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2010-04-18T18:25:00.000-07:00

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The Bucket List

2008-12-19T10:27:00.000-08:00

I've been wanting to do this for a really long time, but I've just never gotten around to doing it. I'm way too lazy.

But, I decided. Today is the day to do it. You never know when you might just kick the bucket. Might as well get a head start on everyone and die with no regrets!

Here's my bucket list

- Go to a movie in my pajamas

- Go skinny-dipping

- Dive in the great barrier reef

- Record a song

- Go skydiving

- Go backpacking around the world

- Go on a roadtrip

- Make out with a random guy

- Buy a vibrator

- Have a friend with benefits

- Get pissed drunk

- Learn Japanese and actually use it

- Stay in Japan for at least two months and survive

- Tell someone the story of my life, sparing no details

- Disappear from home for a while

- Send a message in a bottle

- Walk from one end of the park connectors to the other end without stopping

- Be someone else for a day

- Shower in a waterfall

- Go up to a person a tell him he’s cute

- Experience weightlessness

- Write my will

- Kiss the Blarney Stone

- Go deep sea fishing and eat my catch

- Write a novel

- Slack at an empty beach for a whole day

- Work at a major theme park, like Seaworld, Disneyland etc.

- Find the one

- Confess to someone to his face that I’m hopelessly, irrevocably in love with him.

- Partake in a Japanese tea ceremony

- Be technologically free for a day

- Bury a time capsule

- Plan an elaborate practical joke

- Make my own pasta

- Learn to cook Nyonya dishes

- Sleep outdoors watching the stars

- Brew my own beer

- Slip a “You’re loved.” Note under someone’s door

- Spend an hour in a lift

- Watch the sun rise

- Bake a cake, by myself

- Be silent for a whole day

- Write to my favourite author

- Randomly kiss someone

- Test drive a car I can’t afford

- Go to Egypt

- Go to the Galapagos islands

- Take one of the tours on this website: http://www.incredible-adventures.com/

- Visit the Harry Potter Theme Park

- Go on a Harry Potter Tour

- Draw a map of a non-existent space

- Accidently get locked into a bookstore

- Attend Comicon

- Join a special camp, e.g. Space Camp, Fat Camp, some kind of camp

- Be an extra on film

- Stay out all night dancing and drinking

- Tell all my past crushes that I had a crush on them

- Convince 10 people to write their own bucket list

- Save a soul

- Go Christmas caroling

TAADAAA... So long winded. But I'm determined to do it! =D

- wish me luck. -

I like...

2008-10-22T09:51:00.000-07:00

Food/Drink
- Lemon Barley, water, biscuits from Popeye, fries from Long John's Silver, spaghetti, nachos, Milk Tea, Green Apple bubble tea, Fuji apples, bananas, durians, strawberries, Cadbury Black Forest Chocolate, mangos, ice kimos/shaved ice, cinnamon and apple doughnuts, apple pie, Table Water biscuits, fish and chips

Shows
- Grease, Bring It On, American Pie, Edward Scissorshands, The Simpsons, Friends, That 70s Show, Greek, Gossip Girl, House, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Reaper, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Barney and Friends, Bananas in Pajamas, Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Wish Upon a Star, Susie Q, Power Rangers, Naruto, Gundam 00, Cardcaptor Sakura, H20, Supernatural, Pride and Prejudice (BBC), Pirates of the Caribbean, Singing In The Rain, Mary Poppins, Sky High, X-Men, Ugly Betty, Suju Full House, My Tutor Friend, Hana Yori Dango, Hanazakarino Kimitachihe, Hana Kimi, My Sassy Girl, Wind Struck, The Notebook, A Walk To Remember, Cruel Intentions, History Boys, Ballet Shoes, Little Miss Sunshine, Fifth Element, Hairspray, Step Up, Another Cinderella Story, Mr. and Mrs Smith, Stardust, Burn After Reading It, Batman, You Don't Mess With The Zohan

Books
- Harry Potter, Twilight, Aishling Grey Novels, Totto-Chan, The Chronicles of Narnia, Devilish, Aria of the Sea, Phoenix Dance, Stardust, Smoke and Mirrors, Grimm Fairytales, In Deep Voodoo, Water Trilogy, Eragon, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Anita Blake Novels, Song of the Lioness Quartet, Blow Me Down, Romeo and Juliet, The Cross and the Switch Blade, P.S. I Love You, Where Rainbows End, Mathilda, The BFG, James and the Giant Peach, Good Omens, The Little Prince, Charlotte's Web, The Gift, Charmed I'm Sure, Puzzle Books, Green Eggs and Ham, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Peter Pan, Lasher, Taltos, The Witching Hour, The Lives of the Mayfair Witches, A Place Called Here, The Last Mermaid, Selina Penaluna, Joy Luck Club, Henry Sugar, Skulduggery Pleasant

Other random things
- My guitar, my piano, music, my DVDs and VCDs, the internet, walking, the ocean, stars, hot pink, turquoise, teal, blue, black, white, swimming, cycling, DKNY Delicious, Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, God, children's church, my family and friends, sha-sha sound of majong, the sound of the sea, the smell of the sea, pine cones, sand, the smell of coconut suntan oil, Disneyland, Hard Rock Cafe, Edward Cullen, Harry Potter, Sirius Black, Kim Kibum, stars, the ocean, bedok reservoir, snow, writing, reading, fantasy adventure, cobwebs, boys who make me laugh, eyes, shoulders, hands, Japanese culture, lists, soft things, dreaming

- liking too many things isn't good -

Conversations With Myself

2008-10-22T09:04:00.000-07:00

I was taking the bus to Phillip's house (I'm giving him tuition) and I forgot to bring my book, plus I've heard all my iPod music like a gazillion times, so I kinda had a conversation with myself. On the bus. It went like this:

(don't judge me okay. Everyone has a private monologue once in a while. At least I don't sing in the shower right!)

Me: I'm so bored. There's nothing to do! Greek's not out yet! WHY?! WHY?! Plus I've finished watching Gossip Girl and there's absolutely nothing for me to watch till frigging Thursday!

Sub- Conscious: KNN, Amanda you're such a couch potato

M: Huh? Who's that?!

SC: Me lah.

M: *gasp* God?!

SC: Siao. Honestly would God be so rude?

M: No... Whatever, technically, I'm not a couch potato. Seriously.

SC: Oh please, don't lie. Before you sleep at night you sit on your bed watching sidereel videos, youtube videos and writing crappy romances.

M: Oi! That's not all I do! I... I also... Think of what I'm going to do tomorrow!

SC: How... Intellectual. *sniffs*

M: Look! There goes an ang mor...

SC:Why are you so obsessed with ang mors?! Future sarong party girl is it?! Fail lah... You can't pull off a sarong.

M: Wah. You really know how to hurt someone man. I'm just amazed by the sheer number of ang mors who now currently populate our tiny, insignificant island.

SC: Oh please, stop trying to sound so smart. "sheer number..." HAHA v. funny, I know you're an ah lian at heart. You shop at This Fashion, like pink, have an A in Singlish and you're louder than a fishmonger.

M: Oi! I resent that! Are you supposed to be my sub-conscious?!

SC: Yep. Doing a good job huh?

M: NO! Why are you such a pessimist?!

SC: The truth hurts honey.

M: Oh. reach already.

- didn't anyone tell you the first sign of madness is talking to yourself? -

First Day of School

2008-10-21T06:43:00.000-07:00

Back to that hell-hole of sorts today. I would love to say that it started off with a bang, but it didn't, like every other day of school, I walked to school, pass the long-kang and through biz park sweating oh-so-glamorously.

Nicole and I spent the first lecture stuck taking pictures on Bryan's photobooth - which by the way is freakishly awesome and has all these awesome effects, if i had to buy a laptop based on camera quality I'd buy that. hurhurhur... - It was multimedia, which was so mind-numbingly boring (like my post today) There's like giant-arsed projects for that and we have to be in groups of 6. 6 lei! How will I find someone who wants to take me in?! tsk. So tough.

That's not all, I took a copy of stop-press, and I found the article, which was MINE, was DISCREDITED. @%^*#%$$@&()! I'm freaking pissed. HELLO I need that! It's for my PORTFOLIO. MOTHERFATHERSISTERBROTHER. This calls for some murdering. I would go on, but I'm going to take it up to Selvan, so I gotta save my wisecracks for later.

The lecture was boring, but I'm praying that it'd be fun, dreamweaver and all that crap. WHY DID I DELETE DREAMWEAVER?! fail.

Anyways, it was cross-cultural later, bloody hell, second lecture of the term and I fell asleep. Like drool on table asleep. WHAT A BORE. The videos he showed were awesome, because of... KEVJUMBA!

Let me digress.

I love kevjumba. I think he's the hottest ABC ever with the voice that could melt chocolate. Aw.... So... Deep, and manly... Plus he's so funny. Who wouldn't want a man who can make you laugh? Plus he's a soccer player, which means he'd totally fit in with Singaporeans! - I mean, it's like our national sport or something -

As this video shows, he's in college. BOO. Which means he and I can never meet! He's happily settled into the American culture. *sigh*

Sorry. As I was complaining.

School, which I've been looking forward to for 3 days straight has turned out to be a crash and burn sitch.

The one thing I like, is Broadcast Performance. I totally don't regret taking it now. I really like Mrs Raimi (however you spell it), she's freaking nice, plus she has this totally strange laugh which is so funny. Plus, she knows her shite man.

We did breathing exercises today, diaphragm etc, so funny, when we lay on the floor and she made us breathe and stuff to make the book on our stomachs rise up and down we all look like fools on the God-awful carpet. I bet you a million bucks it was covered in pee and other unmentionables.

Then she let us have 15 odd minutes to lie down and sleep. Awesome! More sleeping time right? Right, until I found out that when I woke up, Nicole told me I snored. And Denise heard! She was three people away from me! OH MY GOD! What an ending to a freaky day. I SNORED. IN MY FIRST CLASS.

WHY GOD WHY?! Why torture me with snoring genes?!

- now no one's ever going to marry me -

Water Memory

2008-10-18T08:10:00.001-07:00

Service was particularly interesting today.

Pastor Kong brought up this really interesting science experiment. (well, it's pseudoscience, but whatever, it's all greek to me!)

Dr. Masaru Emoto,

his surname by the way, totally fits this experiment, I'll explain later.

Dr. Emoto has found out that human emotion, vibration, thoughts, words, energy, ideas and music affects the molecular structure of water.

By the way, humans are made up of around 70% to 60% of water.
Plus water's kinda known as the cradle of life is it not? Plus, fetus-es (or fetai or whatever) are surrounded by water when in their mother's womb! Which shows just how important his discovery was!

Here's the official connection of water to his study (WARNING: very studious and yawn worthy!): Water is a very malleable substance. Its physical shape easily adapts to whatever environment is present. But its physical appearance is not the only thing that changes, the molecular shape also changes. The energy or vibrations of the environment will change the molecular shape of water. In this sense water not only has the ability to visually reflect the environment but it also molecularly reflects the environment.

Enough of the bore, basically it means that the environment affects water.
The Experiment

Dr. Emoto took pictures of frozen water under a microscope to look at the shapes of the molecules and this is what he found out.

Based on PLACE

Sanbu-ichi Yusui Spring water

Japan Shimanto River, referred to as the last clean stream in Japan

Antarctic Ice

Biwako Lake, the largest lake at the center of Japan and the water pool of the Kinki Region. Pollution is getting worse.

Now this is the coolest one ever.

BOTH ARE FROM FUJIWARA DAM

The water after a woman After the water was prayed over
had committed suicide

*gasp* how cool is that?! the water snowflake looks GORGEOUS after the prayer!

water affected by MUSIC

Heavy Metal Music

Beethoven's Pastorale

Kawachi Folk Dance

See! Even music affects the water. Isn't it pretty? I love the Kawachi one, looks like a flower.

Water affected by WORDS
You know what's the funniest thing about these? He didn't SPEAK the words, he just pour the water into a glass bottle and stuck the words around the bottle facing the water! So it was like he was letting the water READ it.

"You make me sick, I want to kill you"

"Arigato - Thank You"

Then there's this one which is pretty cool too! (plus I'm just posting the snowflake cause I think it's adorable)

Isn't that amazing!

In short, this shows how words can change a person. The environment around a person is really important don't you think? So next time when you're around a little kid, be all sunbeams and flowery.

If you're wondering why I'm talking like that, it's cause I'm feeling a bit depressed. So sunshine and happy thoughts are needed to keep me going.

Oh, did you catch the reason why Dr. Emoto's name suits the experiement?
ANSWER: because of the "Emo" in his name! EMOTION geddit? hahahhaha....

lame.

- 18 years of the panda and counting -

I want to be...

2008-10-10T09:44:00.000-07:00

You know when I was younger I had tons of ambitions. Doctor... Pilot... and a ton of other crazy things.

So... Anyways, here's a list of what I wanted to become when I was younger, I even have dolphin on it.

(all in random order)

Pink Ranger

The one called Kimberly, the very first one. I even got my mom to call me Kimberly, all my kid books had the name Kimberly printed out neatly (or as neat as a 5 year old could make it) onto the bookplate. I totally admired the way could toss herself into the air and fight the evil Rita and the other alians. Plus she was soooo cute! She had this "protect me white ranger!" thing going on. So insane.

Ariel: The Little Mermaid

Hello. Who didn't want to be her? Who didn't want to be "part of that worrrlllddd". Please, she had freaking red hair (do you know women with red hair are considered one of the sexiest ever?) And she (ARIEL) could swim super fast and make really cool spirals with her freaking cool tail! See, i'm getting excited just thinking about it *sighs* she had a tail...
Oh the jealousy.

Dolphin

Like in the above, it lived in the sea. If you know me well enough, you should know that I love the sea, turquoise/teal/sea-green colours etc, starfish, stars blah blah, so dolphins were kinda like, duh, cause of the sea thing. I just think they are so cool. They are smart you know.

Singer

I think... That a lot of people had this ambition when they were young. Then, like me, they heard themselves via recorder. I get it, I can't sing. *sigh* good bye to rockstar career with screaming fans and free clothes. Now, only my close friends and karoke kakis hear my screeching. (at this place called the 10 dollar club, so cheesy right!) hahaha...

Cardcaptor Sakura

I wrote stories where I was the cardcaptor and created cards that totally helped Earth, like the music card (how it helps Earth, i dunno, but it did!) And Lee, was totally in love with me. It was awesome, I tell you, the first time I caught CCS on tv i fell in love with Anime then AXN got me addicted more, and soon, I became an anime otaku. (NOT LIKE THOSE PERVY DUDES THOUGH!) I'm totally clean OKAY! And beside, Madison totally gave her awesome costumes! I love the huge bell skirts and hats, but most importantly, THE WAND! AWESOMNESS~

Ninja

Once again, it's due to my anime-watching habits. My pals from school got me started on Naruto, and I was hooked. I was in love with Kakashi, a masked hero who was Naruto's teacher and was freaking cool! Plus they had SHEXY fighting moves! Seriously. HAWT STUFFS I wanted to throw the little shurikans and kick-ass like Tsunade-sama.

Eh. Shut up ah. I know I sound like a total dork. BUT I'M A COOL DORK!

Vampire Slayer

You don't need to say anything. I can feel the groan from a mile away. In case you are a totally Buffy-noobster let me update you on the might and feminist power this little blonde munchkin radiated from the curls of her perfectly coiffed hair to the toes of her stylish but reasonably priced boots. Like superman, Vampire Slayer is her Alter-ego, by day she's a wise-cracking C averaging student and by night she's a butt-kicking, wise-cracking champion of all the powers that be. Plus she could do a flips and handstands as though she was twirling a pen, not herself, around. HOLY CRAP SHE'S FREAKING COOL. A pop culture icon all on her own!

Wizard

Once again, I can feel the DUH from a country away. So what if I read Harry Potter huh! At least I have an obsession with something other than my nails! (glares at bimbos out there) haha not like i have nails lah. But anyways, Harry Potter was the turning point for me, I totally fell in love with Hogwarts and everything. I vow, if magic was real, I'd be Hermione's second.

Writer

Er, technically, this isn't crazy, because I'm still harboring the intention of becoming a writer. But now, I wanna become a novelist too. Is that crazy? Hoping too much? I write short stories for friends! But that's about it.

So anyways, hope you enjoyed my little monologue.

By the way, in case some of you don't know, I'm having a birthday thing. *TEEHEE*

- to see the world in a grain of sand -

Oh! No! Results are out!

2008-09-10T10:57:00.000-07:00

Alvin Teo, the nene of the century smsed me in the afternoon, totally catching me off guard and cause me to have a near-heart failure.

The results were out.

Why did he have to tell me?! If he didn't tell me, I would have spent my afternoon going out jogging or doing something healthy instead of sitting on my bed poised over my handphone anxiously waiting for the dreaded "R" word.

Enough of the drama.

The results came out. And........ phew, i did okay. I mean, okay for me. I got all Bs and one C+. For an average Singaporean living in Singapore, that's pretty decent! (But if I lived in Australia or America, I'd be dead. I'd be bawling my eyes out wondering what I did to deserve the travesty of the dreaded Bs) So anyways, I made cupcakes in celebration of my oh-so-average results and spent my day moping about why Ikea didn't call me instead. I felt like pulling an Izzy and lying on my bathroom floor. Of course I didn't! I baked instead.

Mini chocolate muffins about the width of a 50 cents coin. So teeny-tinyly cute.I even made icing. Now how much of a home-maker am I?!

Oh but I am depressed. I found out my GPA too. And of course it did improve. By 0.1. Which makes no freaking difference. I'm a 2.59 now.

Don't get me started on why they can't jut round it off to a 2.6. But even if it were a 2.6, my GPA is still pretty crap. You won't see NUS jumping the gun and dragging me into their course. Nooo... Cleo magazine hasn't even replied my email about an internship!

The world is against me.

No wonder I feel so bummed out all the time. Like the world could end.

Jeez. How depressing.

Now if it weren't for Jihan, I'd might have already died. We went exploring Haji Lane and Arab Street and Kampong Glam. It was very fun. We got all sweaty and found a bunch of obscure fun shops. Now if we could just find another place to explore...

But I digress!

I apologise. I shall continue with my complaining.

So NUS will never take me in with my grades, neither will NTU. How will I tell my father? He who has high hopes for me will probably throw a fit that NTU and NUS refuses to take me in. You know, I really regret not studying during my second semester. If I did, my GPA wouldn't have dropped from a 2.8 to a 2.4. Now my future is pretty much set in stone.

The stone of failure.

Oh shoot me! Kill me! Say it isn't so!

You know, in my dream world, where everything's safe and happy: My GPA is a spanking 4.0 and NTU and NUS are vying for me, along with 5 ivy league schools. I'd written a Harry Potter worthy novel and Oprah wanted me on her show. Oh and Kim Kibum and I were dating. and Mitch Hewer was a third wheel.

Oh joy.

But who am I kidding? This is the real world. Life stinks and Dumbledore is gay.

Whatever.

Did I mentioned the Amanda week has gone down the drain and my room is STILL a mess?

- Novel writing, here I come -

The Amanda Week

2008-09-06T09:10:00.000-07:00

Well, my room's in shambles, my writing life, a mess, my clothes, overflowing, my books, cracking my shelves, my bags, squashed into a corner. My DVDs and VCDs, they are everywhere, my cellgroup commitments, dead. my hats, piled on one another.

What does this sound like?

A job for... aMANduh! The newest superheroine of her time, aMANduh needs to pick up the pace on her household chores etcetera etcetera.

Thank goodness for aMANduh, her super hot, super cool, super awesome alter-ego Amanda Jayne is on holiday. Best time ever to start!

Hence, the next week will be dedicated to saving the world! (well, just aMANduh's world for the moment)

The schedule:

Monday: VCD and DVD collection
Tuesday: Clothes
Wednesday: Books
Thursday: Cell group cards
Friday: Room clean up!
Saturday: Write
Sunday: SLACK and look for a job

Wow. Isn't that exciting? Give me a whoowhoo!

- baking is next -

FARTING

2008-09-05T09:22:00.000-07:00

Clara sorta recently posted a post on farting.

Flatulence, what a fascinating topic, it's like a sacred topic that plebeians violate in public while the upper class violate it in the privacy of their own rooms. How exciting.

I remember there was this one time I was in Australia, and I came across this shirt that had 25 pictures of bums with air puffs emitting from the cheeks. Then they had names to each. There was the Silent But Deadly (household favourite), SkillSaw Fart (it vibrates the farter), Splatter Fart (let's just say air isn't the only thing coming out), Stutter Fart (a butt with a verbal problem!) and a ton more. It was very funny, and strangely, my family and I can remember it up to this very day. *Awww!!*

But whatever your fart preference is, I just want you to know, no one judges you. Even if you choose the sonic boom fart. Sure, it might smell shit (literally), and have strength to light a match, but everyone has to fart sometimes!

Even soap opera people fart! (speaking of soap opera people: they are the most plastic looking people ever! There's this guy in General Hospital who looks like a live-version of Ken, Barbie's ex-boyfriend. How weird is that?!)

Anyways: Check out the video. People farting on national television.

Told you everyone farts!

But yeah, farting totally blows. (harhar, couldn't resist the pun) Can you imagine if you're out on a first date and you're exchanging googly eyes at each other, you think it's just you and him. You lose control of your senses, he sighs and you- "PLLLARRRTT..." You let one rip. In front of him! Oh the pain! The shame! He looks at you grimacing uncomfortably and calls for the bill, while you were still chewing on your Chocolate Mousse! Then never again do you see him. Except for when you accidently bump into him, yet he can't be around you, there's too much bad air surrounding your relationship. (I couldn't resist this pun either!)

But never fear! Farting is for everyone! That situation up there will probably never happen to you.

- blow me down! -

Fashion

2008-09-02T19:08:00.000-07:00

I'm sad.

Really sad.

Not because I don't have a boyfriend! Not because Grey's Anatomy has started yet! BUT BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD RIVER ISLAND.

I've never wanted to go into the shop because it looks to high-end. I was right. One small step for Singapore's high income people, a giant step for Amanda. I went crazy and decided that maybe just maybe I might be able to afford something there.

Walking in was like walking into Utopia for fashion-wannabes. "Young Folks" (you can click the link to listen) by Peter Bjorn and John was playing! Yes that's right, the very first song from Episode 1 of GOSSIP GIRL! And when I turned my head to the left, there it was, a dress similar to the one that Blake Lively wore to the Teen Choice Awards. It was a rich purple, toga dress. ARGH. How I longed to touch the smooth smooth material that was calling out to me.

But of course, I could never afford it, why tempt myself right? So i made my way to the cottons. They're bound to be cheaper right? Wrong, the first shirt I picked up, cotton, plain, black. It costs 66 dollars. $66!! Who would WANT to buy it?! I could get the same on for 5 dollars at Bedok Interchange.

But then, I found a great outfit there, long sleeve shirt, grey sleeveless top to wear over, and denim shorts. SO NICE. I was tempted to stuff it into my bag and run out of the shop. But no! Because I'm morally upright I walked out sniffing sadly. (haha who am i kidding?) The entire outfit would have cost about 200 bucks.

You can just kill me now.

Why?! WHY DO THEY TORTURE ME SO?! Tempting me with my new fav. television show bits and pieces! Tempting me with pretty pretty clothes that are so so soft and so so pretty.

Another company I like that torture me, Urban Outfitters. Here's the thing, THEY DON'T HAVE ONE IN SINGAPORE. And besides if they had one, I'll never be able to afford anything anyway. I saw this razor-back hoodie that looked so pretty, but they don't ship to Singapore.

No. No. It's okay. I don't need comforting. JUST GET ME TO HARBOURTOWN FOR CHRISTMAS. I love harbourtown, they have topshop clothes for like 5 freaking dollars. SO AWESOME.

And I wanna go buy hats. I seem to have developed a weird obsession with them lately. I have like 4 caps, 2 page boy caps, and I borrowed Nazrin's fedora. It's just so pretty, and it goes with my silver vest. TSK. I wanna get MORE.

ONE DAY RIVER ISLAND! One day I'll walk in and buy a WHOLE outfit! *cue evil laughter* nothing NOTHING will stop me!

- the evils of shopping -

just because I have nothing to say

2008-09-01T09:24:00.000-07:00

Lai is taking his driving test tomorrow. (I mean today)

I'm jealous!

Why was I born in October?! Now I gotta wait for about 6 months before I can take my test =( If I had a car... What would I get?

Truth is, I don't know, I'll probably ask one of my car-crazy friends to decide for me and shell out the money that I don't have.

Argh, the holidays make me feel so "nua..." that's the word we use to describe Clara's house. It's very nua.

Nua: Passivity. Feeling very lazy in a cosy way
e.g. "Wah... I wanna go to Clara's house and sleep! It's so nua..."

I like ra's house man. Today I'm gonna spend time there watching really emo flicks. (Cause I'm supposed to bring it there.)

Anyway, it's the month of September! Do you know what this means?

It means all the television shows are coming back! *clapclapclap*

House, Grey's Anatomy, Greek, Gossip Girl, Supernatural, H20, Ugly Betty, Heroes etc etc...

All the wonders of television are coming back and I'm raving about them. YAY Thank God for the holidays, otherwise I won't be able to catch up to them.

- I get incoherent when I'm around you -

I got your number from a chatline....

2008-08-28T08:29:00.000-07:00

When you text a person, whom you don't know, in the morning. Don't send this, "Morning dear... :)"

BECAUSE THE SAID PERSON WILL GET THE SHOCK OF HER LIFE AND FREAK OUT!

Yes. *sniff sniff* I woke up to an awful horror staring at me in my face. Though many people might feel joy, feel loved, feel warm and fuzzy inside. I merely feel revulsion, and fear. A whole lot of fear.

I jumped out of bed and texted back. "Who are you?!"

Then stalker boy says, "I got your number from a chatline..."

WHAT THE FUCK!

Thoughts were running in my mind. I was about to faint. Blood started rushing to my head. "Oh no... Oh no..." I scrambled out of bed and started jabbing at my phone like there was no tomorrow.

"WHAT?! What chatline?! I never joined any chatline! No. Seriously. How did u get my number?" I was panicking. Who the hell gets this sorta shit in the MORNING.

I smelled a rat. A BIG STINKING RAT.

I called the dude.

He didn't pick up.

Then he called me back. He introduced himself to me and told me the creepiest line ever in the history of man/womankind: "I just want to get to know you better"

ARGH! Can you say stalker?! I can! With a capital S.C.A.R.Y.

Whatever. I found out. He's a 25 year old male SMRT driver. He speakth the English not so bad.

!!!Evil alert!!! no harm is meant in this statement. I have great respect for people who transport me to places.
HAHA is that why he calls chat lines? Aww...

So in the afternoon I went out with Jihan. Oh joy. Sanity. I was happy. Me. Books. Crazy talk with said bestie. And Beer Battered Fish and Chips too.

Then came the night. Like a creepy skulker, who has done a lot of skulking time, THE MESSAGES CAME BACK!

THE HORROR!

I quacked in my brightly coloured starry, fluffy bedroom slippers. "JIHHAANN!!" I wail to myself. "HELPPP MEE!!" Like she could hear me. She was miles away in stinking Koven - land of the people deprived of Tampines -

This was what he sent: "Btw, do you like to go for a ride wif me tonite?"

WHAT?!

WHAT?!

IN YOUR TRAIN?!

NO I WOULD NOT LIKE THAT! I DON'T KNOW YOU! I'M NOT INTERESTED IN YOU! YOU.... YOU... CREEPY CREEP!

"no thanks." I'm a polite person. Even to creepy people.

After about fifteen minutes.

He did it again.

"Btw, its ok, hmm goin 2sleep later? Dear, u wana noe sumting, u reminds me bout my ex 2years ago, she use to stdy at nyp, ya family matters cause d break up.. Amanda its realy nice 2get noe u"

THE SHOCK. Right now, even dreams about Harry Potter won't help me. It's safe to say, I'll be up the whole night thinking about who's the fool who gave this creep my number.

Once i find out. You watch out. You'll not just get the loud hailer.

Ever seen a panda angry?

It's scary.

- i bought tales of beedle the bard -

Confessions of a K-culture convert.

2008-08-27T04:27:00.000-07:00

I would have to say, I never expected the K-wave to be of tidal (HAHA) proportions. I've always thought of it to be a tiny wave. As in it would dry up on the beach.

Rain would die down to a drip and tear-jerking, formula-following K-dramas would get so tiresome aunties would soon turn of the taps.

I was wrong. Somehow, I've been sucked into the whirlpool of K-culture. KimChee! Boybands! Screaming, raging fanboards with hundreds of fans posting pictures and pictures of their idols! Animated icons flashing from every corner of the fanboards!

Someone stop me! But who could resist the face of a 21 year old man who looked like a 15 year old. How pedophilic. No matter how strange and disturbing it sounds, you, like me, will fall under his spell.

Look at that. Look at that and tell me the truth. Can anyone resist the cherubic smile of that man-child? No. No you can't! Once I saw him, once I heard his manly voice I knew! I knew my future was at hand.

I now proudly wear the badge of a K-culture convert!

No. No. You can't change my mind. I've even photoshop-ed my face next to his. (go to nicole's blog. I'm too embarrassed to show it here)

I've tried learning to speak it, to futile attempts. It started with "An nyoung ha seh yo", hello in Korean. (can anyone blame me for not being able to say that?! It's like speaking English without a tongue.) Then thinking that I know more than I actually know I said, "saranghae is sorry!"

Needless to say, my Korean-speaking friend burst out in laughter after staring at me stupidly. "Saranghae" is I love you. and "Myah Neh" is Sorry.

But as I soon found out. It'll be quite impossible to ever visit Kim Kibum. (yes that is his name. His name might sound funny to you! But I bet in some countries, your name means glutinous maximus in their language!) He'll never come to Singapore. I am desolate.

Well friends. If you know me, you can console me by getting me pictures of him. Hopefully, for my birthday. He'll be my present. Yes. Yes. You can mail him to me. Remember to pay for postage!

- pictures of him -

- Don't judge me. I'm human. I've seen the errors of my K-hating days -

Day Out

2008-08-20T08:54:00.000-07:00

*thunder... lightening...*

Friday is coming closer! It means...

FILM EXAM!

*dum dum dum*

I'm too lazy to study. Look, look, it's like midnight, and I'm still up typing rubbish. I even went for sushi today. yumyum

It was at the not-so-obscure 99cents buffet. (see, they scam you into thinking you're paying less then a dollar. When in truth... there's not such thing as 99 cents! It's a freaking dollar!) They had this great curry don... Wah.. the potato chunks..... My mouth is watering again!!!

LOOKS SO GOOD RIGHT! *sigh sigh*

So we grabbed plates and plates of sushi....

But it was really yummy. Look look! I even had a giant coke float. Then Clara ordered Mochi. Oh what she called Mochi. It was these two little black balls. Shaped like those giant round magnetic marbles that rattled when you dropped them on the floor. EW.

So scary...

Then Cass was pushing away the plate with the jellyfish. "Ew. Ew!" Nudge nudge push push... It was very funny. This cute little Levi's wearing cherub started banging his hands on a pillar and Clara decided that she's gonna adopt a child like him. HAHA

He was really adorable. So stylish! Levis... Until... You reach his shoes. He was wearing crocs. IMITATION CROCS! They were mud colour! But he's a small boy. They all get away with wearing crocs.

You know a lot of people wanna adopt kids. Well. Let me tell you this: CANNOT! Gahmen says we have baby shortage! NO BABIES NO SINGAPOREANS COMPRENDE!

Oh, but you know, with no babies, we have expatriate influx. Leaving more ang mors for us to jio! Right?!

Kidding.

No seriously. More ang mors! But who knows maybe all the China people and Indian people will come in again as well (a few more westerners) making it like a "REbirth of a nation!" Whoever's Prime Minister then can become sir Standford Raffles! Ahahahaha...

KIDDING KIDDING! GAAHMEN! PLEASE DON'T SUE ME!

So ANYWAYS. We totally stuffed our faces. And went shopping.

*cue catwalk soundtrack * - Paralyzer would be nice.

At BHG. We just bought Cass's 9.90 shoes! What a bargain. I also want. But I not as stylo as her see. She can like totally carry off 9.90 shoes and make it look like a million bucks. I make a 50 dollar shirt look like a 5 dollar home printed shirt.

Ra found this super cute straw hat thing. Nic was looking at sunnies. Nic decided she wanted to get one cause three of us had them! Haha her's look really nice! You know, out of three of them, in this pic, if i'm not covered by the camera with my eyes behind shades, I'd look positively hideous. My eyeliner decided to cake inbetween my eyelids. SO GROSS.

Aren't the beanies cute! They're Korean. BHG was having a Korean Fair. Not much a fair though. It was just this small cut-off hole with Red Blue and Yellow stuffs. OH! It had a teeny tiny poster of super junior. But KiBum didn't look nice in it, so i didn't steal it. *GIVE ME AN AWARD PLEASE*

*end catwalk soundtrack with a big THE-THUMP*

well, we spent a well used afternoon munching and shopping. Gotta spend time looking at the film books i guess. ARGH.

- dream a little dream of me... -

p.s. MICHAEL PHELPS GOT 8 GOLD MEDALS! *woah.* oh and Singapore's table tennis got Silver! *woot*

sub-conscious: "You are soooo patriotic."

A couple of 15 year olds worth mentioning

2008-08-13T09:56:00.000-07:00

For a while back I had a great obsession with the disney princesses.

Not the animated cartoon ones! The tweeny bopper ones. "Best of Both Worlds" couldn't stop ringing in my head, "Cruella DeVille" was on my iPod 24/7 I couldn't stop watching Hannah Montana and Wizards of Waverly Place.

I probably was going through a phase.

The one thing that struck me the most while watching the shows, and tracking them online (I swear! I'm not the only one!) was how mature they were! They dressed like they were 20 something year olds and were total fashionistas.

But now, I'm over Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez etc etc.

But let me tell you, 15 year olds are growing fast. Faster than an average tween.

Here's a few examples:

Fashion Pirate - Arabelle

here's her description of herself "'I'm a 15 year old super villain. I like to eat brownies in front of starving children, buy capes at the thrift store, and confuse the hell out of people with my internet sarcasm. My current goal in life is to wear Tao CDG and Yohji Yamamoto to the grocery store. I spend my time arguing with my best friends what cities rank as the most Hip(ster) and dancing around to the Smallfaces. Also, I'm in a rap group about Japanese designers and sheep vests with a 12 year old fashion icon. B jealz."

here's a picture she posted on one of her outfits -

Like what the hell right?! I never knew 15 year olds dress like that. T.T When i look at this i think, "God, was I unfashionable then. And now."

Whatever, she knows more about Prada, Gucci, Chanel and Yohji Yamamoto than I know about what courses I'm taking next sem.

Bloody hell. The jealousy I feel. - visit at http://fashionpirates.blogspot.com/

Photographer Model - Zoe

Also a blogger, she's.. If i'm not wrong, close to Arabelle from up there. Just like Arabelle, her fashion style is off the hook babe. Seriously.

Vintage-y stuff. With the added bonus of really well take fashion photographs and model poses. I show you. ->

I like it. Fashion on a toilet bowl. Very appropriate for a fashion-illiterate person like me. (I try! It just never works out well. Basic makeup has me stumped too)

Anyways, Zoe wants to be a model. And let me tell you. She is on her way.

This is what she said about herself that made me laugh, "I am very, very skinny. Almost freakishly skinny. I've been this way almost my entire life. It's in my genes; I have a very fast metabolism. I eat and eat and eat and hardly exercise, and I just stay skinny, underweight, and tall."

teehee

visit her at - http://puzzledxthoughts.blogspot.com/

There's another one. Alyson Stoner. But she's more famous. So no need for a big talk on her. Remember Step Up 1? She was the little girl bopping to Channing Tatum's (hot stuff!) rockabeat hiphop soundtrack. Ha! She showed him! Alyson Stoner, who seems to be going down the same path as ever immortalized 15 year olds Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus teaches advanced dance classes to people twice her age. How awesome is that?!

Well, she's interesting, very friendly personality. - From what little I can learn from her Youtube account - Speaking of Youtube accounts. Why does everyone seem to have one now? Even Oprah! I wonder when JK Rowling's gonna get her own webpage. Even the QUEEN! In the words of Garene, "so strange."

It gives a peek into the lives of the seemingly pointless drivel-filled tweeny boppers whom many people stalk. (a.k.a. me)

Well, judging from what I watch and what I read on Zoe and Arabelle's blogs, Selena, Demi, Miley, Mandy. You guys are out of your league! The stuff they talk about. Is actually stuff the KNOW. They really like, pay attention to that stuff! Sometime I can't do really well.

Ah well.

- TOLD YOU SO! -

The Tales of Beedle The Bard

2008-08-12T09:23:00.000-07:00

While many people have weaknesses for Chocolate, boys, eyes, etc.

I have one big big weakness.

One that many people know about.

One that caused me to lose ALL my money for a long period of time.

One that gave me the strength to queue up overnight.

It is.

The one, the only.

HARRY POTTER

The joy it has spread to the world! God bless you JK Rowling. Well, another amazing spin-off has emerged from the depths of the author-richer-than-the-queen's home. A book she only let out to some close friends of her's has finally been distributed worldwide! And as ever, this kind, and caring author is donating the proceeds from this book to Children's High Level Group.
(collector's edition! THE ONE I'M GETTING!)

What is this book? It was mentioned in Deathly Hallows as well! "The Tales Of Beedle the Bard". *screams*

JOY! Is saw the collector's edition and I had to have it! I mean, I've been dying to read it! Maybe... Some awesome coincidence made me pick up Deathly Hallows a few days before the article came out.

Harry Potter has touched my heart a gazillion times and it's the fairy tale that i'm going to read to my kids for bedtime. Now. There's a book of fairytales to go along with it! I... I'm so happy. I could cry.

(Here's what the whole package will look like)

I mean. It's ridiculous that I'm spending a hundred dollars on five stories and a book that could fit into my palm. But. It is THE book. (only overshadowed by the Bible!) I have to it!

Here's a brief history on the Tales of Beedle The Bard.

While we have Snow White and The Seven Dwarves (or as Ron says, "What's that? An illness?") wizarding children have The Tales of Beedle The Bard. a collection of fairy tales with one surpassing all the others. The story of the three brothers who defied death. And the reward that Death gave them. The Deathly Hallows. (it's the crux of Dumbledore's research and pains!) The Hallows were made up of the Resurrection Stone, The Cloak of Invisibility and The Elder Wand. Each had different properties to help the brother's continue to defy death.

Amazingly enough, these three Hallows are what brought the whole story to an end. A fairytale to end a fairytale.

- it'll always be MY baby -

The Amanda Theory

2008-07-30T09:00:00.000-07:00

I have a theory.

Oh well, not really. Graci and I were discussing it. It's about the same topic as my last post. LOVE

Here's my theory:

God put us all in this world with one purpose right. And it has nothing to do with finding your true love!

God made Eve for Adam right? Out of his rib right? So you see, they are ONE.

Which means, with every man and woman out there, they come in PAIRS! However, due to certain circumstances, we might be put together (like those memory card games), so you have to flip flip flip each card until you find the right one!

And when you do, you'll know, he or she's the right one for you.. *cue loud AWW...*

See, so you can be single your WHOLE LIFE, until you flip over the correct card (which is basically just meeting new ppl) , then you find, holey moley maceroly! He/She's my PERSON!

Corny lifetime movie channel music plays and you walk down the aisle in a white dress.

See. So I've learnt from this theory that: "if you're single, it doesn't matter, because one day you'll find your dude and be happy forever."

- don't mock me! -

So embarrassingI

2008-07-29T02:10:00.000-07:00

Yesterday.. Was frightfully embarassing. (well I'm not totally talking about myself.) TEEHEE

Let's not go into vivid, disgraceful memories of the distant past. Let's just say it has to do with a text message, a show of skin, - at the wrong place! - a ton of tripping (over large, visible, dustbins), and claws. Well, imaginary claws.

So enough about the shame-faced story of my sordid -I'm kidding! Sordid... My life is as boring as a sheet of paper - past.

Today's topic has to be the most common place, everyday topic that millions. No billions of people think, write, cry, laugh and snigger about.

LOVE - like blood. but evil-ler

correct right? Too many people in the world obsess about it. And from young, we're hit by not so subtle messages in the media (THAT IS FREAKING EVERYWHERE) that love is wonderful, perfect, bittersweet, aww...-worthy etc etc. There has always been a huge hype about it, from holidays: Valentine's Day, White Day, All the Parent days.

Then there are the books and movies that have a whole genre specially for this feeling. You don't see anger getting a genre to itself do you? Even "children's books" have love! Peter Pan, Harry Potter, Twilight, Anne Rice, The Notebook, Twelfth Night, etc etc. I can't even put an AND because there is a never ending list of this.

It makes people go crazy you know. This emotion. Feeling. Whatever you call it. Big men cry over it. People start looking for it once they get a whiff of it, never giving up hope of finding, the one. They change girl/boyfriends practically once a week. They can never be alone. Everytime they find a new person to oogle at, they think, "could she be a potential, the one?"

How annoying.

Sadly. I have to confess that I too have harboured that longing, to find the one. Of course I didn't find him but well, it was an interesting experience to feel depressed, miserable and suicidal all at the same time. Then once you're over it, you go, "woah. It's so much more better to be single." Then you start on the warpath by reading books, watching movies, reading blogs (i still feel sad about that blog), reading manga, watching anime, looking at the couples around you and you want one too! You want to find, the one.

I heard this funny saying: "Love is patient, love is kind, love will make you lose your mind" HAHAHA James Mardsen said it. So funny! So true please.

See. The ever encompassing joy of love. PFFTT....

- so what if i'm bitter! -

The sound! The NOISE!

2008-07-22T00:10:00.000-07:00

Today must be my unlucky day.

I woke up to the strains of someone singing "As The Deer". I love this old hymn, but I absolutely would love to personally head downstairs and strangle the tone-deaf, screeching person downstairs.

So i struggle out of bed, go about doing my regular human time, (Edward doesn't need human time... So he waits for Bella instead!!) finally plonk myself in front of my laptop to start on the long overdue Film Theory Term Paper a.k.a. FTTP.

So I get started on the FTTP, armed with the Grease VCD in hand, a ton of websites opened, my library books at the side, a cold drink and a sandwich at my other side.

THEN, it starts.

The drilling! The minuet clack clack of a drill starting on some tiles, then the full blown roar of the dangerous machine. Then it starts moving downwards, the sound drills into my brain drowning out the sweet strains of Olivia Newton John singing "Hopelessly devoted to you... oooooo..." HELLO! How am I supposed to feel her emotions and write about it when all I can hear are the thuds and the overly enthusiastic cracking of tiles?

Finally, it stops, so I rewind and start again, the "dum chak dum dum chak" starts. I glare out of my tiny window to the corner house where I believe an idiot is thumping away at a drum set. HE'S MOVING TO THE WRONG BEAT OF "HOPELESSLY DEVOTED"! How, am I, supposed to watch my damn movie. Even employing the use of the greatest invention God has ever allowed on our blue planet. Headphones! Yet. The damn drums penetrate the pink perfection nestled on my ears!

Oh woe is me.

Maybe He's telling my to wait for Jihan to get to my house first then get started on the crap FTTP.

NAHH... We're supposed to be doing other stuff! Like movies and shite.

Anyways for people who are doing FTTP on old movies, check out this website ->
http://70s.fast-rewind.com/

and
http://www.stuckinthe70s.com/

this website is just fun to visit. It has LAVA LAMPS! oo.... lumpy bits of wax get me high.

- shut up and listen. -

why's his eyes a different colour?

2008-07-20T10:31:00.000-07:00

If Kristen was 18 and she asked this question she'll probably be faced with charges of racism or something equally hideous.

She's lucky she's only five.

Was serving in church today, thank God I managed to wake up! I'm such a lazybum. Sander, this new kid came in. His parents are American if I'm not wrong. He has the most beautiful blueish-greenish eyes ever and the softest blondest hair! (I'm probably being biased cause he's like the first ang mor kid I've taken care of haha) ALL KIDS ARE BEAUTIFUL IN GOD'S EYES OKAY! mine too.

He wasn't keen on sitting on his own for the first time, so I hung out with him. I'm proud to say he was quite attached to me! See... Now I miss IKEA. I wanna go back and work at smalland! *sighs* children are so cute.

Anyways, that major cutie was sitting on my lap when Kristen comes up and scrutinizes his eyes.

Kristen: "Teacher..."

Me: "Yes dear?"

Kristen: "How come his eyes different colour? Mine is black colour.'

TIO STUNNED!

Me: "Well.. God made us all different. So he gave us all different coloured eyes too."

Kristen: she frowns and leans forward to scrutinize more. "Your eyes and my eyes black colour..."

TIO STUNNED AGAIN!

Me: " Urm... No.. Your eyes are brown! See... We're all different!" I try this in hope that she won't realize I have no idea what to say.

Inevitably, it ends in failure. Kristen looks at me, clearly not believing a word I say, saunters off to listen to SuZhen tell the bible story of the day.

Oh the embarrassment.

To be shamed by a 5 year old girl...

ANYWAYS! Moral of the story is: Next time when you get married and have tiny tots. Teach them that everyone is unique and different coloured eyes are perfectly fine! tsktsk.

- He loves me not. and probably never -

2008-07-18T01:19:00.000-07:00

it started out as a feeling

which then grew into a hope

which then turned into a quiet thought

which then turned into a quiet word

and then the word grew stronger and stronger

till it was a battle cry...

- Regina Spektor, The Call

A childish hope, A childish dream,

I thought would come true.

Right now I realise then you and I

are further than i thought.

Love songs and love poems

tell you to give a care,

that with time and patience

he'll be there
But let me tell you a secret.

THEY LIED.

There's no such thing as true love,
no such thing as "ai"
whenever you find that special one,
it's usually just a prank,
played by fate
to give your heart an empty hole
that will ruin your life.

I dont' write poems. Let me tell you first. If you wanna laugh, go ahead. It'll just rip through my empty broken BLACK HEART.

-i burn, i pine, i perish -

Addicted to....

2008-07-13T10:08:00.000-07:00

I've been watching too much television.

I have so much to do and yet I'm hooked on Greek and tons of other shows!

Most important things to do:

1) Write to editors

2) BMR critique of research paper

3) Film Term paper

Three things that I've been wasting my time on:

1) Greek - Like, the freaking best show right now! I can't get enough of Cappie and Evan Chambers! Casey Cartwright reminds me of Meridith though. All the damn drama! Stuck between two guys and all that. I like her. She's nice. Rusty was a real loser until like the middle of the season! Now he's cool. Except for the scrawny parts.

I mean, scrawny ARMS ARMS.

2) Re-runs of Grey's Anatomy - Need I explain the wonders of this almost-soap?

3) Writing - of FAN-FICTION! I'm such a douchebag. I spend too much time doing things I like. T.T crycry

Nuggets of stupidity

1) Life... Is quite unpredictable. You never know what you're gonna get.

2) Friends... Are people you trust.

3) Friends... Don't give up on you.

- I'm sorry. I just need time -

why say less when you can say more?

2008-07-04T09:23:00.000-07:00

This is not some random revelation. It's just a topic i'd like to bring up.

I'm a very loud person.

I KNOW OKAY! All my lovely darlings out there, no, you don't need to tell me that I'm a bigmouth, I have ears. I can hear.

Here are some of the examples of observations (if that's what you call sarcastic, paltry comments)

Ben: "Eh eh! Another old person just died!"

Mr. Phillip Lee: "Amanda Bigmouth Lee" (he couldn't remember my middle name when Ms Yew asked)

Stuart: "I'm deaf."

That's like, a small sample. I would put more, but I'm very tired as I've been reading Dawn Yang's blog and my brain is bleeding out of my ears from the immense stupidity of her frivolous lifestyle. (don't condemn me for reading her damn blog okay. NIC told me about Arissa Luna - the girl she imitated - and I was curious!!)

Here's the truth lah, actually, I find it very funny. I don't take it very seriously.

But then again...

DO I HAVE A SIGN ON MY HEAD THAT SAYS: "READY-MADE FOR TEASING?"

But wah, today Ivan and Jesal, congrats. You guys really took the cake man. AND ELISHA. (you all DIE by the way) I don't know how you all come up with these comments hor.

Apparently I'm Ms Swan's long lost twin sister and Kung Fu Panda at the same time.

WHAT?! WHAT?!

I really don't know how they get these funny notions in their head. Retards. All of them.

But there is no bigger retard then... DAWN YANG!

Okay, I take that back. She's not a retard. She's way faster than the average person. (especially when it comes to branded goods, exotic holidays, rich old men... *oops!) don't know her personally, but from what I read she's pretty much a spoiled brat.

Maybe if I flutter my eyelashes for a really long time and start pursing my lips Daddy will buy me a BMW convertible and get me plastic surgery so that I can look like my favourite socialite and let my transformation to bitch-dom be complete. I mean, I've like, got the MONEY right? And I'm smart, cause I've an acceptance letter from NYU.

Oh but wait. Apparently once you get plastic surgery done, your brains go along with your uh-gliness. Into the lonkang.

sigh. If anything, I feel sorry for her lor. Life under such scrutiny. It must be so tough to have rich old men going all primitive when they're around you, to have your underwear showing to the whole world (must be so embarrassing), to have to get your bottom lip to look longer than your top lip while achieving the forced-smile look. OH! Is that a naturally pursed-lips look? So sorry.

Ee. My hair stand. Don't want to talk about her anymore.

Heh. But what do I know right? My body is not made of plastic, I'm not remotely pretty enough to have people imitate me. I don't have a welcome letter from NYU nor do I have the credentials to offer my insights on her life. So my judgment of Dawn Yang... It's a non-issue lah, I'm very small on the blogger chain. Probably number 4 billionth on the list of blogs. So relaxx fan of dawn yang. (I only know one. The rest of my friends, like me, think she's an insipid waste of useful space) My tirade on her life as a "blogger" is like not important.

Oh! But lovelove http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/ I can't stop laughing when I read it. Too funny. So is dawnwayang.com HURHURHUR. So honestly brutal.

- to be smart? -

AngryAngry

2008-06-29T09:35:00.000-07:00

I swear, the past week was just bullshit. I spent the entire week my face longer than horse's. To all the people who faced my wrath (regrettable I have to admit, I was angry most of the time for trivial matters), I apologise and BEG for your forgiveness.

Dunno what got into me man. Must have been like the anger bug or something. So ridiculous. I lost my cool over the slightest thing.

If you wanna hate me, i don't blame you. BUT PLEASE DON'T. I'll just DIE. Seriously. I'll be sad. T.T

Enough of the mopey-talk. JIHAN AND ROSEMARY ARE BACK. Woohoo. All the overseas people are coming back. So fun. Been waiting a damn long time.

Speaking of overseas, I've been wanting to go overseas to study. I have chosen the place, and what I'm going to study and everything. All that matters now, is the cost.

University of Western Australia (I pray they take me in if NTU doesn't), and I want to do: Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies) majoring in either, Japanese, English, Classics and Ancient History, or Music.

But that is only if I get rejected at NTU. Which i sense a very high chance of happening. Oh but the pain of the MONEY. MONEY!!

People want to get an honest education also cannot. Must have money. So ridiculous. And the goverment wants us to do lifelong learning. Pfft..

- oh the joy of studying -

FUCKING COMPUTERS

2008-06-25T06:06:00.000-07:00

FUCKING COMPUTER. SHOULD BE FUCKING SOLD INTO SCRAP METAL AND TURNED INTO A FUCKING TINCAN.

STUPID NAHBEH CHEEBAI TODAY SO MUCH WORK ALREADY STILL ACT UP. WHAT THE FARK LAH.

THINK SO NICE IS IT?! WHAT THE HELL LAH. NO WONDER THERE ARE SO MANY TECHNOPHOBES.

BLOODY FUCKERS NOW HOW TO DO WORK ALREADY CANNOT RIGHT. FUCKING CHEEBAIS

SCREW MICROSOFT.

NAHBEH.

FUCK.

NO WONDER OLD TESTAMENT PEOPLE SO HAPPY. NO FUCKING COMPUTERS

googling and the Zohan"

2008-06-19T10:58:00.000-07:00

I googled one of my common usernames today.

I'm really anxious about waking up early tomorrow to select the elective. (to me, early is 10am) So this dumb and dumber part of me decided that maybe, just maybe, I can stay up past tomorrow morning and stay up till 10!

Crazy right. And I've got filming tomorrow too.

So i googled the username, and I found one of my blogposts on ANOTHER blog-site! See in my old blog there was this entry about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. (I was like, all excited about it coming up so I blogged this SUPER long post about it with all the hairy details) this OTHER blog posted my post! With of course, crediting me!

So now, I scream. In despair. Why didn't he/she tell me about linking me earlier! Now. Forever it is lost. I can never reveal my glory-days of blogging about my first true love. *lovelorn sigh*

Ah well. No point whining right? I watched Don't Mess With the Zohan.

I spent the entire FIRST half of the movie thinking, "oh god. The Zohan has a codpiece the size of godzilla!" IT STUCK OUT SO OBSCENELY! Adam Sandler is a good actor. If he was a lousy one. He'd better be thankful they put so much effort in dragging the audiences attention to his ringadingding. You'd barely notice his facial expressions if not for the sounds emitting from his strangely distorted mouth when he is upset.

I can't stop thinking about it.

Air-pumped? Or Styrofoam filled? HAHA

Then in the middle of the movie. He revealed his salami to his fellow hairdresser, who said, "it's not that big." and he replied, "Not that! The bush! The bush! It is biggg!" LIKE OH MY GOD. So the thing that was pushing his frontal jewels away from his thighs was HAIR. Thick. Obscenely disgusting, HAIR.

Graci and I were like screaming.

Oh the shame Zohan! The SHAME!

=D

- The Zohan bangs grannies -

The average IQ of an 18 year old female

2008-06-10T09:49:00.000-07:00

I've just taken an IQ test, and boy am I ashamed.

I've scored... 107 =( Isn't that like borderline stupid?! *sigh sigh*

No! No! It's impossible! I shall try again.

HAH HAH!

Free-IQTest.net - Free IQ Test

See, I knew I wasn't that stupid. (I hope this is accurate though)

But I was quite scared when i saw this table:

Table 1 - Practical Significance of IQ

IQ Range	Frequency	Cumulative Frequency	Typical Educability	Employment Options
Below 30	>1%	>1% below 30	Illiterate	Unemployable. Institutionalized.
30 to 50	>1%?	>1% below 50	1st-Grade to 3rd-Grade	Simple, non-critical household chores.
50 to 60	~1%?	1.5% below 60	3rd-Grade to 6th-grade	Very simple tasks, close supervision.
60 to 74	3.5%?	5% below 74	6th-Grade to 8th-Grade	"Slow, simple, supervised."
74 to 89	20%	25% below 89	8th-Grade to 12th-Grade	Assembler, food service, nurse's aide
89 to 100	25%	50% below 100	8th-Grade to 1-2 years of College.	Clerk, teller, Walmart
100 to 111	50%	1 in 2 above 100	12th-Grade to College Degree	Police officer, machinist, sales
111 to 120	15%	1 in 4 above 111	College to Master's Level	Manager, teacher, accountant
120 to 125	5%	11 in 10above 120	College to Non-Technical Ph. D.'s.	Manager, professor, accountant
125 to 132	3%	1 in 20 above 125	Any Ph. D. at 3rd-Tier Schools	Attorney, editor, executive.
132 to 137	1%	1 in 50 above 132	No limitations.	Eminent professor, editor
137 to 150	0.9%	1 in 100 above 137	No limitations.	Leading math, physics professor
150 to 160	0.1%	1 in 1,100 above 150	No limitations	Lincoln, Copernicus, Jefferson
160 to 174	0.01%	1 in 11,000 above 160	No limitations	Descartes, Einstein, Spinoza
174 to 200	0.0099%	1 in 1,000,000 above 174	No limitations	Shakespeare, Goethe, Newton

it's from http://www.geocities.com/rnseitz/Definition_of_IQ.html

At least I can fulfill my dreams of writing. So FREAKY. I don't want to be come a POLICE OFFICER!

I wonder who's the idiot who had so much free time to come up with this stupid table. Merely used to frighten people out of their shite.

I shake and quake in terror of being a member of the law enforcers. Can you imagine me as a police officer....

Police Amanda: "HEY YOU! Pick up your damn litter!"

offender: "Why?! Cannot ah! I want to throw mah!"

Police Amanda: "It's against the law eh! Fine $5000 you know!"

offender: "I know... But you don't tell, I don't tell... Who will know?!"

Police Amanda: "Of course I will tell! I am: A LAW ENFORCER"

offender: "Scared you ah!"

Police Amanda: "OI YOU BETTER DAMN WELL PICK UP YOUR LITTER, IT'S AGAINST SUB-SECTION 3.48 OF THE LAW BOOK 7.93 TO THROW LITTER WHEN THE DUSTBIN IS ONLY 500 FEET AWAY..."

Offender: "Wah. She talk alot hor." He creeps away. Then starts running.

Police Amanda: "You're mother never teach you ahh... EH! STOP RUNNING!" Attempts to chase. "Ehh... I very tired. Whatever, run lo." I sit down and glare huffing and puffing.

Then I'll probably go on and on and on about how it's not right and shout a lot... The only way I'll ever catch him is by killing him with my deadly voice-that-can-kill-elderly-people. T.T Running makes me tired.

Oh the laziness of it all.

Thank God writing only asks for you to run around once in a blue moon.

- this coming from the girl who didn't want to collect her wallet from MacDonalds -

my phone

2008-06-04T01:20:00.000-07:00

Clara asked, so this will be my blog post about my phone.

let me just warn you anti-pink people, COVER YOUR EYES!

My phone, is pinker than a pink pig.

gorgeous no? I was stunned by it I had to get it straightaway.

tsktsk manda, so impulsive! oh, that pretty display picture did not come with the phone, it's from deviantart.

the only flaw with it is that it can't play MP3 ringtones. Only as music tracks. Like WHAT?! right? sigh sigh... Well it's my shexy new phone that has taught me not to fear pink anymore. Oh the prettiness of it all!

VODAFONE 703SHF, you can go google it for it's specs and stuffs. I got mine from a yahoo auction. A very nice lady sold it to me.

- in hopes of a pink new future -

Kenna tagg by NICOLE

2008-06-03T23:09:00.000-07:00

1.If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?

If he were right in front of me... I'd throw a huge scene, first I'll slap him, "How dare you cheat on me!" Then pull a oh-i-hurt-inside-face, you know, to gain sympathy, teehee. Then to humiliate him, "what about our daughter!?" Then I'll pull him to a corner, "hey fucker. You think i need you is it? Go die lah! Pull out his precious PSP from his pocket and crush it with my stiletto.

2.If you can have a dream to come true, what will it be?

Currently... My dream is to... MARRY PRINCE CASPIAN THE TENTH. BEN BARNES... So hawt. Sorry Jihan, he's way hotter than Peter and I DIG his Hispanic accent!

3. What will your dream wedding be like?

Seeing as my dream is to marry Prince Caspian. Obviously, our wedding would be at Narnia, with the nymphs and stuff playing harps as I walk down the isles in a medieval looking dress. Aww...

Who am I kidding. The day that will happen will be the day the oceans froze over.

4. Are you confused as to what lies ahead of you?

Urm. Yes? Isn't that why there so many self-help books? But you know, it never hurt anyone to plan.

5. What your ideal lover like?

didn't we just go through this?! PRINCE CASPIAN PRINCE CASPIAN! The dude with the charm that could sail a thousand ships! Tsk. Get with the program.

6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone?

Being loved. Ah duh. Which rock did you crawl out from? Stoopid questions created to make someone feel uncomfortable.

7.How long do you intend to wait for someone you really love?

Dunno. Never tried. Why don't you tell me how it goes eh?

8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?

Oh, die. Moan for a few days then move on to a new subject of like. See, Prince Caspian loves Susan. But I don't care. I've got Harry Potter.

9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?

Uh, ya. SURVEYS! It's bad enough that we get bombarded by them on our way to the mall. But now we have to CREATE this spawn of the devil ourselves! What is the world coming to...

10. Is being tagged fun?

Oh the joy that fills my heart.

11. How do you see yourself in ten years’ time?

I'll be like... 28 right? Working, as a journalist. Rushing a lot, still watching my drama on my laptop, with a larger DVD collection and tons of notebooks. Don't ask about marriage. Am too young to bother.

12. Who are currently the most important people to you?

God, my family, my friends! Quite typical lurh, but that's how God created the world man.

13. What kind of person do you think the one who tag you is?

Nicole... Is... A korean-boyband obsessed darling, who has to hand in her work like by tomorrow and isn't done. She's a good friend, straight-talking no nonsense girl. Goes straight to the point, i like. She's huggable.

14. Would you rather be single&rich or married but poor?

Can i be married and rich? Well, the lesser of two evils would be single and rich.

15. What is the first time you do every morning?

Brush my teeth. What else? You mean there are some people who DON'T brush their teeth first?! Oh gross.

16. Would you give all in a relationship?

Depends on the relationship.

17. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who would you pick?

Neither. Hope that something like in Zettai Kareshi happens. READ BOOK 6 YOU IDIOTS. The drama SUCKS. The manga ROCKS. Tsk.

18. What type of friends do you like?

Friends who accept you for who you are.

19. What type of friends do you dislike?

Friends who only pretend to be your friend so that they can seem popular and use you at times. Like hello. You're mother never teach you ah, do unto others what you want done unto you. You pretend to be my friend, when you drown, I save the jellyfish next to you instead.

20. Who should tag?

Hah... Must tag ah... er.. can i say I'm lazy? Clara lor.

- there are WEBSITES for useless surveys like this -

lexie grey

2008-05-31T09:53:00.000-07:00

if i were a lesbian, the first woman I would fall in love with is Chyler Leigh.

isn't she HOT!

See, what happened was: I attempted to watch Not Another Teen Movie, courtesy of www.watch-movies.net BUT, it didn't load, bloody hell. But i did manage to watch the first part. I was intrigued by the flawless looking face behind the thick glasses. So I went to google. Oh my god! (not "oh my gat" - like the way this taiwan girl said, or even my darling Jiro said on HanaKimi - )

She's Lexie Grey on Grey's Anatomy! So i thought to myself. Hm. Why is it that i only notice her now? Then i knew! Because McSteamy and McDreamy were filling my mind while I was watching that show.

Speaking of Grey's Anatomy, that show has to be the show with the hottest people ever. Addison Shepard was so hot, McSteamy, McDreamy, Ellen Pompeo and now, CHYLER LEIGH.

she's gorgeous.

Seriously.

- this is what comes out from watching too much TV -

vulgarities......

2008-05-23T07:02:00.000-07:00

just read a friendster post.

Won't say who, won't say how i found it.

But... OH MY GOD! It's possibly one of the most vulgar things I've ever seen. My eyes my eyes!!

she cb kia lar. kaysiao lar.
step yi ge der lor.
i take pic like this she huanlor.
nb ccb.
she sibie xialan and guailan ok.
all she got is LANJIAOBIN!
go suck huan na der lanjiao lar.
mai at my fs profile kpkb lar.
sibie humji lar she.
teacher pet. even dog also bu pei lar.
cb kia lar she.
go geylang free of charge to fuck also bo ppl wan lor.
see till her ljb jiu sian lar.

The fact that I can even understand what's she saying goes to show I've been spending too much of my time listening to Hokkien rants and Youtube-ing disgraceful Hokkien rants that definitely do not put that dialect in a good light.

Scary.

Did I mention that the person who wrote that is a girl? of about 11 - 15 years of age?

SCARY

What is the education system really teaching these kids?

at least she excels in Hokkien vocabulary! Now if her English was just as good......

- CBLJ! -

watch this

2008-05-21T09:40:00.000-07:00

this, my crazy fei lun hai fans, is for you.

They new JAPANESE song Fei Lun Hai. I love pretty boys as much as the next girl. But when they are as VAPID, and as STONED as Winter, Summer, Spring and Autumn (that's what the fei lun hai boys call themselves! They have a freakin' season to themselves!!!! *gaggag*) in this video, I pretty much want to give up hope on them.

I love Jiro, I really do, he's a great actor (a little over the top, but always cute when doing that) BUT WHY?! Why torture yourselves but singing in a language that you DON'T CARE ABOUT! From the way the over enunciated the words in the MV, it's pretty obvious that they will pretty much crash and burn in the Japanese market. It's nice that you want to sing in a language other than your own, to branch on internationally and all that. BUT AT LEAST BE SINCERE!

GET SOME FEELINGS YOU INSIPID BLOCKS OF BEAUTIFULLY CARVED WOOD!

They make they lyrics sound so... so.. eargh.

If you want a song, where a foreigner sings. Listen to Crucify My Love, by X-Japan. That, that is a beautiful song. That song despite his slight mispronouciations of the english language, he manages to let his sincerity and gorgeous voice SHINE through the song. (ew, like some fan like that.)

What i mean to say is, in simple terms that don't require me to talk too much is: They rock, you pebble.

Just to clear things up, I like Farenheit, I just don't like them singing something they can't sing.

- go ahead, judge me they way i judge them -

A Plie of Paper Crap

2008-05-21T09:09:00.000-07:00

What a romantic title.

But it's the only way to describe the workload that us year 2s are given. Can you say, "USELESS?" I am dead on my feet, and I am losing confidence in my writing.

Every, single, day, I sit in front of my computer (besides staring adoringly at Kevjumba) I am typing and typing and typing sheets and sheets of paper trying to finish all my work before the deadline.

Then, suddenly, out of the pile of shit i call homework. crawled out the most demoralizing news ever.

I found out, that Selvan had given out Lime Magazine writing jobs to three people in the course, BUT NOT ME!

ME! Who's ambition is to become a magazine writer.
ME! Who's been proclaiming to the world that sub-editing is the only way to go.
ME! Who defends the good and clean (i hope) name of writing!

What happened to passion? What happened to enthusiasm? Do those things not matter anymore?! WHY DIDN'T HE GIVE ME THE JOB *huffs puffs* this is the time someone shouts at me to get over myself and shut up.

BUT I WON'T! Because this is a blog, muahahaha you can't stop me plebeians!

So depressing.

Obviously he has no confidence in my magazine writing skills (me who, by the way have an article in seventeen magazine) oh, who am I kidding, it was about FACIAL MASKS! So shallow. So... easy to do? NO CHALLENGE! NO IMPRESSIVE STORY!

I feel like this is a, "exit: by bear" moment. Except my bear is my despair at how lousy I am.

Ah well, I'll just have to start pushing my lumpy arse to the top of the writers hill, must work hard! Must work hard!

by the way, I just watched... What's that show called? Where everyone attempts painful suicides? OH! Jackass. Courtesy of Darius Kong. Thanks very much, I have been educated in the stupidity of guys. I thought it could only go this high, but who knew it could go where noone has gone before? The universe of the suicidally painful retards. Idiots.

- back to a shitload of work -

blogs and sidekicks

2008-05-18T12:14:00.000-07:00

Actually, this is my number dunno dunno what blog.

The old one, let's just say there was a little accident.

SO CARELESS

And it's like three years worth of shit okay. Now, thanks to my itchy fingers, it's all gone. Pictures larh, music larh, videos larh... FOREVER. Goodbye! *makes me wanna cry*

But what can I do right? Suck it up! Be a man! At first I didn't want to start a new one, heart-pain. Like, I'll keep on thinking, "oh shit, on this date last year I wrote this really funny thing, but now I can't remember it anymore!!" tears of reminiscing. Argh, die.

But whatever. The reason why I started was because I decided, what the heck you know, I like to write, I need somewhere to explode and complain and rave whenever however.

If I die young (touch wood!!) you all will be able to tell, because the entries will stop! (not that i'm going to blog everyday. but if the blog dies after a year. you know who ka-chiang already)

Anyways

SIDEKICK
I think I'm going to go mad, seriously.

You know that thing called cutural imperialism? yarr, I think i'm totally affected by it. I was watching old heroes re-runs just now, then I saw Claire Bennet a.k.a. scary-mutant-re-growing-of-limbs-like-a-lizard-cheerleader, using the cutest phone ever. (after which I found out the phone has been around for quite sometime, I'm just slow) It was pink, and can be used like a mini computer!

To die for man.

I wanted it! I had the deep dark burning desire to go and buy it, so i went to the website - www.sidekick.com - SO NICE.

I was so tempted to start saving money like mad and buy it. Then oh my God.

T-moblie a.k.a. USA ONLY.

WHY LIKE THAT?!

I was so sad. So i went on a mad hunt to look for someone who might sell it to me. Then I found this google link on xiaxue's blog that she's buying her's from ebay.

yay! somewhere to buy right?

WRONG.

If i wanna buy it, I'll have to unlock it, buy something, press something, call somewhere and pay shipping costs and a whole lot of high-tech mumbojumbo i don't understand.

What's the point, but wah lao. It's so pretty. Quite depressing, cool thing is that, if i got it, no one else in Singapore would have it (besides, i think, xiaxue) sorry larh, but I also think it's shexy.

look look! so cute right?!

Diane von Furstenberg Sidekick

yar. I think it's a limited edition?

I want to buy that.

So honeys out there, if you ever decide, "I love manda! She's the freaking best friend in the world a best guy/girl can have!" You know what to get me. I want this kind hor please.

Black and hot pink.

So shexy.

- sidekick = awesome -