A summary of my life in 2008

THINGS THAT I'VE DONE IN 2008

1. Joined a class (two classes actually) where I knew no one, and managed to get through the semester successfully. And made new friends too.

2. Supported my dad when he was hospitalised for only-God-knows-how-long to remove the growth in his stomach. Of course, I couldn't have done that without someone's help.

3. Collected my very first dean's list ceterficate (A bit late though, I got in in 2007)

4.Learned to operate the washing machine at home (Yes, I know, I'm so undomesticated)

5. Learned to understand men better (i.e.when is the right time to complain/nag)

6. Tried to quit being a shopaholic. But failed.

7. Became a teenager again a.k.a growing acne on my face.

8. Got my first car!!!

9. Took pictures at Dreamworld with my bf for the first time (lots of "firsts" in this list...hehe)

10. Finally tried J.Co Donuts...and hated it.

11. Went to Auckland, New Zealand (another "first"...hehe)

12. Got my hair cut shorter than I want it to be, by mistake. Screw that hairdresser! Until now my hair hasn't grown much, it's still shoulder length!

13.Attended pre-marital course.

14.Performed some good deeds by doing community service at the zoo (hehe, actually I just wanna get the marks)

15.Got the worst cough of my entire life. It lasted for months!

16.Discovered my ambition of becoming a "designer"...until I got discouraged when I found out that in engineering, a designer does not design things (as in, draw!), but they rack their brains coming up with dimensions of buildings and boring stuffs like that. No thanks.

17. Started eating brown rice as part of my low GI diet (kononnye lah...)

18. Landed an interview with a multinational company...and then screwed it up.

19. Got dean's list for the second time :)

20.Got my green card (permit to enter construction sites)

Goodbye 2008!! Welcome 2009!

HAPPY NEW YEAR PEOPLE!!

Tagged by my beloved cuzzie!

1. What's Your Most Favourite Colour?
= At the moment, it's lilac. I'll let you know when it changes again ;)

2.Who Is The Most Important To You?
= Arghh...this is a tough one. My parents, him...

3. How Often Do You Think Of Commiting Suicide?
= Never, coz my mum kept on preaching on how sinful it is to commit suicide.

4. Do You Think You Have Enough Confidence?
= No. I have the lowest self-confidence level in the world!

5. How Many Babies Do You Want?
= Not sure. Two will do, but I don't mind if there's more.

6. Do You Believe In Seeing A Rainbow After The Rain?
= Huh? Of course la. I've seen it before.

7. What's Your Goal Next Year?
= Better CGPA, improved health and looks.

8. Who'll You Miss The Most, If You Don't Talk To Them?
= Y

9. Do You Think The Person Who Tag You, Like To Play Kidnapping?
= I'm not sure I'll have to ask her :)

10. What Do You Want For Christmas?
= I don't celebrate Christmas, but there's no harm in making a wishlist right? I want a pink laptop backpack! Hehe.

11. What Is Your Bad Habit?
= a long list, but one of them is shopping compulsively when I'm a)rich or b)stressed.

12. Do You Have A Secret Crush?
= No. Most lecturers and almost everyone in CE department knows who my boyfriend is. Haha. So it's not a secret.

13. Do You Cherish Every Single Friendship Of Yours?
= I only cherish friends who are good to me. Friends who treated me like shit, using me, bye bye!

14. What Does Flying Mean To You?
= Travelling!

15. What Do You Crave For The Most Currently?
= Nothing. I can't taste anything. I have sore throat and fever dammit!

16. Are You Single/ Relationship?
= In a relationship.

17. What Have You Done To Yourself To Make Yourself Happy?
= Buying myself new clothes.

18. How's Your Day?
= Went to Steel class. Brunch with Mr.Y. Went back to my apartment. That's my boring life.

19. If You Were Asked To Make A Wish, What Would You Ask For?
= To be 100% healthy. And rich. And successful. And happy. Haha. That's 4 wishes already.

20. I Tag :
= Wani (my ex-classmate whom I missed sooo much!)
= Lina (my cousin who's coming to my house this Thursday. Can't wait)
= Zarith (who's having Highway lab right now as I'm typing this. I know coz she's in the same group with Mr.Y)
= I don't have many blogger friends =(
Silent readers, please share with me ur blogs, I want more blogs to read! Jangan segan2...

Quick date at Pavillion

Today is Mr.Y's first time to Pavillion.

We parked at Lot 10, and walked to Pavillion. He acted like a little kid, he gripped my hand as if he's afraid of getting lost :p

He was pretty excited once we arrived there.

He's always asking me a bunch of questions also.

"Where is Bukit Bintang?"

"Where is Starhill?"

"What building is that?"

"Why is Lot 10 green?"

I feel like a tourist guide.

We had lunchie at Pastamania. My favourite restaurant in Pavillion. Love the food, the atmosphere there.

Before we went back, Mr.Y decided to stop at Haagen Dasz. He said he wanna know what it feels like to hang out and eat ice cream at Bintang Walk. Haha. Sorry this entry is boring coz there's no pictures. We were rushing just now coz someone's busy with his final year project and I wasn't in the mood anyway.

Splurge!

Today I accompanied my mum to KLCC coz she wanted to buy this necklace at M&S that she really liked. I didn't plan on a major shopping spree, I was only looking for a face powder and Himalaya Protein Hair Cream.

Anyway, I ended up buying more than I planned for. M&S was having a sale (every shop is having sales), everything 40% and 50% off. I bought two tops and a gold purse. It's been awhile since I last shopped for something nice to wear, I always buy boring t-shirts and cheap clothes at Sg.Wang. Besides, I got my loan already. It's not that I want to finish off the money. But the logic is, loan + sale season = shopping! Total amount spent = RM250. Which is still OK, coz last time Mr.Y spent RM200-300 on just one shirt at M&S. At least I got 3 things (Haha.Nak sedapkan hati).

The necklace comes with the top!

The other day I accidently knocked my face powder off my desk and it broke! I've only been using it for a few times! I shopped around for it today, but it's nowhere to be found. I guess the manufacturing of that powder had stopped. Then I went to Watsons. The Maybelline, L'Oreal, Revlon, Kate, Fasio powders failed to interest me. In the end I bought the ZA face powder (because there's a sticker of Winner of Malaysian Women's Weekly Best Beauty Buys 2008). And the price is reasonable too. RM30.90. *Sigh* I am such a scrooge.

On my way to Himalaya to get my hair cream, my mum wanted to go to Parksons. I tried NOT to look at Warehouse and Dorothy Perkins. Buttt...I walked away from Parksons with a DP pink fashion thighs (RM26). OK la tu, at least I didn't buy everything at Warehouse! Haha.

Ade org tu excited nk pegi Pavillion esok. Name org tu Yasser.

New shoes!

Went to Ikea with my parents today, coz my mum was looking for new cover for the sofa. Last time I went to Ikea/Ikano/The Curve with my parents was 3 years ago. Usually we prefer to go to shopping malls which are near to our house (KLCC, Ampang Point, Great Eastern, Bkt Bintang area). Yang jauh2 ni malas nak pegi!

I was looking for high heeled shoes. I saw one in Vincci catalogue which I really like, but in the end ended up buying something else.

This one has a 3.5-inch heels. I'm too chicken to buy anything higher than that (considering those health problems related to wearing heels). Price: RM44, my dad paid. And I'm not gonna wear this 3.5-inch heels all the time, only during special occasions when I'll be surrounded by tall people. Haha.

I also bought another heels. Price:RM 26.95. I bought this one first, but then realized its too dull after I left the shop. So that's why I decided to buy another one. This one has 3-inch heels.

For everyday wear, I chose 2.5-inch heels maximum.

I also bought a couple of tops. 50% discount.

And....I bought some of my favourite things. Books! Books also got sale. Hehe. It's my lucky day. I've always wanted to buy the LBD book Blue Remembered Heels by Nell Dixon. And I also bought the Twilight book! It's a bestseller (I'm always easily influenced by bestsellers) and the movie's a hit so I want to find out how good the story is! My other purchase is The Infinite Wisdom of Harriet Rose. The storyline seems interesting, and the cover's really nice too! But the thing is, WHEN will I have the time to read all these books? Hehe.

The monsters

God I hate my paternal cousins.

They are like monsters. They make the kids in Cheaper by the Dozen look disciplined.

Things they did to Koko:

-One of them hit her repeatedly with a towel
-They make snarling noises at her
-They stamped their feet on the floor, hoping to scare her
-They hit her with pillow numerous times!!!
-And many more!

What is wrong with them?? I look at other people's kids, they're all adoreable. Their naughtiness level is not so bad. But my cousins...huh!

Koko, who is a really ganas cat, actually HID UNDER MY BED AND REFUSE TO COME OUT. That shows she's extremely scared of my cousins. In fact, she even growled at them and tried to bite them. Koko never snarls or hisses at people (except the vet).

If you have no idea which cousins I'm talking about, they are the "piranhas" that I described in this post

Why ants are just a bunch of idiots

At first, it was lizards. Now my public enemy #2 are ants. (When will I be at peace with nature??)

Ants are working on my last nerve because everytime I boil water, they would come into the kettle. They're so stupid. The water's hot, and they can't swim. In the end, I see a sea of dead ants in my kettle. It's a lose-lose situation. They die, and I can't drink.

Why can't they just stay away?? Or go find sugar. Plain water isn't their kind of thing.

Hibernation mode

If people who have trouble sleeping, we'd say they have insomnia.

I am the opposite of an insomniac.

I sleep way too much.

Every night, by 10pm, I'm already sleepy. If primary schoolers are forced by their parents to be in bed by 10pm, well, for me it's voluntary.

So if I sleep early, means that I get up early too right? No! It's really, really hard to me to wake up in the mornings. If I have 8am class, then it's perfectly understandable that it's hard for me to get up. But it's the same if I have 11am classes! Susah betul nak bangun.

I had plenty of sleep. 8 hours or maybe more. But I still fall asleep in class! Dah la tido awal, bangun lambat plak tu, and then boleh tido dalam kelas! Seriously there's something wrong with me.

Maybe it's because the subjects I'm taking this sem are all boring huh? That makes me fall asleep. Like today in Steel class, I sat in front, hoping that it will make me stay awake, but no. My eyes felt heavy and I yawned every 5 seconds. All my friends are wide awake!

OK, so I sleep early every night, I wake up late, and I fall asleep in class. There's more. After I got back from class, I collapse on my bed and sleep! I can't believe this. I'm sleeping in class AND I'm taking naps when I'm in my apartment too.

I tried taking a healthy, high energy wholegrain breakfast. I'm taking vitamins as well. Next I'm gonna try those oxygenated water. See if it works.

tagged by azze

1.Put your iTunes/any other players on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 1 X infinity number of friends who might enjoy doing this.+++

*in other words, this is an embarassing look into my media player which has lots of lame songs**

1. IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
~NEVER SAY GOODBYE-some Korean singer [hahaha]

2. WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
~INNOCENT EYES-Delta Goodrem [innocent?!]

3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
~INVISIBLE-Ashlee Simpson [haha...yeah...I don't like guys who are too "outgoing"]

4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
~TAK SEPERTI DULU-Radja [OK OK I know this band is soo 2005]

5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
~ANDAI KU TAHU-Ungu [Yes I have no directions in life]

6. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
~FIX YOU-Coldplay [Fix who?]

7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
~THE REAL THING-Gwen Stefani [aww...really?? That's nice]

8. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
~ ZOMBIE-The Cranberries [haha what the...?]

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
~BOYFRIEND-Ashlee Simpson [Haha.Very funny]

10. WHAT IS 2+2?
~WE ARE ONE TONIGHT-Switchfoot [Hehe...my answer would be 4 actually.Switchfoot is bad at maths]

11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
~DI ATAS NORMAL-Peter Pan [haha whatever]

12. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
~IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE-Roxette [Yes it is]

13. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
~BETTER IN TIME-Leona Lewis [hehe...yes I am less of a brat as I grow up :p]

14. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
~BUNGA-BUNGA CINTA-Misha Omar [OMG! NOOO WAY!Embarassing song]

15. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
~MASIH TERSERLAH AYUMU-Exist [Another embarassing song >.<>.<]

20. HOW WILL YOU DIE?
~CLOSE TO YOU-Carpenters [Close to the people I love I hope]

21. DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
~BABY IT'S YOU-Jojo [Dunno what to say]

22. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
~LUKA LAMA-Cokelat [Haha so jiwang]

23. WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
~ WHEN YOU'RE GONE-Avril Lavigne [:'(]

24. WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
~UMPAMA MIMPI DALAM MIMPI-Damasutra [OK, enough humiliation already]

25.WHO I TAG-Anyone who feels like doing this.

I hate Friendster

A few days ago, I received a comment from one of my friends and it was a cartoon video. The cartoon looks like Alvin & the Chipmunks (but it's not). I tried to play the video, coz I thought it will deliver a cute message or something, but when I clicked the play button, a message came out. I didn't read the entire message, but the comment that I received is something called "phishing."

Last time MySpace had also warned its users about this phishing thing. Phishing is a process of attempting to acquire information like usernames, passwords etc, through websites like Friendster, Facebook, e-bay etc.

Nowadays, everytime I look at my friends' profiles, there's always pictures of some slut showing off her boobs. Some of my friends are pissed off too, coz that stupid Friendster virus or whatever they call it, hacked their profile, and used their account to spread those nasty pics to their friends.

I received a bulletin from one of my friends about this virus. Apparently, the virus will cause you to "sign out" without having to click "log out." When you sign in again, the virus will use your account to spread the pic to all your friends.

Friendster sucks! I'm out.

Cupcakes and dolls

Last week I went to KLCC and saw some scrumptious-looking cupcakes at Bakin' Boys. I wanted to try it but my mum said it's overpriced and probably doesn't taste as good as homemade ones. So I sulked like a little kid.

Today went to KLCC again coz I wanted to find the Marks & Spencer Lavender 3-in-1 Body, Room and Linen Spray. I was determined to try the cupcake. And my mum, she's being kind this time, agreed. She even tried one too.

The cupcake was delicious. Very sweet though. RM4 each.

My cupcake!

I remember the time when everyone was crazy about those cute cupcakes. At that time I could only find cupcakes in Damansara. Lots of cupcake shops there. Cupcake Chic,Wondermilk (Up until now I still dunno where on earth is Wondermilk). It's hard to find cupcakes here in Ampang, and I tried searching for it when I'm in Subang. None!

Now cupcakes are available in Ampang. Yeay! I've tried those cupcakes at one of the kiosks in Great Eastern mall. Taste really good, not too sweet. A large sized cupcake cost RM3.50, and it's RM10 for three. That's the cheapest cupcake I could find.

You can also try the cupcakes at The Lawn, KLCC. Yummy as well. Priced at RM5 each I think.
At Cupcake Chic, it's RM4.50 each.

Anyway, back to the main objective why I went to KLCC. I couldn't find the 3-in-1 spray. Instead, I bought the lavender anti-perspirant deodorant. I thought the deodorant is like Impulse, you can use it as a body spray as well. But it's not! The M&S deodorant left a white residue after you spray it. Kind of ruined whatever fabric that you spray it on. Inilah akibatnya nak berjimat cermat sangat. I was hesitant to spend RM177 on the L'Occitane lavender spray, and RM120 for Crabtree & Evelyn lavender water.

OK, the lavender thing is a big dissappointment. Buttttt....I found something that I really like at Kinokuniya. Momiji dolls!In other words, those cute Japanese dolls. (I never grow up, always young at heart :) )

I bought one of the dolls. It's sooo hard to pick which one I like coz all of them are so supercute! I finally decided on a doll called "Clever Clogs." Each dolls has its own personality.


This is Clever Clogs

Laughing


For example, this doll is called "Laughing." Personality? "I like integral calculus!," it says on the box. By the way, the dolls come in a noodle box.


My doll, Clever Clogs, likes boys who wear glasses. Same as me. Or more specifically, a boy with glasses. Hehe.

The doll comes with a really nice box!

It is protected by an inflated pillow as well

The badge and sticker included in the box

Next I'm gonna buy Funny Girl. She likes alfalfa sprouts and quiz shows. Isn't she adoreable???

Funny Girl

Giggles

My mum likes Giggles. I don't. I think she looks fat.

This is Pixie. I like her colour. But she looks like one of those Jepun celup. Asians look weird with blond hair ok!

I like Soul too. But her eyes are so sepet.

Anyway, a few days ago my dad attended a course. He got these books for free! These books are on my wishlist! :D

I'm so happy coz this week only 3 days of classes. Another reason why I'm happy is that even though yesterday I pigged out during the buffet lunch with Mr.Y's family at Hilton, eating all those cupcakes and chocs, my weight is still maintained at 45kg. *clap clap*

A tiring week

Some of my friends asked why I haven't updated in a while (even though it's only for a few days). I know you guys miss me. Haha prasan.

Hmm... what to say? This sem I'm taking 18 credit hour (6 classes).

Water & Wastewater Engineering
Structural Analysis II
Reinforced Concrete Design
Structural Steel Design
Soil Mechanics II
Technical Communication

I don't know how to survive this semester. I'm taking mostly design subjects.

Btw, I gave Mr.Y a Jean Mercier tie pin and a pen holder for his birthday.

I've been tagged. I think I'll do it in the next post.

Shopping for someone's birthday

Yesterday I went to KLCC to buy Y's birthday present.

After hours of looking around, I finally found the perfect gift.

Then I went home and I had second thoughts. The gift is kind of...dull. I imagine myself as the person receiving it, and I think, "Only this???"

So I racked my brain last night, thinking what else to get him. There's something at KLCC which I really like but there's no way I'm coming back to KLCC for the second time. KLCC is like a pasar malam, but with air-cond. The place is so packed!

So today, I went to Great Eastern mall, hoping to find another gift that will complement the one I bought yesterday. I wasn't hoping so much, coz you know la, Great Eastern mall, how many things do they have there? I went to MPH, searching for any good books, but there's none. Besides, I don't think Mr.Y likes to read. I wanted to go to a sports shop, but I don't know exactly what to buy there. A fitness shop, but he already has all the fitness equipments at home. Lovely Lace? Nahh, too girly. Timberland? Nothing interesting.

I was about to give up and went home until I went into this shop, and found the perfect gift (at least,to me it's perfect la). I was so happy. Haha. I found him another present, at Great Eastern mall, of all places.

Wanna know what I got him? Wait til the next post ;)

My father's new diet

image courtesy of lambrecipes.ca

My dad performed a medical check up the other day and it turned out that his cholestrol level is very low. He's so happy that all he ever eat nowadays is mutton. He bought for himself this mutton dish during raya haji and he's been eating lamb chop for dinner. *Sigh* I hope he knows when to stop.

Selamat hari raya aidiladha

Spend raya haji in KL (yeay!).

It's a very boring holiday. But it's OK, coz I love staying at home feeling bored. I'm a homely person, you see.

Went to MPH Great Eastern mall coz they're having a 3-for-2 sale. I was hoping to buy Rich Dad,Poor Dad (Mr.Y wants this book too), Shopaholic & Baby and Who Moved My Cheese. But when I got there, Shopaholic & Baby was out of stock. And there were only OLD copies of Rich Dad,Poor Dad. And I was having second thoughts about Who Moved My Cheese.

I've always wanted to buy motivational books. But once I got my hand on a copy, I hesitated before making my way to the cashier. I thought that those self-help books can benefit me in terms of self development. But the contents are so...LAME. And the titles are embarassingly cheesy. So I think, those self-help books are not for me. My life isn't so screwed up so I don't need them.

So I went home empty-handed (but with plenty of cash in my purse).

I love books. But I'm always debating which books I should buy. I'm a fan of chick lits. They're great when you first bought them, but once you've read the whole book? I'm not the kind of person who read the same book twice. So I think paying RM35.90 for a book you only read once is not worth it. Except if it's a Little Black Dress book, coz it's only RM19.90. But still, things like these accumulates over time. And like I mentioned, I only read them once!

But I always ignore all these thoughts in my head and proceed to buy the book anyway :p


Once I'm home, I tried studying for the Soil quiz, but I couldn't get pass even one sentence in the book.

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Note to self: always try makeup before buying it. Especially eyeshadows. I love eyeshadows that have a rich colour, high pigment, however you may describe it. Sometimes, I would buy eyeshadows that looks DARK but when applied, the shade is really light.
Best eyeshadow brand: L'Oreal
Worst eyeshadow brand: Maybelline, Rimmel
I think MAC has great eye colours as well.

Got my green card today!

Today I had to spend another day in Uniten coz I had to attend the CIDB seminar to get the green card. Fyi, the green card is a permit to enter construction sites for project managers, workers, construction trainees, students, lecturers, administrative staffs etc etc. CIDB is the abbreviation for Construction Industry Development Board (I've only known this once I joined the seminar). Since I'll be doing my industrial training in April next year, I had to have a green card.

The seminar took about 6 hours and my butt ached coz I sat for a long time. 6 long hours listening to the safety briefing, about the dangers at sites, and looking at gruesome pictures of accidents and deaths that had happened, I finally got my green card and that rediculous-looking safety hat! Btw, Y also attended the seminar today so I wasn't alone.

I refuse to take any picture wearing that safety hat coz I'll look like Bob the Builder's ugly stepsister.

I don't need people

Boring first week.Most of the classes are canceled. Some classes are on, but still learning introduction only. Bor-ing!

What I've been doing since I'm in Uniten...

1. Listening to radio on my phone
Hehe. I rarely listen to radio, but since my laptop got so hot coz I switched it on for hours, I had to find another alternative for music.

2.Eating
Gosh...I think I'm gaining weight. I don't like being here. I tend to crave for food all the time. If I'm at home, I can lose weight easily.

2.Surfing the Internet

This is a must-do! I don't know what will happen if there's not Internet at the apartment. I think I'll die...of boredom, that is.

Omg this picture looks like I'm really eating, it's like I'm acting it (which was what I was doing). Cannot take candid pics la. Coz I'll look bad.

4.Reading Tech Comm

No, I haven't insaf and become hardworking all of sudden. I just don't know what else to do OK!

5.Camwhoring

Proven by all these pictures I took.My least favourite thing to do. But it's better than doing nothing.

Btw, I've also started wearing scarf to classes. No, it's not because I'm daydreaming I'm in London or Korea or someplace cold. It's because of the rashes. Went to see my dermatologist a few days ago, and she prescribed two antibiotics (two!!) and my rashes are improving, but they're still visible. Fyi, I got allergic contact dermatitis. I'm allergic to sunblocks.

Yana, Aween, if you're reading this, I miss both of you so much! *hugs*

My first day

I think you can predict what I am about going to write about my first day this semester.

I've found a lizard in my room!

There. I've said it.

There's not just one lizard, there are more of them. I'm supposed to stay with two other housemates, but one is a superbusy first year student who's rarely at home, and the other one, I haven't met her since I came here. My only housemates are lizards.

I think I finally give up. I wanna drive to class everyday from home! Let's hope my dad agree with this idea.