My fav. Merdeka song

Tanggal 31

Tanggal 31
Bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh
Merdeka! Merdeka!
Tetaplah merdeka
Ia pasti menjadi sejarah

Tanggal 31
Bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh
Hari yang mulia
Hari bahagia
Sambut dengan jiwa yang merdeka

Mari kita seluruh warga negara
Ramai-ramai menyambut hari merdeka
Merdeka!
Tiga satu bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh
Hari mulia negaraku merdeka

*Yee Lye, now we can sing edi, got the lyrics... =) *

Book-Mouse

Last week it was a cat.


Today it was a mouse.










Of all places, it was in a bookshop in One-U. A popular one, thats not Popular, doesn't have a Japanese sounding name, and doesnt rhyme with bored. (See Mat, like i promised. i didnt actually say which shop.. *wink*)
The poor lil thing looked drugged, probably had eaten some rat poison, barely moving but still alive.
Since my big, strong 6ft4 friend was afraid to get rid of it- I scooped it into a box, took it across the street to the BU park and left it under a bush.
I know its probably gonna die there, but still- ignorance is bliss. I knew if i left it there, it'd be disposed of in a not so pleasant way.

Thats what we do with mice we catch in the house, if ever. Take it up the street to somewhere else and let it go. I cannot do the other methods. Find it too cruel.

Only thing i have no qualms about killing is the cockroach.

i miss you...

Last night i said goodbye to Hui Zhi.










She left for the UK, her final year of study. But she says if she can, she wont come back. I'll miss her. The old high school friend that, no matter after how many months of not meeting up, its still totally alright when we do. I can just be me, without starting from scratch as i have been with many people of late. No questions, just conversation. She understands me, and i understand her. Sigh. Dunno why so emo about it, not like its the first friend that's flown off. Maybe cause of the 4members our old Saturday Taman Zaaba Badminton/Breakfast Gang, i'm the only one left. Thankfully i managed to spend the last few hours before she left with her. Sharing Secret Recipe cake. Getting gossip updates. Asking for advice. Helping her pack last minute things. Searching for the keys to the lock on her bag that she fastened less than an hour beforehand. Hunting for her KDU Transcript which was lost forever. In those short hours that sped by, i regreted not spending more time with her during the other holidays i've had. Regrets are pointless though. Pointless. Which is why its fine to cry to sleep instead- cause there's nothing else you can do, really. *shrugs*

My take on friends? Cant find the same kind of friends now as the ones you had back in school. Maybe this mentality is holding me back from actually forming that sorta friendship, but... i dunno. Uni can be pretty sad, without the kinda friend that you know will always be there. Call you for lunch. Walk with you to class. I mean, i go for lecture and after it everyone zooms off in all directions. *poof!* Gone. Li Yee is always the other end of the world. Chris has his own life. Besides Suria, i dunno if i've actually made any proper friends. Not just the lepak lepak- haha kind, but ones that, i'll actually miss when apart. Even in PKA, i cant claim to have created any strong bonds. Okay-okay got la, but thats about it.

Tonight someone told me "i bet you dont want your week to end, but i just cant wait till this week is over." There was a reason behind that statement, something totally understandable and completely acceptable. However, hearing that, I felt like a balloon that has a small hole in it, and all my energy, excitement and joy just got squeezed outta that hole until its a deflated pile wilth traces of the smiley face still visible, but not as it was before. Or maybe the hole is my imagination, and the balloon is still balloon-like. Again, its just my mind playing tricks on me, evil thing. Will it result in waterworks? i hope not. It shouldnt. Its nothing. But i know when i talk to God about it, i probably will.

i think i'll go watch tv for now.

Boxes and more boxes...

There has to be a better way to get all these boxes....




































Up these stairs...




















Other than creating a human chain, the much heavier and less fun version of the birthday party pass the parcel game.

To be cont'. Going to pick up mom. And its pouring rain. Downwards.

Red raw

Ish. Friday night i went to the New Lane hawker place for dinner. When the kuey teow was sent over, as the lady put the plate and chopsticks down in front of me she turned and said to my friend;

"Ee eh bo?"

(For those that know hokkien you'll know its not jibberish, but asking if i was capable of using chopsticks to eat.) In other words;

"She can or not?"

Its not the first time this has happened, and always results in my friends laughing at my expense. And whats ironic is that she turned to my friend who looks but isn't Chinese asking if i the actual Chinese could use chopsticks or not...Grrr! Had a good laugh over it though, and i know its bound to happen again. Sometimes, they dont even bother asking, but send over my noodles automatically with fork and spoon. And there's nothing i can do but smile appreciatively and moan inwardly. I mean, it is kinda nice that they took the trouble to provide me with what they assume would be more "natural cutlery" for me to use... :/ There's a saying that when you assume you're making an ass out of you and me.

Yesterday morning, i finally went to Pantai Keracut. Been hearing alot about it since i first went up to Penang last year, so when given the opportunity i jumped at the chance. Thanks Tek Shin! Its about a 1hour trek in through the jungle, not exactly real jungle trekking cause the path is quite proper, with steps etc. Halfway in it started to rain, and it began just when we were nearing a lil pondok so we ran to it for cover. When it died down, we resumed our journey. The 3 kids were all so full of energy, putting me to shame as i huffed and puffed up the steep parts. Dunno where they get their unlimited supply from.

Suddenly, i was out of the jungle and the beach was right there in front of me. Kinda surprised, cause no warning that its coming. but it just appears... Of course did the whole- stroll along the waters edge, played with the kids chasing the waves and sinking into the sand at the water washed over our feet. Spent a really enjoyable time there, but was quite rushed since i had my bus to catch...sigh. Its nice cause its still somewhat unspoilt compared to the other beach areas in Penang. I was saying how i'd like to go back there one day and camp for a night or two...Anyone interested? =)

There was only one problem, something i knew would happen...

Can you guess?














Yup, i got sunburnt...













If i ever go out with anyone to the beach ever again, please PLEASE remind me to use sunblock. My soulders, neck and legs kena... Now i'm feeling the pain.
*ouch!*

Hello Kitty!

I know we probably broke some rule or something...

And it wasn't even me that brought him in...

But , how can you say no to this ?







































Gave it some food, and then it settled itself down for some sleep...
And man, can this kitty sleep! It slept the whole afternoon and evening, only woke up to drink some water, munch on the leftover food, and went back to sleep again. Tsk tsk... Typical male.
















Making full use of Suria's tshirt...

















All together now : Awwwwwwwwww..................!

Type type type...

Busy with assignment.

Due Friday.

But happy news confirmed :

I'm going home Saturday, 4.30pm !!!
(One week mid sem break)

? ? ?

On Sunday, as i was strolling around the convex area in search of food, i walked by a stall that i had probably passed 10times without looking at it properly, when someone pointed out to me their interesting sign :

















































So there's a choice between Coffee and Chocolate.

Obviously Coffee would be better.

And all for only RM2.

(model not included)

But seriously, what the heck?

=)

Let the rain fall down....

I'm not one that does not like rain. There’s something just so wonderful about playing in the rain. No matter how old a person is, I think it’s a shame to waste the opportunity when it arises. Like today for example. It was pouring after my last class, and I was in the lecture hall practically the other end of the world, DK Z. Being Convo week, there are no buses, so no choice but to walk.

Its about a 25minute walk from where we were, and we had to cut through the DTSP area, where the evening convocation session was being held. The last time I saw so many bouquets of flowers was probably either when I went to Petaling Street a day before Valentines Day or during my brother’s convocation in UM some years back. Why flowers…? I didn’t get my bro flowers…Would I want flowers when I graduate? Hmmm…I was saying that holding a bunch of gifts and all would prevent me from going around hugging and being jolly-jolly with friends/family/course mates. Dah-la I’m a clutz, every stalk and teddy bear would be falling out with each step I take. Kevin says the more flowers the girl has to juggle in her arms, the more bangga she’ll be. Errr, right.

Not only that, have you seen the weird arrangements they’ve come up with now? Ghastly! Instead of normal flowers, you can get the fake ones- which look real bad or flowers with teddy bears or just a bouquet of teddy bears. Man….There’s teddy bears, hearts, bumble bees, tortoises, frogs, Mashimaro, Pooh and friends, Doremon...The list goes on. Do 23year old’s still delight in getting a bunch of mini frogs wrapped in garish, gaudy paper only to end up gathering dust in a corner and having cockroaches lay eggs in it? Maybe some do, so I shall not judge. I remember last year someone said I’m “not a normal girl” just cause I don’t like soft toys. Ho-kay! =)

Where I was…..Right- cutting through the crowd anxiously waiting for their loved ones to come out was so nice. Me being such a sucker for these kinda occasions, i got caught up with all the happy emotions floating around, seeing the faces of grandparents and lil kids, trying their best to catch a first glimpse as the graduates trickle out of the big hall. And the faces of those who just got their scroll, looking so grand in their robes and mortar board, huge smiles on their faces, even though it was raining. Seriously, it was a super Kodak moment…If only I had a camera with me to capture it.

Back to the rain. Or rather being in the rain. I’m so glad I’ve got a friend who’s mad like me. Most people I know would say “Eyer…crazy ar? After get sick o…” (Shelby rolls eyes..) or “For what?” And i say “For fun la..” Then they give me the you’re weird look. So after handing my bag and umbrella to the owner of the you're weird look, Suria and i happily splashed our way along, having our own fun. Since it was just after office hours, the road leading to the stadium was jammed, and i'm sure we were entertaining them. Some stared, some glanced, some waved, some phee-weet'ed, some didn't notice. As the rain fell, i could actually feel each drop of water on my skin, individually and made me feel so alive. (corny as it sounds) Unfortunately for us, earlier in the morning when it was nice and sunny, we both chose to wear white t-shirts... =/

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While blogging i was having an amusing chat with a friend about how to get around BGR...

Anonymous says: show what signs? invite to see movie?

Anonymous says: mano a womano

queen shelby says: oh...err

queen shelby says: thats quite too direct lo

Anonymous says: so...master...i have to.....???

queen shelby says: ......be SUBTLY OBVIOUS LA!

Anonymous says: warliow!!!

subtly obvious

loudly quiet

skinnily fat

stupidly smart

beautifully ugly

ok...will try my best


Good luck! =p

Be Like That - 3 Doors Down

He spends his nights in California
Watching the stars on the big screen.
Then he lies awake and wonders
Why can't that be me?
Cause in his life he's filled with all these good intentions.
He's left a lot of things he'd rather not mention right now.
But just before he says goodnight,
He looks up with a little smile at me and he says

If I could be like that
I'd give anything
Just to live one day
In those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

She spends her days up in the north park, watching the people as they pass.
And all she wants is just a little piece of this dream, is that too much to ask?
With a safe home, and a warm bed, on a quiet little street.
All she wants is just that something to hold onto, that's all she needs.

If I could be like that,
I would give anything
Just to live one day, in those shoes.
If I could be like that, what would I do?
What would I do?

Falling in. I feel I am falling in to this again.


- If i could be thinner
- If i could be smarter
- If i could be prettier
- If i could be better
- If i could be happier
- If i could be richer

I wouldn't be me.

Sleep is precious okay...

Some people are darn inconsiderate.

Comes to the room at 3+am knocking.

"Can i borrow dvd?"

If i had my way, i'd fling her out the window.

Random stuff

indulgence?
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires














Important note: Shoes on far left not mine, Suria's. And total for my 3 pairs were RM44. I think its a pretty good deal. =p



Over the weekend i was pretty busy, with my Saturday fully taken up by an English Seminar. As you can see, i was paying such close attention to what was going on. Monkey Andrew caught me in the act. Argh!















But the highlight was the guest speaker, Mano Maniam. He's the Uncle Chan in Kopitiam and been doing loads of different stuff in his 61years. He was talking about the Importance of Literature and Humanities in the working world.
I loved how he put certain terms, like "a doctor is just a tukang badan" and "an engineer is just a mechanic actually" . =p Very inspiring to hear him speak, he made us see that there's a whole world out there for us to explore, and not be afraid.






Isit just me or does it look like he's pinching my butt...







Did you ever have the feeling of dread, knowing that you must do something, but putting it off for as long as you can before confronting it ? Of course you have...And that's how i'm feeling now. The advice i've been getting is so difficult to follow, the kind where it will result badly. There must be an alternative...Or else i'll have no choice but do what i've gotta do. =(

What's your fav. colour jelly?

These have got to be the bestest jellies in the whole wide world.
















Seriously, look at them! They are just so childhood memory.
















I remember the days when i got birthday party invitations from classmates, i'd go in a frilly dress, have loads of fun and get a party pack as i leave...(weeee!) In the pack there's always these jellies. Always. I think its the first thing i eat, followed by KoKo Jelly... =)













Yellow sucks, Orange is slightly less sucky, Red is nice. The best is Green.
But Suria's fav. is the orange one. I wonder why that is...Is it a matter of the colour or the taste that makes people choose to like one more than the other. Like, if the green flavouring was as a Yellow jelly instead, would that be my favourite?

Hmmmm.....

I bet it signifies some deep psychological meaning that scientist are cracking their brains to discover because it holds the answer to world peace.

Imagine, two people like the same coloured jelly, and there is only one of that particular colour in the whole lot. You tell me they're not gonna fight for it meh?
















Suria's gone to Terengganu for the weekend. Will be a quiet night i guess, but i've got my jellies to keep me happy.

stu·pid·i·ty (stū-pĭd'ĭ-tē)

1. behaviour that shows a lack of thought or poor judgement
2. state or quality of being slow to learn and not clever or intelligent

Examples of stupidity:


1. Machine vs Human
When i came back this sem, i noticed they've put up a palang (automatic barrier) but only on one side of the road. All this is in line with the uni trying to tighten security and prevent rape/theft/murder or whatever they imagine might happen la. The palang is supposed to work like this; student places the matrix card on the scanning area - the palang goes up - student goes in. So simple. Means the guards dont have to sit at the gate and check each car/motorbike that goes through. Right?

Of course not. Now there's double check point, which is so dumb. When a car drives in, first it gets stopped by guards, and only if it has a USM sticker can it enter. So the initial check is still done by the guards! Before procedding to the palang...*roll eyes* So whats the freaking point of the palang? Not only that, the hostel cafe workers dont have student cards, so although they are waved in, they still get stuck at the palang till the guard comes and opens it. Even better the internal hostel bus that goes round and round, also has to pass the palang...who opens it? The guards! So... you've got the automatic palang thats got a guard beside it practically 24/7.


2. Potential Rapists
As stated above, this was done to decrease chance of bad things happening. Now guy students/drivers aren't alowwed into the hostel to even drop their passenger off. Nor be seen hanging around for too long near the girls block. Why? Because being a guy, naturally he's a rapist. So to protect the Lillies and Roses of USM, keep them bad boys away as much as possible.

The irony is, the Telekom, washing machine and repairmen are all men! They have access to the female hostels, no questions asked...!Like today, i was walking to the pantry room, wearing what some might call menjolok mata (all girls mar, so who cares...) and was not expecting to bump into the public phone men collecting coins from the phone. *awkward moment* These are the people that have a higher chance of doing all sorts of nonsense, not the kind gentlemen that are just trying to drop off their passengers to avoid them having to make a 10 minute walk up the hill.

Gah!


**Report from friend (yet to been seen with own eyes) : The palang has been hit, is wounded badly (bengkok teruk) and cant be used. Muahahaha...I bet the bus did it...**

Toilet woes

Suria comes to me and says there's something stuck in the lubang tandas.


Uh-oh, that cant be good.
First question i ask, "which one, yours(squating) or mine (seated)?"























Me being curious went to check it out. Thankfully, twasn't so bad. I expected all kinds of floating things or submarines .











Turns out someone had dropped their handwash bottle into the hole and was so extremely kind as to leave it in there.
















Upon closer inspection, (obviously zoomed in inspection by camera, not self)















Its a Safi!

Just hope no one uses that cubicle to do any big business, or the cleaners aren't gonna be too happy when they do their rounds tomorrow...

Reminds me of the time i was desperately bursting to go to the loo after several hours at Maybank Nasi Lemak and one teh-ais too many. My friends and i ran to the nearest petrol station toilet and there was a large, floating submarine, that even after flushing still wouldn't go away! (cant recall who was brave enough to flush it for me) Know what the monkey guys said?


"Go only lar, just dont look down..."

I need shoes

How do you describe a pair of shoes to a guy...
Hmmm....
Especially to a guy like Samuel Leong.
I'm in search of a pair of shoes that i can wear to class, but also into the library (normally i wear slippers to class but the Sendut library has a no slipper policy). I've seen what i want on other girls feet, and was telling him about them.


Flats...Means not heels.
Not sandles....Means not like slippers.
Closed toe....Means toes cant be seen
Cloth....Means not made of plastic/rubber/foam/metal/leather/wood
(Where's Joshua when you need him...)

I tried Google Image : shoes female
And this was the best i got, which is only a teeny bit like what i want.












Obviously Sam laughed his head off....
Fine, i'll find a better picture.
(For some weird reason though, there were many links to smutty sites as well...I dont wanna know what shoes and females have got to do with xxx stuff)

Ebay!

Search : shoes female

No time to look through 10,000 pairs so chose the first i saw that had similar characteristics:














Also super weird looking.

So finally no choice and i snapped a pic of exactly what i was talking about.



Cheng cheng!


















At least its better than what he's planning on buying...






CROCS!

Are they actually nice?







ps: Joshua, please stop Sam from making a big mistake,unless secretly you've been encouraging him knowing how terrible its gonna look on his size12 (?) feet and you just want to wait till he buys them and embarrasses himself in front of everyone. If thats the case then your so evil. Doesn't Ronald McDonald come to mind...?

PC Fair Mania

Today i went to the Penang International Sports Arena for the very first time. Its not that far from USM, only about 10minutes drive, and thankfully we managed to get a lift from the hostel canteen uncle (dont ask) cause it was such a h o t day, and to have gone by bus would be... bleh! The PC Fair was going on and so i thought since i was free today (tho i do have things to do.my bad) and everyone had/was gone/going, i might as well go too.



Loads of things of course, with cheap prices screaming out at you.












But seriously i find that worse, cause the promoters all shoved flyers and leaflets at me and i was even more blur. I mean, how la to check out all the prices, compare and choose one?!?! Gah!








The Canon tower of printers seemed to catch everyone's attention and i saw many ppl leaving with the boxes. By the time i left, the tower was missing 1/3 of its 'bricks'...
















After an hour of walking around, i got too fed up with the crowd and the pushing and shoving. Each time i got to something that i'd like to look at, the masses would jostle and shove and i'd give up. I feel pressured to buy or move on, move on!







Did i mention how packed it was?

I retreated to the stands surrounding the middle arena, as Suria dived back into the mob of people to buy a cooling pad. (To me unnecessary,as laptops have survived without them for so long, suddenly "need" it. Pah!) I didnt wanna join her and Sim cause seriously, it was jam packed! At one point, we were at a stand-still and i could practically feel the crotch of the guy behind me pressing up against me, and i know it wasn't his fault (Or was it...hmmm...) But Justin SNGH also was "molested" from behind as an uncle with a big belly rubbed against his back and someone accidentally (?) groped his butt...


In the midst of the crowd, from where i was sitting i managed to spot (with my contact lensed eagle eyes) the guys wondering about. At least half the people there were probably USM students.
Kinda fun spotting people, like a book i used to have called Where's Wally...ANyone ever played that before?




Finally 3+hours later we were ready to leave. I feel that the PC Fair plays with everyone's brain somehow, and there's the sudden need to buy-buy-buy! Sim and Joshua bought digicams, Merv got external hard drive, Kash and Troy got speakers, Wud got a thumb drive, Kevin got a webcam, digicam and new Britney Spears type headphones, and Suria bought her cooling pad... (snigger...) And me? I got squat. Only had RM12 in my wallet and the ATM was outta money...
I think it was for the best.

=)

Silence

What I wanted
I never got.
So I changed
my direction.
Filled the silence
with activity
and unknown
Voices of others.
Am I wrong?
No.
Then why the guilt.

TOm yam in a rice pot

Woo hoo!

Baru makan tom-yam prawns.
Suria's been dreaming of eating prawns since monday so today before leaving BJ we bought prawns (so expensive for a place surrounded by sea), carrots, tomatoes, chillis and an onion. And of course the tom-yam flavouring, obviously we needed the pre-mixed paste.
We cooked it in an illegal rice cooker...
*shhhhhh!*
Not ours, but borrowed from someone who says bah alot, mostly at the end of her sentences.
Actually, rice cookers are so handy. But big and bulky.

Tomorrow i hope to go look-see at the PC Fair happening this weekend in Penang. Should've gone today la, dang...It'll be jam packed tmr, chaos..Somemore the bus ride there and back will be torture. Nevermind lah. Just hope its worth the ride.

Its almost a month now of me being here. I'm forgetting many things, which is good in a way. But its also scary cause when i forget, i do things because i cant remember certain things with the clarity and sharpness as before.

Today someone from PKA called me up and asked me out for lunch next week. I was quite reluctant to say yes, as it seemed fishy. Its unusual for said person to call outta the blue. Annette tells me i shouldn't be so suspicious and paranoid. We'll just see. (i'm rarely wrong about these things)