Deepavali break

7 November 2010

My first post since November 2008! Exactly a 2 year hiatus and I'm back on blogger! And its a month before my 22nd birthday! Are the dates playing tricks on me? No I don't think so.

Well the last 2 days have been uber memorable to me. First, on Friday it was Deepavali, and I had to work! But one thing good was that the traffic was kind to me. I felt as if I was driving in sweet 'ol Ipoh, because the roads were practically devoid of traffic along the LDP at Puchong and the Kesas as well because usually it'd be a sea of cars regardless of the time.

That day was kinda special, because one of the foreign workers employed by my mum, who was from Myanmar and had been working for us since 2004, was going back to her homeland after 5 years with us. And she was one of our best employees by far. So we all tucked into our 10-seater Nissan Vanette and sent her to the airport, the LCCT.

The LCCT was packed with travelers, locals and foreigners. It was my second time there. I couldn't find parking, so I parked at the drop off zone since so many cars were doing the same. I couldn't find mum, so basically I couldn't bid goodbye to to my worker. Her name was Khin Aung San. We all called her Khin.

~ What was funny was that the day before I was at Putrajaya finalising the last details for her trip back to her homeland. Mum trusted me to do it, and at the same time I took the rare opportunity to renew my soon-to-be-expired passport and also I renewed my century-old IC at JPN (JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA). I was practically running around like a psycho running those errands while carrying Khin's passport in a file which was clutcched in my hands. And when i got back to the car after finalising everything, I realised her passport was missing! I started panicking and worrying. The only thing that crossed my mind was to re-run the paths I took a while ago to trace back the passport and luckily I did, but it was handed by some good Samaritan to an officer at the Immigration Department. Cranky old Malay officer refused to give me back the passport unless the bearer was present to collect it. Deep down I was cursing and swearing to the old head "GIVE IT BACK TO ME FOR I'M RUSHING LIKE A MAD MAN FOR IF YOU DON'T I CAN'T GUARANTEE WHAT I MIGHT DO TO YOU"! And so I produced some evidence that the passport was indeed belonging to one of my employees and luckily he bought that and returned it to me. What a scare! But at least I was relieved I did not lose her passport for if I did, I think she would've cried in front of me. *Count myself lucky* ~

Before and After : My old passport, and my new one.

See the twin towers "blackened" from the image.

So glad I finally updated this age old blog! Till next time! :)

My weird habits

Lately, I've realized I've got many strange albeit useful habits, some ranging for good to bad, some I don't even know how to rate them! Here are some of them:

(1) When I'm at the petrol station, I spend more time cleaning the windscreen then refueling! Sometimes so long that the fuel pump attendee has to take me away! I just can't drive with fingerprints or smudge on my windscreen!

(2) I always tailgate with the cars in front of me, for some reason, I always try to keep myself at a safe distance, but then I just get inches and inches closer!

(3) I like driving with the window winded down, especially at night!

(4) I seem to like driving in the rain, in the night all the better! Night driving suits me perfectly, while listening to Rihanna's "Disturbia" or Paul van Dyke's "Nothing But You". It just makes me wanna go faster with the city lights in my sights!

(5) I like collecting collectibles, my recent addictions are none other than merchandise from Quantum of Solace, Bond's latest flick. I collect the Shell Bond cars (complete set), I am also collecting the 22 Swatch watches specially for James Bond, I bought limited edition Touch 'n Go cards (2 of them!) by Quantum of Solace, my next one is of the course the fancy suitcase to house all the Bond cars from Shell.. And then before this there were those Ferrari cars.. Come to think of the money I've spent so far just on them.. Clever marketing strategy from Shell..

(6) I like reading sports news from major tabloids in the UK, at midnight with junk food in hand!

(7) I'm addicted to Facebook, I haven slept early for once since my addiction began to heat up back in September!

(8) I like scrubbing car tires, just to make them shine as bright as they can! Sometimes while scrubbing I can go on for hours!

(9) I love iTunes and my iPod, and Tiesto's podcasts!

(10) I like buying DVDs, not for the sake of watching them, just for collecting! Blu-Ray baby!

(11) i like spamming other people's Facebook account

(12) I skip lunch and breakfast sometimes without feeling hungry through the day

(13) I use a hairband!

(14) I use lux shower cream in the shower!

(15) I use all kinds of fragrances in the car...

(16) ...and in my room!

(17) I scream, I jump, I cheer when Man Utd score!

(18) I cry in the theatre sometimes :(

(19) I always reverse into parking spots, too Singaporean liao me..

(20) ...and I suck when it comes to girls!

~the weirdo reeling off to another weird habit~

~October that was~

What a month it has been! Quattro, inevitable split ups, High School Musical 3 premiere, work and non-stop work that involves driving, encountering bitchy people!!! I must say it has been an unforgettable month, and I ended it in style, by spending Halloween at Euphoria. My first time in Euphoria, and i must say I'm very disappointed. The music was good, but the crowd just wasn't there. Maybe perhaps our group wasnt big, but it was a far cry from the real MOS I've experienced in Singapore..

Ups and downs were the norm for this month, and my baby brother (gosh I still teat him like a baby!) turned 7 years old on the 23rd of october, and choosing a birthday cake for him certainly wasn't easy! And I even got to see my latest cousin in Singapore baby! he was adorable, and how often we joked Derek would no longer be the jewel of the household! And I finally cleared my referral paper out of the way on the 31st. Now I can fully concentrate on my Part 1 new semester.. As of now I'm already lagging behind by miles, and I've set a new goal for November, to study harder than ever!

The month of october also saw my interest and addiction towards the iPhone 3G propel into unimaginable proportions! I'm now on the lookout for an iPhone. It may not be the best phone in the world, but it certainly is the most famous phone! I'm saving for one now, valued at around RM3000 for a fully unlocked version.. soon my friends will have a new gadget to fondle with in trust class. bleh. Lately I've been having late nights till 5a.m, it be either for studying on just for the purposes of being online.. geez, this as gotta stop soon before it gets out of hand, before my health starts to deteriorate..

geez.. gotta hit the bed now.. my king koil! OOHHH!

Katy Perry's moment of madness

Katy Perry, more known for hit singles such as "I Kissed A Girl" and "Hot'N Cold", went through a series of embarrassing incidents at the recent MTV Latin American Music Awards when she literally planted her face into a cake.

Perry, who is 23, was performing her hit single, "I Kissed A Girl" at the awards ceremony when she decided to round things off by planting her face into the giabt pink cake. Red-faced, she threw some at her guitarist, only to keep slipping on the slippery cake-smeared floor.

Each time she tried to get up, she ended up on the floor again.

She finally left the stage by crawling on her hands and knees ^_^

Lost in translation

I don't really understand certain chain of events that took place in front of me. My personal life took a tumble to an all-time low. I finally understood what kinda girl she was, I call her "the sampler". This is why..

We've haven been talking much to each other lately, then one fine Sunday night, when she signed in, I had the worst hammering possible from her. Verses of "I hate you", "stay away" came in from her.. And her personal message on MSN was I'm the worst possible dude I've met. I knew straight away she was referring to me. I already despise people calling me "dude", and for her to indirectly refer to me like that, it was the toughest blow EVER! I asked her how was her club outing like the night before. Her reply was a tad too annoying to me, and I will forever remember it. It read.."one night 3 cars 3 clubs 5 girls 6 guys 10 hours of partying". The minute I saw this I felt a stinging attack to the heart, like I was too troublesome to reply to. 10 hours of partying, and with guys too.. Which guy wouldn't be jealous that the girl he likes is out with other guys? And she got the message perfectly across.. Best part was she said "best part was that I met a super cool guy". I was "happy" she said that, I pretended cool and asked if she got his number and everything, and there wasn't a reply as usual. That moment I thought, "this is it, enough of this shit anymore". If she was trying to toss me aside, there were other ways to do it, and this was the meanest way possible of doing so. The night after our confrontation, she updated her mood on Facebook, to LOVESTRUCK. Guess she met a cool guy from her night out. All I wanna say to this guy: "Good luck with her tonight"

I was lost and confused, was she alright, what did I do to deserve such a battering.. Her explanation for that outburst that came out of the blue.. I posted too many things about her Facebook, how I was telling other people she was my girlfriend and stuff like that, guess she felt degrading being my girlfriend, but I don't think my activities on Facebook deserve such outbursts, I really don't think so. Nothing whatsoever did I do to suggest that I was treating her as a partner, NOTHING. She was too angry and provoked to be calm, so I took it all in my stride and agreed with her and kept apologizing profusely. But it was never enough, my verdict had already been read out even before I was tried. I guess this is what you do when you're in love with someone. You'd doing anything to please her, even taking the blame for something u've never committed. I felt like I went through hell for her, but there she was, hating me for all the wrong reasons.

Man, I tried so hard for her, I had sleepless nights for her, I shed tears for her, I think I did virtually everything for her, and she never appreciated it. Never mind the absence of appreciation, never mind the short or sometimes no replies at all, for a while, I thought I had reached the limits of my patience. people kept asking me to move on, that she wasn't the right one, that she wasn't the good girl I thought she was all along. I felt foolish and stupid pursuing a lost cause. I simply wasted too much time and effort on her, and now I risk lowering my marks in the exams that are nearing. I can't afford this anymore, love is a game where the stakes are high, I just realized that, I'm not ready for anything yet. Risks are meant to be taken, I understood that when I chose to take this path, and now the move has backfired severely.

Certain chain of events brought me to choose this path, I have never felt such a way towards someone before, as least not for quite some time now. The pain of being "tossed around" is really horrible. She's hot at one instance, cold at the other. Today we can talk until 5a.m in the morning, tomorrow there'd be virtually no news from her. And she's furious at me when I ask her friends about her whereabouts and stuff. OK, I admit I might be showing traits of a stalker, but that's because I care, I wouldn't be doing this if I did not feel that way. Her outbursts has caused me to come to a halt at all of my advances. To be honest, I'm beginning to hate her a little for what she's doing to me, but isn't hate part of the love process too? By asking me to stay away, she posted a recent picture with her and a guy intimately together, from a recent night out in town. I felt horrible, I wanted to puke immediately, I felt jealous and furious, and I was literally speechless at her.

Speaking of the night out, I was at Quattro on Friday night for the launch of KL's latest nightspot. I texted her and told her I was there with another friend, she arrived and was apparently 'turned off' by the crowd, and proceeded to another club. I felt shit, was she avoiding me altogether?? I've not seen her since our first outing, and I was darn right excited to see her there, but she played my hopes down. Never mind, my mood the whole night was turned off instantly, I left before midnight, took a short walk to KLCC and I watched House Bunny with Ishmael to relieve some stress, and the movie did some justice on me. Now its time to move on with my life, it was hard initially for me to let go. GOD! The hardest part is definitely the part of letting go of something that u really adore but its not yours for the taking.

What can I say about her? She certainly took me on the ride of my life, there were some moments I cherished, some I did not. I will never forget this young lady, smart and attractive, smart in all ways. I feel she live's in circles. She'd be in this circle, try out the men that she feels she likes, then moves on to another circle when there's no Mr. Right. The process continues of course until she finds the right one. And by telling me that she met with a super cool guy, that is when my days with her are long gone, that is the way she throws you aside when she no longer sees u as a feasible option. I felt like a puppet to her, being there for her when she needed me, and being tossed aside when I was surplus to requirements. Never would I fall for such a booby trap again. I have failed miserably too many times, this has certainly been a painful lesson to learn, I'm taking time off from this romance stuff to focus on my other goals in life, mainly to achieve academic success. If she text me or communicates with me or anything of that whatsoever, I will most probably not reply at all, or even better, give her short replies like how she does to me! I might be a little too mean here, mocking her, but this is from what I experienced. She's not an easy card to deal with, but she is certainly one who would be easily to fall for. But what the hell, I'm wasting time again posting this thing.

Stewart is moving on for good~

Cool start to October, or was it?

Its been a while since my last post, and boy did things happened thick and fast! I had a formal dinner on 10th October, for a good cause, more like a cam-whoring event for us people. Everyone was praising me bringing my Canon along, rightly so, and I remember snapping around 300 shots or more, lost count! But it was an awesome event, worth every single penny of my RM65. I uploaded most the pictures on Facebook the moment I reached home that night, at around 2a.m, putting a smile on everyone's face was what I love the most, unfortunately not many people can put a smile on my face. Comments came pouring in like mad, as it stands now, from over 74 pics spanning 2 albums, almost 350 comments have been made so far, the first time in Facebook I've been bombarded with comments..






Then, I was off to Singapore for my cousin's first month celebration party by the beach at Pasir Ris. It was an awesome place by the beach, food was excellent, we even took a bicycle stroll with my cousins along the coast and in the park into the night, scaringly eerie! It was fun overall, but felt like I was missing something..

Then there was the Launch of the latest nightclub in KL, called Club Quattro, located at Avenue K, right opposite KLCC. I was there with my best friend, Ishmael. It was supposed to be a huge launch as it was the first club in the world to have 4 "seasons" in it, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, but what I thought it was just all hyped up, too much hype coming into it.. The only highlight for me was the Winter bar, where supposedly temperatures could go as low as -5C, it was cold inside, but the coldness didn't fell "winter" at all. Overall, I give it a 5 star rating, out of 10! It was a tad too disappointing after all that hype going into it. We had several cocktails as we didn't want to splurge with only the 2 of us there, how gay! Then at midnight, we walked back to KLCC to catch House Bunny, which was really good too

On top of the world

The Marina Bay street circuit from above, structures still on despite race ending 5 days ago..



The proposal for the Golden Sands Casino, scheduled to be completed by 2010

Friday October 3 2008
Sunny 5p.m

The view on top the Singapore Flyer was really spectacular, not sure if the London eye is better, since they're both touted as "cousins", but hey, I was on top the highest observation wheel in the world, at 165m above sea level. I got to feast my eyes on Singapore's amazing skyline, the F1 street circuit at Marina Bay, The Esplanade and plenty more other landmarks



I booked tickets on their website, www.singaporeflyer.com, which had a further 20% discount if we did so rather than over the counter purchase. Our time was 5p.m, the last slot for the day, not sure if they provided rides for night time, that would be beautiful, seeing Singapore at night. Cost us $23.60 for an adult, and $18.96 for a child.. It was a wonderful experience, a 30 minute ride. They had smart business techniques too, they snapped a photo of us before the ride, "photoshopped" it later, and then provided us with the option to purchase it for $20 for the first copy, and $15 for every subsequent copy..

Overall, it was an unforgettable experience, Derek enjoyed himself a lot, but was afraid of heights a little, not for me though! So was mum, who was sick the last couple of days, so this was like a good retreat for her. I was enjoying it too, but I felt something amiss, someone I wished was on my side when I was on top of the world, or so I was.. How I wished she was here with me, but it was not to be. Is it a dream? Me and her? If it was, I don't wanna wake up any soon.. I wanna sleep forever, be in this dream for the rest of my life.. If only she was here..=)

Stewart dreaming off into slumberland for now^_^

Friday morning 'bliss'

Friday October 3 2008
Sunny

Can't believe what a morning I just had. Was supposed to accompany my mum to see my brother's school principal, because he had been temporarily suspended from school, Balestier Hill Secondary School, due to certain incidents, fighting, smoking. The worst part was the fighting part, 3 times he was caught trying beat up this guy from Sec 5, all because he was a slow learner at MPCC, some police cadet thingy. And because of him, Duncan and his group of friends always had to take the stick from his mistakes, that was his reason for beating him up
We were there, the principal and the disciplinary teacher was there talking to us. The principal was a lady in her 50s, and she was extra fierce. She kept raising her voice, implicating my brother over and over again. I was there listening to my mum, and my mum was doing some explanation to her. For some reason I just stood there, stoned, speechless. I knew Duncan won't beat up somebody else just for some lame lame reason, but the evidence was there, he was already convicted before he could be charged!

Then I was reflecting at myself, what a brother I was. it was because of me that he's now so violent. The teacher even pointed out to us that he was physically very strong, and he even asked me whether he's stronger than me! LOL! Sad fact, he was.. But hey, 2 years back he would lose in a fist fight with me, not anymore, now he's outgrown those muscles on his arms, and now being in a fist fight with him is the last thing I wanna do.. But Duncan's not that kinda violent person, he's just lost and lonely. Mum and 2 other brothers, me and Derek, his closest family members, are all in Malaysia, and we visit him at most only once a month! I kept blaming myself, on how I used to bully my brother, so badly that sometimes he would be bleeding and bruising, but then again, regret isn't gonna help will it? So I'm having a resolution today, to counsel my brother all night..

LOL, were suppose to visit Singapore Flyer today, and it promises to be an amazing spectacle, a lot of pictures I'm gonna take for sure! But then my mood's been affected since morning? Can I overcome it? No choice! I'm in my hometown, how often do I get to be back here? And it costs $23.60 per pax! I did some research about this place, its the tallest observation wheel in the world, and it stands 165m from sea level. LOL! I can't wait for evening to come!

Stewart turning off into the Republic >>

Scholes injury mars Berbatov blitz as United ease to comfortable victory

Manchester United's Paul Scholes is stretchered off after picking up a knee ligament injury against Aalborg
Wayne Rooney scores United's opener in Denmark
Berbatov volleys home a superb second goal for United against Aalborg
    Aalborg                     0 

    Manchester United 3

    (Rooney 22' Berbatov 55', 79')

    

    Nothing is straightforward for Manchester United this season and last night an accomplished victory in north Denmark was sadly also noteable for a knee ligament injury to Paul Scholes.  A first-half Wayne Rooney goal - created superbly by Scholes’ replacement Ryan Giggs - and two strikes for Dimitar Berbatov ensured that the holders now stand well placed to take control of Group E and consign a disappointing opening draw with Villarreal at Old Trafford to distant memory. But it was news that United’s venerable midfielder Scholes had damaged ligaments in his right knee during a tussle with Aalborg captain Thomas Augustinussen that served to sour the European champions’ mood a little as they travelled home in the early hours of this morning.

    Despite his veteran status, Scholes remains an important cog in United’s midfield. The 33-year-old boarded United’s charter on crutches last night and no matter how long he is absent - and the fear last night was that it could be six to eight weeks - he will be missed. That apart, this was a satisfactory night for Sir Alex Ferguson’s players against the Danish champions, who proved as modest in terms of ability as their neat little stadium was in its capacity. ‘Welcome to Hell’ said the banner behind one goal before kick-off. If this is what damnation is like then everybody will be wanting a ticket.

Bruce Rioch’s side - who are actually lingering close to the foot of the Danish first division at the moment - were game but limited and, once they found their stride, United picked them off with a professionalism that will have pleased Ferguson.

What will have delighted him further was the identity of the two goalscorers. Rooney and Berbatov have been pencilled in as Ferguson’s new dream team this season but neither had managed to score until the former appeared as a substitute to garnish United’s win over Bolton at the weekend with the game’s second goal.

Last night, he scored again and, after a horror miss early on, Berbatov added the first two goals of what should be a long and prolific United career.

The Bulgarian sliced an early chance wide with what appeared to be his right shin after Cristiano Ronaldo charged down a clearance from Aalborg goalkeeper Karim Zaza in the sixth minute, and for a while it appeared as though the 27-year-old was going to endure another difficult night.

However, after Aalborg’s playmaker Andreas Johansson missed a glorious chance to give his team the lead in the 11th minute, Rooney edged United in front and the subsequent ease of the visitors’ performance allowed Berbatov to make his mark and contribute two efficiently-taken goals.

    Scholes’ exit came in the 15th minute after he appeared to twist his leg during an innocuous challenge with Augustinussen.

    In the context of the game, at least, he was replaced by another efficient passer in the form of Giggs and the Welshman created the opening goal seven minutes later.

Receiving the ball 30 yards from goal, Giggs spotted Rooney’s run off the back of the two Aalborg central defenders and a sliderule pass with his left foot allowed his team-mate to score first time with his right as goalkeeper Zaza advanced in vain.

It was a beautiful, simple goal, created by intelligence and execution of the highest order.

Once in the lead it never looked likely that United would not win. Aalborg passed the ball nicely at times - as Rioch promised they would - and worried United’s back line occasionally.

But the clinical football came from United and once the home team gifted Berbatov his first goal in a United shirt the contest was effectively over.

On the eve of the game Augustinussen had spoken of his excitement at facing the European champions but sadly he did not enjoy the best night and when he miscontrolled a simple pass on the edge of his own area in the 55th minute Berbatov
was able to spank a perfectly executed volley past Zaza.

Berbatov’s celebration was muted, perhaps in keeping with the occasion.

Nevertheless he must have felt some relief and he was able to go on and double his total with 11 minutes remaining.

Ronaldo - impressive and willing all night - spotted his team-mate lurking on the penalty spot and his cross from the right was accurate enough to allow Berbatov a falling volley that again crashed into the goal before many had even blinked. 

With young full back Rafael da Silva justifying his inclusion ahead of Wes Brown at right back, there was much to please Ferguson here.

He said his team would get going in October. He was just a few hours out.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

1st October 2008

   Selamat Hari Raya to all my muslim mates who are celebrating Aidilfitri. Remember to drive safely, adhere by the speed limit, and keep a safe distance with the car in front of you. Till then, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir Batin, Have a good one=)

   Raya Wisher sending off!:)

Wake Me Up When September Ends^_^

30th September 2008

Sunny

    Today's the last day of September. Looking back through the year, this has gotta be the most eventful month of the year. So many things happened to me, academic wise and and from a personal point of view. I received my Intermediate results, which of course required me to be referred a paper, but still I'm grateful that I'd be able to proceed through Part 1 like all my other mates while waiting to sit for my referral paper at the end of October, and having to fork out another RM1554! Other than that, I was glad being able to be back and running again, academic wise. The first day of Part 1 to me felt like me being a kid in a candy store, eager to find out more and more candy. To me, studying is my candy

   This has also been the month where I have never crashed my bed before 3a.m, tonight's no exception! Partly because I just moved to a super duper spectacular and posh area in Setia Alam, and had just had my broadband installed, so I was pretty much hooked on the world wide web all day, that would pretty much be the norm. So many things happened this month. The Barclays Premier League, which is the best football league in the world, began the new season with defending champions Manchester United, my favorite team of course, having a slow start to the campaign, only 2 wins in 5 games, but we had to take into account that in their first 5 games, they had already faced Liverpool and Chelsea, and at this point, they had the same amount of points at this stage as last season, and where did they finish? Ahhh, at the top spot, so there wasn't really any cause for concerns, but I was anxious for them to return to the top spot ASAP.

   Then there was the historic night race at the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix on September 28. This race was a bit sentimental and special to me, not so much on it being a night race on a street circuit! But because its my birth place, my hometown, was finally hosting the sport I follow most besides English football. So I was a bit kinda emotional and sentimental when the 5 red lights went off, and when Fernando Alonso crossed the chequered flag. Of course I was gunning for Kimi Raikkonen to win, or any of the Ferrari drivers to win because I support them, but it didn't matter so much that night, as long as someone won! As long as the night race ran smoothly without any untoward incident, I was more than happy. Seeing Kimi crash off and his title hopes evaporate instantly really did tke the gloss off the whole event for me, but other than that, I was proud of my Singapore. Even though I wasn't lucky enough to witness it "LIVE", seeing it on TV was equally good, and so I made a promise to myself to watch it in Singapore next year.

   On a personal note, it was rather topsy turvy too. I met this wonderful girl through Facebook. She was an old classmate of mine back in my high school days, 2 years my junior. We knew who each other was, but we never really spoke back in high school, but recently we had been communicating to each other on Facebook and MSN, and I found out that she was an avid Manchester United fan like me, fine by me. Then all of a sudden 2 nights before the crunch match involving Chelsea vs Manchester United, we kinda like agreed to meet up and watch the big match at The Republic in Sunway, as Hitz.FM was holding a viewing party there. So we met up and watched the match there. All went well and smooth sailing until after the match where some events took place which till today I cannot comprehend. They were amazing things that happened that night between me and her, amazing things that will forever be in my mind. She simply blew my mind away with her beauty and personality. I find her really amazing and attractive, and my whole life's been turned upside down because of her. I'm willing to go all out to secure her, so that I can be with her, whatever it may be, I just hope it turns out to be a happy ending. Even if it doesn't turn out to be the happy ending that I'd wish for, at least I don't wanna be hurt in the end.. We've been on the phone  for hours for some nights already, talking about random stuff. I really like talking to her, because we shared many similar topics. And even though sometimes when the topic involved doesn't put me on the right page of her, just being there, listening to her voice, is good enough for me, in fact that's all I ask of her. I'm glad that at least she's willing to share some secrets with me, not all yet, but at least I know she trusts me to a certain extent. Knowing such a beautiful person has probably the best thing that ever happened in my life, no regrets, no turning back.. xD

    And then my PTPTN loan finally arrived, after much delay! But I guess compared to others, I guess I'm considered lucky that my application took around 4 months to complete. I received RM15K+, which was rather strange because I was initially approved of RM40K, to be given out in 3 years. So technically I should be given RM13K this year, but I got 2K more for some reason. Count myself lucky then... RM12K was gone within a week, paying my school fees, and returning my best friend Arthur the 2.5K I borrowed from him to nuy my Canon EOS 450D. As it stands now, my bank balance is at a mere RM4K, and I've still got unpaid fees! How sad and pathetic! Then there's always this temptation to splurge on some shopping and indulging in heart's little wants.. But then again, I'm trying to resist alll these tiny bits of temptation, because I know one mistake is all it takes to destroy everything I have.

    And there was a new arrival or new addition to the family. My uncle's wife finally gave birth to a baby boy after more than 10 hours in labour. Everyone was super duper excited and happy about this new arrival. we had first hand pictures of the baby even though we haven't seen the new kid on the block yet. Grandma was delighted at the arrival of her 6th grandchild, and I'm happy when grandma is happy.=)

   The end of September, the beginning of October, and its Hari Raya today! Selamat Hari Raya to all my muslim friends, I hope the end of September marks a new fresh start for me in October. I'm definitely awake when September ends! There's now only 2 more monthes remaining in the year 2008, and I want to make full use of it. When I set down with a resolution in mind, usually I take it seriously, but then not long after it seems to die down for some reason. Hopefully this time around it be different. I'm expecting big things to come from this month

    Mr September signing off to watch Aalborg vs Manchester United now!=)

Formula 1 invades Lion City, into the night!

September 28 2008

Sunday, Overcast

Location: Marina Bay Street Circuit

    Formula 1 has always been the sport that captures my attention, and when Singapore announced that it was hosting a street race in 2008, and a night race to be exact, I stood up and noticed. My city, my place of birth, my pride and my joy, was finally up for the challenge.. How it used to complain about the scarcity of land and space in the tiny Republic, and now its turning the streets of downtown Singapore into an F1 track..

The visibility concerns proved unfounded, the predicted thunderstorms never came, and the drivers quickly discovered they could overtake. The inaugural Singapore Grand Prix, the first Formula One event under lights, was a huge success and produced one of the most fascinating races of the season.

   A race which was totally unpredictable right from the start, which saw Felipe Massa starting from pole, there were signs of rain but they never came.. Felipe Massa's race was ruined by a faulty red light in the Ferrari pits, where he sped off before the refueling pump was taken off his fuel tank, which caused disarray in the Ferrari garage. No one was hurt in that incident though one of Ferrari's crew member was dragged to the ground when Massa sped off.. There were a few incidents and crashes, 2 safety cars were deployed.. Kimi again was unlucky when he hit the wall with 6 laps to go, with his title challenge hanging by a thread. Renault's Fernando Alonso was the first night race winner, and it was Renault's first win in more than 2 seasons, championship leader Lewis Hamilton came in 2nd while Nico Rosberg was 3rd for Williams.. Some say Alonso's team mate's crash helped his cause, but on paper it was Alonso who did all the hard work, a perfect drive all night, everyone worked well to achieve this, no mistakes whatsoever, and a little wee bit of luck brought them this historic win in Singapore
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone suggested that the Singapore Grand Prix could very well be F1's jewel in the crown, if they continued hosting races as successful as this inaugural GP, certainly sending shivers down the spines of the organisers of the Monaco Grand Prix. My brother Duncan was there for qualifying, and boy he was happy! Its not easy to get a chance to see a Formula 1 car, yet alone at night racing!
   I'm glad that I was part of such an historic event in the name of sport and automobile racing.. The first ever night race in history, on a street circuit, in my birthplace and hometown, won by Fernando Alonso, is all so sweet. Even though I couldn't be there to witness it, I was hooked on the TV for the live broadcast, and definitely for next year, one way or the other, I'm definitely going there to witness this extraordinary spectacle.. I'm so proud of Singapore, and I love you Lion City, this is where I belong. One day you'd be mine, one day I'll return to your shores and grace your magnificent skyline, mark my words

And has its so-called prosperous neighbour ran into hiding with its recent shameful politicking?

   The Dark Racer, revving off for now=)

A mother, a daughter, 3 possible fathers, and a trip down the aisle you'll never forget

The cast of Mamma Mia! and ABBA at the London Premiere

The teaser poster of Mamma Mia!

Sunday 28th September 2008

    Today was crazy man! Sunday classes as usual, accompanied by bad weather.. First slot was Commercial law, I was so excited about this class because its the first Commercial slot that I've not been late for in the new semester year! Sadly, I had an upset stomach all day, which meant my mood was disrupted all morning, but what the heck.. Next slot was at 11:45, Land Law.. Started off quite well but then I was falling asleep soon after..

   Lunch hour at 1. Just the same thing for me, either I skipped lunch or I just went out and grab something to munch on.. Then Ishmael and I had the craziest of ideas.. We sorta came out with the stupid idea of riding on his bike and going to Food Republic. Since he was still fasting, I felt kinda bad for him to see me eating, but then he was all cool.. I love ya Ishmael!.. Then we were there at Food Republic, another crazy idea came out from him! Skip next 2 classes, Tort and Trust, to watch movie at The Pavillion's renowned GSC cinema... I wasn't to keen on the idea, as we were scrolling the movie listing and found there were no movies that were appropriate with our time, so we decided to pass, headed off to the car park.. We slotted the ticket in, barrier came up, and then it was RAINING! What the hell! We turned back into the car park, and decided to watch whatever movie that was on.. He'd been telling me since the night before on how good Mamma Mia! was, I was dying to watch it, but I wanted to preserve that one for me and Alice, I wanted to take her there as it would certainly do a lot to help me in my quest!

   I was very reluctant to watch Mamma Mia! this day itself, but Ish persuaded me too, because he was dying to go in for a 2nd time. He has already watched it for 3 times as we speak, and convinced me that I would come back for the 2nd time to watch with her, and so I agreed.. 

    And the musical.. Simply the best musical I've ever watched, beats Enchanted hands down! You don't have to be an ABBA fan to experience the greatness of it, the storyline might lose out to some other romantic flicks, but the singing part and ending just makes you wanna watch it over and over again... The movies opens with a the main character's rendition of "I Have A Dream" by Amanda Seyfried, which so happens to be my favorite ABBA song, guess it all just happened straight away, and I was hooked! Other well known songs from ABBA were equally impressive, such as "Dancing Queen", "Take A Chance On Me", and my personal favorite from the whole musical movi, which was "Slipping Through My Fingers". I've watched it once now, and I intend to watch it for at least another 2 times, and hopefully the next one is with Alice!

    This is a musical I would definitely recommend to everybody, regardless off whether you're an ABBA fan or not, you'd be truly touched by the whole movie.. At the end of it, you could feel the urgency of it, being a major blockbuster.. Everyone's been saying The Dark Knight has been the movie of the year, even I said that a couple of months before, but after today, I think Batman has some serious competition to deal with. I'd say its better than The Dark Knight, simply because the moment the final words start coming up, you begin to think what a great musical that was, the cast, the plot, and the whole storyline, it just fits perfectly, whereas for The Dark Knight, after finishing it, you begin to wonder what just happened, no doubt its an incredible movie, but it takes you time to digest what just happened back then. Mamma Mia! is simply the perfect movie date for anyone, boys and girls, its different to other musicals, I can't wait for the Broadway Musical to arrive on our shores this December

Our song a.k.a Taylor Swift

                                                                                                                                                                 

This is a snippet of a little poem that rhymes, drafted by Alice

and me on MSN before we met at 

 

The Republic

Lets go watch Man U

I will come pick you  

Republic is the venue

Red one S size sure fit u

White one size won't fit you

     

This poem might sound rather lightweight, but the spontaneity of it makes all 

the better, waiting and anticipating a good match between Chelsea and Man 

Utd

SOS

25th September 2008 Cloudy

    A cloudy day to reflect my sickening emotions, on the longest night of my life, I found myself in the most precarious position of talking to her.. It all started off well, until she asked me had I given up on us, then i just let it all out to her, being honest and all about how i felt, then all of a sudden she gave me her blog, I was surprised at that, because I never knew she had a blog, and I gave her mine.. I read hers, and she read mine as well I guess.. We were silent for 20mins on MSN, I was just waitng for her to respond to me, and finally she did. She asked me what was going on in my mind, I just responded saying whatever was in my blog is what I was thinking at the moment.. I asked her the same thing, she too said whatever was in her blog, it was what she was thinking too..

    

    I read hers, and soon I understood that she went through a lot just to get where she is now. For a while, I thought she was selfish, and me just being foolish at pursuing this lost cause. I soon realised there was more there is to it. She had 4 posts so far, a relatively newcomer in the world of blogging. The reason why her blog's URL wasn't in her Facebook profile was because she never wanted others to see it, and I was glad that she shared it with me. She went through a lot to be where she is now, she cut her Form 6 life after 2 months into it, and went on to pursue her dream course of mass communication, at SEGI college in Subang Jaya, so near to my old house in USJ. She had to be separated from her friends and family back in Ipoh, and most of all, she had to go through a few conflicts with her dad just to get to where she was now. Now, all of that commands respect and I saluted her for her bravery in making such tough choices and decisions. If it was me, I'm not too sure if I had such courage and bravery to do do, and she deserved my respect..

    I like her a lot because of that, because of what she stands for, her courage to make such decisions. If I were in her shoes, I doubt if I even had the ba**s to even consider doing such a thing, I bet I'd even be more homesick than her.. I respect her decision, but I'd just wait and see things to unfold itself. In the mean time, I'll just left fate decide its next course of action.. There's just so much I can say about her, I bet this blog space ain't enough to write it all down.. All I know she's this fantastically amazing girl, whom I know, isn't too keen on me, yet. I hope I used the word "yet" here correctly, sigh, all I can do now is not rush things and see how things go.. What can I say? My luck, being at the wrong place at the wrong time, but absolutely without any regrets knowing her whatsoever..

:P