I do hope 2009 brings forth better memories and is jam packed with LOVE, new experiences, different places and people, a new sense of motivation, tons of hard hard work that pays of really well and of course plenty of FUN.
I do hope all the stress I've been feeling this year will just mean that the happiness that succeeds it is sweeter.
Actually, I think if you think of the good times more than the bad, I'm sure you'd think the whole year was pretty good overall. So I guess I should concentrate on those hearty laughs with my sweethearts, all the dates with my boyfriend (and all his quirks), all the geeky things I've discovered, all the new friends I've made, all my accomplishments and all the hugs I've collected. :D
I want to find myself next year. Would you like to join me?
It’s some kind of humid and the jasmines are in bloom.
It’s enough to make me think Neil Gaiman’s work is non-fiction and more than enough to make my head throb.
Ingrid has been on replay since I stepped onto the 400 bus to Westfield. The alternative would be to listen to T.I. giving me permission to do Whatever I Like.
Excuse me while I expand my blood vessels with coffee and soak in misery with Dan in Real Life.
disclaimer: No. I am NOT depressed. Jeez. I'm just a bit woozy from all those post-xmas shoppers.
I've found another ultimate music festival that would seriously induce a natural high in my body.
All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Mercy Mercedes, We The Kings, New Found Glory, Third Eye Blind (!) and No friggin Doubt! And of course many many more which my pusher would thoroughly love.
Unfortunately, this festival called The Bamboozle, is in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Yes folks, it's a whole another continent away. T_T
On another note, I am as stuffed as a Christmas turkey. Ho ho. I need to detox. And go for a walk.
Oh and happy belated anniversary to my parents. 25 years! Congratulations and I'm thankful you've been together for so long. :) I love the both of you more than you know. Deeper than the Mariana Trench, further than Uranus (haha daddy).
I had a pretty DARN good birthday, thank you very much! 12 hours of pure fun and happiness. :D
First stop was The Coogee Bite where I had brunch with Sindy, Dinesh, Andrew and Balqis. I had the heavenly Salmon Benedict. We then walked along the beach and enjoyed the scenery as tiny raindrops pelted our hair.
Second stop was The Australian Museum! Oh boy, all four of us managed to indulge our inner child as we stared in awe at all the fascinating displays. And God knows how much I enjoy having geeky conversations with 3 other science nerds. :P I honestly absolutely enjoyed myself at the museum on my birthday! :D Thanks you guys!
Stop 3.1 was at The Coffee Club where we let our tired feet rest and I nursed my sleepiness with an Iced Coffee. More random discussions about uncles and schools ensued. Stop 3.2 was KFC for Wicked Wings. (I know, I'm such a glutton). Stop 3.3 was Woolies for their dinner. (Don't worry, not mine).
I bade them farewell and headed off to Stop 4, Kinokuniya, where I killed time before the next destination. I found which hard copy comic book I want for my birthday! It's Neil Gaiman's Endless Nights. Even though I have the soft copy in my hard drive, I still want to have my own hard copy. I might just get it for myself before I leave Sydney. :)
Fifth stop was Glebe where I traversed up and down Glebe Point Road as I awaited the arrival of my compadres. Fini, Hawa, Anas, Jaih and I had a superb dinner at Al Mustafa restaurant. Oh my, I haven't had Lebanese food for ages and tonight's meal tantalised my tastebuds! We then had sweets and coffee with Kak Sha and Puan Lin.
The sixth and final stop was Hawa's house where I was presented with ANOTHER cake. I think soon I'll be having a sugar induced coma. The cake was luciously moist and the icing was absolutely delish! A++ for effort and taste! :D Thank you SO much! You guys are SOOO SWEET!
And when I got home, I spent a considerable amount of time thanking all the well wishers on my facebook page. Hehe. It's totally unbelievable that I got that many wall posts. Thanks again! Thanks also to EVERYONE else who called or messaged me. From the one who made her siblings serenade me, to the ones (there were MANY) who forgot what the time difference was. Special thanks to Afir for being all excited with me and making sure I feel special. :D Also special thanks to Liz who wished me through all possible means from phone calls to fb wall posts. And also thanks to Jenny and Nanda for the awesome cupcakes!
I had an amazing day and this definitely beats the past 2 years hands down. I know now that I shouldn't expect anything on my birthdays unless I plan them myself. It's better to prepare yourself and ensure you have a good time rather than allow strict schedules or circumstances to restrict you from enjoying your birthday. So from now on, even if I'm stuck in the car and at someone's wedding in the middle of nowhere, or if I'm hanging around a highly humid airport waiting for my flight home, I can always make sure I do something to make my day special and happy. Just to make things worthwhile.
Did you know that personalised fiction can strengthen bonds?
I was sifting through some old emails and I found something that made me laugh. Back when I was 14, I created this alternate world with 3 of my closest girlfriends. To spare them embarassment, I won't mention their names. :P We used to whisper in between those boring drones about History. Once we were on holidays we sent emails instead. That year was one of the best in my schooling history. :D
When I was 13, I also weaved an intricate universe with the help of my cousin. I used to look forward to her sleepovers because late at night, I could write down all these bizzare ideas that would never happen in real life.
Now, considering I was a teenage girl, all my fiction had two things in common: Awesome, loyal girlfriends and cute cute CUTE boyfriends. Wattodo. Raging hormones and all that crap. It was so liberating though, writing down those thoughts of mine. All those fantasies finding a home in between sheets of paper or transported through the internet. And of course it made me closer to my cousin and those 3 girls.
Recently, a certain friend of mine popped the idea of a movie. This friend spent the night spewing out the basic storyline where I often interjected with random info but alas, we never did finish it. I did reread what we discussed, and I laughed like HELL. So to my screenplay writer, when shall we finish it? ;)
Thanks to Jenny and Angeline, I've decided to make my own wishlist on my blog! :P
1. A box ofAdriano Zumbomacarons. (oh lordy) 2. A box of Lindt peanut butter Lindors. (Have you seen the gooey goodness nestled inside??) 3. A box of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. (I got these last year. Thanks again Sunny! :D) 4. A pair of tan heels like Hawa's. Or the ones I saw with HC at Market City. 5. More new songs for my ipod. I'm bored of my playlist. 6. Hard copies of GOOD comics. Somehow I'm thinking Y The Last Man. Even though I finished reading it a long time ago. 7. A day at the spa. (no, not the vegetable steamer). 8. Oma's Risoles and Lontong. And Cik Mimi's rendang. (Ngeh ngeh) 9. Rob Sheffield's 'Love is a Mix Tape'. 10. A return ticket from Malaysia to Sydney. 11. Lotsa HUGS and sweet words from the people that matter. 12. A trip to Disneyland California or Disneyworld Florida!!! 13. One of those Ipod dock speakers. Like the Perpetual KidLego blocks. 14. A new belt. My jeans keep sliding down. :O
Man, am I easy to please or what? :P Okay. I'm not expecting any of you to give me any of this. I just thought it would be fun to list them down. Because come on, I can easily get these things if I wanted to. Well except number 10 and 12. Number 8 can wait till I get home. :D
I'm sure if I think long enough, I can come up with more extravagant wishes. Like that typewriter shaped waffle maker. Or the sold out Disney Couture leather charm bracelet. Or several eco friendly clothes. But those are things I adore, not things I need. Hahaha. Yea, I do need several sweet items to feed my soul. :P
And now, I'm going to continue staring at high school kids dressed like tarts. (Oh god, bad fashion memories) :S
Yay! I finally finished putting up my photo frames! :D
Yes, they may not be Etsy worthy and they may be hanging crookedly but they're still a product of love, sweat and dedication. Hehehe.
And a note to my parents. Your pictures are going to be up on the other wall. Soon. :D And daddy, I know what you're thinking. Don't.
See, I've been productive! I've been cooking meals at home. I've also settled my honours stuff and talked to my supervisor. I've got a few lunch and dinner appointments and tons of books to read. I still have a few more ideas about decorating my room. So yeah, I do have something to do everyday. If not, cari la benda nak buat kan?
Bonda, ifan went to Langkawi with girls. HAH. Don't you just love high school drama?
Can you find your soul at the back of the closet? Or perhaps you left it in the shower. Maybe it's hanging out to dry on the clothes line. Did you lose yours too?
I think I really need to scrub my soul and ask it what it wants. I need to feed it, bathe it and sing it to sleep. Maybe then, it will tell me what I can do to stop feeling this way.
There’s a gaping hole in my heart. It’s SO huge I don’t think there’s just one thing that can fill it up. I can name a few that can but they’re not here. I’m not there. And there will still be holes even if I tried.
Oh BOO HOO. Suck it up Doro. *slaps*
Sorry, that was my alter ego. Now we return to our joke of the day: Disney's Desperate Housewives via beliefnet
I really don't know how to react to this one. Half the time I was laughing my ass off. The other half was me hiding behind my hands and feeling sorry for the kid.
Just for the record, I think most kids/teens are like this. HA HA.
For some reason, I haven't had the mood to go out. All I want to do is stay at home and stare at this screen all day and night. Or read. Or fold clothes. Or just lie down and listen to the fan spinning.
It really is nice though, getting invitations from my friends to join them for meals or for activities. Thank you. But I just don't feel up to it. I don't know why.
Maybe I just want to immerse myself in the idea of being on holiday. No plans, no studying, no meetings, no events. Just me and my room.
Maybe I'm just being lazy. I know normal people would ask me to look for a job and spend all the money I've worked for on something worthwhile. Sounds promising. But like I said, I'm just being lazy.
Maybe this is just a phase. I'll drive myself insane soon enough and crave constant attention. Maybe I'll finally get the courage and willpower to do something with my time. Maybe I'll be too busy to blog even. Maybe I'll get a life.
Guess What? I got an early birthday surprise last night! Yaaayyy! My housemates and friends are SO sweet!
We went out for dinner at Leichardt and the food was GOOOOOD! We left early and went straight home. Then we just hung out and made fun of Cheong playing Guitar Hero. Then I saw Sindy setting down a cake box in the table and I went YAY DESSERT! I did wonder if they were going to surprise me but I thought, 'naahh, it's too early' so I just went on talking. Then I got up to stare at the cake and it read:
Happy Birthday Princess Sheera
Ole'! I was shocked and amazed. I seriously did not expect it! Aaaanndd, they gave me this awesome birthday present. It's this thick ass chocolate cookbook! I mean, it seriously is heavy and thick. There's over 300 recipes. ALL CHOCOLATE. Man, I'm in heaven.
So thank you Sindy, Amy, Ayin, Andrew, Dinesh, Justin, Cheong TFF and Balqis for the surprise. And I'm so glad you picked the perfect date. I'm so glad you helped me smile and laugh last night. :D I love you guys!
Hi. I sent him off today. I'm okay. I didn't cry. I'm a big girl. I'm okay. We're going to meet in January InsyAllah. We laughed and talked like normal. So I'm okay. I watched One Tree Hill and didn't feel anything either. I'm going out for Italian soon. :) I'm okay. I think I can smell him on my jacket. And I miss him already. But I'm okay.
Please remind me to top up my eenernet tomorrow. Since Ayin is leaving this Sunday, it'll be back to using the Uni internet for me. Sigh. Her room is empty now btw. Just like HC's next door.
I'm okay. Really.
"It slowly dawns on us that our parents knew exactly what they were doing" Yea. It extends to big sisters too. :P
I'm watching One Tree Hill to burn off all those gigabytes left. Totally fun but it comes with side effects aka tears. Ha Ha. It's good for the soul people. If only I was wedged between Fini and Jams like I was 2 years ago.
OTH season 4 (when Hales was still preggers wit Jamie)
I've got my ticket back home! Yay! Food food food. Here I come! Tapi ada sebulan lagi. Haha.
Okay. I'll come back when I've got better things to say.
For the next week or so, do not let me stay in my room for long periods of time alone. Please make me laugh. Please take me out.
I don't think I can handle all the thinking. I'm having a headache just typing this down.
*DING* times up. Thank you.
Okay! Please watch this. It made me laugh like hell this morning. Thanks to Elizah Adam. Just watch the facial expressions. Oh Lordy. And if you need another reason, Justin Timberlake is in there somewhere. You want another one? It's an act from Saturday Night Live. Oh and another? It has the word JIZZ in it. GO! NOW!
I wish you could wake me up every morning from now on. :)
I love the fact that Sindy calls me Princess. Hell, I love it when ANYONE (non-creepy) calls me Princess. Muahahaha.
Oh and the Veggie Burger at Hurricane's is the Shiznit!
Holey Sheet. I'm beat. I could feel my obliques crunching. Hoho. Thank God Sindy helped.
I have a new found respect for maids and cleaners. I don't know if the GQs count. Or Mad. I don't know if you get on your hands and knees to scrub the toilet floor and tiles. And get this: remove MULTICOLORED fungi. Who knew they came in shades of pink too?
Just one problem though. My forehead has been having breakouts since exams. Not to be pretentious, but I don't have breakouts. I usually only get a few pimples prior to my period. Now it's just ridiculous. I already have eczema to contend with. Don't you DARE say what you're thinking.
Last night, arif reiterated the fact that most blogs are emo. I know one of his fingers are pointing at me. I don't really care. Hell, I know people selectively sift through my posts. If they still make it here at all. I remember Zek saying something along the lines of 'if your main purpose of blogging is to rant about your emotions then just stick to it'. Yeh. The purpose of THIS blog is to ramble incoherently. About whatever I'm thinking of. Word.
YES! Tonight I shall have chicken! Finallyyyyyy... Oh oh! And we agreed that my brother looks like Shia. That's gross. Huh Huh Huh.
Hoho. Martin got Pwned! :P A happier take on Hero/Heroine. Its pretty good too. Even Martin thinks so. I just realised the dude looks like Buncis. Haha. Oh and have I ever mentioned I've watched Martin play live? He was probably 3/4 metres away from me. Muahaha.
Another installment of 80s movies! Ngee. What can I say, the Brat Pack never fails to make my day. The best bits about this movie? The camaraderie of course and the awesome quotes.
"I'd never thought I'd be so tired at 22," -Jules (at which point I started wishing I had someone to rub my back whenever I end up in a heaping mess of tears)
"Love, love, you know what love is? Love is an illusion created by lawyer types like yourself to perpetuate another illusion called marriage to create the reality of divorce and then the illusionary need for divorce lawyer," -Kevin (who has the most amazing blue eyes I've seen)
There's just too many more to list. I especially love the banter between Kevin and Kerby about love and the sexual revolution. Huh huh huh.
I've been staring at pretty things courtesy of some new blogs I've been following. One special mention should be given to Notebook Doodles. Oh my. Her little quotes and pictures are just beyond adorable. They look so fragile and sweet just like the macarons she loves to snap.
I've also been stalking those demure vintage fashionistas like Rhiannon and Ranna. So sweet and poised all the time. And are always in skirts or dresses.
And lastly, when I'm truly done with my google feeds, I head on down to WeHeartIt to rummage through more pretty photos. Oh. But be warned that there are plenty of disturbing images there as well.
Here's to being happy. And not pulling everyone down with my attitude problems.
Nutella, Peanut stuffed dumplings and a nice long NAP cures lethargy! :D
A dash of Disney, a sprinkle of pop punk, lashings of sweet treats, a pinch of superheroes, bundles of laughter and a tinge of crankyness.
All wrapped up in a pretty package that resembles the Cookie Monster.
Also self proclaimed Princess of Le Cupcake Kingdom
People I love. Music. Sweet treats. Singing animals. Movies. Princes. Books. Fables. Hindustan Heroes.
Sinks my Ship
Rude people working in hospitality and sales. Long queues. Idiots CUTTING long queues. People who Patronise.
Wishlist
To finally figure out what I'm meant to do. To travel the world. To eat anything without gaining ungodly amounts of weight. To get my happily ever after. :)
via beliefnet
"It slowly dawns on us that our parents knew exactly what they were doing"
OTH season 4 (when Hales was still preggers wit Jamie)
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