Random thoughts and sights
Friday, January 09, 2009
Friday, January 09, 2009
1. First it was VJ Utt, now it is Chef Wan! Pavillion is really the place to be if you want to bump into celebrities. Was watching Yes Man at Pavillion yesterday and Chef Wan was sitting 2 seats away from me laughing and laughing, yes sometimes at inappropriate moments too ^^
2. Randomness is watching a friend slurping a drink named Milo Dinosaur. It's a Milo drink with lots of Milo powder piled on top of it, and you're supposed to eat the powder on its own. I am glad I didn't take up the offer for a sip, because me being me I can only see myself choking on it and start coughing out brown powder @_@
3.
Found a photo of myself changing from clubbing heels to comfortable Vans for the long walk home after clubbing in Auckland. In the middle of the street. My friends did not miss the opportunity to snap this. What a night it was!
4. I love Sg Wang and all the RM25 clothes you can get there!
5. I am addicted to Rihanna's Disturbia and very ashamed to admit it @_@ What is it with her songs and all the bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum or mama say mama sa ma ma coo sa or ella ella ella that makes them super-catchy?!
Next, womanizer womanizer wtf hahahaaha
2. Randomness is watching a friend slurping a drink named Milo Dinosaur. It's a Milo drink with lots of Milo powder piled on top of it, and you're supposed to eat the powder on its own. I am glad I didn't take up the offer for a sip, because me being me I can only see myself choking on it and start coughing out brown powder @_@
3.
Found a photo of myself changing from clubbing heels to comfortable Vans for the long walk home after clubbing in Auckland. In the middle of the street. My friends did not miss the opportunity to snap this. What a night it was!
4. I love Sg Wang and all the RM25 clothes you can get there!
5. I am addicted to Rihanna's Disturbia and very ashamed to admit it @_@ What is it with her songs and all the bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum or mama say mama sa ma ma coo sa or ella ella ella that makes them super-catchy?!
Next, womanizer womanizer wtf hahahaaha
what we could have been, 3:01 AM.
Close Call
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Thursday, January 08, 2009
I went shopping at Sg Wang today, and while crossing the bridge over to Lot 10 to meet a friend, I was stopped by two youngsters. One of them gave me a voucher and asked me to make a mark on it before opening it. Curious of what was to be found inside, I did as they told me to.
A dialogue box with the words "special gift" inside.
The two of them immediately went hyper, saying that I have just won at least RM3000 worth of prizes, the grand prize being a car.
Red flags sprang up in my mind.
They then told me that I should follow one of them to Taman Desa to claim my prizes.
More red flags. I've heard plenty about these kind of cons, and was very skeptical over the validity of their claims and promises. Deciding to be safe than sorry, I lied to them that I was busy then and would go to their office tomorrow to claim whatever prize I was supposedly entitled to. The replied I got was that I have to go with one of them now so that they will receive a bonus for giving out a winning voucher.
There was no way I would go with them. What if they lead me to danger? I think they knew that I was being skeptical, and kept trying to convince me that it is a genuine activity, with advertisements on national newspapers. They also said that they were only 17 year-olds trying to earn some income to support their studies and would not cheat me.
Ah, the old tactic of trying to gain sympathy and instill guilt. I had it then. I told them that I did not need the prizes, and that they could give the voucher to someone else, then walked away in one piece.
I still have no idea whether they are trying to cheat me or not. I hope they were trying to make an honest living, and the joy that they showed upon seeing the special gift voucher was genuine. After all, they looked very young, too young to be trying to con others.
On the other hand, what if they were really trying to cheat me and I had gone with them? I can't imagine what kind of harm I would have experienced. *sigh* Cheating really needs to go.
A dialogue box with the words "special gift" inside.
The two of them immediately went hyper, saying that I have just won at least RM3000 worth of prizes, the grand prize being a car.
Red flags sprang up in my mind.
They then told me that I should follow one of them to Taman Desa to claim my prizes.
More red flags. I've heard plenty about these kind of cons, and was very skeptical over the validity of their claims and promises. Deciding to be safe than sorry, I lied to them that I was busy then and would go to their office tomorrow to claim whatever prize I was supposedly entitled to. The replied I got was that I have to go with one of them now so that they will receive a bonus for giving out a winning voucher.
There was no way I would go with them. What if they lead me to danger? I think they knew that I was being skeptical, and kept trying to convince me that it is a genuine activity, with advertisements on national newspapers. They also said that they were only 17 year-olds trying to earn some income to support their studies and would not cheat me.
Ah, the old tactic of trying to gain sympathy and instill guilt. I had it then. I told them that I did not need the prizes, and that they could give the voucher to someone else, then walked away in one piece.
I still have no idea whether they are trying to cheat me or not. I hope they were trying to make an honest living, and the joy that they showed upon seeing the special gift voucher was genuine. After all, they looked very young, too young to be trying to con others.
On the other hand, what if they were really trying to cheat me and I had gone with them? I can't imagine what kind of harm I would have experienced. *sigh* Cheating really needs to go.
what we could have been, 3:08 AM.
You see High School ah bengs selling DVDs at the pasar malams...
I wouldnt be surprised if they started conning ppl at that age...
Good call!
Posted by 
ah^kam_koko' |
9/1/09 1:54 AM
Another year gone by...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
2008 is by far the toughest year I have ever experienced in my life.
First there was Honours, which turned me into a super human study machine that eats dissertations for breakfast @_@
When I had to sit in front of the computer all day either reading or researching or writing
When I had to churn out close to 20000 words in 3 weeks
One of the passage in the picture reads "There is an element of intersubjective-objectivism in social constructionism, where reality exists but does not have meaning. While objectivism sees meanings of objects as being discovered by subjects, social constructionism implies that people in a society interact with each other and engage with objects to create meanings of reality . Hence, the emphasis is placed on the people interacting with the world around them and with each other. Objects do not have a meaning by themselves, but depends on the interpretation of those interacting with them."
-___-
OMG THE STUFF I WROTE!!! This was a 5000-words essay on whether accounting is an art or science. I remember arguing and arguing that accounting is more of an art than a science, and even included artworks of Escher and Dali in my essay HAHAHAHA Joanne Ang you geek.
But despite all the hard work and sleepless nights, Honours was one of the best things that ever happened to me. It changed my way of thinking and made me grow so much as a person. I made friends for life and became more open in sharing and accepting opinions. I want to keep it up.
And then there was the whole break-up drama. I really don't want to write about it anymore. Let me just say that we are still friends, we still like each other, BUT I AM SO BACK IN THE SINGLE AND AVAILABLE DATING SCENE MUAHAHAHAHA. Being single is not so bad after all!
Lots of good things also happened in 2008. I said hello and goodbye to many people, graduated, got a job, toured around NZ, felt the love of friends when I was most down, explored new corners of Wellington, watched Phantom of the Opera in Auckland and more performances at St James, and grew up pretty drastically.
All in all, a tough year, but a good one.
Happy 2009 everyone, may your wishes come true and here's my love to you all!
<3
First there was Honours, which turned me into a super human study machine that eats dissertations for breakfast @_@
When I had to sit in front of the computer all day either reading or researching or writing
When I had to churn out close to 20000 words in 3 weeks
One of the passage in the picture reads "There is an element of intersubjective-objectivism in social constructionism, where reality exists but does not have meaning. While objectivism sees meanings of objects as being discovered by subjects, social constructionism implies that people in a society interact with each other and engage with objects to create meanings of reality . Hence, the emphasis is placed on the people interacting with the world around them and with each other. Objects do not have a meaning by themselves, but depends on the interpretation of those interacting with them."
-___-
OMG THE STUFF I WROTE!!! This was a 5000-words essay on whether accounting is an art or science. I remember arguing and arguing that accounting is more of an art than a science, and even included artworks of Escher and Dali in my essay HAHAHAHA Joanne Ang you geek.
But despite all the hard work and sleepless nights, Honours was one of the best things that ever happened to me. It changed my way of thinking and made me grow so much as a person. I made friends for life and became more open in sharing and accepting opinions. I want to keep it up.
And then there was the whole break-up drama. I really don't want to write about it anymore. Let me just say that we are still friends, we still like each other, BUT I AM SO BACK IN THE SINGLE AND AVAILABLE DATING SCENE MUAHAHAHAHA. Being single is not so bad after all!
Lots of good things also happened in 2008. I said hello and goodbye to many people, graduated, got a job, toured around NZ, felt the love of friends when I was most down, explored new corners of Wellington, watched Phantom of the Opera in Auckland and more performances at St James, and grew up pretty drastically.
All in all, a tough year, but a good one.
Happy 2009 everyone, may your wishes come true and here's my love to you all!
<3
what we could have been, 2:34 PM.
Wish you a better year ahead!
Re Your social constructionnism paragraph: You are such a bimbo geek. :P
Posted by changyang1230 |
2/1/09 6:18 AM
Welcome home!
Posted by ah^kam_koko' |
4/1/09 1:34 AM
Can I just say that...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
KL continues to amaze me.
Yes, both the good and bad side of it.
You would never think that hidden somewhere in this bustling city, there would be a stunning restaurant with amazing ambiance overlooking a rain forest.
You would never think that you would be feeding mosquitoes even in an air-conditioned room.
You would be amazed at how many rude and amazingly bad drivers there are on the road.
You would be quirked at how Kenny G seems to be equated to hotels/upclass restaurants.
You would love and hate how much yet how little culture there seems to be.
KL, to me, is a city of conflicts.
Yes, both the good and bad side of it.
You would never think that hidden somewhere in this bustling city, there would be a stunning restaurant with amazing ambiance overlooking a rain forest.
You would never think that you would be feeding mosquitoes even in an air-conditioned room.
You would be amazed at how many rude and amazingly bad drivers there are on the road.
You would be quirked at how Kenny G seems to be equated to hotels/upclass restaurants.
You would love and hate how much yet how little culture there seems to be.
KL, to me, is a city of conflicts.
what we could have been, 7:50 AM.
you're blogging again! :)
I'm just hanging out at home, have started looking into my masters thesis and hopefully I'll be ready to go just after new years. :) Just watching the days go by, eating candy and having a blast. hehe
Happy New Year soon! :)
xoxo
Tina
Posted by Tina |
30/12/08 9:17 AM
The Great New Zealand Road Trip - South Island chapter
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Hello Hello I am back in Subang!!! It's so nice to be back where mom and dad pampers you, where the food is good, where you don't have to worry about doing everything yourself, where you can meet up with old friends, where you can get good roti canai 24/7, where the cool people like me are! (perasan perasan)
Anyway I've been back for a week and enjoying every minute of it! Except that the humidity gave me a dyshidrosis eczema flare up :(
Ok la my hands do not look as scary as this but it's like a milder case of this!
There are hundreds of tiny blisters on my fingers and they itch like there's no tomorrow T____T
I hate it when this happens!! Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to 10 extremely itchy fingers! And although they are not contagious, they look like they are so I'm worried about going out with friends T____T
The only good thing is that whenever my brother tries to bully me to do something I can threaten to rub my fingers on his face and he'll back off with his tail between his legs U___U
Anyway! South Island! My family loved it!
We visited Christchurch...
Went on the Tram...
Froze our butts off...
Hid from the chill in phone booths...
Went punting...
Drove to Franz Josef Glacier via Arthur's Pass...
Stopped in the middle of road in the middle of nowhere and took lots and lots of pictures...
Enticed my parents to take pictures Bollywood style...
Conquered the magnificent Franz Josef Glacier...
My brother tried to lick some ice and his tongue stuck (not)
Stopped by at the beautiful Wanaka...
To take a dump at the Puzzling World...
And to flex our muscles...
And to train our sense of balance...
So that when we finally arrived at Queenstown...
We would feel refreshed to explore and enjoy the scenery...
And scream our lungs off on the Shotover Jet...
And race each other on the Luge...
And chicken out on the Bungy...
And end our beautiful trip around the South Island with a relaxing lunch in the vineyard.
Anyway I've been back for a week and enjoying every minute of it! Except that the humidity gave me a dyshidrosis eczema flare up :(
Ok la my hands do not look as scary as this but it's like a milder case of this!
There are hundreds of tiny blisters on my fingers and they itch like there's no tomorrow T____T
I hate it when this happens!! Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to 10 extremely itchy fingers! And although they are not contagious, they look like they are so I'm worried about going out with friends T____T
The only good thing is that whenever my brother tries to bully me to do something I can threaten to rub my fingers on his face and he'll back off with his tail between his legs U___U
Anyway! South Island! My family loved it!
We visited Christchurch...
Went on the Tram...
Froze our butts off...
Hid from the chill in phone booths...
Went punting...
Drove to Franz Josef Glacier via Arthur's Pass...
Stopped in the middle of road in the middle of nowhere and took lots and lots of pictures...
Enticed my parents to take pictures Bollywood style...
Conquered the magnificent Franz Josef Glacier...
My brother tried to lick some ice and his tongue stuck (not)
Stopped by at the beautiful Wanaka...
To take a dump at the Puzzling World...
And to flex our muscles...
And to train our sense of balance...
So that when we finally arrived at Queenstown...
We would feel refreshed to explore and enjoy the scenery...
And scream our lungs off on the Shotover Jet...
And race each other on the Luge...
And chicken out on the Bungy...
And end our beautiful trip around the South Island with a relaxing lunch in the vineyard.
what we could have been, 8:31 PM.
Welcome back to the land where you still feel dirty after a shower!
=)
Posted by ah^kam_koko' |
25/12/08 4:53 AM
License to Read
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
I don't know why, when life is normal I don't have the urge to write as much, but when it goes downhill I feel the need to rant and whine. Hence all the depressing posts.
It's the end of November already, and as I am writing this my family are flying over here to attend my graduation. I'm flying to Christchurch tomorrow to meet them and to bring them around South Island. The weather god has decided to play with me a bit, bringing heavy rains that caused the Glacier walks I want to go on to be cancelled or be too challenging for unfit people like us. Hopefully she's had her fun with me and give us beautiful weather for as long as my family are here *fingers crossed*
I am so excited about showing my family what has been the past 4 years of my life! They are equally as excited, and it motivates me to plan the trip well for them to have a good time. I really want them to have fun because its been forever since the 4 of us have had a nice holiday together. I miss them so much! Can't wait to see them tomorrow.
The blog is back in public for anyone to read, and I have learnt enough in the past 1.5 months to exercise prudence in what I write. To the person who is, until now, still trying to access my blog, feel free to do so if that gives you some sort of satisfaction. I am no longer affected by you, and you can have whatever opinion you want about me. I DON'T CARE. I have grown up from what I have been through in the past months, and I think it is time you do too. Despite being able to read what I write, I do hope that you will leave me alone and let me get on with my life.
Hello again, life.
It's the end of November already, and as I am writing this my family are flying over here to attend my graduation. I'm flying to Christchurch tomorrow to meet them and to bring them around South Island. The weather god has decided to play with me a bit, bringing heavy rains that caused the Glacier walks I want to go on to be cancelled or be too challenging for unfit people like us. Hopefully she's had her fun with me and give us beautiful weather for as long as my family are here *fingers crossed*
I am so excited about showing my family what has been the past 4 years of my life! They are equally as excited, and it motivates me to plan the trip well for them to have a good time. I really want them to have fun because its been forever since the 4 of us have had a nice holiday together. I miss them so much! Can't wait to see them tomorrow.
The blog is back in public for anyone to read, and I have learnt enough in the past 1.5 months to exercise prudence in what I write. To the person who is, until now, still trying to access my blog, feel free to do so if that gives you some sort of satisfaction. I am no longer affected by you, and you can have whatever opinion you want about me. I DON'T CARE. I have grown up from what I have been through in the past months, and I think it is time you do too. Despite being able to read what I write, I do hope that you will leave me alone and let me get on with my life.
Hello again, life.
what we could have been, 7:10 PM.
Good to have you back, Jo...
Hope your parents have a good weather trip!
=)
p/s: Do enable RSS feeds~~ It makes it easier for me to know when you have new content on your blog!
Posted by ah^kam_koko' |
3/12/08 11:29 PM
A new start
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
What a crazy week it has been!
I have finally gotten over the nightmare of packing and moving. So as of now, I am officially a resident of The Terrace! Again! I've lived here for 2 years out of the 4 that I have been in Wellington, and now I'm back again. It's an awesome street, and besides the killer slope that I need to climb up everyday, I'm loving the feeling of being back here.
The place that I've moved into is great too. It seems like a semi-social flat, which is nice because it gives me both the comfort of hanging out with flatmates and my privacy. I love it. I haven't been home that much though, being busy dealing with other things, and also catching up with my social life. I've been out with different friends so much that it has helped me slowly get over the pain of being alone. I like where I am at the moment. I still feel lonely and scared when I'm alone in my room at night, but it's no longer unbearable. I really want to keep this up!
Will post pictures soon, and one of these days when I'm free I'll review all the previous entries before putting the blog back in public!
I have finally gotten over the nightmare of packing and moving. So as of now, I am officially a resident of The Terrace! Again! I've lived here for 2 years out of the 4 that I have been in Wellington, and now I'm back again. It's an awesome street, and besides the killer slope that I need to climb up everyday, I'm loving the feeling of being back here.
The place that I've moved into is great too. It seems like a semi-social flat, which is nice because it gives me both the comfort of hanging out with flatmates and my privacy. I love it. I haven't been home that much though, being busy dealing with other things, and also catching up with my social life. I've been out with different friends so much that it has helped me slowly get over the pain of being alone. I like where I am at the moment. I still feel lonely and scared when I'm alone in my room at night, but it's no longer unbearable. I really want to keep this up!
Will post pictures soon, and one of these days when I'm free I'll review all the previous entries before putting the blog back in public!
what we could have been, 2:52 AM.
Welcome back!
Glad you are so positive!
=)
Posted by ah^kam_koko' |
25/11/08 5:18 AM
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Posted by
Trongy |
9/1/09 4:40 AM
Welcome to the big city, little girl.
haha~~
Posted by
ah^kam_koko' |
18/1/09 6:43 AM
Hey dude... chanced upon ur profile while blog surfing.
U are indeed a very genuine person with a *I wear heart on my sleeve* persona. Keep it up!
-daniel.life@gmail.com
And Pavilion aint tht wonderful la. It's too atas.
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7/2/09 11:25 AM
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