Will be leaving for Johor tomorrow and arriving home on Tuesday :)
If all goes well, I'll be making a stop at Singapore halfway through my stay.
Went to the Adidas sale just now :D
Bought a pair of trainers and a wind-breaker.
It was MORE than half the price. It was very good :)
Stomach is very painful now.
Going to sleep.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Jaya Supermarket has collapsed!
Apparently, the demolition went wrong and it just collapsed killing one.
It feels sad because almost all of my Sundays as a kid was spent in that supermarket with my family. Who can forget Katie's Toys?? I used to play there ALL the time.. (and recently, I discovered Nut did too).
Now everytime we drive by that area (or go to Digital Mall), it won't be there anymore and it's depressing.
Just came back from dinner at Hyotan.
Drank sake and nearly fell asleep..
The food was really good :) And for the first time in such a long time, I walked into a Japanese restaurant and was greeted PROPERLY. That was surprising.
Claireeey wants to go to Crabbie Land again :D
(Pulau Ketam)
And this time, Nut said she wanted to go too.. CRABS! :D SEAFOOD! :D
We should invade Thingy's room again. And steal all his turtles.
Apparently, the demolition went wrong and it just collapsed killing one.
It feels sad because almost all of my Sundays as a kid was spent in that supermarket with my family. Who can forget Katie's Toys?? I used to play there ALL the time.. (and recently, I discovered Nut did too).
Now everytime we drive by that area (or go to Digital Mall), it won't be there anymore and it's depressing.
Just came back from dinner at Hyotan.
Drank sake and nearly fell asleep..
The food was really good :) And for the first time in such a long time, I walked into a Japanese restaurant and was greeted PROPERLY. That was surprising.
Claireeey wants to go to Crabbie Land again :D
(Pulau Ketam)
And this time, Nut said she wanted to go too.. CRABS! :D SEAFOOD! :D
We should invade Thingy's room again. And steal all his turtles.
Mosquito blitzkrieg
The definition of the word 'blitzkrieg' according to Wikipedia is "a headline word applied retrospectively to describe a military doctrine of an all-mechanized force concentrating on its attack on a small section of the enemy front then, once the latter is pierced, proceeding without regard to its flank."
Honestly, it's like the mosquitoes are the 'all mechanized force' and I'm the small section of the enemy front that they're concentrating on and once I'm pierced, they proceed without regard.
My right arm is so bitten by these five mosquitoes that it's numb from the scratching.
And not to mention the ongoing rheumatism on both my ankles (particularly my right ankle since it's been sprained before), my left wrist, my right elbow and my right shoulder. The pain is intense.. so intense that I can't sleep well. It's not as if I'm not keeping it warm, I'm keeping it very warm but it ain't helping much.
It's never this bad, lately though, it has gotten worse. I think I need to start exercising bad.
So I'm awake at 6:07 AM and I'm reading about fairy paths.
It has always intrigued me and now that I have time, I thought I should read up about it.
Ironically enough, it mentions that a fairy path in England is said to cure rheumatism.. I need to find this path.
It sucks when you suddenly read a scientific explanation to the mushroom fairy rings.. I like to imagine beautiful bright fairies dancing in rings under a moonlight and then some fungi website explains why the mushrooms grow in circles. Damn.
Honestly, it's like the mosquitoes are the 'all mechanized force' and I'm the small section of the enemy front that they're concentrating on and once I'm pierced, they proceed without regard.
My right arm is so bitten by these five mosquitoes that it's numb from the scratching.
And not to mention the ongoing rheumatism on both my ankles (particularly my right ankle since it's been sprained before), my left wrist, my right elbow and my right shoulder. The pain is intense.. so intense that I can't sleep well. It's not as if I'm not keeping it warm, I'm keeping it very warm but it ain't helping much.
It's never this bad, lately though, it has gotten worse. I think I need to start exercising bad.
So I'm awake at 6:07 AM and I'm reading about fairy paths.
It has always intrigued me and now that I have time, I thought I should read up about it.
Ironically enough, it mentions that a fairy path in England is said to cure rheumatism.. I need to find this path.
It sucks when you suddenly read a scientific explanation to the mushroom fairy rings.. I like to imagine beautiful bright fairies dancing in rings under a moonlight and then some fungi website explains why the mushrooms grow in circles. Damn.
Very uneventful day. Couldn't watch Angels and Demons cause tickets were out and we didn't wanna sit on the second row.
Listening to Paul Potts' new album Passione now.
He sings Un Giorno Per Noi which is A Time for Us.. the Romeo and Juliet song. :)
He sings Un Giorno Per Noi which is A Time for Us.. the Romeo and Juliet song. :)
One of my ultimate favourite songs.
My net is so screwy these days.. it's very frustrating. I can't check my mail, I can't load pages, I can't do shit! It's very irritating!
And I'm not the only one going through this :S
And I'm not the only one going through this :S
So I know of a DJ Ozma and his version of this song called 'Bounce with Me' and I always thought that his version was a little.. too weird for me. I mean, 'nuge nuge'? I found the Korean version yesterday night (which I think is the original version? Not sure) by DJ Doc and it was so much better. At least DJ Doc did not take off his pants at the end of the song like DJ Ozma did. I thank my stars he kept his pants on because nothing prepared me for DJ Ozma's seemingly impromptu strip show.
The first time I saw him was on TV and I was thinking "Hmm, catchy beat" and then he stripped and I was like ._.
Bounce with me bounce with me bounce with me bounce!
(Let me just tell you the meaning of bounce is not as innocent as it sounds)
(Let me just tell you the meaning of bounce is not as innocent as it sounds)
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Another reason to laugh...
As appaling as this is going to sound, I actually found this article VERY FUNNY INDEED.
I definitely see where Mr. Lai was coming from... all these attention seekers... interrupting the flow of our daily lives with their random bouts of suicides. XD
But until now, I never thought of doing what Mr. Lai did... of course I might have if I have ever seen anybody attempting suicide.
Next time any of you wanna jump off, jump immediately and not sit there for nuts. Another Mr. Lai might come and you might not have the landing pad that Mr. Chen had.
Suicidal man shoved off
Beijing - A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours, Chinese media reported yesterday.
Retired soldier Lai Jiansheng, 66, broke through a police cordon and reached out to shake the hand of would-be jumper Chen Fuchao, before shoving him off the Haizhu bridge in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Thursday.
Mr Lai made the shocking move after police turned down his offer to persuade Mr Chen to come down, said reports.
'I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interests,' Mr Lai was quoted as saying by the China Daily newspaper. 'They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals.'
Mr Chen was threatening to commit suicide because of a two million yuan (S$422,700) debt he incurred over a failed construction project, said media reports.
Mr Lai reportedly claimed he was confident that Mr Chen would land on the emergency air cushion police had placed under the bridge.
Photos published in the Chinese media showed Mr Lai, shoeless and in a T-shirt, saluting after Mr Chen fell. Mr Chen fell 8m onto the emergency air cushion but sustained wrist and back injuries because it was only partially inflated.
The Beijing Morning Post said Mr Lai - who was reportedly apologetic after realising the harm he had caused Mr Chen - was released on bail on Friday. Both men could face charges, said reports.
The paper said Mr Lai had been on medication for 'a mental illness' for decades and was on his way to a hospital for his pills when he witnessed the suicide attempt.
Mr Chen was at least the 12th person since early April to threaten suicide at the Haizhu bridge. Each time, traffic over the bridge was jammed for hours as police officers sought to talk the people out of ending their lives. But none jumped and - until Mr Lai gave Mr Chen a helping hand - none were pushed.
REUTERS, AP
I definitely liked the last paragraph the most..
I feel bad for the guy and his failed project definitely.. and I can see why he would've wanted to commit suicide... however, humanity aside (I can push aside humanity for humans and not animals) it is amusing.
Visited 1Utama today with Claireeey. Needed to get stuff done and we wanted to check out the GAP sale. Lo and behold, GAP sale starts at 6PM. *annoyed*
I set out to buy an envelope, post it, buy the scratch toy for my rabbit's habit, and find a pair of sport shoes. What did I get done? Buy an envelope :) ONLY.
If any of my siblings remember, we're supposed to watch Angels and Demons tomorrow.
Just a subtle and gentle reminder. I'll blast it into their ears tomorrow.
I definitely see where Mr. Lai was coming from... all these attention seekers... interrupting the flow of our daily lives with their random bouts of suicides. XD
But until now, I never thought of doing what Mr. Lai did... of course I might have if I have ever seen anybody attempting suicide.
Next time any of you wanna jump off, jump immediately and not sit there for nuts. Another Mr. Lai might come and you might not have the landing pad that Mr. Chen had.
Suicidal man shoved off
Beijing - A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours, Chinese media reported yesterday.
Retired soldier Lai Jiansheng, 66, broke through a police cordon and reached out to shake the hand of would-be jumper Chen Fuchao, before shoving him off the Haizhu bridge in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on Thursday.
Mr Lai made the shocking move after police turned down his offer to persuade Mr Chen to come down, said reports.
'I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates a lot of public interests,' Mr Lai was quoted as saying by the China Daily newspaper. 'They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals.'
Mr Chen was threatening to commit suicide because of a two million yuan (S$422,700) debt he incurred over a failed construction project, said media reports.
Mr Lai reportedly claimed he was confident that Mr Chen would land on the emergency air cushion police had placed under the bridge.
Photos published in the Chinese media showed Mr Lai, shoeless and in a T-shirt, saluting after Mr Chen fell. Mr Chen fell 8m onto the emergency air cushion but sustained wrist and back injuries because it was only partially inflated.
The Beijing Morning Post said Mr Lai - who was reportedly apologetic after realising the harm he had caused Mr Chen - was released on bail on Friday. Both men could face charges, said reports.
The paper said Mr Lai had been on medication for 'a mental illness' for decades and was on his way to a hospital for his pills when he witnessed the suicide attempt.
Mr Chen was at least the 12th person since early April to threaten suicide at the Haizhu bridge. Each time, traffic over the bridge was jammed for hours as police officers sought to talk the people out of ending their lives. But none jumped and - until Mr Lai gave Mr Chen a helping hand - none were pushed.
REUTERS, AP
I definitely liked the last paragraph the most..
I feel bad for the guy and his failed project definitely.. and I can see why he would've wanted to commit suicide... however, humanity aside (I can push aside humanity for humans and not animals) it is amusing.
Visited 1Utama today with Claireeey. Needed to get stuff done and we wanted to check out the GAP sale. Lo and behold, GAP sale starts at 6PM. *annoyed*
I set out to buy an envelope, post it, buy the scratch toy for my rabbit's habit, and find a pair of sport shoes. What did I get done? Buy an envelope :) ONLY.
If any of my siblings remember, we're supposed to watch Angels and Demons tomorrow.
Just a subtle and gentle reminder. I'll blast it into their ears tomorrow.
I didn't screw up dinner!
Was over at Nut's for SJ's belated birthday dinner.
I made mini pizzas (on baguette.. tomatoes, ham, mushrooms and cheese) for starters.. we had salad.. and chicken.
I was afraid I'll screw up the sauce for the chicken but it turned out okay.
We sat through X-Men and DOA during dinner.
And then we watched Underworld 3.
And then, horror of all horrors, they made me watch Twilight. It should've been a surprise attack but it wasn't.. I gave in :S
And I stand by my word when I say that show is full of crap.
After watching awesome vampires in Underworld, we watch virginal vampires in Twilight. What a stark difference. Lol.
Nut was so excited she twittered during the show saying she finally managed to make me watch the damn show.
When that Edward Cullen asked the girl what they eat, me and Nut went "Cheeseburgers!".
I only knew that because Shari mentioned it in her blog and I read. (It was some special feature in the DVD featuring their commentary on the show)
(During Underworld 3, at the beginning when the baby was dumped, Nut exclaimed "The baby's balls damn big!")
Trying to get Detroit Metal City's OST for the live action movie.
I just want Fxckingham Palace. (I unintentionally censored the 'u' in that word :S)
Did I mentioned I accidently encountered Japanese gay porn the other day? The type on video with real people in it (not yaoi..)
It wasn't as pretty as yaoi manga made it out to be.
I swear.
I'll be sticking to black and white drawings for now.. lol
(It was called something really funny... something like Studio Gigolo.. HAHAHAHAHA)
The guy was pretty, though.
I made mini pizzas (on baguette.. tomatoes, ham, mushrooms and cheese) for starters.. we had salad.. and chicken.
I was afraid I'll screw up the sauce for the chicken but it turned out okay.
We sat through X-Men and DOA during dinner.
And then we watched Underworld 3.
And then, horror of all horrors, they made me watch Twilight. It should've been a surprise attack but it wasn't.. I gave in :S
And I stand by my word when I say that show is full of crap.
After watching awesome vampires in Underworld, we watch virginal vampires in Twilight. What a stark difference. Lol.
Nut was so excited she twittered during the show saying she finally managed to make me watch the damn show.
When that Edward Cullen asked the girl what they eat, me and Nut went "Cheeseburgers!".
I only knew that because Shari mentioned it in her blog and I read. (It was some special feature in the DVD featuring their commentary on the show)
(During Underworld 3, at the beginning when the baby was dumped, Nut exclaimed "The baby's balls damn big!")
Trying to get Detroit Metal City's OST for the live action movie.
I just want Fxckingham Palace. (I unintentionally censored the 'u' in that word :S)
Did I mentioned I accidently encountered Japanese gay porn the other day? The type on video with real people in it (not yaoi..)
It wasn't as pretty as yaoi manga made it out to be.
I swear.
I'll be sticking to black and white drawings for now.. lol
(It was called something really funny... something like Studio Gigolo.. HAHAHAHAHA)
The guy was pretty, though.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Eeeeek!
CDJapan is carrying Moi Meme Moitie!
:D
(The scary part is, under the EGA line, for men, they have a section for skirts. Honestly, did they make a mistake or does Mana design skirts for men too??... I won't be surprised)
SJ's birthday dinner tomorrow at Nut's.
I have finally decided on the menu.. I've made her birthday cookies.. We're making her cupcakes tomorrow before I start cooking dinner. Hopefully, we don't eat too late.
Monaco GP!
Missed the start but it was a boring start (no accidents)..
My brother was upset that no McLaren was on podium but was joyed that it was a BrawnGP one two.
Halfway through, the commentators mentioned that Rosberg is rumoured to be at the top of McLaren's shopping list for drivers. My brother said he will then support only BrawnGP. I hate him.
All in all, it wasn't as exciting as past Monaco GPs.. no heart-stopping accidents or close shaves.
I wonder if the mosquitoes enjoy terrorising my legs.
CDJapan is carrying Moi Meme Moitie!
:D
(The scary part is, under the EGA line, for men, they have a section for skirts. Honestly, did they make a mistake or does Mana design skirts for men too??... I won't be surprised)
SJ's birthday dinner tomorrow at Nut's.
I have finally decided on the menu.. I've made her birthday cookies.. We're making her cupcakes tomorrow before I start cooking dinner. Hopefully, we don't eat too late.
Monaco GP!
Missed the start but it was a boring start (no accidents)..
My brother was upset that no McLaren was on podium but was joyed that it was a BrawnGP one two.
Halfway through, the commentators mentioned that Rosberg is rumoured to be at the top of McLaren's shopping list for drivers. My brother said he will then support only BrawnGP. I hate him.
All in all, it wasn't as exciting as past Monaco GPs.. no heart-stopping accidents or close shaves.
I wonder if the mosquitoes enjoy terrorising my legs.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
So, the one culprit who always sends me Chinese e-mails (You know it's you WeiTheng) sent me a mail in English today (woohoo) and I actually find it hard to believe.
Transparent Mac screens.. monitors.. whatever.
Seriously, now.... FOR REAL?
If this is true, that makes me only want a Mac so much more.
I may be going to Gardens tomorrow with my brother (cause he's the only one nice enough to accompany me) to check out this sale that's going on. According to Claire's message (that she got from Wendy), Jimmy Choos on sale. SALE! SALE! Lol. Although, I know it's still gonna be outta my budget, I just wanna see how much less it'll be.
Was watching the qualifying. Rosberg gets no love in this house.
He clocked the fastest during Q2 and I was doing my victory dance until he lost it in Q3. Darn.
My air conditioning is finally fixed. The only annoyingly aggravating part of it all was the men knocked over my bass. Seriously.. it's not in the way at all! Nobody knocks over my bass in this house.. except for the lady that cleans. Then these men come along and knock it over.. look at it and move on. And they dropped debris all over it!!!
ARGH!!!!!!!!
Thank God it isn't scratched or there'll be hell to pay.
If my baby ends up like my classical guitar, I will cry..
(The classical guitar has been abused by both my brother and I... it's a mutual understanding not to scream about the scratches and scrapes that occasionally appear)
Also, according to my brother, his friend has bought a Schecter guitar. *pause for reaction*
Chances, are the people who read this blog didn't bat an eyelash cause most of my friends aren't interested in things like this.
Anyway, I never knew we had Schecter but it cost an arm and then more.
Rye-chan! Bon odori wa itsu?
I nearly beat the crab monster in Castlevania... but during the third part of the battle, it killed me. Sucker!
Friday, May 22, 2009
I often wonder, what would've happened if I remained lost in Tokyo. Seriously. I was wandering on my own for quite awhile there.
Would I have been picked up by a nice little Japanese family?
Would I have been sent to the police station where I will undoubtedly be faced with question I don't understand?
Would I have been picked up by bad people? :S
It's scary when I think about it.
I mean, there have been stories of children getting lost and never seeing their families again.
Every now and then, when the topic gets raised at dinners or whenever, my Mum always gets this very worried look plastered on her face as she remembers it. Lol. I know I shouldn't be laughing.
And when I think of the bad things of my past.. I remember the boat accident.
I really thought I was going to die.
:S
Now, I've gone and scared myself.
I need to eat :D
Would I have been picked up by a nice little Japanese family?
Would I have been sent to the police station where I will undoubtedly be faced with question I don't understand?
Would I have been picked up by bad people? :S
It's scary when I think about it.
I mean, there have been stories of children getting lost and never seeing their families again.
Every now and then, when the topic gets raised at dinners or whenever, my Mum always gets this very worried look plastered on her face as she remembers it. Lol. I know I shouldn't be laughing.
And when I think of the bad things of my past.. I remember the boat accident.
I really thought I was going to die.
:S
Now, I've gone and scared myself.
I need to eat :D
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The air conditioning is still bust. :S
Almost done with all my work that will be resubmitted :)
I'm in a dilemma now.
I wanted the Wii... (cause I'm loyal to Nintendo)
Then I wanted the PS3 cause I heard FF7 is gonna be re-released for it... and then there's that awesome FF13...
NOW, the Nintendo DSi is out! And it's awesome! :S
It has an inbuilt camera!! Oh crap.
The thing is, I wanna know if it has been released here...
Since the PS3 requires us to buy blu-ray games that cost hundreds...
I may as well get the DSi.. I tried finding out how much it costs... but nobody has details.
The Malaysian sites only have details for the DSLite.
Help me?
Almost done with all my work that will be resubmitted :)
I'm in a dilemma now.
I wanted the Wii... (cause I'm loyal to Nintendo)
Then I wanted the PS3 cause I heard FF7 is gonna be re-released for it... and then there's that awesome FF13...
NOW, the Nintendo DSi is out! And it's awesome! :S
It has an inbuilt camera!! Oh crap.
The thing is, I wanna know if it has been released here...
Since the PS3 requires us to buy blu-ray games that cost hundreds...
I may as well get the DSi.. I tried finding out how much it costs... but nobody has details.
The Malaysian sites only have details for the DSLite.
Help me?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
My brain does not feel up to speaking nihongo later.
Atama ga yokunakunatteshimau! (nihongo no kotoba wa doko ka!?)
Warui to iu no wa... chotto.. warui..... to omou.
*sigh*
End of the month, I may follow Claire internship hunting.
I don't feel quite up to it, though!
Hopefully, I can only do it for a month.
Many strange people follow you on Twitter.
Then again, the people I follow may consider ME strange. :)
Well, it's strange cause I'm nobody famous.
The air-conditioning above me has gone bust! No cold air.
I'm BURNING.
In Japanese, to search/find is 'sagashimasu'...
What if I tell somebody to 'do a Saga' (as in Saga from Alice Nine)... do I say 'sagashimasu'?
LOL!!! (By the way, to the pervy minded, when I say 'do a Saga' I mean to emulate anything that he does... not do him. That would be 'Saga o suru'.
I think... lol.
Gotta go send my brother to tuition now.
Atama ga yokunakunatteshimau! (nihongo no kotoba wa doko ka!?)
Warui to iu no wa... chotto.. warui..... to omou.
*sigh*
End of the month, I may follow Claire internship hunting.
I don't feel quite up to it, though!
Hopefully, I can only do it for a month.
Many strange people follow you on Twitter.
Then again, the people I follow may consider ME strange. :)
Well, it's strange cause I'm nobody famous.
The air-conditioning above me has gone bust! No cold air.
I'm BURNING.
In Japanese, to search/find is 'sagashimasu'...
What if I tell somebody to 'do a Saga' (as in Saga from Alice Nine)... do I say 'sagashimasu'?
LOL!!! (By the way, to the pervy minded, when I say 'do a Saga' I mean to emulate anything that he does... not do him. That would be 'Saga o suru'.
I think... lol.
Gotta go send my brother to tuition now.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Just settled down after arriving home from KLCC.
Another productive day at Kinokuniya :)
Bought the latest Kera and Wallpaper magazine. SJ robbed somebody off their Sistine Secrets book.. (Lol. No. They're re-ordering it for the guy).
This month's Kera features a section where all the Kera models go budget shopping. Amazing.. someone bought an entire outfit (jacket, belt, pants, top etc) for 2578 yen. How cheap is that? :O
It's not even half of what a pair of h.Naoto pants would cost! (Usually way into the 10,000 area)
SJ nearly caused a massive pileup on the Sprint Highway when she suddenly yelled out "Yoshiki!!". I swear, my 'Yoshiki reflex' kicked into action immediately. I turned and grabbed at the magazine.. forgetting that I was driving for a moment.
It is not safe to drive while reading magazines containing Yoshiki.
Now, I cannot find the page with Yoshiki.
And then the question that is on my mind... What happened to Bou?! T.T
I'm so sleepy!! :S
So VERY sleepy.
Another productive day at Kinokuniya :)
Bought the latest Kera and Wallpaper magazine. SJ robbed somebody off their Sistine Secrets book.. (Lol. No. They're re-ordering it for the guy).
This month's Kera features a section where all the Kera models go budget shopping. Amazing.. someone bought an entire outfit (jacket, belt, pants, top etc) for 2578 yen. How cheap is that? :O
It's not even half of what a pair of h.Naoto pants would cost! (Usually way into the 10,000 area)
SJ nearly caused a massive pileup on the Sprint Highway when she suddenly yelled out "Yoshiki!!". I swear, my 'Yoshiki reflex' kicked into action immediately. I turned and grabbed at the magazine.. forgetting that I was driving for a moment.
It is not safe to drive while reading magazines containing Yoshiki.
Now, I cannot find the page with Yoshiki.
And then the question that is on my mind... What happened to Bou?! T.T
I'm so sleepy!! :S
So VERY sleepy.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Stem Cell Research
(If you support stem cell research, please read this... and also, send in your comment that shows you support.. every person counts!)
Subject: ESCR under attack - CONTACT NIH TODAY!!!
Forwarded message from Don Reed, national stem cell research advocate--
Dear Stem Cell Research Advocate:
The next 12 days are crucial in the stem cell research struggle.
Here's why.
Remember when President Obama signed that document removing the Bush stem
cell restrictions? That same day he called upon the National Institutes of
Health to draft a new set of guidelines for scientists wanting federal
funding.
Those guidelines have just been issued. see
http://stemcells.nih.gov/policy/2009draft.htm
The next 14 days are the comment period for the new guidelines for stem cell
research, which American scientists will have to live with if they want
federal funding. This is the public's only chance to shape those guidelines:
which can be improved-or made worse.
Unfortunately, there are problems with the proposed guidelines!
Not only are the guidelines far more conservative than we had hoped, but
opponents of the research are systematically flooding the comment process.
Conservative religious bodies, have launched a national campaign to attack early stem cell research by mass emails to the NIH.
*"The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) launched a new
"Oppose Destructive Stem Cell Research" campaign today, equipping citizens
to contact Congress and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to oppose
embryonic stem cell research ." -- WASHINGTON, May 6
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ www.usccb.org/stemcellcampaign
Is their anti-research campaign having an effect?
Dr. Wise Young of Rutgers University , ". of the 6000 plus comments that NIH
has received concerning the draft guidelines, 99% were from people who
opposed embryonic stem cell research."-Carecure Forum
http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showpost.php?p=1039001&postcount=12
Imagine what the enemies of research will do with a statistic like that!
Think of the State Senators and Representatives who have to fight for stem
cell funding-they will be hammered-no politician ever wants to stand alone.
Supporters of stem cell research must be heard.
To prevail, we need to do three things:
Inform ourselves,
Act individually,
Reach out to our networks
.
First, read this message all the way through; it contains background
information from the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
(CAMR), and other sources.
Second, send your message to the government. Click on the comment box you
will find at the following url:
http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm
Third, SHARE THIS LETTER-or write your own-- email all your contacts.
Any statement of support has impact. One sentence can make a difference.
Click on the following to contact National Institutes of Health:
http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm
Your comment can be as short as "I support embryonic stem cell research, and am glad some of the restrictions are being loosened." That matters.
Anyone who clicks on the comment box, and writes in a sentence-that message
will be tallied as one citizen in support. Of course, you may say more if
you want. If you are a long-term research supporter, your letter will be put
in the expert witness category.
But if you want to get more involved in shaping the guidelines, that would be
helpful. The guidelines are politically very timid, and must be
strengthened. Problems are:
a "grandfather clause" is needed to insure that every stem cell line already
approved under the previous stringent guidelines will be eligible;
alternate sources of stem cell lines such as SCNT should not be excluded from funding, and more. (see CAMR comments below.)
But every patient advocate in America must at least click on the comment
box, and make a statement in support of early stem cell research.
Click on the following to contact National Institutes of Health:
http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm
This affects everyone in America, and the world. MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN A
FAMILY MAY COMMENT. Every adult friend or family member should click and
make a comment-- as well as every scientist, medical student, every teacher,
every parent-everyone who has a reason to want stem cell therapies and
cures.
Here it is, one more time: http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm.
Or, send a letter (ideally on letterhead) to: NIH Stem Cell Guidelines, MSC
7997, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda , Maryland , 20892-7997
But whatever you are going to do, do it now. There is very little time
before the May 26th deadline.
We have worked hard, many years. We are so close. We must not falter now.
Click on the button, send your comments in-do it today, please.
And thanks. You make the difference: you are one of the overworked few who
change the world.
P.S. Here is a sample letter from Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR)
You can copy and paste into Comment section of NIH comment form and edit as appropriate for you.
Embryonic stem cell research holds great promise for millions of Americans
suffering from many diseases and disorders. I am not a scientist, but I
have been following progress in this field with great interest. Significant
strides have been made over the past decade, and the final guidelines issued
by NIH must build on this progress so that cures and new therapies can get
to patients as quickly as possible. The final guidelines should not create
new bureaucratic hurdles that will slow the pace of progress.
I am pleased that these draft guidelines -- in Section II B -- would appear
to permit federal funding of stem cell lines previously not eligible for
federal funding and for new lines created in the future from surplus embryos
at fertility clinics. However, as drafted, Section II B does not ensure that
any current stem cell line will meet the criteria outlined and thus be
eligible for federal funding. It will be important for the final guidelines
to allow federal funds for research using all stem cell lines created by
following ethical practices at the time they were derived. This will ensure
that the final guidelines build on progress that has already been made.
I also believe that the final guidelines should permit federal funding for
stem cell lines derived from sources other than excess IVF embryos, such as
somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Sections II B and IV of the draft
guidelines do not permit such federal funding and I recommend that the final
guidelines provide federal funding using stem cell lines derived in other
ways. If not, it is essential that the NIH continue to monitor developments
in this exciting research area and to update these guidelines as the
research progresses.
Thank you!
Subject: ESCR under attack - CONTACT NIH TODAY!!!
Forwarded message from Don Reed, national stem cell research advocate--
Dear Stem Cell Research Advocate:
The next 12 days are crucial in the stem cell research struggle.
Here's why.
Remember when President Obama signed that document removing the Bush stem
cell restrictions? That same day he called upon the National Institutes of
Health to draft a new set of guidelines for scientists wanting federal
funding.
Those guidelines have just been issued. see
http://stemcells.nih.gov/policy/2009draft.htm
The next 14 days are the comment period for the new guidelines for stem cell
research, which American scientists will have to live with if they want
federal funding. This is the public's only chance to shape those guidelines:
which can be improved-or made worse.
Unfortunately, there are problems with the proposed guidelines!
Not only are the guidelines far more conservative than we had hoped, but
opponents of the research are systematically flooding the comment process.
Conservative religious bodies, have launched a national campaign to attack early stem cell research by mass emails to the NIH.
*"The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) launched a new
"Oppose Destructive Stem Cell Research" campaign today, equipping citizens
to contact Congress and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to oppose
embryonic stem cell research ." -- WASHINGTON, May 6
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ www.usccb.org/stemcellcampaign
Is their anti-research campaign having an effect?
Dr. Wise Young of Rutgers University , ". of the 6000 plus comments that NIH
has received concerning the draft guidelines, 99% were from people who
opposed embryonic stem cell research."-Carecure Forum
http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/showpost.php?p=1039001&postcount=12
Imagine what the enemies of research will do with a statistic like that!
Think of the State Senators and Representatives who have to fight for stem
cell funding-they will be hammered-no politician ever wants to stand alone.
Supporters of stem cell research must be heard.
To prevail, we need to do three things:
Inform ourselves,
Act individually,
Reach out to our networks
.
First, read this message all the way through; it contains background
information from the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
(CAMR), and other sources.
Second, send your message to the government. Click on the comment box you
will find at the following url:
http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm
Third, SHARE THIS LETTER-or write your own-- email all your contacts.
Any statement of support has impact. One sentence can make a difference.
Click on the following to contact National Institutes of Health:
http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm
Your comment can be as short as "I support embryonic stem cell research, and am glad some of the restrictions are being loosened." That matters.
Anyone who clicks on the comment box, and writes in a sentence-that message
will be tallied as one citizen in support. Of course, you may say more if
you want. If you are a long-term research supporter, your letter will be put
in the expert witness category.
But if you want to get more involved in shaping the guidelines, that would be
helpful. The guidelines are politically very timid, and must be
strengthened. Problems are:
a "grandfather clause" is needed to insure that every stem cell line already
approved under the previous stringent guidelines will be eligible;
alternate sources of stem cell lines such as SCNT should not be excluded from funding, and more. (see CAMR comments below.)
But every patient advocate in America must at least click on the comment
box, and make a statement in support of early stem cell research.
Click on the following to contact National Institutes of Health:
http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm
This affects everyone in America, and the world. MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN A
FAMILY MAY COMMENT. Every adult friend or family member should click and
make a comment-- as well as every scientist, medical student, every teacher,
every parent-everyone who has a reason to want stem cell therapies and
cures.
Here it is, one more time: http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm.
Or, send a letter (ideally on letterhead) to: NIH Stem Cell Guidelines, MSC
7997, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda , Maryland , 20892-7997
But whatever you are going to do, do it now. There is very little time
before the May 26th deadline.
We have worked hard, many years. We are so close. We must not falter now.
Click on the button, send your comments in-do it today, please.
And thanks. You make the difference: you are one of the overworked few who
change the world.
P.S. Here is a sample letter from Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR)
You can copy and paste into Comment section of NIH comment form and edit as appropriate for you.
Embryonic stem cell research holds great promise for millions of Americans
suffering from many diseases and disorders. I am not a scientist, but I
have been following progress in this field with great interest. Significant
strides have been made over the past decade, and the final guidelines issued
by NIH must build on this progress so that cures and new therapies can get
to patients as quickly as possible. The final guidelines should not create
new bureaucratic hurdles that will slow the pace of progress.
I am pleased that these draft guidelines -- in Section II B -- would appear
to permit federal funding of stem cell lines previously not eligible for
federal funding and for new lines created in the future from surplus embryos
at fertility clinics. However, as drafted, Section II B does not ensure that
any current stem cell line will meet the criteria outlined and thus be
eligible for federal funding. It will be important for the final guidelines
to allow federal funds for research using all stem cell lines created by
following ethical practices at the time they were derived. This will ensure
that the final guidelines build on progress that has already been made.
I also believe that the final guidelines should permit federal funding for
stem cell lines derived from sources other than excess IVF embryos, such as
somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Sections II B and IV of the draft
guidelines do not permit such federal funding and I recommend that the final
guidelines provide federal funding using stem cell lines derived in other
ways. If not, it is essential that the NIH continue to monitor developments
in this exciting research area and to update these guidelines as the
research progresses.
Thank you!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
You know, I was waiting for the Coraline movie to be released ever since it was announced. Then, my projects got piled on and I lost track of the updates.
Now that my projects are all over, I realise that Coraline was released in February!? (I realised this a few days ago.. and I'm still in shock).
My current obsession however, is it's soundtrack.
I believe Bruno Coulais is now one of my favourite composers next to Jan A.P. Kaczmarek and Michael Nyman.
Now that my projects are all over, I realise that Coraline was released in February!? (I realised this a few days ago.. and I'm still in shock).
My current obsession however, is it's soundtrack.
I believe Bruno Coulais is now one of my favourite composers next to Jan A.P. Kaczmarek and Michael Nyman.
I've played the DS game to the end :)
I believe the Wii version is more fun because with the DS there's so many limitations in sense of game play but it was still entertaining anyway.
It's Donovan's birthday today...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DONOVAN!!!!!!!!!
(He called me a "blardy nocturnal pig" just now at 4PM. I'm surprised I'm still wishing him... blardy ass)
It's scary.. there's officially two confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) virus here in our country.
Scary cause all this while I've only been reading about it happening to other countries.
And I think SeoHun's bullshitting on Twitter... she replied me telling her to becareful when she goes back to Penang by saying "Well, I'm going to Mexico for vacation".
I think she's bullshitting me :S
I bumped into Rafe yesterday in the staffroom. He was flipping through CDs.
I was worried cause Nut said that we have to pass them up yesterday and I saw him, asked him if he was passing up and he said "I haven't done anything yet".
Oh....
Everybody that I passed after that also said "NEXT WEEK ALSO CAN!"
So yeah, Nut, don't panic me!
Okay, I'm not a fan of the Eurovision Song Contest.. but the stage design for this year is quite epic.. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR3i4U1Q3EgI
Not sure if this is a contest entry or a winner but it's quite nice :)
Friday, May 15, 2009
At last~
I got my new phone today...
What's the buying point for me? It has a drawing application where you can DRAW! :D :D :D
I can now draw on my phone :) We no longer need interesting games!
The touch screen is quite easy to use although, it doesn't give an immediate response the moment you touch but it responses fast enough.
Nut, I wanna go shopping.
We will someday die and decay,
Before that, I say
Enjoy killing your time in your life
Don't slash and ruin it with a knife
Let the shadows and the light envelope
As you go through them, take note
Because you will need them so you won't repeat
And meet your demise and defeat
Don't cry, don't cry, enjoy
But remember, life isn't something to toy.
- read it somewhere.. it's pretty.. if it's yours, lemme know :)
Before that, I say
Enjoy killing your time in your life
Don't slash and ruin it with a knife
Let the shadows and the light envelope
As you go through them, take note
Because you will need them so you won't repeat
And meet your demise and defeat
Don't cry, don't cry, enjoy
But remember, life isn't something to toy.
- read it somewhere.. it's pretty.. if it's yours, lemme know :)
Thursday, May 14, 2009
When you want to wake up, listening to Italian opera is not a good idea... Aaaaaah~ I want to sleep again :)
I woke up at 3! I've gone from absolutely no sleep to too much sleep.
I woke up this morning with a burning desire to do my internship :S
I'm very confused. I cannot make up my mind and it bothers me because I usually make up my mind VERY quickly. (If my Dad knows that I cannot make up my mind about something like this, I'll get a very good sounding. He always yells at me for not making up my mind which is probably why I decide on most things quite quickly)
Claire, if I want the list of other companies Ms. Atie has, do I have to ask her or will she e-mail them to us?
I gotta get started on my resubmission soon. Only till next Friday!
Gotta re-do my plans for my children's centre, touch up and upgrade all my booth stuff, and re-do my current presentation board (because everybody hates me.. but nobody hates it more than me!). <- Yes! I know I keep repeating this.. but it bothers me on the same level as internship is bothering me. I cannot believe that presentation board came from me! I was running on lack of sleep! What was I to do?
I'm playing up a storm on the piano.. the past week was the first time I went that long without touching the keys.
Gonna go to Digital Mall in awhile.
Dad wants to get some software.. and I am to go.
(Hopefully, I can get some games)
:D
Nut wants me to check how much the Rock Band set is.
Was talking to Kelvin yesterday about PS3. It's depressing to know that you have to STILL buy the real game CDs for the console. SONY! IDIOTS! NOBODY CAN AFFORD MORE THAN 100 BUCKS FOR A GAME! It may be cheap for them THERE but here it's so uber expensive for games.
I woke up at 3! I've gone from absolutely no sleep to too much sleep.
I woke up this morning with a burning desire to do my internship :S
I'm very confused. I cannot make up my mind and it bothers me because I usually make up my mind VERY quickly. (If my Dad knows that I cannot make up my mind about something like this, I'll get a very good sounding. He always yells at me for not making up my mind which is probably why I decide on most things quite quickly)
Claire, if I want the list of other companies Ms. Atie has, do I have to ask her or will she e-mail them to us?
I gotta get started on my resubmission soon. Only till next Friday!
Gotta re-do my plans for my children's centre, touch up and upgrade all my booth stuff, and re-do my current presentation board (because everybody hates me.. but nobody hates it more than me!). <- Yes! I know I keep repeating this.. but it bothers me on the same level as internship is bothering me. I cannot believe that presentation board came from me! I was running on lack of sleep! What was I to do?
I'm playing up a storm on the piano.. the past week was the first time I went that long without touching the keys.
Gonna go to Digital Mall in awhile.
Dad wants to get some software.. and I am to go.
(Hopefully, I can get some games)
:D
Nut wants me to check how much the Rock Band set is.
Was talking to Kelvin yesterday about PS3. It's depressing to know that you have to STILL buy the real game CDs for the console. SONY! IDIOTS! NOBODY CAN AFFORD MORE THAN 100 BUCKS FOR A GAME! It may be cheap for them THERE but here it's so uber expensive for games.
:D
Presentation was today :D
I hated my presentation board and so did everybody else... oh well, as long as the feeling was mutual, I suppose. Overall, the comments I received was satisfying. (She did comment on my dressing but that's how I always dress for all my presentations... hmm). I quite liked that she said my concept and idea does connect to the product alot and that my idea had potential. However, as usual "lack of exploration and execution" was my worst comment (besides the dressing comment).
I also handed up my learning agreement for my thesis.
I'm so scared.. my thesis is in a year's time :S
Something like how I felt about SPM in December 2004.
I'm also kinda still on the fence about my internship.. I'm not sure if I want to do it..
Perhaps I'll see if I can do it for a month or two.
I'm back to my Kitaro.. :)
His music was too dramatic for my stressed out self so I stopped listening to him and started listening to some Enya. Hahahahah!
Gosh! I FINALLY found Takasaki Masaharu's website!
(I was searching like hell yesterday because I read he was inspired by Archigram and since I'm writing about Archigram for my thesis, I wanted to see what has inspired him)
Now that I'm looking at his work, yeah, I believe he is inspired by Archigram.
To those interested : www.takasaki-architects.co.jp
It seems like I only like Japanese designers... No, I don't!
I like many western designers too.. it's just that, for some reason, I remember the Japanese names more :S
I hated my presentation board and so did everybody else... oh well, as long as the feeling was mutual, I suppose. Overall, the comments I received was satisfying. (She did comment on my dressing but that's how I always dress for all my presentations... hmm). I quite liked that she said my concept and idea does connect to the product alot and that my idea had potential. However, as usual "lack of exploration and execution" was my worst comment (besides the dressing comment).
I also handed up my learning agreement for my thesis.
I'm so scared.. my thesis is in a year's time :S
Something like how I felt about SPM in December 2004.
I'm also kinda still on the fence about my internship.. I'm not sure if I want to do it..
Perhaps I'll see if I can do it for a month or two.
I'm back to my Kitaro.. :)
His music was too dramatic for my stressed out self so I stopped listening to him and started listening to some Enya. Hahahahah!
Gosh! I FINALLY found Takasaki Masaharu's website!
(I was searching like hell yesterday because I read he was inspired by Archigram and since I'm writing about Archigram for my thesis, I wanted to see what has inspired him)
Now that I'm looking at his work, yeah, I believe he is inspired by Archigram.
To those interested : www.takasaki-architects.co.jp
It seems like I only like Japanese designers... No, I don't!
I like many western designers too.. it's just that, for some reason, I remember the Japanese names more :S
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Guess what I found in my inbox?
A very very suspicious e-mail
Dear friend,
I am sorry if this message surprises you. However, it’s due to my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to invite you into this transaction
I am a professional banker in Burkina Faso. And currently I am the general audit manager in our bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds (10.5m USD)
This fund originally belonged to one of my bank clients who died on 31st July 2000 in a plane crash.
My request for foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer is a foreigner and an indigene here cannot stand as next of kin to this account. Based on the fact that this is a deal, I propose that 50% of this money will be for you and 50% will be for me.
All expenses shall be jointly carried by both of us. however all individual expenses shall be refunded before sharing the principal fund. Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your response immediately after reading this letter.
Please indicate your willingness by sending the following informations.
Your full name.................
Your age.....................
Your address.................
Contact phone number.....
Nationality..........................
Your occupation / Position….
Thanks,
Hassan Dasuki
Dear Hassan Dasuki, think I'm THAT stupid? Think again!
Dear friend,
I am sorry if this message surprises you. However, it’s due to my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to invite you into this transaction
I am a professional banker in Burkina Faso. And currently I am the general audit manager in our bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds (10.5m USD)
This fund originally belonged to one of my bank clients who died on 31st July 2000 in a plane crash.
My request for foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer is a foreigner and an indigene here cannot stand as next of kin to this account. Based on the fact that this is a deal, I propose that 50% of this money will be for you and 50% will be for me.
All expenses shall be jointly carried by both of us. however all individual expenses shall be refunded before sharing the principal fund. Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your response immediately after reading this letter.
Please indicate your willingness by sending the following informations.
Your full name.................
Your age.....................
Your address.................
Contact phone number.....
Nationality..........................
Your occupation / Position….
Thanks,
Hassan Dasuki
Dear Hassan Dasuki, think I'm THAT stupid? Think again!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Oh maaaaaan~ I expected a wave of relieve to wash over me the moment I put my work in the classroom but I'm still stressed up! In fact, I'm so stressed up, I cannot think of anything else but my presentation tomorrow.
Anyway, Katsunori Suzuki is awesome :D
I swear, this guy is soooo talented he makes me wanna drop everything here and BEG him to let me work for him.
He designed this themed restaurant that makes me wanna sell my soul (to rock and roll) and buy a plane ticket to Japan without thinking.
The restaurant is called Alice in Picture Book (Yes, the Japanese are creatively challenged when naming things in English)
Anyway, Katsunori Suzuki is awesome :D
I swear, this guy is soooo talented he makes me wanna drop everything here and BEG him to let me work for him.
He designed this themed restaurant that makes me wanna sell my soul (to rock and roll) and buy a plane ticket to Japan without thinking.
The restaurant is called Alice in Picture Book (Yes, the Japanese are creatively challenged when naming things in English)
(pictures from http://www.f-fantastic.com/)
:D
Rye-chan, ikitai ne?
Nut's computer has been infested by a virus (with a hilarious sense of humour)
Everytime she tries to access YouTube, a window will appear saying "youtube is banned you fool,The administrators didn't write this program guess who did?? MUAHAHAHA!!"
To her it's very grave and tragic...to me? I'm still laughing!
The same goes for her Mozilla Firefox... I didn't save that screen but it's hilarious too!
Monday, May 11, 2009
I hate 3DMax
I finally completed both floors.. am trying to render now and guess what? I've been waiting for 15 minutes and it hasn't even STARTED!!!!!!!! All because my entire display system is glass and they are STUCK at rendering the refraction/reflection. STUPID. (We refers to 3DMax).
Gonna do my presentation board.
Gonna do my presentation board.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
This has got to be the worst week I've ever had.
Why?
Why?
- Lost my cool with Raymond. Usually, I now what sorta shit to expect from him and I can usually hold my cool, this time though, I told him off and it suprised even me..
- Somehow, my sections that I was working on for two nights, did not save properly and I have to re-do everything.
- I saved over all my drawings yesterday night.. which means, I have to redo ALOT.
- Lost my phone this morning due to what, I don't know. I have no recollection of what happened and I very nearly killed myself.
- Screwed up my interview because my portfolio did not work out. My pendrive did not have the files that I saved in it and there was NO internet connection. I have mispresented myself and I knew that even if I said "I'm not usually this messed up", the interviewer wouldn't have believed me because the first impression is the most important.
- The icing on the horrible tasting cake was? The interviewer was an aunty from my church. Aris said "Handicap!" I said "NO".. I have a bad reputation in church.
- After all that, I showed emotion in front of my parents.
I was so down by the end of the day I just wanted to curl up in my corner, listen to my music and read a book (it cheers me up) but I had to get to work on my drawings.
I came home, talked to my bunny, ran into the house, ran up and just curled up and released my stress (in the form of tears).
Then my parents wanted to know what was the matter with me... and that's when I finally let them in on it. I hate talking to them about things that trouble me. It troubles me even more if they get all concerned. I do not really like people being concerned for me... Don't ask me why.
So here's the deal.. I spent the entire night last night upgrading my detail drawing.. and then, about 5 minutes ago, I accidentaly saved over that file.
WHAT. THE. HELL?!
I swear, I am so stressed out right now I could cry.
To top it all of, I have my internship interview tomorrow. I'm sorta nervous cause I know I'm gonna be intimidated by the interviewers. Yes, I do get intimidated.
My shin is bleeding in three places.
My thigh is bleeding in two places.
What happened??
Mosquitoes.
I have scratched myself till the skin broke.
Honestly, what's new?
WHAT. THE. HELL?!
I swear, I am so stressed out right now I could cry.
To top it all of, I have my internship interview tomorrow. I'm sorta nervous cause I know I'm gonna be intimidated by the interviewers. Yes, I do get intimidated.
My shin is bleeding in three places.
My thigh is bleeding in two places.
What happened??
Mosquitoes.
I have scratched myself till the skin broke.
Honestly, what's new?
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
I now know why I hardly cut my hair with bangs...
It's in my eyes. I cannot see. This is frustrating!
Who cares if it's fashionable/trendy... I cannot see!!
Grrrr. It's not fun if I have to do AutoCAD!
I'm blinking and blinking and I don't see where my lines are connecting themselves to!
My detail drawings are really tedious. It's taking me so long to do.
It's in my eyes. I cannot see. This is frustrating!
Who cares if it's fashionable/trendy... I cannot see!!
Grrrr. It's not fun if I have to do AutoCAD!
I'm blinking and blinking and I don't see where my lines are connecting themselves to!
My detail drawings are really tedious. It's taking me so long to do.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Whoa.. yesterday started really early. Woke up at around 7AM, hurried to dress and was slightly delayed. On the way to my cousin's relative's house, my Mum called saying the bride was almost arriving. And I rushed all the way because I did not wanna miss the bride.
We arrived right when the bride came out of the car. Yeap, it was very traditional. Bridal dress was the typical chinese garments.. red with the head gear and everything. Groom was just as bright. Tea was served to all the elders and we younger ones got ang pau! :D
After that was a light lunch.
Since my other cousin wanted to cut her hair, sister and I took her to the salon to have something done to it. While there, I trimmed my hair also (I now have bangs... will talk about this later) and decided to set it in curls for the night.
Now we'll talk about the bangs... I swear I did not know it was gonna happen. I just let him do what he wanted and suddenly, CHOP! bangs!
I didn't even have time to react.
Anyway, this morning, I woke up with the bangs standing up. I freaked out because I forgot he cut bangs.
Back to yesterday, we all left for dinner at around 6:30PM. It was drinks before dinner so everybody was just standing around and catching up. I was really hungry.
I was sat at the singles' table :( What happened was they sat all the paired up people together and we were the leftovers. My third aunt was at my table (cause her husband didn't come) and before anybody drank any drop of alcohol, she already seemed drunk! LOL! But she's always up for a good time, anytime, so there were no surprises there. Us girls got roses when walking into the dining hall so she grabbed one, put it between her teeth and went clapping/tango-ing to all the tables. My cousin looked at me and told me to put one in my mouth and go tango with her. So when she came back, I did... unfortunately, I did not count on her singing so the moment she started to sing I couldn't help but laugh and somehow, she squashed me against the wall.
And for the first time, I was at a table that seemed really keen on the yam seng part of the dinner. (Or just my SamYi (the dancing aunt), brother and I :S)
There was an uncle (a close family friend) who got so drunk he was kissing everybody he sees... all the boys... lol! His son, who was seated at my table said "Oh man, my dad's drunk.. I'll have to kick him out of the room tonight" because he snores. Then he tried to get his dad to agree to whatever he wants "Dad, can I watch a movie tonight?" and his dad goes "What movie?!" and he turns back and says "Damn, not that drunk yet".
Then I asked him "Why do you say your dad is drunk?" and he says "He's kissing men!"
We arrived right when the bride came out of the car. Yeap, it was very traditional. Bridal dress was the typical chinese garments.. red with the head gear and everything. Groom was just as bright. Tea was served to all the elders and we younger ones got ang pau! :D
After that was a light lunch.
Since my other cousin wanted to cut her hair, sister and I took her to the salon to have something done to it. While there, I trimmed my hair also (I now have bangs... will talk about this later) and decided to set it in curls for the night.
Now we'll talk about the bangs... I swear I did not know it was gonna happen. I just let him do what he wanted and suddenly, CHOP! bangs!
I didn't even have time to react.
Anyway, this morning, I woke up with the bangs standing up. I freaked out because I forgot he cut bangs.
Back to yesterday, we all left for dinner at around 6:30PM. It was drinks before dinner so everybody was just standing around and catching up. I was really hungry.
I was sat at the singles' table :( What happened was they sat all the paired up people together and we were the leftovers. My third aunt was at my table (cause her husband didn't come) and before anybody drank any drop of alcohol, she already seemed drunk! LOL! But she's always up for a good time, anytime, so there were no surprises there. Us girls got roses when walking into the dining hall so she grabbed one, put it between her teeth and went clapping/tango-ing to all the tables. My cousin looked at me and told me to put one in my mouth and go tango with her. So when she came back, I did... unfortunately, I did not count on her singing so the moment she started to sing I couldn't help but laugh and somehow, she squashed me against the wall.
And for the first time, I was at a table that seemed really keen on the yam seng part of the dinner. (Or just my SamYi (the dancing aunt), brother and I :S)
There was an uncle (a close family friend) who got so drunk he was kissing everybody he sees... all the boys... lol! His son, who was seated at my table said "Oh man, my dad's drunk.. I'll have to kick him out of the room tonight" because he snores. Then he tried to get his dad to agree to whatever he wants "Dad, can I watch a movie tonight?" and his dad goes "What movie?!" and he turns back and says "Damn, not that drunk yet".
Then I asked him "Why do you say your dad is drunk?" and he says "He's kissing men!"
Saturday, May 02, 2009
So I decided to check out the sale over at Cineleisure.
Sister and I drove, jammed and swore our way to the mall and when we saw the LINE of people WAITING to get into the little area, we looked at each other and said "No" and walked off.
So we walked around.
I bought a very colourful dress for this Sunday's tea ceremony. I think people who has had the opportunity to peek into my very dark wardrobe will be surprised to know I bought a colourful dress.
Lol.
Now, my favourite part... matching shoes :)
I'm sleepy.. however, I foresee that I'll be sleeping in the living room.. again.
Sister and I drove, jammed and swore our way to the mall and when we saw the LINE of people WAITING to get into the little area, we looked at each other and said "No" and walked off.
So we walked around.
I bought a very colourful dress for this Sunday's tea ceremony. I think people who has had the opportunity to peek into my very dark wardrobe will be surprised to know I bought a colourful dress.
Lol.
Now, my favourite part... matching shoes :)
I'm sleepy.. however, I foresee that I'll be sleeping in the living room.. again.
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