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Jul 1

slytherin.

Posted on Friday, July 1, 2011 in Personal, Thoughts

heck yeah. i’m a slytherin. no way around it. oh well.

mm.

so.

i was thinking, you know, about making a survival guide in the US. but it varies from state to state. meh. iuno. see la. so far there isn’t any extended interest in doing so.

sooooooooooooooooooooooo.

i’m leaving soon. for the airport. for nilai.

i feel kinda bad though. i’ve been sorta avoiding the nagging and unnecessary lectures. and there was some collateral damage: my uncle. =( i’m sorry, but ah. for the sake of self-preservation. omg. here we go again. gahhhhhhhh. ai. my patience is running thin. my sarcasm level is reaching an all-time high. venom is nearly released. gahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

i normally just suck it in and keep my cool. normally. but if you continually press the panic button, the anger button, the annoying button… it’s bound to malfunction at some point eh? i need something to take my mind off things. idk what. =( oh well. so. it’s been a difficult 5-day trip. honestly, feels like forever. ==

i don’t usually bottle up my emotions, contrary to popular belief. someone said that i don’t trust other people with my emotions. haha, wrong. i do, just that i have a select few with whom i’m honest. =D these people are the kind that i can trust to be objective and rational about handling my emotions. thank God for them. when i do bottle up my emotions, it’s because i don’t have a proper outlet to release them. such as privacy to do my own things. like i said, no privacy, no freedom. ==

Jun 30

change.

Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011 in Personal, Thoughts

i know i changed a lot. but how?

lol. well. for some reason, i’ve gotten… more ruthless and calculative.

people usually see me as a nice, easygoing person to talk to. little do they know that i evaluate my interactions and weigh the pros and cons in my mind before actually interacting with them. i’m not calculative with money, never will be anyway. but i’ve always been calculative with my affection, trust and favor. yeah, i sound as though i’m somebody eh? lol. iuno. a conversation with a friend of mine comes to mind. we were talking about her not having a good rep among her acquaintances, and i told her that being nice just once or twice is all it takes to sweeten the relationship. especially with people you’re not close to. i don’t share my heart out with people, partly because well, come to think of it, i don’t have one. sometimes i think i’m a sociopath, but then i do have occasional bouts of empathy, so that can’t be my problem, can it?

but i told her, that if she needs something, she’s gotta know how to sweeten the relationship before asking for something. the both of us could care less about what other people think, but these people would then spread the word about our callousness, and that wouldn’t be favorable to our future endeavors now, would it? so it’s always best to just make them feel good, even if we don’t mean it, they won’t know unless we tell them. they show amazing short-sightedness when it comes to human goodness. human, inherently and naturally good? i think not. we were, once. that’s an old story.

so. the end justifies the means. sometimes, not so. sigh. iuno. all i know is that sometimes, i do feel tempted to just voice out opinions that i know would shake foundations. XD people would call me a heretic.

is it because i like being different? possibly. i don’t like conforming. i’ve always had a problem with authority and rules. lol. don’t we all? for me, it’s rather chronic. meh. doesn’t matter.

of the many privileges in life that i have, i value my freedom and privacy a lot. i don’t fancy it being taken away from me. since going over to the West, it’s been a bliss. no one dares to cast a judgmental eye on my doings. unlike here, even when in Nilai, though i doubt i showed much care for it. i don’t think so. it’s not like i use my freedom and privacy for things frowned upon, i just don’t fancy it being taken away from me by some cocky start-up who thinks it’s their God-given right to impose their beliefs on other people.

14 years, my parents have been taking me to church. i’ve heard the sermons. sermons about repentance, about how we are sinners, how we have damned ourselves. the fire and brimstone. hellfire. and you know what?

it didn’t do much good in bringing me to God. it didn’t make me repent. it didn’t, and wouldn’t shake me.

there’s a reason why God came up with Jesus’ death plan. because the Old Covenant is obsolete. it didn’t do much good, and isn’t about to do any good anyway.

i was 15 when i came to Him. you know why? i found out that my friends prayed for me. and asked strangers to pray for me. i didn’t understand it. i couldn’t. i mean, WHO THE HELL PRAYS FOR STRANGERS? pardon the language, but srsly, wtf?! and i went to a different church after.

it was so different. i was like, whoa. what’s this love thing? so different. and i was healed.

 

i’ve come a long way from that 12 year old punk in primary school who spent her breaks breaking people’s noses and stuff. and i’m glad.

Jun 9

busy as a bee.

Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011 in Personal, Thoughts

buzzzzzz. buzzzz.

man. when i see a bee, i wanna squash them to pieces. ooh, tummy growl. =P well. i digress.

i’m so busy!

main priority now is to get the leather cuff bracelet done. then, i have to finish Kylie and Evelyn’s bracelets. hopefully my stock arrives SOON, before my Kuching trip, so I can fulfill Lynne, Enthel and Evelyn’s orders. ={ please Dad, please.

ah. so. for now. sleep. while i still can. Papa is bringing me out to look at some stuff. =)

May 31

returning to my tropical home.

Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Daily Motions, Holidays, Lists, Sheer Boredom, Thoughts

 

whoaaaa. it’s almost a year since i left for US. O_O

time flew.

anyway, i got back on the 19th. spent my first week coping with jetlag and ENGL102 essays and stuff. =P been doing well so far. i wake up at 8am nowadays, don’t ask me why. even if i sleep late, my body automatically wakes up at 8. =/ no sleep-ins for me. argh.

let’s see now… what have i been up to, exactly?

well, i messed up my room. XD and have not tidied it up yet. i’ve started learning cantonese online, finished reading about 5 books in a few days, did some bracelets, finished two essays, four quizzes, two activities, took hundreds of photographs, edited a few, and spent AGES on facebook. oh, and i bought some CDs, so i shall rip off movies and such. =P hee. so, in two weeks, i’ve been rather productive. =) this is good. a very good sign indeed.

so… what else have i not done? teehee.

  • Learn new languages: Korean, Japanese, French, Cantonese. (reading, writing, speaking)
  • Learn better photography skills
    • Potential subjects:
      • Miri city
      • Food
      • Pets
      • Family gatherings
      • superdupersecretprojectthatmustnotberevealedeveruntilitisexecutedperfectly.
      • Scenery – conceptual.
  • Crafts:
    • Complete teahouse
    • Jewelry
    • Finish commissions – men’s bracelet, panda, zebra.
    • Complete gifts – housewarming gift, baby-welcoming gift, parents’ anniversary gift
  • Write stories:
    • Edit: UI, CTMEOY
    • Participate: rs-games, spring drabbles.
    • Finish: UI, Treatise.
    • Start: Fragments, Haven’t Met.
  • Graphic Design
  • Learn to cook & sew
  • Prepare pdf files
    • Cookbooks
    • Craftbooks
  • Draw again
    • Bunny & Monkey
    • Sirius & Remus

Argh. Looking at the list again made me feel like i didn’t do a whole lot of things i had set out to do. =/ alrighty. shall start on the orange-colored items soon! <3

have also been busy getting myself reacquainted with miri again, so i’ve been driving my mum around. rewarded with short trips to the cendol shop, and sometimes the bookstore, and other times, i get to buy lots and lots of cds. =) heehee. as for my current weight and body shape – MAINTAINED. :) my metabolic rate is back to normal – which means that regular intake of milo and sometimes mee kolok helps my wee tummy move along :) fufufufufufufu. no more constipation. ah. lovely. alrighty. it’s 3am. i gotta go to bed. =( too late ady!

May 15

where are you?

Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2011 in Random, Thoughts, Under 3

i miss you, Moony.

where are you?

why’d you leave me?

did you know i’d be in this shit?

come back, Moony.

take me home.

with you.

where you’d be.

forever.

always.

p/s: i love you.

May 14

breathe in. independence. breathe out. scream.

Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2011 in Personal, Thoughts

i love it. i absolutely love being independent.

do you know how it feels like right now? do you know how i see it?

it feels like an adrenaline rush, and it shoots the blood up to your head, and you get this giddy feeling. it feels like that every time you breathe, it’s like drinking in air, and you can actually fly. you feel invincible. it feels like you’re standing on the edge of the precipice, about to take that awesome plunge down, and when your body hits the cold ocean water, and it engulfs you, you feel that this, this is what you’re born to do. to live life without regrets. it gives you a taste, a taste of true freedom. and you want more. crave more. live for it.

i’m not scared anymore. i’m not afraid of getting hurt anymore. that’s because i’m happy, invincible. no one can touch me. no one can hurt me. ever.

my breathing is uneven, shaky, as i think about all the limitless possibilities of things i could do with my life now. travel around the world. unencumbered. reach for the heavens, and come down with more than just moon rocks or stardust. i can breathe again. i don’t have to give a damn about someone else. i don’t have to consider the effects of my decisions would have on other people. i don’t have to compromise my dreams, my ambitions, my personality.

i don’t have to give up on things that make me, me. and i’m ready to embrace that. embrace that notion, embrace all that life has to offer me. my birthright. ordained even before my conception, from the highest throne. i’m free. forever.

May 12

summer plans!

Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 in College Life, Daily Motions, Holidays, Lists, Personal, Sheer Boredom

Hoho. 3 months without lessons. Well, not really. I’ll be having online classes to keep me occupied, but even then, I still get to have lots and lots of alone time! <3 so. which brings me to the next program: listing out all potential activities to keep me occupied.

  • Learn new languages: Korean, Japanese, French. (reading, writing, speaking)
  • Learn better photography skills
    • Potential subjects:
      • Miri city
      • Food
      • Pets
      • Family gatherings
      • superdupersecretprojectthatmustnotberevealedeveruntilitisexecutedperfectly.
      • Scenery – conceptual.
  • Crafts:
    • Complete teahouse
    • Jewelry
    • Finish commissions – men’s bracelet, panda, zebra.
    • Complete gifts – housewarming gift, baby-welcoming gift, parents’ anniversary gift
  • Write stories:
    • Edit: UI, CTMEOY
    • Participate: rs-games, spring drabbles, deviantart
    • Finish: UI, Treatise.
    • Start: Fragments, Haven’t Met.
  • Graphic Design
  • Learn to cook & sew
  • Prepare pdf files
    • Cookbooks
    • Craftbooks
  • Draw again
    • Bunny & Monkey
    • Sirius & Remus

 

May 8

relief!

Posted on Sunday, May 8, 2011 in Personal, There's Us

Oh, lovely! The start of my holidays! Finished packing and moving out. Please, note to future self: Do not buy unnecessary items! Finish what was bought.

Ah. Anyway, I’ll be staying with Amir for a week. O_O lol. Doing nothing, *grinds teeth* anyway, I shall try to charge all my electronics, as well as update my new address – bank, mailing, paypal, ebay, sprint. Erm.

Things to do:
Download youtube videos – origami, friendship bracelets – transfer to ipod touch.
Repack bags.
Transfer some jewelry-making supplies.
Transfer some japanese clay art books.
Transfer clay.
Re-organize playlist, music videos.
Download tv-shows! CSI, Modern Family, Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, Kuroshitsuji.
Download Sirius/Remus stories, save, convert to PDF.
Reorganize tutorials, pics, etc.
Reorganize documents, blog, etc.
Start writing!

May 6

asphyxiation

Posted on Friday, May 6, 2011 in Personal, Thoughts

Your lungs close up. Your heart slows down. Your brain feels ready to combust spontaneously. The pressure is building up, ensnared around your heart, squeezing, constricting the airway. Your eyes see visions swimming, incoherently, unintelligibly.

You’re stuck.

Legs won’t move. Arms won’t reach out. Mouth won’t utter a cry. Tongue lying uselessly.

And, any second now, things will go blank. White, or black – whatever you’d like to believe. No turning back. Too late. Too little.

You’re gone.

May 6

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Posted on Friday, May 6, 2011 in College Life, Daily Motions, Personal, Rants, Thoughts

Omg. >< Just finished my STAT215 exam. :( It wasn't too bad, I sorta knew what I was doing except for the final question. Now I'm cramming for my next exam: the Dreaded Organic Chem. Ohgosh. Have I mentioned abt how bad my standing is for now? I'm at a D! >< Sigh. Dear, dear God, please help me spot the questions! Thank you! Merci beaucoup! Grazi! Gracias! Xie Xie. Just please tell me what's coming out! >< :(

Apr 29

time-constraints.

Posted on Friday, April 29, 2011 in Personal, Thoughts

Would have to spot the questions for bio. Been a long time since I’ve done any spotting. XD need to flex those muscles again. Already starting on my chem lab exam, spotting the fave mechanisms and reactions.

Apr 28

cluttered mind.

Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2011 in Personal, Thoughts

i have no space to sort this right now, and i don’t want it to clutter my mind.

Things to do:

- Get apartment (go to Prete)
- Print out work samples (essays, posters maybe, layout of magazine)
- Finish up DA application
- Check up with Lori

 

Apr 26

a breather.

Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 in Personal, There's Us

You see, I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it. Now the skilful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic. He will have nothing but the tools which may help him in doing his work, but of these he has a large assortment, and all in the most perfect order. It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.

I’m actually organizing my thoughts right now, and putting them down to paper. :) And then later I shall analyze the patterns and see how they connect to each other. My problem has always been hubris, however. I know that I am intelligent, and I am also a quick study. Unfortunately, this knowledge does nothing to keep my pride at an acceptable level.

Well. That’s that.

My mind is like a racing engine, tearing itself to pieces because it is not connected up with the work for which it was built.

Hah. Well said, Holmes.

I suppose I should start working on my English papers now, and then get cracking on my Biology paper. I’m really tempted to just leave it as it is, but, I’ve already promised that I’ll fix it, so there’s no undoing that now. =( oh, bollocks.

Yes, I’ve gone over to the dark side, being all Anglophile now. It’s not that I want to, nor do I enjoy it, but because I have to. For the moment, I’ve put aside my writing pen, so I shan’t be writing any other stories. There are a few ideas on the backburner at the moment, but that’s all there is to it. I’ve expanded on them, but they need further fleshing out and finishing touches.

I’ve given up trying to publish a story on Mugglenet. Twice I’ve been rejected, the second reason more ridiculous than ever. Really, I don’t see why they can’t move our stories to different archive if it was sorted into the wrong category, and let us off with a warning. Is it that difficult? The second reason was astounding! Second rejection was because they thought it didn’t reflect the Sirius/Remus that they were familiar with. Well, of course it wouldn’t reflect completely a werewolf/post-Azkaban Remus/Sirius. =.= Because they are in a non-magic AU/AR, that’s why. Also, I think they failed to notice that it is only the first chapter. I wanted to expand on their relationship, explore the intricacy, the intimacy of their bond throughout the entire story, and they tell me they can’t feel Sirius/Remus here? It’s a little presumptuous and pompous of them, isn’t it? gah. Whatever, I’ll just do it my own way I’ve already put the word out on livejournal communities, and I have several people commenting on it on Fanfiction.net. I ought to be pleased, and I am.

I’ve tried not to think about summer and next fall, but the more I shove it to the back of my mind, the more it creeps out at me and entwines itself around my current thoughts. Well, I shall be taking 2 online courses over the summer. I’m looking forward to that, and more crafting (hopefully). I’m also looking forward to photographing my pets, and perhaps try to get a few nice portrait shots of my family. :) I’d like to expand on my photography skills come summer. And continue writing my fics, start on an original story/novel, and perhaps learn to cook? 3 months of bliss.

Oh, and I’ve got to sort my things before packing them up. Also, this week, I’ve got to run down to the DA office, and ask them just what sort of work sample are they looking for in a copydesk editor. I went down to Prete Rental Apt Office, but it was close, so I’ve got to do that tomorrow. Hopefully I won’t be too late. Perhaps I could use the time away from Statistics to finish up my Chemistry, and oh! I’ve got to buy a folder tomorrow, for English. Gosh. Nearly forgot. ><

Alrighty, that’s all for now I suppose. I can’t chat for too long here. ><

Apr 26

Pulchritude

Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 in Inspiration, Random, Thoughts

I love you.

Words.

I understand now why my mind is so restless. i can feel words swirling in there, unable to take solid form, as they normally do. as they used to do. they are in their most abstract, yet no less potent. can feel their tentacles, wrapping around my consciousness. can feel them, tangling themselves into my reality. manipulating. tugging at my heartstrings. clawing at my fortress. trying to get out and take form, take residence on paper or screen.

i can’t. i’m sorry.

i have to work now. perhaps, perhaps under the sun shine later. when i’m all done with this.

Apr 25

hnggggghhhhasdfghjkl;

Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 in Personal, Rants

Dear Watson,

Get your facts straight. *BITES*

Sincerely, irate.

Dear Room,

Clean yourself.

Sincerely, tired & frustrated.

Dear Chemistry,

Explain yourself!

Sincerely, wishing i could absorb you like osmosis.

Dear time,

Please go slower.

Sincerely, panicking.

Dear brain,

FOCUS!

Sincerely, no time for this shit.

Dear tagger,

Why’d you have to tag me?

Sincerely, I could’ve lived another day w/o seeing that.

Dear God,

Help!

Sincerely, no idea how on earth i’m gonna get 115/150 on a finals.