Reborn

I know, I havent been updating here for a long long time. Some people have already asked me to update my blog several times. A thousand apologies because my "Create Post" page does not load properly due to the connection I have in my uni. [sucks!]

I have been busy, involved with activities and also tests! On last Friday, I was involved in the Amazing Race for Engineering Week, as a VOLUNTEER! I was helping out at a station where I could torture the participants when they arrive, making them do things that they dont feel like doing but they have to since its a race and they wanna win and all. LOL..Unfortunately, I helped out at a station where the participants need to unscramble a puzzle and if they are successful, they would be told where their next destination would be. So yeah, I did not get to torture any one of them =p

On Sunday (11 Jan), I was involved in Exploria organized by Kelompok Murni. For those not from UNITEN, Kelompok Murni is where I stay. Exploria is similar to Amazing Race, except that each team has 4 or 5 members. I teamed up with four other Malay girls. 7 Botswanian girls participated in this event, which was kinda cool. We ran all over UNITEN, completing tasks, both physically and mentally and it was nice to actually won second place in Exploria. ^^ We received a hamper and started dividing the food among overselves. XD ~Before we start : me and the team~

~ Doing one of the physical challenge~

~Reached the final pit-stop : Team and Pn Zue~

~Chilling out while waiting for the prize-giving ceremony~

~Me and the hamper ^^~

Naresh's birthday and EMD test 1 was on 14 Jan. The test was ok, I guess. After the test, it was PARTY TIME! We went to a steak house in Cheras Selatan - Milwaukee - to have our dinner. LOL..The place was awesome, with good food [but friggin' expensive =.='''] and also a live band! ^^

~Naresh, the birthday boy, I mean..Man?~

~Live band. Somehow now this reminds me of S.H.E~

~Full Loaded Cordon Bleu. Delicious! ^^~

~And the total bill for 11 people comes up to...~

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The next thing to look forward for is the Numec test on next Friday. Why the lecturers schedule it the day where we could all be on our way back for CNY, I really have no idea. CNY is about a week away...

New Year's Eve

I dropped by a booth set up in the foodcourt on New Year's Eve. Kelv was curious because ppl around us had some McD brochure, and thus concluded they must have got it from the booth. When we reached the booth, we were asked to do a sound test and to fill up a survey on our preferred MP3 player. Then we were handed these :


I got 3 copies of that and opened it. Inside was :

I was thinking how to put the card to good use when I turned it over and saw :

~ Click on the pic if you could not see clearly >.<

=.=''' What an irony to be given the card on the very day that it expires. McD Breakfast is only available from 4-11am, and by the time I got it, which was 1pm+, the card is already useless!

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Also, I would like to wish HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone. May 2009 be better than 2008. Haha..Expecting to see my list of resolutions for this year? Of course, I do have resolutions like everybody else. Nah, not gonna list them down here =p

KIds Say the Darndest Things

My sis is 8 years old. Next year she will be in Standard 3. For most kids at her age, all they know are watch cartoons or play with their toys. My sister is different from the rest of them.

At the age of 8, she:
~ Knows how to go online and play online games, which is about Barbie most of the time.
~ Knows how to use bombastic English words when she's talking to me, or in her case, when retorting whenever she's being teased/bullied.
E.g : "How dare you", "Dont give up"
Seriously, how many 8-year-old kids knows how to say those sentences?
~ Plays with dogs and is not afraid of them. [I'm not sure bout other kids but I dun think 8-year-old kids even dare to go near dogs.]
~ Loves to read storybooks. Once when she's reading out loud to my mum, she could pronounce the word "dungeon", to my mum's enormous surprise. When asked whether she knows the meaning to the word, she said yes and proceeded to tell the meaning.[which I have forgotten what she said.]
~ Has an MSN account which I created for her a few weeks ago and she happily added my cousin sisters and she talks to me when I am busy, which irritates me at times.
~ Knows how to access here through the link I gave her in MSN

She read through my blog and she came across this post. This is what she has to say :

Jen Nee says (6:07 PM):
u said at the blog take a look at two guys. Don"t they look a teensy-weensy bit similar? *drool* THEY ARE NOT CUTE OK

I almost got a heart attack!! I mean seriously. Never did I expected her to reply me in such a manner. I clutched my chest and gasped for air because of the shock. If I have been sitting on a chair, I would have fallen off it, but no, I was sitting on the floor. After that, I started laughing and I even pasted that part for my brother to read, which I think he laughed his ass off.
Till now, I still could not believe it. *shakes head*

And her name is Yim Jen Nee.

~ She's 6 years old in this photo, showing off the pearl necklace she "inherited" from my Mum xP ~

~ After her Hari Anugerah 2008. She got a prize for getting 5A's in her final exams. ~

Tragedies

Been following the news lately and read about the tragedies that happened. Coincidentally, today is the 15th anniversary of the day where Block One of Highland Towers collapsed in 1993, killing 48 people in total. Now, a similar tragedy happened in Bukit Antarabangsa.

I feel kinda sad when tragedies occur and lives are claimed.

When oh when would the developers pay more attention to the safety of the residents on a hillside during construction instead of thinking of making as much profit as possible?

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I was in Midvalley on Sunday since it was quite boring in the apartment and due to the many numbers of public holidays this month. So a friend and I decided to do some CNY shopping. The mall was crowded with people doing their Christmas/CNY shopping in one shot. The only place I was longing to get to was the MPH. I was planning to get the set of Twilight books. Since I could not find them anywhere in the huge bookstore [also a bit lazy to look around for it =p], the best way was to go to the Enquiry Desk and ask for its location. The response I got was:

Twilight? Sudah habis

Oh my goodness! T.T Guess have to wait for the excitement of the Twilight movie to die down and then try getting my hands on the books. :D

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On another note, gonna be busy for two days. I hope to have the strength to endure all the setbacks and unexpected twist of events. Also, I hope things will go well and end well.

Musical Movies

Musical movies. How I love them. They have such nice songs in the movie and the actors and actresses could break into songs even though they are in a conversation. Sometimes it makes me wonder how would they be able to do that if they are in real life. Haha..Can you imagine each one of us start singing songs relating to whatever we are talking with our friends, right there on the spot? Makes me wonder.

Here are some of the musical movies that I have watched.

Starting of the list is Mamma Mia. This movie is based on the songs of ABBA.


Next movie is the one we are all familiar and crazy about - High School Musical. The recent one is the 3rd installment - High School Musical 3 : Senior Year. They have great songs for this movie and I kinda got addicted to them. XD

High School Musical 3High School Musical 3 Cast

Another nice movie that I managed to watch was Camp Rock. I did not know the movie was on Disney Channel till my 8-year-old sister told me about it. Since I've heard about it before, I havent actually watched it. Hence, I joined my sister and I gotta say, I really enjoyed it. Joe Jonas from The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato are among the stars in this movie.

Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas

The Jonas Brothers

Times Square

Final exams are finally over for this sem, with Moral paper being the final paper. What a relief! And now its finally time for the holidays to start. Whee!!

The plans for an outing before my friends and I part ways for the hols? During the exam period, we sat down during lunch and actually came up with some suggestions. After discussing, we finally came up with two plans :

~ Plan A : Go to FRIM in the morning and walk in the jungle. In the afternoon, go for a movie.
~ Plan B : If it somehow rains today, go to Times Square and have fun.

Today, I woke up early and I was staring at the laptop screen as usual, when Kelv and Eng Hong came online. At that time it as already 8am, but still they havent made their move out of their house. Weird! Then suddenly, I was told of the change of plans : Execute Plan B since it rained the night before. Haha

Eng Hong, Willz, Adrian and I went to Times Square via public transport and met up with Yap and Kelv there. We went for the amusement park and had a great time being dizzy. LOL...I know, with the heart condition of mine, I am not up for the roller coaster, tomahawk thing and also the DNA mixer. Just the sight of them made me sick to the stomach. LOL

Then we went to Sushi King for lunch and went for a movie - Quantum of Solace, the latest James Bond movie.

As for dinner, we went to KFC, where we reminisced on our journey in UNITEN so far. A lot of funny, happy, sad, stressful things were mentioned. We couldnt stop laughing to the funny stuff and I think all of us will remember them for a long time. Its a good thing to see us sitting down, talking and laughing. To me, they are part of my 2nd family here. They are the closest people I know. The journey may not have been a smooth one during this semester, with its ups and downs and rough patches here and there, but I guess things work out for the best in the end.

As we parted ways by the end of the day, I couldnt help but feel a bit nostalgic. A part of me wish that the day will continue forever and the 'magic' will not fade, but I guess that is just wishful thinking. Haha

To the guys : Thanks for the great day! I really enjoyed the day with you guys! Happy Holidays!

To those who are still having final exams, I wish you all Good Luck!

Characters

While watching animes, I tend to notice the cute guys in the story. Of course, people notice all the beautiful and pretty things around them. So I am of no exception. Haha

The anime I am currently following besides Gundam00 is Special A. At first, when I heard of the title, I was wondering what kind of plot the anime has. However, once I started watching, i got hooked and i have to tear myself away from the laptop! At the same time, I could hear the small voice inside my head screaming "Its finals!!!!!"

One thing that got me so addicted to the show is that one of the characters in the anime is voiced by Jun Fukuyama, who so happened to voice the character Lelouch in Code Geass!! I was happy and excited because I really miss Code Geass and Lelouch. Ok, in this case, his voice. LOL

I really do admire Jun Fukuyama. Despite having a voice that sounds so cold, he also voiced the character Watanuki in xxxHolic. Wow, I have never thought it was him because Watanuki sounds so different in the anime...sort of high-pitched. Haha...Can I conclude he's a talented voice actor? XD

Take a look at the two guys below. Don't they look a teensy-weensy bit similar? *drool*

Top : Takashima Kei from Special A
Below : Lelouch from Code Geass