i cant believe it myself, but on my after 2 playlist, i have... I CAN LOVE YOU LIKE THAT. by boyz 2 men. dont ask.

 

its been a somewhat eventful week. and it'll end by tomorrow. i already cant wait for the weekend, just to get a chance to relax after handing in the assignments and all the dramz that went down this week. (OH THE DRAMZ!) oh god i think i've been looking at perezhilton too much. i'm starting to talk like him. but yea. the weekend would be so great. fingers crossed we get some decent weather here. just chill with the girls, get some groceries, and just relax. AAaaahhhh. i'm so domesticated now.

 

i dont really have anything to say in this blog entry. i'm guessing that the main reason why i'm actually blogging is to type something different from spelling errors. sometimes i think we overthink what we're supposed to do for assignments instead of just doing it. JUST DO IT ALREADY! its been a long day. and it hasnt ended yet. and its already 20 past one. GAH!

 

i dont know if i'm able to complete my assignments by tonight but i sure as hell will. now thats determination right there.

 

on the brighter side of things, we're one week away from september. which means one week away from starting work (Yay! i'm going to get paid!), one week away from getting my allowance (MONEYS!) and one week away from the midterm break (YAY!) i cant wait.

 

oh yea. the malaysia national day thing is coming up too. uh, yay :P

 

i guess i should get back to my assignment now.

its been a while since i last read up malaysian politics. and i remember why i stopped. it gets frustrating. and then it gets depressing.

 

there are some aspects of the malaysian culture that i personally agree with. things like respecting your elders, being hospitable when guests come over to your house, being polite when walking in other people's way, sharing food when eating together. things like that i'm fine with. but then you also get this terrible attitude from some people (unfortunately). you get people who dont know how to or want to give way, you get people who dont apologize for bumping into you (which i find to be extremely rude), spitting, people who dont know how to queue up, people who push and shove. and so on. you get my point.

 

but the one thing i cannot stand is how its so hard for some people to accept a differing point of view, especially when it comes to exchanging ideas and opinions. damn man, does that mean they have not achieved communicative competence? do we gots to revamp how we teach language? so that people will learn what is acceptable to say and how to say things? and how to politely disagree? THERE ARE WAYS OF DOING THESE THINGS YOU KNOW.

 

so if they are not competent......are they INCOMPETENT? :P  

 

malaysian politics is near-impossible to understand. so are the actions of certain people who want to get involved in politics and want to take things into their own hands. it makes me wonder what kind of beliefs they have that would compel them into taking such strong actions sometimes. i'm just making general comments here btw in case you havent noticed. i dont know what exactly is going on in politics and sometimes i dont want to know.  

 

i dont like how some malaysians take some things too personally. i just dont like it. this isnt about politics now. its about relationships in general. sometimes its hard to understand some people *cough*teapot*cough* (if you know what i mean, you know what i mean) and why they take things so fucking personally. here's the thing:

 

i dont know how this post evolved into that :P but i think sometimes malaysians tend to think the world is out to get them WHEN THEY'RE NOT. its just your warped mindset with that victim-mentality. stop wallowing in self-pity because other people are doing better than you. maybe they are doing better because THEY BOTHERED TO WORK FOR IT.

 

i dunno. maybe its just a clash of upbringing and mentality.

 

either that or my hormones have seriously gone haywire.  

it sucks being broke. i think that says it all. i do have a job now but i'm still in training so i guess i'll be rolling in moolah by next month (fingers crossed). it sounds like a pretty sweet job too, and i do look forward to starting work. guess i just have to get used to the system and all, but other than that i see no reason as to why i cant do a good job. does that mean i'm a motivated employee? :P

 

i've noticed recently, with the tide of engagements, how much things have changed. i found out someone else got engaged last night. 08.08.08. its an eye-opener, somewhat. here i am worried about money, things i want to do with my money, things i CAN do with my money, getting some exercise (i gotta put that gym membership to use) and assignments - probably in that order. to me personally, engagement is a pretty serious step. and i think it should be. yes i like sparkly jewelery and all, but its what it symbolises and the weight that being engaged carries with it that makes me think its a serious step. to me being engaged means that i'm making a public declaration that says i am intending to have a future with this person and we are planning a life together. how much more serious can it get? no i am not freaked out by it, but its the seriousness of it that makes me think its something people wouldnt do on a whim. you know? its not like buying a different coloured lip gloss or cute new boots. its a serious thing to me. i'm not saying that people shouldnt get engaged either (my many congrats to them) but for me its a very serious personal matter AS IT SHOULD BE. at the point of engagement, its a thing that involves FAMILY. HOW SERIOUS IS THAT?

 

my housemate was telling me about it last night. how things have changed. i'll put this into perspective. it has moved from

and i didnt even know my cousin was engaged. no wonder she was asking me when i'm getting married. hello? i'm only 22 and am halfway through my degree.

 

and then my housemate put it into even MORE perspective. it was something along the lines of

 

i lost track of what she said after that. but the scale of the things she said was like WOH! SLOW DOWN!          & nbsp; 

   

maybe for different people its a matter of differing priorities?

 

lets talk about something else. this is too heavy. and it just makes me want to drink tea. dont ask why.  

 

um..

 

ok i'm out of ideas. lets talk about perfumes. i dunno what its called but that ralph lauren blue thingy is nice.

 

all i can think of now is what i'm going to wear later on. clothes would be good. and since it seems like a chilly night (why cant spring come sooner?) so i'll stick to jeans. there's no drag show tonight tho :( gotta love k road :P

 

stayed up late last night to watch the olympic opening. (i cant believe i watched it too) it was very impressive, i must say. (CHINA'S TAKING OVER THE WOLRD!) but yea. i wanted to watch the teams come in. malaysia had a horrible uniform to walk in. i must say. its terrible. simply YUCK. lousy choice of colour, the girls should have worn kebaya. and worn some makeup. its the fucking olympics and you're going to be seen all over the world. fucking put some fucking effort into your fucking appearance at the fucking least. you know its true. indonesia looked better uniform-wise even though the malaysian an indonesian team wore similar uniforms. sweden looked amazing. i love the blue mandarin-inspired top and the white pants on the ladies. it was beautiful. france did not disappoint - the french ladies looked very fashionable with the nice big red belt. tres chic :) and i know this might sound biased but new zealand looked great too. the black mandarin-inspired top with a silver fern down the side. nicely done aotearoa :) tonga was also represented in the many countries that took part this year (malo e lei lei!). and samoa and the cook islands too. represent pasifika :P and i didnt know tennis was an olympic sport. roger federer was the flag bearer for the swiss and rafael nadal (i dont know how to spell his name) was in the spanish team. i didnt stay up to see the aussies walk in. but after new zealand was done walking, i was done. some of the athletes are very good looking i must say :P

 

i dont like the official olympic song. its like a lullaby. where's that spirit-of-humanity type uplifting music? that passionate kinda OOOMMMPH music?

 

other than that it was a long, incredibly detailed opening ceremony.  

 

and this has been a long entry. i'm done now. gotta worry bout what i'm wearing later :P  

its been a while since my last entry and i guess i should blog again. uni's getting pretty hectic this sem and *groan* assignments are out *GROAN*. i'm still waiting for a job (PLEASE HIRE ME! I'M A GOOD PERSON!)

 

its hard to believe that its already august. in a few weeks i'll be having my mid sem break. and after that its non stop till october. AND ON OCTOBER 24th...ITS THE END OF DAZE! the weather will be warmer which means no more winter jackets, no more hoodies, no more tights, no more boots! I cant wait! if you're in auckland on 24th october by any chance, come by to auckland uni where THE BOOOOOOOOOZE will reign almighty! god i love the uni here. WE HAVE A BAR! and after that will be summer. fingers crossed i'll have enough money to travel around in and around malaysia. time to bring out the short skirts, the shorts, cottony clothes, bright colours, and flip flops!

 

nz's been hit by 2 consecutive storms this past week. i guess that'll explain my craving for warmer, drier weather. there's been flooding and stuff up north and i heard there was a tornado in some parts. scary eh.

 

my cousin got married recently and she's having another wedding reception in kuching. SHE GETS TWO?? she tryin to rub it in or something?

 

anyhoos, in other ME news, i went shopping recently and bought some really cute clothes! i love them. and AND i also went into the children's store and got me a new skirt :P yes i wear children's clothing here. it fits me well and some of their clothes are really cute. i can show you a few things that i got from the children's store and you would never have guessed that they were meant for children. ok, maybe calling it a children's store is an exaggeration of sorts, cause they have a psection for teenagers. BUT I CAN WEAR THEIR JEANS AND STUFF! and they got cute CUTE skirts, and really awesome RED BOOOOTS! (yea i know i said i didnt like wearing boots, but when you get them that cute, you wanna wear them :P)

 

enough talk about clothes. any news about people? well yes. but i'm not going to dish it out here. its more interesting to talk about clothes and PRETTY NEW CLOTHES! 

 

well...its mainly cause i got nothing else to talk about :P

 

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