rooarr.

shit balls@!!#%

how's that for an attention getter?

it's christmastime now. 'tis the season when it sucks to be alone ey? hm.. so, do y'all get real warm and fuzzy all over or that urge to wring some jolly fella's neck? haha man i feel merry on the inside…

okay, so im not this bitter old scrooge. It’s just that i've always felt this indifferent towards christmas. it's a love/hate thing and.. we'll just leave it as that roight. :)

anywho. the holidays have been good. having oodles and poodles of FUN actually. i'm very much satisfied with how things went this hols. okay so here goes muchos picture updates! (trip photos only, for now.)

aunt edwina scored 4 free rooms in this johor hotel so she invited pa, wei and i to join her and the boys for a trip. had yumMeh bkt before we left. the ride to johor was soOooOo bloody long. me, pa and james(chong lin?ah lin?ROFL.) took turns on the wheel so it wasn't that bad. speeding along the highway was pretty fun for a bit.

plus, we also had the much needed sustenance that kept us a chuggin’!

we detoured to malacca since it was on the way. yeah, what the heck right? visited jonker st., best known for antiquing, one-of-a-kind goods and chicken rice balls! mmm.. i LOVE the historical feel and chillex vibe over at Malacca.

We reached johor pretty late so we had us a quick dinner, checked in the hotel then lights out. Driving really knocks you out goooood. Early next morning we had brekkie at a popular noodle shop. Had a bowl of johor specialty which is none other than the tantalizing LAKSA JOHOR. Heh heh. Slurp.

Drove over to spore right after. Things we did: eat, shop, eat, get lost, eat, sight see, get lost, eat, shop. Though I don’t think I bought much this time around. Shopped at the usuals. Taka, paragon, heeren, parkson, etc.. then, we went to this place called haw par villa just to see the 10 courts of hell. Back then it was a pretty freaky boat ride through this creepy tunnel but now it’s been converted into a walk through museum. Nonetheless, I think haw par villa’s still really weird.

Next day, Did much much more shopping. Ate a lot of laksa. Then aunt bought a whole lot of duty free crap at johor before we went back.

Was an okay trip. bought a few books, hair ties and junk. I had a good time but im still not too crazy about the hotel. Damn you paper thin walls!

.:langkawi

7 of us went. Took a bus then was ferried over to langkawi. There’s a loooOoong detailed update abt this at brian’s blog so you could go check it out, N. But I’ll summarize anyway. :)

Day 1, was a total klutz. Everyone had a good laugh at my expense. Geez. dont think those losers are ever gonna let me live that day down. Thanks you guys, really. Roar. Rented a Toyota Unser from this shady looking character at kuala perlis. Yeah, he looked like he was gonna jump us.. just like something from the movies. Anyway, we slept a whole lot once we reached the hotel cos the journey to langkawi itself was damn bloody tiring. went down to the beach for a bit then had dinner at some mamak. Was total asshites.

Day 2, island hopping day. But before that, we had breakfast at the hotel. only had four b/fast passes though so three of us had to sneak in. of course. took a speedboat to an island that had this freshwater lake in the middle. Had to hike for a bit from the beach just to get to the lake. Oh and naturally, the lake came with a history. It’s said that women who were infertile would come from all over and take a dip in this fertility lake so that they could get pregnant. How much of this is true? I do not know, but it’s always interesting to learn about these kinda things. At the lake we canoed, paddled and swam around for a bit. it started raining after a while. Lucky much? Island exploration was shortened because of that. Headed back to hotel right after then went out again for food at Fat Mum’s. T’was okay. I loike seafood. :d. Played dumb games (CCT, spoon, name game) at the hotel and had a few drinks that pin, roy and gene bought.

Day 3, didn’t really sleep much the night before. Bed felt lumpy and uncomfortable. brunch was at this nasi kandar-like place. the place was called.. tomato something. Was approached by this woman. Apparently she thought that she was doing me a favor by telling me the meaning of the word “slut”. Oh, well thanks(?) anyway. (wth, why do these things keep happening?!! Lol.) We beached for most of the day.. hee hee. lookie! i made us sound like whales! Ha ha ha imsodamnfunnyrightnowreally. erm. banana boated, tanned(?), built sand castles, cam whored (i now have frightening amounts of self photos), swam around, lazed around, rolled about. Dinner was at this quaint looking restaurant with okay-ish food. chilled out at our rooms after and watched a whole lot of Ali G. check it, yo.

Day 4, our last fun in the sun day. We checked out of the rooms at 12. did a whole lot of last min. shopping at ‘THE ZON’, this dirt cheap duty free place. used up the car petrol by joyriding around the rest langkawi. drove to this oriental village cos that’s where the cable car ride is. it goes high up then in between these two really steep mountains. The view from up top was spectacular. saw yachts near the coasts, blue skies, clouds that looked like foam, waves crashing into the rocks and all. And, I love the fact that it was breezy. Darn, If only they allowed bungee jumping/free falling. Lunched at KFC. then visited the black sand beach. Why black sand? It’s this mermaid’s curse or some sort for what her sailor lover did to her. Sheesh, you know how it goes.. Saw many cows, chickens and kampong-like houses on the way to the jetty. (Mmm.. nuggets.) hung around starbucks while waiting for our boat. Had me a mocha frapp. light. Long ride home wasn’t as bad as the ride to langkawi. Though we reached KL later than scheduled which was at abt 4am-ish. Ate dinner/bfast at Kayu before we all went home. Think I got home at about 6ish. Then slept (not really).

It’s not very often that we get good weather these days, it being monsoon season and all. Though, the weather yesterday at this one time was just PERFECT. Not too bright, cloudy with a bit of warm sunshine peeping through and to top it all off, there was this light breeze that came and went. Sounds so holiday villa-y hor? It was around noonish then, so the windows are usually all open. And wonders of all wonders, it turns out that that was the best condition to get me to take a NAP. Heh, I never EVER take naps. Even when I was younger, my popo had such a hard time getting me to sleep. (at night too!) But for some arsed reason i felt so sleepy that afternoon and i couldn’t keep awake. (yeah, such a pig right…) Generally, I’ve always hated the idea of napping. I mean, we spend half of our lives sleeping at night anyway so why waste the rest of the day sleeping even more?

Gah. Anyway, I guess I was having the BEST nap.. best i’ve had in a long time I think. Though like most things good, this was short lived. (Yeah, great.. take this away from me too why don’t you. ;/) Was jolted awake by the most awful sound coming from outside. I really couldn’t make sense of it at first. Could’ve sounded like a girl shrieking or… it could’ve also been a very high pitched yelp! …Whatever it was, my first thought was to find out what the fuck was making that god-awful sound, then shut it up. REALLY man. I practically fell off the couch. Was having such a nice dream at the time too…….. Raar.

I looked outside the window then started freaking out when i saw that it was my damn neighbour’s dog mauling this poor little white stray pup. However, the little doggy manage to pull away ...ran off so fast that I didn’t even see which way it went. Ish, the whole thing was so quick, bloody violent and quite gross. blood spatters all over their front gate and I think I saw a piece of EAR. Yuk. I tell you, my neighbour’s dog is really satan’s evil spawn in disguise. The thing will bite/kill/bark at anything that breathes/moves outside my neighbour’s house. Yeah, sometimes in the morning when I leave for school the lousy shit will run after my car even. Heh. Crazy dog. Geez. Know what? one day, I’ll put my gear at reverse and run over that damn bugger. Haha!

Nah, that’s evil. I’d never do that. Lol.

Gosh, speaking to yourself again wen?

Poo. hmm, Oooh.. I have approx. 7 hrs and 7 minutes till I leave for S'pore. Man, I’m feeling antsy already. ;d. shopping fever baybeh! Crapes, can’t wait!!

Ps: how pointless is this post?

Pps: Naa, decided not to mail your present to you. the one i should have mailed aeons and eons ago. Why? A) things get lost in the mail all the time. B) I’m not gonna take the chance. C) it’s also an excuse for you to come back and get it! Ha ha! Here’s how it looks like. see, don't say we dont give you nothin'. :d.

do you love it?! LooOoOVe it? yeah well.. you'll like what's inside even more!!!

ookay, im much enthusiastic at 1:53am. hah, you come back soon ya hear?

how is it that andy lau doesn't look like he aged one bit compared to his younger days?

raar. am taking a break from school searching right now. feeling a bit light-headed. they say that indecisiveness is a previlege of the young right? HAH. well, i beg to differ. so, suburban? city? private? public? big fish, small pond/small fish, big pond?

i. really. hate this.

obladi! oblada! need ucler remedy!! quick ! QUicK!

A Short History of Medicine


I have an earache:
2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.

00:25:36. THAT, is how long i took to drive over to the laundromat, find parking, have a quick chat with penne (laundry lady), grab the two coat jackets, walk over to the nearest supermart to pick up a few household essentials, take said collected/purchased items home.. then drive to the guitar store for lessons. all done, done and done in just under 25 minutes. really, i timed.. or more like my oversized ass ter-triggered the phone timer. hrm, i think i might have set a record of some sort ey? bwahahah!

reached the guitar store a bit too early so i watched a bit of jurassic park with the kiddies. and beecher.

beecher: ouuh eeer.. what's thaaattt?? *points at image of brown pile on the tv*
roly-poly kid: a mountain of dirt..
me: eh.. i dont think it's dirt la..
know-it-all-kid: oh, i knowwwww ! it's a big DEEEERRRTTYY dinosaur poo-pooooo!
everyone: eeeww..

*continue to stare blankly at the tiny screen*

class was fine though. keng's teaching me bossa nova. direct translation: wave new. it's really quite fun and a change from the classical stuffs. new to bossa? well, have a listen then. anyway, i hear that the bossa/jazz scene is getting pretty big in KL lately. imagine hearty meals accompanied by soothing jazz instrumentals/vocals at a dim lighted, cosy setting. man, does it get better than that??!

went for art right after and i got to try my hand at portrait sketching. a failure, obviously. my proportioning and crosshatching techniques suck quail eggs. damnations. but john, being john was all.. "oh, it's actually a really good first attempt kid, blablabjakbalbjbjal" . gah. why does that not make me feel better? :/

the unfinished product:



that's jaime bell if you can't tell. gosh, i can rhyme.

oh, eer.. and did i mention that wei got a haircut? she asked the guy for something new. now the asswipe has wavy hair! jeeeezz, like we don't get enough of people mistakening us for twins already.



off to get brekkie now. toodle loo bebs.

my room smells faintly of eucalyptus now.. which is kinda refreshing if you ask me. huh. who knew surface cleaners could actually smell this good ey? and so, after procrastinating for weeks, i've finally cleaned out my room. spent most of yesterday sprucing up the den.. same time, i found a whole lot of crap behind my computer.. magazines, thimble(?), a god-knows-how-long-it's-been-lying-under-there piece of candy, mucky stuff, dinosaur figurines, loose change.. and what seems to be a breeding source for dust bunnies. eeeeeew. i HATE dust bunnies. aah, but the worst is over. now my room's all eucalyptus fresh and clutter freeeeee!! mmm..

funny thing is, no matter how much i clean.. by day three everything's gonna be all over the place again. ugh, why do i even bother right?


okay, topic shift. anyway, i went back to college a few days back and had a chat with zoe (my appointed AUP counselor) about the US, this and that. so, i guess i've kinda got an idea about how i'm gonna be spending next year. it's kinda weird though. just sitting there, discussing college prospects and credits makes next year seem like it's gonna go by in a blink. the thought of leaving is really sinking in right now. hah, but enough about that. my problem now is actually getting there. or to be more precise, choosing a damn place to go. narrowing down college choices is such a pain. apparently, i can transfer to where ever i want since i'm not specific with my major yet. (it's biology btw) and with my annoyingly indecisive nature, gah. i just REALLY hope things go well next year. oh man, does this growing up thing ever stop?!

bah. okaay then. will post in more later. alot later? oh, and it's daddy's birthday to-daaaay so i get yummy dummy japanese food! whee! ;)