Afterall

At first I was very frustrated over my group assignment. For not being able to choose my group members.

I received this picture just now.


It was rather fun after all. To step out of my normal circle of friends and get to know new ones.

Conclusion: Always keep an open mind.

P.S. Take a look at Seth Cohen, so drama! =)

Birthday and House-Rewarming

Last Saturday was my youngest cousin's first birthday celebration. (What is the exact date, Ken?)

So lucky man my little cowzen, got 3 HUMONGOUS cakes you know. The coolest is of course the Minnie Mouse cake.

Happy Birthday Ashley !

As the title of this post has already indicated, we were there to re-warm Godpa's house too. It had just went through intensive renovation and the result is so ... WOW!

They actually have their own personal home theater room.

So freaking cool right ? I'm so dying over jealousy.

Check out the steps to the garden. Looks like the entrance to a ballroom right ?


And my favourite part of the house is ... The Bathroom.



OMG, I'm in love.

Imagine me showering in this bathroom. Not in the hamsup way lah. It's gonna be soooo Mmmmm.

JEALOUS !

Cheh

As if like I'm dying to celebrate your birthday with you.

Why do I feel like we're your 2nd priority?

The irony is we actually feel uneasy when we're with you.

One would imagine how could that even be possible.

You are becoming increasingly foreign to us.

I guess I shouldn't blame myself for being cold to you.

You had it coming the moment you decided to leave.

Doomed

Hardship of life 2

So today I was waiting for mum in the car, while she got some groceries from the supermarket. And then I saw this couple holding 3 plastic bags of groceries and was heading towards their motorbike.

Instantly, the first thing that came into my mind was, how are they gonna manage it ?

Well, they did. One they placed in the basket at the front, the second one in the little box thingy at the back and the final one was held by the wife.

But I mean, it makes feel like ... pity. To have a family and still the main transportation remains a motorbike. It feels miserable.

But then again, who am I to judge right ? Well, it makes me cherish my small, little car even more.

Hardship of life

Just the other day, I was driving up the slope passing Cahaya LRT station.

Traffic was slow, and instantly I found out why.



There was these two guys transporting their things using a bicycle. In a normal plane road it would be quite easy, but cycling up a slope requires great strength and effort. What more with such a heavy load.

Anyway, at first I was quite irritated. Like what the hell lah, blocking my way.

But then, straightaway my conscience took over me. From them I see the hardship of life. I realize how lucky I am compared to many. Yet many a times, I resent my life. How ungrateful !

Thoughts

Just wanted to note some quotes that kept me thinking today.
Something to keep me positive.

Saw this in The Tie That Binds

'Be kind with words,
for bad ones could leave someone hurt.'


Another in MSN

'Have you smiled today ?'


And lastly from Horton hears a who !

'A person is a person, no matter how small they are'

The Tie That Binds

Checked my google mail, which I rarely do, as I remembered vaguely of MsRedd asking for my google mail address.

Got a surprised invitation to contribute to The Tie That Binds.

She started a cowzen's blog as an effort to bring us together.

Take a look ...

http://yingties.blogspot.com/

p.s. note the video she complied, it's super cool.

Taboo word

For almost half my life I've been labeled by that word. Although I may well know that I am no longer the same person as I was, whenever the word is uttered, I cannot help but 'terasa'.

Well, perhaps it's the past that haunts me. 'Words are sharper than the sharpest sword'. The way the word is uttered, accompanied by the expression that comes with it could seriously kill you.

It's my self-esteem, I've got a low one.

Just like today, although he was not referring to me, but it's like you cannot help but to wonder whether people around you still feels the same.

So that's the thought for the day.

A timeless tale

Among the movies that I could watch over and over again is The Sound of Music. It is a timeless tale, suitable for all ages. I liked it when I was kid and I still like it now as a young adult.

Haven't heard of The Sound of Music ? Then I seriously don't know where you have been all these years. Go and buy or rent the DVD for God's sake.



It was a movie set in the 1930's Austria, about a young woman named Maria (Julie Andrews) who is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun.When the Navy captain Georg Von Trapp writes to the convent asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job.



Being an unconventional nun, she sets to educate the children in an unconventional way. In the midst of her efforts, we get to witness wonderful musics that are ever so sing-along. No matter which generation you're from, you're bound to love them ! Songs like Do-Re-Mi, My Favourite Things, The Lonely Goatherd and my personal favourite: So Long, Farewell will sure leave you singing all day long !


My favourite character was and still is Brigitta Von Trapp. Such a sweet girl she was in the movie. Somewhere within me, I used to want to be like her. By the way, her real name is Angela too ! No wonder I liked her.

Angela Cartwright

I wondered how she'd look now and so I googled her. Guess what I found.

A bit plump already but cuz old dy mah !

Great movie to watch and it's currently rerunning on Astro. Don't miss it !

Focus

I just realized that my focus has been so wrong, so confined. That I've failed to look at the big picture. Making me act the way I acted and feel the way I felt. Which is kinda stupid, now that my eyes are opened. I'll just give myself this night to clear things up and set my emotions and perspective right, in order to face the mounting work I have to do should I still desire to be able to do well in this semester.

One night, and that is all to it. In the morning, I must start working hard and ... smart, I guess.

May the past guide me and not haunt me.


~On another note, I'm kinda worried about mom. She has had this eye pressure (Glaucoma) and eye floaters problem all along. The eye floaters problem is a condition where you may sometimes see small specks or clouds moving in your field of vision. In my mother's case, it's like she always see a speck of black spot flashing across her eye, like a fly. Sometimes, she really thought that it's a fly and would wave her hands up to shoo it away, when in fact there is nothing in front of her.

Clearly, it is greatly annoying and uncomfortable. But these few days she has been complaining about her eye aching. At first I thought it was nothing to worry about as I knew it could be the eye pressure problem she has. Furthermore her panel doctor says that it's just eye infection. But today I saw that her eye was kinda red and the pain was bothering her.

I read this in the net

'While patients with open angle glaucoma don’t typically have symptoms, those with angle closure glaucoma may experience severe eye pain accompanied by nausea, blurred vision, rainbows around lights, and a red eye. This problem is an emergency and should be treated by an ophthalmologist immediately. If left untreated, severe and permanent loss of vision will occur in a matter of days.'

I hope it's nothing serious. That it could be easily treated. I fear for the worst. Blindness.
At these moments I feel really helpless.

Whoohoo !

Thought of the day:
~ Irritation ~

Satisfaction

Thought of the day:
~ It is not that I do not realise. I do. I'm just frustrated that there's nothing I could do about it. Let nature take its course. I guess ~

Last Thursday I went to get myself a new book shelf. (Apparently some attempts to order my things up) It it those self-assemble kind, so I paid for it and push it down the car park on the trolley. Imagine my frustration when I found out that the trolley could not go beyond the pick-up point. The management had placed little pillars surrounding the corridor towards the car park.

Though my car was only as far as under 5 minutes walk, I knew I could not manage lifting the package to my car. It already took huge might for me to merely lift the package from the shelf and placing it onto the trolley previously. And I was alone, I couldn't possibly just leave my things there and drive my car over. Anyhow, I consulted the guard and he agreed to watch over my stuffs.

So fast-forward back home. I was very excited to begin on my assignment.

Upon opening the package, it looked like this. Just planks of wood.

And so I begin my work.

Halfway through

And finally, the end result.

It was actually pretty easy. Just follow the instruction manual. Props to those who came out with this DIY idea. Hassle-free and saves delivery costs.

Though it was easy, the satisfaction of having done everything yourself is absolutely indescribable. See, so neat already.

Weekend

Woke up around 11.00 am today. Went to watch 27 dresses at MBO. Mind you, it was a rather good movie. Well, at least it caught my attention throughout the whole movie, which is rather difficult nowadays. A typical chick flick it was, yet entertaining nevertheless. It lasted a little over one and a half hours, a little short to my standards. Movies should be 2 hours long, only then will it be worth my RM 9.

Next, we went to Pandan Capital to get some softwares. Out of curiosity, I decided to check how much it will cost me to purchase an original earphone for my mobile. And I found out that it should actually come in the package along with the phone. The vendor told me that the person whom I bought from might have taken the earphone out of the package and sold it separately. Such a rip-off !

I guess I always rush into buying things that I don't check things out properly.


After that I went on car cruise to the most Shell stations I've ever been to on a single day.


You see, Shell is having this promotion where with a purchase of RM 40 and above, you can purchase these Ferrari model cars at a particular price. My friend was looking for a particular model, and so we traveled to a total of 8 Shell stations looking for it, but to no avail.

By the time I reached home, it was already 3 something in the afternoon. Watched some tv and then I went to sleep. When I woke up, it was 8 pm. And there goes my Saturday doing nothing.

I feel so guilty.

Gracie's choice

Just watched Gracie's Choice on Hallmark.

It's a movie about Gracie who for as long as she could remember, has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father - and their mother is on the fast track to self-destruction. When these children's lives are about to be pulled apart, Gracie will have to do the impossible and make the ultimate sacrifices to keep her family together. She fought and gained custody of her siblings. Inspired by actual events, this movie is sure to touch your heart.

Watching this movie makes me feel that my problems amount to nothing. That I need to be patient and not just lose it when things may seem unfair to me. And not to complain too much, but accept things as how it is and be positive about it.

So, if you happen to see this movie on air, do watch it, it's a heartwarming tale you should never miss.

Point of view

I realised that I am extremely bad at expressing myself. Very often, my intentions are misinterpreted, although I had thought that I have made them very clear.

Yesterday, I had my first taste on how each individual could perceive the very same incident significantly different. Taking on the position of the 3rd party (semi 3rd party actually, can't say that I'm unbiased), I could clearly see how these perceptions conflict. Although none had ill intentions, yet the outcome from the actions of these perceptions seemed to take on offensive motives.

The communication between homo sapiens is indeed complicated. It is very hard to let one party fathom the perception of the other. That is why conflicts occur.

I guess the best way to handle conflicting perceptions is not to be quick in jumping into conclusions. We should trust our friends, realise that they may have acted differently, but it may not necessarily mean something discourteous. Try listening and observing a little more before deciding on the nature of the action.

~

Honesty is so very hard to withhold. You don't want to lie, but in telling the truth you might create unnecessary tension.

~

Somethings are best left unsaid. When spoken, it might just spoil the special sentiment attached to it.

~

Sometimes you just have to let it go. Just stop. Why would you want to hold on to such negative feelings that makes you feel no better ?

~

From today onwards, if I can't think of something positive, I'll keep my mouth shut.

Variation

I need variation ...

Essential for the statement I need put up.


~


On another note, today I can finally say that I've put down that argument I had with the golfer. At least the kind of intense hatred I had for her after the incident had finally ease.

I hope it goes the same for her. Well, what's life to live for with all these grudges.


Oh and by the way, Happy April Fool's Day !