Pacah Parut (>u<)

Not literally, that would be disgusting and not to mention how that would traumatised me for life. Dum dum dum! ~ For your viewing pleasure~ :

The Original 'Gee' by Girls Generation



Infinity Challenge Parody



You guys should check out other Infinity Challenge's parody, they're so funny! Just check out the originals if you're not familiar with the parody version. They make me happy and all is well with the world again~


P.S. The books I ordered via The Book Depository arrived - in less than a week! which is so fast considering the location of this country. I recommend~ But hold that thought, heheh, 'coz I haven't actually went and picked them up from the Post Office yet so I don't know the condition they're in. Will go next week so I can combine with my other order from Amazon and save myself the second trip.

Paperbacks and Money

My two favourite types of paper above all else~ I recently bought a few books off the internet having a rather hard time trying to find the titles I wanted in bookstores. Rather than wait for them to stock up (since they never seem to order the ones I wanted), I decided to take matters into my own hands. But ugh, I hate having to buy stuff online now based on the fact that it never gets delivered to my doorstep and I have to go all the way to the main post office to get them. And there I have to go through procedures before I get my stuff, they even had me ripped open the package in front of them just to make sure I wasn't ordering TNT. It makes for very uncomfortable moments when I have paperbacks with the lurid covers on them. Why can't they just deliver them straight to the recipients? Certainly not very servicable of them pssh~ Sigh~ I miss UK and its postal services (not to mention the cute delivery guy I get once in a while)~

I also have to consider the shipping and handling costs and taking into account that the country is located on an island somewhat off the radar of big shipping companies - it all amounts to a very, very expensive bill that can get me to cry a lot better than any of the tear jerking movies out there. I usually frequent eBay for stuff, but since my account got on the black list (that's another story for another day) I just head to Amazon (the website, not the jungle in Brazil - just to clarify). I prefer The Book Depository the best 'coz not only most of their books are cheaper than Amazon, they also have free shipping worldwide! I love you!

However, a few weeks ago my card didn't make it through their authorization system which I thought was because I had changed address to my current residence and didn't notify the card people. So I amended all my details and went back to my orders, but the card still got rejected. I figured that it's no longer valid for online transactions since I no longer reside in the country where I had it made. Out of desperation, I had to use Amazon instead since I really, really wanted them titles, spending way more on shipping than on my stuff - which made me cry a bit whenever I see the receipt (I had it shredded in glee when it came with the books).

So imagine my shock when, on a whim, I decided to order a few books from the site via the same procedures and voila - it came through and I ended up with more cash spent on a trilogy that I don't know if I would like or not (but here's hoping that its money well spent since they really got glowing reviews). And I was not joking when I said shocked - I could have thrown my laptop to the wall in frustration thinking about if I had just waited for a bit I could have saved a bit of money on shipping costs!

I feel better now after all that ranting and complaining. Probably more to come soon based on recent subtle tense undertone exchange of words on the choices of cars I've had with everybody, yes everybody in the household people, since they think what I drive is up to them to decide. They seem to forget that its MY MONEY that's gonna be spent. Ugh, here comes the waterworks again.

Excuse me while I lament on the state of my depleting resource of happiness...

In case you're wonderin', I meant money.

Later

Fate has spoken....

Yup~ it seems i'm destined to buy a car sooner than the later I had hoped for. Dang it! Now I have to settle for a second-rate cheap car instead of saving up to buy the Hummer I've always wanted (~_~) Bleh~

The first sign was when Mum started mentioning about how we need another car since the my sister's gonna start a new semester in a new college later this year. I make dumb and pretend not to understand human language.

Then Pop started talking about tendering license plate numbers. I blanked out and let my mind wander to my happy place.

The final warning that had all my alarms clanging and blaring was when my trusty ol' Verada died on me on Tuesday. Making dumb didn't make the car start, and wandering to my happy place still had me stuck in the same situation. The only good thing was that I was parked instead of cruising on the road, but still the death-trap that is my car had to be towed to the mechanics for who knows how long.

And so only one conclusion can be made from these signs/signals/warnings/hints from the power that be - I am to be forced to buy a car and resign myself to letting half of my paycheck go towards financing it~ (T.T)

My moneyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.....................

Nothing much

After all the excitement of finally getting a job settled down, life pretty much continued on in the same vein. My 2nd eldest brother got around to buying me and the youngest in the family sushi at Escapade last Friday, don't know what got into him but I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. As someone else was paying, one should not waste his generosity and therefore one should endeavour to select the more expensive choice~ this is somewhat one of the many motto in my life that I go by and it should be everybody elses' too~ My little brother has a pretty much unadventurous palate and so went by his usual fare of tamago (che, what a waste). I had the chicken terayaki bento set and also tried the salmon and mayo sushi... it's an acquired taste is all I can say (ugh, I still can't believe I put an uncooked piece of fish into my mouth).

Let's see... what else happened. Oh yeah, Zat arranged a gathering of our usual bunch of high school mates but sadly only the two of us made it. The rest were either busy with exams coming up or tired from all the strenuos daily confrontation with hormonal teenagers at work. I don't know how teachers do it, having to put up with kids who are not even related to them - which is why I am not in the education profession that caters to below 18 years old. The way I see it, all those in teaching must belong to a secret organisation where they are sworn to a blood pact and then experimented to give them superpowers that can withstand any sh*t from puberty stricken beings called teenagers with their powers ranging from being psychic (knowing when notes are passed in class, or when somebody did something they weren't supposed to, etc) to creating illusions of authority that with a single look can instill fear and obedience. Of course these powers don't always work, as they are facing against entities that are unstable, unpredictable, and have pretty much almost always develop new strains of resistance for every measures taken against them. When all's said and done, I salute both sides, all that drama made my schooling years quite interesting if not enjoyable~

Hmmm... how the heck did I get off track from a meet with Zat to spewing stuff on kids and teaching? I have no idea but it's just one of those innate abilities that seems to be bestowed more on females - jumping from topic to topic that are totally unrelated. This comes in handy when you wanna distract someone from the fact that you just scraped the side of the car leaving yellow paint transfer that totally looked out of place on silver - that is not to say I have done so~. Let's just ignore that tidbit and go back to what I was supposed to be yapping on.

We had lunch, Zat and I, and as usual when we get together, a gossip session followed through in which I gleaned useless bits of info that I somehow managed to store in my head (how come I can never remember names? |||~_~) and we watched the movie 'He's just not that into you'. Truthfully, I have my doubts whether or not I wanna watch this one, the trailer was not very enticing even though I've heard great reviews on it and the multitude of main characters was not something I look forward to (I forget names remember~). However I found myself enjoying the movie, it was different from my usual fare of slapstick humour and action fantasy adventures, but it was fresh and enjoyable and I like how the ending tied up all the conflicts, managing to show how the characters have developed and matured and everybody gets what they just deserts without that unrealistic faiytale ending of HEA.

On top of that, I finally watched 'Superhero Movie', the one that spoofed 'Spiderman'. Although I generally find recent spoofs quite boringly dependant of gags that are overdone and basically run out of its course - this one was not as bad as I thought it would be. There were some really funny scenes which managed to overcome all the bad ones. It got me thinking, with the phenomenal success of the Twilight movie, how come I haven't heard of anything in regards to a parody being made of it? Although it would result in not a few toes being stepped on (there are some who are quite fanatical on the book and movie who would just kill anybody who dares to sacrilege the original) but if it was done tastefully - think of 'The Princess Bride' and 'Robinhood: Men in Tights' rather than the latest three installments of Scary Movie, the Date Movie and the Epic Movie - I would love to watch an uncool but still adorable Edward and an accident-prone Bella on screen. Hopefully that will come to fruition.

Well people, I've got to go. Toodaloo!~

(Seriously, that big glass of Ribena I've had is wrecking it's revenge on me now~)

Happy Happy Happy~~~

Yes people~ I am currently in my happy mode - which for those who don't know me well enough, is quite a scary sight to behold~


The reason for this is... drum roll please!


I FINALLY GOT A JOB! Well, a paying one that is since I'm currently a non-paid chauffeur/homesitter/entertainment provider/foods and beverages (of the snacking kind) supplier and a babysitter - which while on the whole I think is impressive, is not so on paper. I went through the usual medical check today after receiving the offer letter yesterday and will get the results a month from now which is so not good 'coz I have to inform my employers of my acceptance together with my bill of health within 4 weeks - I already lost one week due to the literally snail mail procedures. I guess I'll have to go and see them bosses soon to explain for the delay.

Although I'm really happy being finally able to get off my ass and do some real money making, there's a bit of doubt as to my capabilities in handling serious stuff. I'm not known as a loon without a reason - it's my powers of suppressing all the bad things I don't wanna deal with that makes me appear laid-back and able to do crazy stunts like doing a 200 on the highway with traffic left and right~. I guess I'll just go with the flow and see where this route will take me - if it didn't turn out as I want it to be as you know, sh*t happens, then I'll try make the best of the situation. If that fails, I will always have reasons to go shopping for retail therapy~ heheheh~

I got my hair cut again but just the front part since my bangs keep poking me in the eyes and I wanna show off my ear piercings. Let me tell you - if you have fine straight hair, do not, I repeat, DO NOT, try to cut your bangs at a level above your eyebrows and then proceed to have the hair framing your face cut in shorter layers just above your ears... the result... I now have shaggy hair due to the fact that my hair type is fine and so it's shortness makes it go all over the place without the length to weigh it down to its supposed style. Thank goodness for the vanity of the male half of the population though - I can easily obtain a styling gel that allows me to shape it whatever mood I'm in and being me, I have to go all out and buy the hair creams, conditioner and shampoo as well.

For my peeps, I'll be in isolation and out of contact until I grow my hair back to my liking...

ciao~

Introducing....

the newest addition to the family~ Mohammad Eshmat NorAiman~ currently one week, 5 days old



On another note, the rainy weather has literally put a damper on things. My dad did sumthing with the roof over part of my room in his quest to rid of the rodents that decided to become roomies - however it made that part of the roof vulnerable to the force of nature. So now I'm spendin' rainy days mopping up the leaks and watching rainwater fall into buckets. It's not bad though, at least I'm not swimming in my own room as what i saw on TV during the flood season a couple months back. And now I have something to do rather than sit on my butt all day watching grass grow~

Speaking of butts, I landed on mine a few days ago. I kinda forgot that it had rained the night before and that I had the floor wiped afterward. Good thing I didn't knock my head or I would have had a seriously major headache by now. Well, at least it didn't leave a bruise although I'm feeling the effects.

This had me thinking - am I clumsy? I've been getting into near mishaps for all my life and even had some not so near ones. When I was a kid, around 5-6, I accidentally cut my wrist with a pair of scissors - no, I was not suicidal - it was more of a running with scissors type of situation and it was more of a 'gouged out' rather than cut. I remembered seeing my own bleeding wrist with a small part of my flesh visible and feeling a bit faint from sight of blood. Until now I still can't stomach the sight of my own blood, I'm okay with everybody else's though~

Let's see, what other calamities did I went throughout my life: I cut my foot when I was playing gymnastics and crashed into the corner of the mirror (almost sliced it - that would make wearing open sandals a no-no which would make me very upset indeed); I bumped my skull open onto a pipe while washing my hair and boy, did that make my head spin for a few hours but it was nothing a few bandages couldn't fix (p.s. let me tell u, it was tough removing all those plasters from hair and a lot of them too) (p.p.s. I must have a hard head 'coz I managed to live until now without any serious aftereffects - like internal bleeding and all the stuff u see on CSI); I fell off a tree; I fell down a flight of stairs; I was attacked by a rooster (which make eating all those chicken dishes my own personal sweet pleasure of revenge); I sprained my ankle while taking a small step (and it was really a small one that gets me from the hallway into the kitchen); and I sometimes trip over even surfaces that has no obstruction whatsoever. So, does that make me a klutz?

My conclusion is ... no, it doesn't. And I'm not in denial either (really, I'm not). I am merely unaware of my surroundings and I have a habit of 'mata tempat lain' - roughly translated into 'eyes elsewhere', meaning I don't pay attention to whats in front of me. So I think that if I fix this bad habit of mine, I believe that I will be in much less dangerous circumstances.

Well, good luck with that.

For my Twilight peeps out there... u know who u are~ (^0^)

I have nothing else to blab about today so I'll just post something I picked up from the E! channel for my friends who are fans of the film. Just a sneak peek of the sequel, 'New Moon', set~~~

Just click on the link: New Moon set

While browsing the site, I've only found out that apparently there have been rumors of a rabu-rabu (love as pronounced by Japanese~) in the set: R.P. is supposedly have a thing for K.S. but the latter is still involved in a relationship which was said to be on the rocks. However K.S. and her boyfriend have denied of having trouble in paradise. Dun dun dun ~ ~ ~ ah well, that's as far as I heard but it made me curious enough to watch the movie again and youtubed clips between the two to gauge the chemistry between them as well as download the draft copy of 'Midnight Sun' from the author's site. Hahaha~ this is what u get for having nothing else to do~

I leave you with a video of Super Junior's newest MV "Sorry Sorry" - love the beat!~