went to Penang recently. Hehe. Nothing special about the trip. Jadi tour guide for my sister and my cousin actually. Anyway, the whole trip was more like to find all the food that I miss very much.

Should be blogging this at my travel blog but hmmmm.. Prefer wanna do it here ( too many blogs confuses me at times ). So, this post might be a guide to you who wants to visit Penang on a tight budget ( like we did.. hehe )

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Bought our tics to Penang during the Airasia RM0 fare promotion, so taxes and what not , the ticket is Rm115 ( return ). Worth it kan? But CRK terkorban la of course because it wasn't a school holiday.

Accomodation was basically free, courtesy of my friend who have a whole apartment to herself and the location is superb because it was accessible to public transport. Bukit Jambul area.

We even took the Rapid Penang from the airport, screw the expensive taxis! Hidup Rapid Penang! It only cost us RM2 from the airport to Bukit Jambul ( Bus no 304 ). There's even a Rapid Penang kiosk where you can inquire about maps and other nonsense you might have, just bombard them with questions. The lady with too much make up at the counter will be happy to help.

Check out this signage inside the bus. The last one bah funny! And they even provide free wi-fi on the bus.
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So, my food trail all started when I went back to my former campus area ( Sungai Dua ), there's this food court called Bali-Bali cafe where they have food-food-food-food!

The dimsums there is QUITE nice, not superbly nice but still its better than I have here in Sabah.

The assam laksa is the BOMB! Costing only at RM3.00 per bowl. Kuah paling pekat saya pernah rasa and I always come back for more.

The Nasi Kerabu is the LEGEND. The aunty from Thailand is still selling it there. Thank God for that. RM3.50 per plate. Kalau boleh saya mo tapau jak tu aunty balik Sabah suruh dia buka kadai sini oh.

And of course if I am around the campus area, a visit is a must. I wanted to try the Nasi Lemak inside the campus which had been my favourite for the years I was in USM but perut terlampau penuh sudah, so we jalan2 only lah.

For any ex-USM, the DTSP where we all terima scroll for convo, now has been given MAJOR facelift. Inside and outside. Futuristic sudah rupa dia. Ngam la with the apex status it was given, match up sudah ni the name and the infrastructure.

Hmmmm, I really do wish I could continue my masters in USM but sigh...the stars are not aligned to my destiny.

Talking about facelift, KOMTAR too had a facelift. It looked better now, not some drug addict and hobo place anymore. Brighter and cleaner. I guess when the government of Penang changed the other day, this Penang icon is coming back to its heyday era. ( well at least ada sikit itu glory lah )

And there's a coffee shop that I always frequented after church every Sunday morning. And my favourite food there is the FRIED RICE. Yummeh!!!! The price is still the same and the uncle who owns the stall there still remember me. Haha.

The nasi goreng is best to go with the Teh Ping there. Just be ready to have shouts next to your ear. The waiter and waitress for the drinks have very strong lungs to convey the orders to the tukang buat minuman.

Not too forget the Chendol at Penang Road, yang tempat makan dia mo berdiri to complete the whole experience while dodging passing by cars. My cousin said "mo makan pun mo bertarung nyawa lagi" - haha!

All hail Rapid Penang!
There are two places where I thought it was impossible to reach by public transport. Its because during my college years in Penang, I never been to these places via bus.

One is Kek Lok Si, armed with the pocket map and the guide at the bus station, we took the bus no. 201 to Ayer Itam.

I have vague memories where the Kek Lok Si is located and the nearest place to stop is the Ayer Itam town. And I can't really remember where and how this town looked like. So, hoping that we won't get lost, we just hop on the bus and enjoy the ride. Haha.

Thank God, sampai juga bah, even though we were like so blur when to tell the bus driver to stop. Maybe we really dressed up like tourist bah then dia tau la mo kasi stop di Kek Lok Si. Whatever it is, we made it!!!

The other place, that I thought impossible was the Toy Museum and Tanjung Bungah hotel as it is located at Tanjung Bungah area, before Batu Feringghi.

The Toy Museum was also the same case like Kek Lok Si, I don't know where it is exactly and how does it look like, or what area it is. The bus driver also won't be helping us so much because once you board the bus, he only care about how much fare you will pay. Komtar to Tanjung Bungah area is RM2 using bus no.102.

Again, we tried our luck, constantly looking at the window for the sign of a Toy Museum. I remember, we saw a big Ultraman statue in front of a building and almost instantly wanna ring the bell for the bus to stop - manatau its a kindergarten pula. Cis!! Nasib belum tekan bell.

Tapi sampai juga bah kami! Hehehe. Even though we rang the bell to stop lambat and we have to walk around 1.5km from our stop to the Toy Museum.

Travelling by bus is indeed cheap but you have to prepared to squeeze and be smart in moving inside the bus itself. Definitely a survival skill. There's location to stand so as not to be sexually harrassed by some perverts or ways to avoid from smelling stinky armpits and what not.

Plus a good walking sandal is a must. And please take not when is the last bus taking off, you don't wanna end up like a homeless person sleeping at the bus station if you don't have money to hire a cab.

With the 4 days and 3 nights trip to Penang, I still couldn't manage to taste all the food that was on my list. Nasi Kandar, Roti Naan, Ayam Tandoori....Ah, next time lagi lah.

Who wanna join me for the next trip? Pigi adventure lagi naik bas. Hehe

p.s: Now, I felt like going backpacking somewhere pula...

Frustration

2011-07-20T23:54:00.000+08:00

Anyone who is following my twitter, must be wondering. "Why in the world that this girl is so full of negative energy"

Yeah, I don't rant that much via Facebook status these days, most of them are in my twitter. So, my dear twitter followers; you really get all the ~~shit~~ err, I mean crap. Oh, what the hell, it's all pessimism that you are getting.
Anyway, do follow me on twitter if you like to have negativity rubbed in your face. Haha. @joanmoo

I love Wednesdays. Why? Because my timetable for today is quite free and I don't have to teach for the final period. But today, I am hating Wednesday.

The main reason is because when I put on my blouse and skirt which I haven't wear since April this year, I hardly can squeeze into the skirt. And the corset that I am wearing inside the blouse to tuck my stomach inside also squeezing my fat sampai sakit my kulit. I have to keep adjusting it while teaching and its damn irritating!

Ah, I am facing the cold hard fact that I am actually overweight already. The weight is not my main concern, its about getting all flabby and chunky at the wrong places. And to top all this, my appetite is something that requires much willpower to control it.

I am an impulsive eater. I eat to suit my mood. So since I am always Ms. Pessimistic on Twitter you know how I eat as well.

Maybe, I should try this.. See what the ad offers ( hehehe )

Itu bahagian -> Menyingkirkan daging di pinggang dan perut yang paling manang!

See who is the boss in my room...

2011-07-18T11:14:00.000+08:00

Princess Cholo Emilyana Fuentabella

Fan swirling over my head

2011-07-13T14:52:00.002+08:00

The fan circling round and round, and me sitting with a glass of cold ice tea and an empty plate. Ate one donut. Oh the sugar and calories. Let it be. Curvy girls are here to rule the world. *self consolation konon the last sentence tu*

Funny how I can spend a solitary tea time at this school canteen allowing me to blog with ease. Some teachers with their normal cliques. Me? I don't feel like socializing today. Time and time again the question of "bila mau kawin?" may become a bit of annoyance. Tapi lama2 macam lali sudah la. I just don't care, just have to bear in mind not to take things too personal.

I am quite happy today given the fact it's a rainy day and I do love rainy days. It makes me more attentive to my monologues in my head which is good for inspiration in writing poems or songs. And if you must ask how I can get inspired to start writing? Rainy days is the answer.

Ten minutes to my next class and I am struggling to finish the cold tea and both hands are still typing words to my phone. The other colleague who had joined me briefly at this canteen table is nowhere to be seen. Thank god for that at least there'll be no more questions about my life plans.

Anyway, just to let everyone know. My weekends starts this evening. Hehe. Long weekend am gonna have. I love CRKs. Now, who said July has the least public holidays. Hehehe.

Harry Potter

2011-07-08T23:38:00.001+08:00

The latest and final edition of the whole book now is complete on the silver screen. And boy, these kids really grew up to live their character in the movie.

Its gonna be funny when Daniel Radcliffe will always be known as Harry Potter instead of his real name. Btw, I seriously doesn't know what's Ron Weasley's real name.

Hehe.

Be wise.

2011-07-08T23:05:00.001+08:00

Be wise. BERSIH or KOTOR. Let everyone speak their mind freely. Just don't start condemning others even before there's anything to condemn about.

And here's a good read too. -> FEISTGEIST

Welcoming Hari Lima with open arms

2011-07-08T00:23:00.000+08:00

Technically, it's Friday. The clock had past midnight sudah kan. (Well, some people don't really feel its already a new day if they havent get their night sleep and woke up literally for a new day kan. It happens to me as well)

So, what's new?

My weekends starts today. Yeay. Thanks for the Larian 1M1S last Saturday! Other schools seems to have their cuti ganti on last Monday but our school postponed ours to Friday due to the visit from Nazir that day. Oh, well; nonetheless its a good news. Long weekend is here baby!

Talking about the weekend. The much hyped up issue now is the 9th July rally. So, what's your take on that? I guess there's no right or wrong about it after all the objective of the rally is quite a neutral issue. Not taking sides of the pro-gov or anti-gov.

Anyway, it's a sad thing that many people turn this neutral issue to be something else. I don't wanna comment on that. I am not very well informed of all the other angles and aspects that arises from this matter. Just that what irks me a lot, about some people who condemn those who are in support of the rally for being un-educated, stupid, blinded and what other nonsense. And the same thing vice versa. It's a free country. Oh wait, I need to have a rain check on that. Haha.

I guess before you comment or make any remarks on something that needs deeper level of understanding, keep yourself informed. Informed well, I mean by having mainstream and alternative sources at hand. Read both sides of the stories.

Sometimes people's comments are as shallows as their thoughts anyway. What the heck? Why do I even bother about them. Haha.

So...what colour of baju I want to wear when go out this Saturday? Hmmmmm...

Malas. Panas. Bikin panas.

2011-07-06T14:32:00.002+08:00

At the moment I am typing this post, I am at the staff room. Well, mine is separated from the main one. Because I'm the ~~kuli kuli~~ saja. Hehe. Setiausaha peperiksaan dalaman konon. Hence the isolation. And in the afternoon, I am practically alone here. So, I am very sleepy now.

Been staring at my exam paper for too long that I can sleep with my eyes open.

I just don't know what's wrong with me lately. I am just totally UNMOTIVATED for work these days. I came to work late almost everyday. I basically don't care how do I look coming to school.

And to make things worse, yesterday and today, I gave in to my laziness that I just don't bother to do anything with my students. All I say "do your revisions" and I started reading my Readers Digest. The only period that I am excited for is teaching PE. My oh my, what's wrong with me.

Bottom line is the teaching environment here is not fun anymore given that my surroundings is not fun. The work ethics here is more like "I do my work and that's it". The camaraderie is out of question.

And that fact slap hard on my face making me realize that I don't really have friends at work.

Gosh, I am still sleepy!!!

Everything starts with number 1

2011-07-03T23:25:00.001+08:00

Don't you think so? It's like too much! 1Malaysia. 1Borneo. 1Sabah. 1Murid 1Sukan. Satu everything. But never bersatu juga. Haha. ( Btw, next week. Don't simply wear yellow. Nanti kena tangkap sebab baju 'bersih' kan - pakai baju kotor better )

Anyway, all the educator community had an overtime weekend I suppose. Yeah. that SATU thingy again. Berlari lah kita satu negara. Kunun. Pui!

And as usual, I was in charge of the warm-up and stretching session. Yawn! Sangat la nda siok sebab sound system set up lambat and the PK Kokum told me "Buat lah apa yang patut sebab kita tidak cukup masa sudah ni". So, improvise is the answer. Improvise to me is ~~hentam~~ buat saja lah apa yang terlintas di fikiran. Peduli.. Hehe.

As for today, I had to visit the studio again. Ada project sikit, yeah tiring! But it seems this is the thing that I am enjoying the most now. Studio means its a time capsule when things will be very time consuming and creativity just flow and I feel so liberated doing it. And so for the project, plus with collaborations with some local acts, kami dapat sponsor topi. Hehe.

Smart ka? LANSI Caps. I think LANSI - means arrogant ( not sure its Hokkien or Cantonese ) . But here, many people thought itu Lansi yang Langsi. Langsi ikan. Haha.

But still it's cool! Lovin' the inside the cap writing. -> 100% awesome

RSVP please!!

2011-07-01T23:08:00.002+08:00

Am getting married! For real

Do RSVP ASAP...

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Yeah, you must be like WTH right?!

Ni la ni. Bila umur sudah meningkat sana la juga banyak mulut2 urang sibuk mo bercakap.

Awwww, c'mon.

The question usually will be "bah bilalah?" I am not offended nor angry when being asked like that. I will always answer " if the time comes I will let you know juga"

Tapi yang bikin panas ada lagi yang berusaha mau menyakinkan yang saya memang PATUT kahwin sudah by sibuk cakap pasal umur and even better by saying "jangan tunggu lama nanti jadi *ehem"

Bah..what's that word? Andartu? Cakap saja la bah. Mo jaga hati kunun. I am already offended enough by telling me about my ticking biological clock, fading youth and what not. For goodness sake I studied biology in college. Sana lagi mau bagi BIO 101.

Sometimes I am not sure whether this kind of people are really concerned about me or they just have that I-don't-know-what-to-talk-about moments. Nothing to say shut up lah. Tanya satu cukup, ni mau lagi berceramah.

All I know, my life is not "your" life or "their" life. Everyone has a different life story. It's all up to them how they wanna live it. Besides a wedding isn't another birthday party to organize. A marriage is a lifelong commitment.

Somehow, this "insulting" people with annoying conversations always will end the conversation with no further arguments when I say " kalau saya kahwin nanti saya jemput juga ko bah "

Hmmm. Takkan takut nda kana jemput..

Sleeping time

2011-06-30T23:58:00.002+08:00

It's just my cosy bed with the cosy lights. This is another attempt on mobile blogging another app. The name of the app is too long can't remember.

Anyway, I gotta thank Chegu Carol for introducing Blogpres to me. Tapi macam malas pula saya mau guna yang itu cos mau bayar. Hehe. Nda pandai sa mau cari yang free oh.

its almost July!

2011-06-30T23:39:00.001+08:00

July will be here in a couple of minutes. And yesss!!! Tomorrow is Friday again.Testing to do a post via Pen My Blog app on the phone. Hope this works. Although it will be great if there is an official app from blogger.com Sweet dreams all. It's a Friday, let's party!

Urban Dictionary

2011-06-29T21:16:00.002+08:00

Saw this off a friend's blog. Haven't done things like this for quite some time so might as well try it. Btw, I totally heart urbandictionary.com

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URBAN DICTIONARY GAME Rules:

Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.
Post the first definitions it gives you.

1. Your name: Joan

Joan is a stylish, fun, beautiful, sexy woman with a gorgeous, killer smile. Witty and sharp-tongued when necessary, Joan has a strong character and is extremely charming. She possesses many talents and is culturally aware. Men love Joan. Sure, she's broken a few hearts, but she does so with grace. Joan is widely adored and has many loyal and awesome female friends, however, dumb, bitchy girls tend to seethe with jealousy in her presence or at the very mention of her name, even if they've never met Joan. Men denied by her have also been known to become catty and a little psycho

2. Your age: 26

750ml of alky

3. One of your friends: Sheila

Australian/Kiwi slang, for a female.

4. What should you be doing: Watching TV

Code for Jerking off, jacking off,

or, non gender specifically, masterbating

5. Favourite colour: Pink

slang reference to the vagina

6. Birthplace: Hospital

A place where medical facilities exist, that caters fro the wounded. Staffed by doctors and nurses, as well as specialist doctors.

7. Last person you talked to: Father

The guy who criticizes everything you ever do, never admits he's wrong in front of you, the guy who ejaculated into your mom, the human bank machine, the only straight guy who ever cares for you but never admits it

8. One of your nicknames: evie

a very fione girl who will grow up to be a really really REALLY hotte babe... get a peice of her ass wile you can...

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Buduh punya game ...hahaha!

End of June

2011-06-29T20:47:00.002+08:00

I looked at the number of posts that I have for this month. It's the least ever. 7 posts only ( not including this one ) . I guess since the micro-blogging site like Twitter existed, I blog less.

Oh my poor Joan Says. I was thinking to get a facelift for the blog. But I just have no motivation to that. Last time, I changed my layout once a month. I even took the trouble to learn all about the html coding and what not and label all the folders of each layout codes according to months.

Now, hehehe. Macam tiada apa2 saja.

And since Tumblr is also my new sweetheart. Blogger seems to be the stepchild now. Oh sangat kasian. At one time, I even thought of jumping ship to Tumblr. Tumblr has an app on Iphone that allows easier mobile blogging. But Blogger.com especially this kaleidoscopic-dreams.blogspot.com has a very special sentimental value. It's too precious to let go; even changing it to a dot com domain.

Somehow, I do not know how this blog can survive if it doesn't keep up with the latest technology. For goodness sake, I am hoping that blogger.com will come up with an Iphone app soon. If not, I really do must find the motivation to blog here.

What motivates you to blog?

Ma weekend y'all!

2011-06-26T23:08:00.002+08:00

Wassup..wassup..wassup. Hehehe.

So, how did you spend your weekend? Gaji baru masuk kan. Puas lah retail therapy tu. Hehe. Mine? sekejap saja tu duit duduk sana account. Click, click. Bayar itu ini. Tinggal lah seciput saja lagi. Yeah, the perils of living paycheck to paycheck.

Adakah anda seperti saya? High five dulu. Hehe.

Although dengan seciputnya duit yang tinggal itu. Dan dengan bekalan buku hutang berbentuk kad bercip teknologi tinggi itu ( kalau-kalau duit ciput tidak cukup ) . June's splurge is on some books and some eyeliners + lipgloss + compact powder .. ada juga kunun plus plus lagi kan. Bilang teda duit. Bah, hutang la bah erti dia tu. Baiklah.

And I plan to do some reading this weekend. One book to finish. Hehehe.

Unfortunately, I got distracted. I remembered I got an invite from a friend to watch Mr. Kaamatan 2011. Thank you Serena for the sponsor. Sat at VIP table lagi tu. Interesting event I must say. My second time attending such event. I still find it very interesting.

One of the round, the men are in toga costume. Errrr, not all men can wear this costume well. Some I saw like they just wanna jump off their skin rather than wearing that costume and walk on the stage. Awkward!!!
Still loving the fact that the round that feature the traditional costumes of Sabah was really educational for me because the costumes are colourful and unique. Most of the time we only see the women wearing the traditional attire for Unduk Ngadau right? This time is the men's turn.

Though, it was still funny because half of the men are not man enough to be a man, if you know what I mean. They can fake it for some but some fail and they end up walking like an Unduk Ngadau instead of being masculine.

Congrats to Mr Tuaran for winning the title this year. I guess you can see the photos on facebook as well.

So, yeah. That's ma weekend y'all!

Friday again

2011-06-24T23:20:00.002+08:00

Time seems to fly very fast these days and I can hardly keep up. It has been a week since the school reopens and here I am starting to pick up the pieces and put it back together.

Yeah, payday! Happy but only for a while. Ah-ha! Everyone knows what happen to the money once it gets in the bank account. Bills bills bills.

Nothing much to blog about these days. Except that I can't tahan the humidity and the warm weather. My God! It's torture.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Astaga...Imagine this.

2011-06-23T00:14:00.002+08:00

Photosource

Blasphemous but its still funny.

Sorry Jesus. Jangan marah ah.

This is so funneh!!!

2011-06-22T21:15:00.003+08:00

Btw, my name is not Funneh!

p.s: A friend shared this on facebook. and it really brighten up my day. hope it does the same to you too.

Bali memories

2011-06-19T23:41:00.002+08:00

I dreamt to be a farmer in Tegal Sari, Ubud. Missing the good old days with the smell of mud next to home.

Swam in the private pool at the Villa Sesapi. Bliss. Still, I hate the scorching sun. I just don't really find joy in sunbathing.

Found the mind-blowing-heart-stopping-most-delicious-pork-ribs ever! at Naughty Nuri's in Ubud. My God! I am missing the barbecued pork ribs so much!
But one of the days in Bali, I missed having the instant noodles. Check out the contented face of having the noodles. The Haven hotel is a nice place to stay especially the suite but the service was kinda bad.And yes Bali do offer one of the world's best sunset. But not in Seminyak okay. go Uluwatu.And all the vacation photos made me miss my once long-rosak-permed-coloured hair of mine. One week with the short bob and I am still insecure about my looks.

Need more time to adjust perhaps?

Babi-faced beauty

2011-06-13T23:03:00.002+08:00

Showing now on KBS channel 391 every Monday and Tuesday ( 9pm onwards )

Pelakon dia -> Jang Nara Gumuk.
Yeah, I chop my locks. It was an impromptu decision because the hairstylist said there's no point of keeping the damaged end. Huhuhu. Lama lagi saya mau tunggu the hair panjang lah ni.

But the caption of this photo I put on facebook caused much confusion especially among my close friends. They thought I just broke up or something. Haha.

Something that I just have to get used to. 3 years is a very long relationship. Sad, but I just had to. There's no point of keeping the damaged end :(

Yeah, I broke up with my long unhealthy locks.

Away Mode

2011-06-05T01:08:00.002+08:00

its time to get some sun tan and even out that farmer's tan on the hands and legs

beach and fun! YEAY!

My day in pictures

2011-05-30T21:58:00.001+08:00

MTV Asia VJ Denise!

knock knock

2011-05-25T00:06:00.002+08:00

no one's here. Joan has gone fishing.

Nah, seriously I have lotsa things under my hands now. Am all tied up. Even friends from west Malaysia came over for their holiday also I can't spare some time to entertain them.

I even forgot to eat. And thats not good. Thats TOO BUSY for me. Joan never forgets her mealtime.

24th: Due date to submit exam analysis, audit report

and I am way behind schedule, yes I know

25th: Make up for dance team for Teachers Day celebration, see producer to get more CDs

26th: Update the school documents before hols

27th-28th: Rehearsals and Preparing the students for KDCA-ISCEP Concert

29th: Morn rehearsal and evening, emceeing an event

30th: Somebody's wedding to attend

31st: Kaamatan!!!

June's schedule awaits. And more singing practice.

Argh!!!!!!!! Tolong.

Random Facts

2011-05-23T01:23:00.003+08:00

my physique

is never like the above or it will ever be ( i think )

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i am more like this

cute and cuddly ( minus the fur lah )

rainbow to my eyes

2011-05-19T10:42:00.002+08:00

mood nda bagus

2011-05-18T00:33:00.001+08:00

the more i try to find the reason to keep the foundation strong, the more reason i found that it doesn't make me smile.

damn it.

Unduk Ngadau everywhere

2011-05-14T12:51:00.002+08:00

Have you got a copy of me and my sisters latest CD Single. Support la ah. RM6 saja tu.

Anyone who wants it, let me know ah!

How many rejections can you handle in one day?

2011-05-10T18:40:00.002+08:00

Oh God, I was at the brink of shouting to a colleague, scratching a colleague's car in broad daylight and slapping a colleague in front of everyone.

This could be due to my PMS also lah, I guess. I have a very short fuse especially today.

I reached school saja then realized I forgot to bring the exam papers that I helped my colleague to staple. ( See, this is the first time my colleague singlehandedly took care of the exam papers , saya kesian then help lah ) Then, kena bagi pressure lagi tu suruh cepat. Adui. Hati ku mendidih!

Then no parking lagi, shitty morning session teachers some no brain; hog the 2 parking lots with one car only. I purposely park lagi behind the car yang parking tidak senonoh. I was literally in the middle of the road blocking everyone. Nah! Rasakan biar SEMUA orang susah. Padan muka.

Of course, after that my phone rang repeatedly to ask me to move my car. Sambil kena marah2, I just say SORRY then give my piece of mind to the owner of the car who hogs the parking lot. Yeah, let everyone get the shit. Now, we are equal.

Lain lagi I have to singlehandedly took care of a club activity which is supposed to be handled together by all the teachers under the club. Grrrrr! "Ko pigi jumpa dia ah/ ko pigi bincang sama dia ah/ saya ketua penasihat tapi ko ketua operasi". Banyak kerja ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Whatever lah. I just lost my willpower to withstand the rejection when I have to go face to face with people asking for donations to send our students for an exchange program to Korea.

Sakit hati when people don't support to buy my CD Single still okay. I can handle that. But today, sakit hati because I can't sell the tickets to raise funds for the kids to join the cultural exchange in Korea.

Itu sakit wehhhhhhhhhhhhh..... Macam la saya singaja mo minta my colleagues money for nothing. Silaka.

FCC KK

2011-05-09T11:48:00.002+08:00

I just get to discover this new store at Karamunsing Complex. I have been walking pass the store before but I never realized its a makeup store. I only saw the Maybank ATM machine next to it. Ah, how funny!

Anyway, it was only recently that we got a makeover at this shop. Thanks to the boss, the beautiful Ms Irene Zaman. ( Mother of two mind you and she is still looking hot - punya siok if can maintain like that ). She did my make up.

Frankly speaking, I thought this is another local brand make up yang you know like one of those plenty branching out in the market these days. But, its actually a makeup brand from Istanbul and this branch here in KK, I think its the first.

The outcome. I am satisfied. I did one makeover with Bodyshop last time but I felt that the make up didn't last long compared to MAC ( the brand that I used a lot ). Anyway, this FCC make up last long and the quality bagus like MAC. And the best part is its AFFORDABLE! Unlike MAC, it will surely burn your pocket. FCC punya price range macam Maybelline, Loreal, ZA gitu.

According to the boss, the makeup is manufactured in the same factory like MAC, thats why the quality is the same but of course different branding, the price also differs. Well, I will surely try more of their products. Also according to her, a lot of the AirAsia stewardess are also using this makeup.

Nice...but I dont think I want to wear make up as heavy as them to work. Pengsan my students.

The first thing that I bought at the store is this one. I am not a fan of lipstick, am more to a gloss person but I hate the fact that gloss doesnt really give the color that you want. But hey this is a liquid lipstick. Its like a gloss, but its a lipstick. Liquid in a tube, so it gives the color that you want but its still as light as a gloss.

Price..sa lupa lah. But its around RM35 saja.

Just sharing sharing saja ni. Am not paid to this post. Hehe. Bah, siapa senang drop by at FCC store ( Karamunsing Complex, ground floor, next to Maybank ATM )

and again

2011-05-04T11:34:00.000+08:00

this is straight to the soul

just maybe

2011-05-04T10:50:00.003+08:00

just maybe ..

just maybe if you want to walk away. just maybe. or it's only a matter of time.

if you were to walk away. i may have regrets and i just don't know how to fix it.

i have no one to blame but me.

but there's no use of pointing fingers around. tears flowed but it will run dry eventually.

and everything just will reach a stop when one stop trying.

Kotobian Tadau Tagayo do Kaamatan

2011-05-01T23:03:00.002+08:00

And the Kaamatan has officially been launched. Everything kicked off in Tuaran.

It was indeed a long day. I am dehydrated and my feet hurts like hell. ( again talk about being kiasu )

See the tall girls who won.

From left to right : Miss Caroline ( Unduk Ngadau Tuaran, First Place ), *yours truly-saya bukan contestant ah..LOL* , Miss Jovenea ( Unduk Ngadau Tamparuli, 2nd Place ) and Miss Lydianna ( 3rd place )

Congratulations to the winners and stop that thought of 'eh, rendah juga si Joan ni'. Haha. I know I am pindik.

Pindik tapi chumil! Nyahahaha

this calms me down

2011-04-29T00:03:00.000+08:00

just the serenity and simplicity of the photo

MBMMBI

2011-04-28T23:10:00.002+08:00

Yeah, kajian tindakan punya pasal. Huru hara kepala saya fikir semua barang. Ini hari malas taip Bahasa Inggeris.

Betul-betul macam balik sekolah oh bila pigi kursus. Kursus untuk kajian tindakan penyelidikan MBMMBI lagi tu. Baiklah.

Ini la ni terpaksa praktis Bahasa Melayu lagi.

Tapi yang lucu ini hari, masa ada bengkel sikit tadi pagi. Sibuk la ni cikgu yang duduk barisan belakang tekun dengan komputer riba dia ni.

Saya terpandang la skrin dia masa dia pigi tampal kerja bengkel dia di dinding. Oooh , patut lah khusyuk. Sibuk dia meninguk tu video-video seks yang kena dakwa Anwar jadi pelakon utama tu.

Alahai patut lah.

Marilah kita bersama-sama memartabatkan bahasa kita.

Malaysians just love scandals don't they? ( Hahaha, last2 surrender juga. nda tahan taip full dalam Bahasa Melayu ni )

Diplomacy and ethics

2011-04-27T23:39:00.002+08:00

One thing that irks me a lot on facebook these days especially when there's a beauty pageant photos posted; for example the Unduk Ngadau contestants' photos; mula lah tu komen yang nda patut-patut.

I mean come on la. You have the right to say anything but kesian la bah tu contestants juga kan. You have to know it takes a whole lot of confidence, self esteem and courage to be up on the stage smiling to the crowd. Let alone walking with great poise and what not. Just ask anyone who has joined this event. Betul kan Chegu Carol and Amanda ?

Ini suka-suka saja dorang komen.

i) comment negatively and openly

ii) with no sense of diplomacy and tu punya badan ada kana tag lagi di gambar itu

iii) sekali klik tu profile tu manusia yang pigi komen nda berlapik tu...( aduyaiiiii...hahaha, saya pun tidak tau macam mana mau cakap muka dia ) --> kalau dia pigi komen tu gambar, dia bilang gigi tu sumandak bertabur. ni manusia punya gigi also equally bertabur and even worse mata dia kicik sabalah lagi..HAHAHA.

Tinguk la bah dulu cermin tu sebelum komen lebih2 kan. Nyahahahaha!

Somehow on the flip side, people are free to express their thoughts and being a contestant for such competition, one has to be mentally ready to be hurled with mean words and what other nonsense that you can get. I have tasted that before and I can't complain much, it does hurt but it definitely don't kill you.

At the end of the day, when May passed and everyone carried on with their lives. It will pass as well. One just have to live with it if one are involved in this kind of event. And as a matter of fact, it is one of the things that really made me so thick-faced juga lah. Haha. So ok la tu kan.

So, to the ladies who are joining in the fun for Unduk Ngadau this coming May. Keep your heads up.

What doesn't kill you always make you stronger.

almost end of april

2011-04-26T22:01:00.002+08:00

and I am super duper busy.

one of the many things that I need to do. the last week's thursday to sunday was agonizing. Come Monday and its a working day. I was totally defeated. Patah!

Anyway along the way, new experience gained.

The event that I co-emcee-ed on Sunday evening went well. The best part of the evening, I think was the voting of Miss Popular.

Some aunties were really running up to the stage to give the flowers.
But at the end of the evening, only 16 lovely ladies were selected to be on the stage on 1st May. It is in conjunction of the opening of state level Kaamatan celebration. Tuaran is the host this year.

Those who want to know who will be crowned Unduk Ngadau Tuaran this year do come to the Dewan Tun Hamdan in Tamparuli on the 1st. Various activities will be held in conjunction of the Kaamatan celebration as well.

On another note, mau patah my kaki cos I was standing almost the whole event. Kasut tinggi mau mampus cos tidak mau kalah with the contestants ( talk about being kiasu )

Also, really kecewa that memang tidak kena my ticket for the lucky draws. There were 6 plasma TV given away that night. But I think I am destined not to have luck for lucky draws lah.

p.s: Many were asking where did I get those big-spade-like earrings. Its courtesy of Style Bites Fashion House and the makeup, hair and dress are courtesy of the Unduk Ngadau Organizing Committee.

Photos courtesy of Lolee Lim and David Chg also Tuaran Kaamatan page.

Enter the Triidum celebration

2011-04-21T23:12:00.001+08:00

Maundy Thursday today.

A long evening at church. Tomorrow is the day for way of the cross. Need to wake up early.

I will rise with the sun. This the weekend to immerse myself in the triidum celebration.

whoa whoa slow down!

2011-04-20T00:39:00.002+08:00

Things are taking off in a pace that it travels so fast, my brain just can't catch up.

Just when things are getting hot with the Unduk Ngadau stuff, then came the complaints and saya-tidak-puas-hati remarks/comments/luahan hati. Some even contacted me because I am part of the ajk. I am just the emcee, spare me from all the hatred. Please.

Suck it up people, Unduk Ngadau is fast becoming "another" beauty pageant contest. And just face the fact that beauty pageant contest are based on subjective evaluation.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder remember.

Face the music, or just don't bother to be part of the "crazy" world. I have tasted the bitter part of everything, I survived.

So, bottom line is suck it up!

The fever is on!

2011-04-18T21:21:00.003+08:00

Unduk Ngadau it is. Kaamatan is next month and Tuaran is the place for the pelancaran of Kaamatan for the state level this year.

Also, everything also must be grand lah kan.

The selection for the top 26 this year was held at Dewan Tun Hamdan Tamparuli on 17th of April. Good turnout it was. ( Yeah, usually only 16 are selected, this time more contestants are being selected ) . The pictures of the top 26 you can check out at the official page of Kaamatan Tuaran 2011 on facebook.

Then the final 16 will be selected on the Sodop Unduk Ngadau on this coming 24th April. Can't wait to see everyone got dolled up during that time. Make up FTW!!! hehe.

Some people are really waiting to check up on my wall on my facebook page for the pictures. Sorry this year I wont be taking anymore pictures. I have been doing it like almost every year since 2008 kan, retired sudah tu profession. Saya ada career baru sudah. Hehehe. ( Besides tidak tahan ni ramai mo add jadi friend semata-mata mau view pics, belum lagi yang suka hati pigi remove watermark and curi the gambar and claim its theirs; intellectual property tu tau )

So I will be the emcee for both the Sodop Unduk Ngadau and the real Kaamatan event on the 1st of May. ( Begini la bah kalau pindik kan, jadi emcee saja lah. hahaha )

For those who are fans of Unduk Ngadau or just anyone who had caught the fever, do check out the official Kaamatan Tuaran 2011 page okay. I am sure the page for other district's Kaamatan will be popping out everywhere anytime soon.

Some of the faces from the TOP 26... kalau mo tinguk banyak lagi pigi sana lah page dia. ^_^

photos courtesy of the official page of Kaamatan Tuaran 2011

officially not in a good mood

2011-04-18T10:00:00.001+08:00