get moving

Pictures are worth a thousand words.
but in this case, i only need two : I MOVED!!!


*we like to move it, move it*



*end*

hmmm....

so, its been awhile
and it seems even longer when you are sort of down with writer's block.

I suck!
those watching one tree hill, would know what i mean.
i know right now, im being totally random and my sentences don't seem to make sense.
yeah, cos' my brain is not making any sense to me either.
HELP!

anyway, what have i been doing these past few weeks?
well, im in KL.
been going to college to study and do the vision magazine with annora.
helped out at an education fair - boy, was that tiring!
applied for uni.
going to apply for other universities.
and going back next week. weeeeee...

i think that about sums up how im spending my holidays.
staying up late, does nothing to make my back better. (i feel like an old lady already)

so, yeah.
life's like this.
great.


*end*

remember

remember - Christina Rossetti

Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you planned:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.

I shall leave it as that.


*end*

not just another day

i've celebrated birthdays numerous times, heck, i have celebrated 19 birthdays now.
and you kinda get use to the fact that you're actually getting older.
as dreadful as it sounds, its actually not that bad. =)

all birthdays are usually the same.
like having a nice sit-down dinner with family members and friends.
then, singing 'happy birthday'
blowing the candles, cutting the cake, and then eating the cake.
then we chat about. people asking you how it feels like to be one year older.
the usual stuff.

but what makes every birthday special and different, is not the different cakes you eat or the places you go. but its actually the people you're with, celebrating your birthday.

i was born on the 27th of Nov.
and every year on that date, i'll blow out candles, knowing that im one year older.
but this year's birthday was a little bit different, one may call it a birthday to remember. though its not a big deal, my friends took the effort to make it a big deal, in a good way. =)
and i love them for that.
we went for movies, ate at secret recipe, played pool.
ruben dared me to do some crazy stuff.
like walking up to a complete stranger and asking him to wish me 'happy birthday'
now, come to think of it, it wasn't that crazy, but i was scared and shy nonetheless.

i just don't know why, but this birthday was really different and awesome.
maybe, its because it may be the last birthday i'll have with them, with all of them.
or that they took the effort to make it special.
or that they really got me presents that were made very personal.
something that is so me. =)
but i think, it was just because they were all there with me.


again, thanks guys. it really means a lot!!!!

and happy birthday to me. hehe.


*end*

up there

last tuesday a bunch of us from 0707 went to genting.
i know its a bit late, but got malaysian studies exam to study for mah. but anyway, it was one trip i'll remember for a life time.
i think pictures would explain better.

lets start from the beginning.so we ate at McD's for breakfast, waited for the bus, and got off the bus at genting



then of course is off to the cable car.


finally arrived, wanted to start slow. so we went for the swing swing thing-ie.



then i wanted to have my heart stuck at my throat. so we went for the solero shot.



see my terrified face? so much for starting mild. came down with jelly legs.
then we went for cyclone.



shaun looks like a fish, rumman being all macho, the twins well, they like to be different.



then we set the corkscrew. sorry no pictures. then the rest went for some water ride, got all basah, and were shivering in the cold. fortunately, regina, annora, and me decided to sit a calm ride to get some shut eye - the ferries wheel. and we went window shopping too. =D
then they sat the pirate ship.



they sat for the spiderman coaster thing also.
anyway, after that, me and regina started to take funny pictures with the red phonebooth as our prop. =D



then we went and played the laser mirror maze thing. i could really pass of as a spy.



anyway, thats all. i think i have already summarized the whole trip. and there are a lot of pictures too. then we had to rush back coz we were afraid we'd miss the bus. coz we were all so engrossed with all the fun and excitement.
but overall it was awesome. it was worth the skipping class. well technically, i didnt have class. (the advantages of having small classes) so, yeah. awesome trip =)


*end*

where i dont have to think

It is in my sleep, I find my solace.
It is in my dreams, I find my peace.

*end*

yellow yellow dirty fellow

just a few experimental pictures we took last wednesday, or was it thursday? no no, wednesday, i was snoring at home on thursday.


the sky was not so nice. but the balloon had fun anyway. the yellow balloon's name is banana by the way.


even balloons need to be up to date with current events.


nothing like jiving in the library with a very bright yellow balloon.


a little love goes a long way =D

annora was the camera girl =)


*end*

life's wheel of fortune

found some pretty cool quotes online. helped me a lot. hope it does the same for some of you.


In the game of life it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season. -Bill Baughan


Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it. -Tom Lehrer


so, if you think that life cannot possibly be worst than it is now, just remember the first quote
and if you think that we have no say or no control over our lives or destinies, think of the second.

we are who we want to be.
we are who we make ourselves to be.


*end*

invincible

stumbled across something while watching a show, and liked it. thought of sharing it with you guys.


Invictus
-William Ernest Henley

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeoning of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate :
I am the captain of my soul.

i guess, it tells us to pick ourselves up again, when we fall.
hold on and stand up for yourself,
don't give up,
even how painful,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

-invictus in latin means invincible


*end*

that of which we call time

have you ever wondered what it would be like if we could turn back time?
pick up a clock and turn the hands and the day will go back a few hours?

a few days?
a few months?
a few years?

would we be able to change certain things that we wished never happened?

when i was younger and i used to get my fair share of scoldings, and there would always be one recurring silent wish, the wish to turn back time, to happier times.
where everyone smiled and where there was no tears, no screaming, just happy times. where i didnt do that silly mistake or be all naughty.

but does it really work that way?
does time really work that way?
what would changing the past do to the present? or even the future.
would we be the same person we are today, or just a person meant to be fixed it the future.
mended by ourselves.
will we be able to stumble and then pick ourselves up again without the knowledge that we can 'better' the past in the future.

what i really think is that because we cant change what we said or done in the past, really teaches us to live in the present. and take things as they come.
yeah of course, we reminisce about the 'last times' and how great it was compared to 'current times' but what we really forget when we start comparing and benchmarking 'now' and 'then' is that by doing that we will never be satisfied with what we have now.
the chance to be standing, and experiencing everything in the present.
making mistakes and learning from them.

take the days as they come, and leave tomorrow, for tomorrow and the past in the past.
we cant change the things we have done, we just have to live with it, and try correcting them as best we can.

let tomorrow worry for itself.
life is short, start living it!


*end*

ps, wishing my parents a very happy wedding anniversary!!!
how many years already ar?

nothing like the weekend

i should have written this on Sunday, but was kinda busy studying for THREE test which only 2 took place on monday. but still stress all the same. so that's why i wanted to amuse myself by putting up funny quotes.

anyway, here are a few things i did during the weekend.
1. went and watch 'Crazy little thing called LOVE' with annora at my church on saturday.


this play or multi-sketch play was awesome and i recommend it to everyone. it rocks and you'll laugh your hearts out. i like billy, lost in transmission, be real and all the rest.
you'll understand what i mean when you go and watch it.

had a really crazy saturday. after watching the play, we met up with pree and had dinner in bangsar. decided to walk around BV, then we headed to my apartment because pree wanted to watch '10 things i hate about you'. then after the movie, we talked to like 3am in the morning.
dont worry, i made sure she reached home safely. =D

ok the next day.
2. woke up at 11am *i can see my mum shaking her head*, coz i slept so late. studied abit then got a call from pree about going out to have a quick lunch. said yeah, why not. when to have roti canai, long time already. had a craving. lol

then around 2 something when back home, took a shower and got ready to see the funniest show out there : Gamarjobat.
with antony, ruben and joewin. i have no idea what it means but the name is already funny in itself.


ketch! and hiro-pon
they were hilarious i tell you. worth every cent i paid.
i loved the penguin dance. so funny. i cannot rave more about them.
if you ever get a chance to see them performance, GO!
you'll roll on the floor laughing. i guarantee you. go youtube them, you'll be hooked.
when ruben and i were in the lift going down to the carpark, guess who we bummed into? hiro-pon, i think that's the guy with the yellow mohawk's name. just know that it was the guy with the yellow mohawk we saw. lol. but i whipped out my phone too slow to get a picture with him. sad. oh well.
then after that we when to makan at La Bodega in bangsar, and pree joined us. joewin had a fun time looking through the drinks menu in the restaurant. took a few pictures. then headed to the cars. and the guys were talking about booking futsal courts and being conned. i had no idea what they were talking about, but i sort of got the gist of it : they all didnt like being conned. and the system there is very BAD! lol

anyway, i had a really well-spent weekend. had a lot of fun. =) and laughs.
your weekend cant get any better than this.


*end*

funny quotes

here are a few things i found really funny, said by people i actually know.

1. i was teaching bm to Li-Jin and we were learning about kata adjektif and we were at words describing feelings. and it came to the word sedih, and i asked him to translate, he didnt know. so i decided to try this :

alithea : you cry when you are....?
li-jin : gay?

i couldnt stop laughing. he's face was priceless.

2. ann and i went to see 'Crazy little thing called love' in my church yesterday. and then we met up with pree to go out for dinner, then we were walking around BV. went into Zara and looked around at things we know we cannot afford. pree picked up a dress with a plunging neckline.

alithea : wah, so low.
annora : she wants to show her ni-nis *big grin*

it was so funny. we now have a new word, courtesy of annora ong.

3. this just happened just now. apparently my singing is very audible to my roommates even though im pretty sure i toned it down.

*on msn* we stay in the same room but we find technology more convenient than talking. LOL

wendy : is that elliot too? *i was sing a missy elliot song earlier*
alithea : now? its oasis, wonderwall
wendy : tsk tsk, my bad. i shall tune in more to ali.fm

my own radio? im not sure whether i should feel honoured or insulted. haha
i'll take it as a compliment. =)

here are some from people i dont know.

1. Girls are like phones. We love to be held, talked to but if you press the wrong button you'll be disconnected!

2. The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on - robert bloch

and finally, from the genius himself :

3. you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try' - Homer Simpson


*end*

ps, i think i want to learn Hebrew. the language is so beautiful.
its my 50th post!!! this calls for some celebration. =D

life's little challenges

i was dragged into bio class today, by piriya. just because i didnt have econs.
and when i say drag, i mean drag.
piriya is actually pretty strong, for someone that skinny.
she really can man-handle you. now i know how david must have felt.LOL
maybe its those bionic arms of her's. how can i ever compete with metal?

so as payback, i made her come for lit class, as she didnt have physics.
but she wasnt that difficult to convince when it came to joining the class.
pree participated in our quizzes and i think she had fun. lit class is always fun. =D
anyway, it was a pretty fun day altogether.


and now to something i have been thinking lately.
my business studies lecturer asked the class this question, and i felt the answer pretty awesome, made me feel smarter and all philosophical :

'what is the one thing constant in our lives?' - (besides God)

i didnt know the answer, so i said things like life? death?
then my lecturer said that the one thing that is always constant in our lives is change. and to think of it, its so true. everything is evolving each day, changing bit by bit. like how we grow older and wiser with every new experiences in life.
the juxtaposition of the word constant and change just made it all the more amazing. it was very enlightening. =)

but my 'changes' haven't been all peachy. and it is at times like this, i feel lost in my own actions and silences. and the only thing i want is for the floor to open and swallow me whole.

i said this once to david, "i cant wait for change."
then he said, "why are you running away from your problems, by wanting change?"
*i may have quoted wrongly, but that's the gist lah*
so it got me thinking. i guess that's life's little challenges.
like my mum always say, its something everyone has to go through, sooner or later. its part of growing up.

'....but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold for me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing i do : Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.' Philippians 3 : 12-14


*end*

things you might not have known

::instructions::

Never see the questions before you arrange the names - all mentioned below are TAGGED!

1. Alisson
2. Regina
3. David
4. Pree
5. Annora

1. How did you meet 1?
She is my sister. what more can i say? erm, when she was in my mum's tummy?

2. On a scale of 1 - 10, how would you rate your friendship with 1?
again, she's my sister. so 100?

3. How long have you known 4?
Since we started college, and i think it was when we had that cheerleading thing to do.

4. How do you know number 3?
college, the 1st thing he showed me was a picture of Sarah. LOL

5. Where's 5?
At home, probably searching for food.

6. A fact about number 1?
she's weird

7. Who is 4 going out with?
her books?

8. What does 1 do for a living?
watch tv

9. Would you live with number 3?
only if i was desperate, i know his mum.

10. What do you like about number 2?
hehe, her down-to-earth nature. she's regina!

11. Do you miss number 5?
its hard to. she stands out.

12. Would you make out with number 4?
she's a girl, and im straight

13. What's your opinion on number 2?
i miss our kembara-adventures

14. What's your favourite memory with number 5?
its not past yet, but working with her on Vision

15. What will you do if number 1 and 2 were going out?
that's just wrong. she's my sister, and thats regina.

16. Ever had a long conversation with 5?
all the time, about photoshop. =)

17. Have you ever slept at 2's house?
yeah, and 4 hours of hamlet.

18. Do you hang out with 3 a lot?
yeah, when we have the time, and not bickering about nonsense

19. Who have you known the longest?
no. 1 lah, i grew up with her

20. What will happen if number 1 and 5 have a relationship?
again, they are both girls. are you trying to imply something?

21. How often do you talk to 1?
since our calls are free, as often as we get the chance.

22. What about 2?
now, time is a factor. but we make do.

23. Have you ever thought 3 more than a friend?
even if i did, im not going to post it so the whole world can see.

24. Would you go on a date with number 5?
define date? but sure, makan-makan cakap-cakap, why not?

25. Do you dream about number 2?
yeah once, and she didnt friend me =(

26. What did no.4 did to you that you can never forget?
updating me on things when im not in KL, and the dinners

27. What have you done for/to 1 that the person never forgets?
crying when she fell, and broke her head. i thought she was going to heaven! and i was 7.

28. What's 3's hobby?
talking nonsense.


there, im done.
i hope i amused some of you.


*end*

ps, and this is no permission for others to send me tags ar, its very tedious.
but if i have the time, i'll humour you guys. LOL

critical analysis

ok, i actually dont really have anything to write. but since i have sort of neglected my blog here for a very long time, i might as well, put something in.

i was watching step up 2 yesterday, after it took forever to download.
it was ok lah, must be very honest, it wasnt as good as the prequel.
step up is suppose to be all about dancing, but suddenly the 2nd one was all full of 'other' things.
anyway, one good point was that the final dance was awesome! the music and the whole she-bang was just off the chart. made me want to dance too. LOL

i dont know if anyone noticed, but when moose was dancing alone, his moves were from michael jackson. and he did sort of looked like him. anyway, that was the trivia of the day.

here's something i thought would provoke some mind thinking.
i'll leave you guys with something i changed from A Walk to Remember :-

some things are just like the wind,
you can't see it,
but you know it's there.


*end*

cf committee

i was bored, so i went and looked at the committee pictures again.
and every time a picture came out, i would burst out laughing, my roommates might think im crazy, if they haven't already.
every one of the pictures had something for me to laugh at.

so i decided to share the laughter with everyone out there. hope they'll put a smile on your face as they have for me countless times.


zoom in to Chee Yip's face. Don't forget to look at Ian too.
*Ian : how come Chee Yip gets all the attention?*



now, everyone should focus on Gabriel.
it's his FIERCE look. he might just punch me for putting this picture up.


this is for CJ.
he looks like he need the loo, pretty badly too.
*payback for that sleeping picture*



i think this was the best. =)

there are more, but it's kinda late, and the pictures are so big, it takes forever.
if you guys want to see all of it. its in my laptop. =D

ps, click the pictures to get a better view.

*end*

what we want?

we want what we don't need
and we need what we don't want.

so, i have resorted to leaving in a hut. a simple life
by the beach, bumming all day. not contributing to global warming because i won't be using any thing i don't need. very economical too. =D



Regina just cracks me up. LOL
oh yeah, look at Kah Yun too. Hilarious!
for a better look, click the picture to enlarge =)


*end*

directions

i have just learnt that i have a pretty good sense of direction.
i can just hear my sis going "self praise is NO praise" with her lala hairstyle.
internally, i'll be laughing at her mushroom fringe. kids these days. sigh.

anyway, its been awhile since i wrote something funny. so yeah about directions.
if you ask me how to go somewhere, this is what i will reply :

"it's somewhere, near somewhere."

which is not entirely wrong if you come to think of it. just maybe it's not that accurate and you might not find what you were looking for. =D


quote of the day :

rachel : i need to put the photos in the vision thing.
alithea : WE are the VISION thing *with low dramatic voice* i can do it for you. *big smile*

apparently it was a very Matrix heavy black coat swishing moment according to Regina. LOL


*end*

something

something is irritating the crap out of me.
something is annoying me to bits.
something is uber sensitive.
something just wants all the attention.
something just think i have nothing else better to do.
something just cant be satisfied.
something needs a big smack.
something needs a punch to the face.
something needs to just go away.
something needs to leave me alone.
something needs to get a life.
something needs to find something else to fill the time.


after a long thought,


something is teaching me to be more patient.
something is teaching me to not get irritated so fast.
something is teaching me that everyone makes mistakes.
something is teaching me to be a better person.
something is teaching me to not judge so harshly.
something is showing me that everyone is different.
something is showing me something that i will not only encounter here but everywhere.

maybe it's a test?

*end*

happy birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!

thank you for everything and miss you loads!

love you,
alithea.

packages

good things come in small packages, but the best things are free.

i've met so many people this past few weeks and got to know them more in cf camp.
i guess being in a completely different surrounding really builds character. and it lets you know that you're can be scared sometimes and not always tough. (Xena warrior princess?)


small packages, small packages.
some dedications as i had not enough time to thank everyone during my sharing. (or for some people who didnt pay attention)
to name a few :

wen jo, my little creative partner.
love working with you and i admire your zest and passion for God. you're one action-pack when it comes to brain-storming for creative ideas. love your notices and i thank you for covering for me during all the busy-ness with the camp booklet and name-tags =)

pik wen, my support buddy.
cant thank you enough for lending me a helping hand during night hike, especially in the water. without you, i think i would have been 'swept away' and for being a very nice angel. and the words of encouragement you gave me when i was dead scared of leeches. thanks.

chee yip! games coordinator.
your team and the games you came up with were fantastic and games was the one thing i enjoyed the most. finding your umbrella was pretty cool. some say it was dumb luck, coz i wasnt really looking for it, it was just there as Devina and I walked pass the car. LOL continue to jaga your wife. haha

regina. asst. camp commandant.
learnt so much from you, and i will continue to learn more. had so much fun during camp with you. thanks for hearing me out, and for not judging before you heard my part of the story. thanks for always looking out for me and always being there. and i know i can be quite inconsiderate, thanks for putting up with it, with all the patience in the world. =) and whatever was said between us i hope would just be between us. thanks a bunch!

david. buddy waddy.
there are still issues unresolved and i know that we'll talk it through. i guess we really learn to put up with one another, in situations like this. and i just want to thank you for giving me this opportunity to mature and grow as a person in God. your passion for God is awesome and something i really look up to.

keen wai. the-guy-who-broke-joseph's-leg.
kidding. yeah its true. i read joseph's blog and i know you felt really bad about everything, but i also know that you had fun. *first hand account* thanks for putting up with my clumsy-ness during stream-trotting and all my little quirks about the water and leeches. thanks for looking out for me and always emo-ing with me. LOL. had a lot of fun. =)

rachel SOH! randomness #1.
your message on the last night to me was the bomb! and i was still buzzing about it when i got back. got to know you more and it was awesome. still trying to remember my karipuff song. glad you liked it and when one's hungry anything tastes good.

CJ "im so proud of you, alithea!"
will never forget the leech on your leg neither the word of encouragement you gave me. i really like you russel peter's joke. couldnt stop laughing. noticed that you always have a sunday school song during worship and i really like that, brings back memories. working with you was really cool and i know you're 'HOT' .will work with you for easter too. =)

melanie! "i duuno"
sorry i didnt get to reply your note during camp. but thanks. working with you have been a blast and will never forget our sleepovers. had a lot of fun in camp with you though i didnt get to talk to you much.

li sia. missing-in-action.
kena spam from you at night during committee meeting. but anyway, miss you loads and we missed you at camp. hope everything is going on good in your new place, i know it wont be the same because we are all not there. keep burning for God and God bless!!!

antony!!! driver #1
almost forgot about you. thanks so much for driving me around. i promise i'll get around to driving soon enough. had a lot of fun, with games and you as joseph lum was very believable. heard alisson talked to you about trials. she didnt tell me. and im suppose to be her sister. anyway, thanks for everything.

shout out to :
cassandra, xin ying, michelle, ian, eric, mark, javan, pj, gabe, adam, harry, matt, joanna, devina, andrew, yoong jie, pree, eunice, denise, kah yun and everybody. sorry, its late, cant remember all the names.



for those not mentioned, dont be sad. you're permanently in my brain. LOL

ps. havent gotten pictures yet. wait ar. pre-camp post first.


*end*

just a thought

quote : be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting their own personal battles.

i think the quote says everything. we often only think of ourselves because its so much easier than thinking about others. but a random act of kindness goes a long way and it will always be remembered.

i shall hold on to this, no matter the situation and if it hurts, i know i hurt for the benefit of others.
but having said that, my friend once told me that i should not hurt to benefit just ONE person and hurt others in the process. i think he's right and i know its really not fair to the rest, and eventhough it might hurt telling that person off, i think it'll make me feel so much better and it would in return benefit everyone.

i see myself really growing these past couple of days, as i sit and ponder on the things i've done and the things i've said. i really can be selfish sometimes and dumb. i'm really trying to change and be a better person. as difficult as it might be, and as stubborn i can be, i know that, deep down, i can do it.

oh yeah, almost forgot. my mum agreed with me that i tend not to really show how i feel, and that even though i might care a lot, my actions never really give any real indications. so just to let everyone know, i do care, even if i don't really show it. (you know who you are)

anyway, this post means im back from cf camp and will write about cf camp as soon as i can get some pictures from regina, makes it more interesting.hehe.


*end*

of graduation night.

something funny was said in the play done by my bunch of friends during graduation night last saturday.

quote of the day.

shaun : you read too much, you know too much and you talk too much. *with all the actions, those who saw, you know what i mean.

i found this so funny. LOL. Shaun was hilarious.
can't get enough of it. hahahahaha

while in business studies class

i was in business studies class today and we were talking about graduation night. then i was thinking of Kartika (dont know if the spelling is right) and her vena, an instrument that looked like a sita to me. and it occured to me that,

'we think that its the same because we don't really know the difference.'

it may actually be different but because we have no knowledge of something, we will always assume it's the same. like how we think all Europeans are all from the same country and all Europeans think Asians are only Japanese or Chinese, because to them we all look the same.
They never seem to understand that there are such people like MALAYSIANS.

then they'll ask, "where is this Malaysia?"
then i'll go, "you know Thailand? and Singapore? Yeah, the big bloop in the middle of that two, is Malaysia," then i'll be smiling, internally laughing at their very confused faces.
you either be Chinese and come from China
or be Japanese.
and i thought i knew so little of the European culture. LOL


*end*

i feel

*i sit alone, staring at the floor panels in my toilet*

i feel like im trapped inside a box. i can move, but only a little.
i feel like im trapped inside my own head. i can think, but can never say anything out.
i feel like im inadequate. i know what im doing, but it never seems to be right.
i feel like im restrained. i have a lot of things to say, but never feel that it's right to be said.
i feel like im suppressed inside. i think im free, but yet i don't think i am.
i feel like i should say something. i can, but not without hurting people.

there are about a gizzilion things i would like to express and say it out loud.
but i dont think its right. though i think im doing nothing wrong if i said it, its not right either.
am i doing people a favour by pointing out short-comings?
or am i just a mood-spoiler?

nothing gets to me most, than having to shut up, when everything inside me is screaming their heads off.


*end*

disappearing

sometimes you just wanna go :



nothing much to say.

*end*


ps. i got a new bag from Nora. its so cool!

my second home

its been awhile seen i updated and yeah, i may be losing my readers.

1st i would like to congratulate my juniors on a job well done, in the national marching band competition. they got 2nd and i was so impressed. *proud face*
GOOD JOB!!!
VI got 3rd, so we actually beat them.HAHAHAHAHA. finally. *big grin*

anyway, what i really wanted to write about is that my 2nd home is not Sri Impian but the college SSU.
today is a thursday and i practically have no class. the reason i came to college is a little bit blurry now and i havent the slightest clue on why i chose to come. one possible reason would be that i had a meeting to plan the upcoming Vision magazine. other than that, i think there are no possible explanations on why i came.
or maybe because i love not getting extra hours of sleeps *thinking of pree* LOL
or maybe, i wanted to do my homework and study?
or maybe i just wanted to laze around the SSU and read online manga.
i know, i live a sad life.

i never realized that i actually spend a considerable number of hours in the SSU (Student Services Unit, for those who dont know) until i had a meeting with Kai Li, our editor-in-chief. the conversation :

Alithea : Hi, sorry my brain is not functioning very well now, need some time to kick in. (was sleeping in the SSU, just woke up)
Kai Li : I can see that. haha

*fast forward*

Alithea : Wen Jo, can you pass me my laptop?
Kai Li : Alithea, you practically live here ar?
Alithea : yeah hor, come to think of it. I spend almost all my free time here. 'Cos i can sleep here, i can't sleep in the library. LOL

so, to all the people who wants to find me, i'll be in the SSU =)



*end*

things in mind

there have been a lot of things going on in my mind.
i've been getting pissed very often lately and it's starting to scare me a little.
i really dont know why. maybe its because the lack of rest and sleep is really getting to me. or maybe its because i choose to be cranky. or maybe i just get irritated very easily nowadays.
whatever it is, i really hope it goes away soon.

I MISS MY AFTERNOON NAPS BADLY!

anyway, my quote for the day.

'........the difference between stupid and ignorant [is] that ignorant could learn'
from Alias Grace, by Margaret Atwood.

the novel is kinda sick, like the joker.
batman was really cool!

'why so serious?'


*end*

quote of the day

time : during pre-u 3-ish in the evening
date : today
place : outside 2.6

shan : hey, today so hot ar. (fanning himself by pulling his shirt in and out)
alithea : I know, 'cause I'm here! *wide grin*
shan : stop copying me!

stop being so self-absorbed! well i didnt say this out loud lah. but I laughed to myself anyway.

badminton was really fun today =)


*end*

when hectic-ness becomes second nature

for the past 2 weeks, me and my bunch of friends on the student council have been pretty busy.
staying in college pass our schooling hours, all in the name of the upcoming treasure hunt.
we spent hours upon hours getting the booklet done and the clues finish. run around the place with a paper and a pen like a bunch of psychos. and then we stare at each other blankly, to come up with some interesting poems, or a word that rhymes with bus. (may not be accurate, for security reasons) LOL

we checked each stations, so that what we found out the last time was still there.
and certain things were definitely missing.
so, what we had to do was start from scratch. it almost brought me to tears (boohoo)
all the hard work, and scratching of heads to come up with catchy clues when down the drain. sad sad.

but all in all, working with them has been a blast and knowing that we gave our best efforts, makes the end product even better. =)

so, enough of treasure hunt talk.
its the inter-class games. and being sports rep, i was put in charge of it - to add to the load of treasure hunt.
everyone in college is now in this sports mode, everywhere you can see people in tshirts and shorts. getting their gear on, and getting ready their rackets and balls. everyone staying back to hit, chase and throw some balls around the place. pretty interesting!

anyway, hope i get to be of some use in netball on tuesday. i know im not really good with balls. haha.

kinda tired, i think im gonna catch some zzzZZZzzzz


*end*

random thoughts

its been some time since i last updated my blog. nothing has really happened, so there isn't anything much to write about. but anyways, here's something random.

-the late but not so random announcement that,
SPAIN won!!!
im so happy! it really made my day, well, it includes the fact that i hardly slept at all, and that made me a little grouchy in the later part of the day. but, i must say that, it was worth the staying up for. Fabregas, though he didnt play as well as he did when Spain was playing against Russia, did pretty well. i like him!
i told my friends that i wanted a pillow case with his face on it, so i can sleep and drool all over him. LOL
Torres was good too, having scored the only goal. so i would say, go go Torres. maybe the haircut or the removal of his elastic hair band thing did the trick!

-the realization that this first week of classes, has been the most grueling and hectic week i have ever had in all the first week of college i have had.
in one word, it was CRAZY!

-the belief that we really cannot judge a book by its cover. and never judge before knowing.

-the complaint that washing clothes by hand is time-consuming and i dont like it.
thank God for the person who invented the washing machine, which is now fixed. yay!

-the thought that, my friends here are an awesome bunch.

-the evidence that God is real, and He is here with us everyday of our lives.

-the truth that im a lazy pig, who loves to eat, but complains about getting fat, and sleeps too much sometimes. but, looking at the hours i sleep nowadays, the latter seems to be out. haha.

-the excitement i feel, anticipating the coming CF camp. though im not necessarily fond of the idea of leeches. *shivers*

-the dread of rising food prices. my plate of rice became RM4. its really burning a hole in my pocket.

-the approaching time where all of us are to go our separate ways. exploring new places on our own. but im pretty confident that we will see each other again soon enough.

-the recurring fact that im having writers block now. so, im gonna stop here. LOL


*end*


ps, i miss my family.

a good vacation

I'm back in Kuantan for those who didn't know.

HOME SWEET HOME

since im having my 2 weeks break. well, it's almost over and im going back this friday. sad sad
i will describe to you, how my holidays went.

1. i wake up late everyday. around 10 or 11am. sometimes little bob is there to greet me. force my lazy butt out of bed, and go and clean up.

2. i walk outside, drink a cup of water. see whether mum bought breakfast. but i try not to eat so much, its almost time for lunch anyway.

3. nothing much to do, i watch TV. im making full use of the astro because once i go back to KL i dont have TV to watch. you can't have everything in life, you see. LOL

4. play with bob for awhile. then i laze around some more. seriously, there is nothing to do.

5. bob is put to sleep, he sleeps longer nowadays. so it adds to my boredom.

6. dad comes home, we eat lunch. then he goes into the room to take a nap.

7. fast forward. its time for my dad to go back to work and then its time for bob to go home. of course he wakes up and i play with him for awhile.

8. left at home, with nothing to do. i go and sleep again. and wake up a few hours later.


so, to sum it all up : what i really did this holidays is sleep and eat, sleep some more and sleep some more. i think im asleep more than i am awake. my excuse : im paying back all the sleep debt i accumulated during the whole exam period. (smart!) which is true!
the other reason would be the Euro Cup. been staying up all night to watch the matches.
the match between Spain and Italy?? awesome, but i nearly riped off the two pillows i was hiding behind. things i do when its a penalty shoot-out. LOL

and my take on a well spent vacation is :
you get to sleep a lot and do nothing.
you have no exams to study for.
you laze around the house.
you eat good food, and put on some weight in the process.
you sleep half the day, and be all awake for football in the wee hours of the morning, munching on your pillow case. HEHE

anyway, its only for the moment lah. im going back to KL this friday and college starts on monday. but at the moment, i having the best holiday ever.........


*end*

when life throws you a lemon

im back home in Kuantan, for the holidays. 2 weeks, not much. but good enough. the exams had really taken up all my time. and its really difficult to find the time to go home. but here i am, blogging from kuantan, for the 1st time. it has always been back when i was in KL.

i really didn't know what to write. that's why there has been nothing new here. but my dad told me when i was half-awake, taking my nap in the afternoon. with my little first cousin once removed (found it out from wikipedia..haha) coming up to me trying to wake me up, that if i don't update, people would lose interest in reading my blog.
but who reads it anyway, a few of my college friends, my sister, my parents whenever they are free. and maybe my old classmates, and some other people. and myself, to check for spelling errors. LOL

but, its really fun actually. reading people's comment on your entries. its always something i find very funny. haha. i like it that way. i think its always better to put a smile on someone else's face than to spoil the mood.
a few of my friends told me before that they have never seen me pissed. well, if you asked pree, you'll know that i have. it wasn't a pleasant sight. ask my sister too, i can be pretty mean at times. =S

we were talking about that day a few days back, when we were going to to the usa edu fair, me and my friends. and i didn't realise that i got all PMS-sy on one of my friend's birthday. i couldn't really remember what day it was, except that it was a really really long day. one of those days that things didn't seem to go your way and it just kept getting worse and worse.
in a lot of ways, now that i think of it, i was pretty selfish. i really didn't care whether i would ruin her birthday mood, or whether i'll make people around me uncomfortable.

all i could think of was how pissed i was.
all i could think of was me, and how I felt that day.

and i know i kinda pissed some of my friends off. and i think i kinda ruin her birthday, and it only happens once a year. and it took me so long to realise that i was such an ass (sorry, couldn't find a better word) that day, now.

really sorry Regina. will definitely make up for it. =)


the inspiration behind this entry? well, i was going through the drawer of my new table in kuantan, well technically its my sister's but whatever.
and i found the box that regina gave me for my birthday with a cactus and a CD inside.
now, only the paper shreds and her card is left. there rest have been kept somewhere else.
that was what got me really thinking.

on the card it was written :

'Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow...' Ecclesiastes 4 : 9-10


*end*

ps, when life throws you a lemon, you make lemonade! =)

of pictures

regina was complaining to me yesterday before english lit5 about me not updating my blog.

she said, " everyday i go, it's 'pree pree, pree pree' "
then i said, "yeah, everyday i go to your blog, its always 'petrol hike, petrol hike"

so, i went and check regina's blog again today, i found out that she has actually updated it. maybe i was so used to seeing no change on her blog that, i haven't check to see if she did update it. hehe

*sorry, regina*

i actually don't have much to say. so, i think pictures would be more appropriate.


a picture of pree's shoe (the one in the center)
a cross-bred between a converse and a slipper. LOL i was suppose to blog about it for a very long time, because we all found her shoe so amusing that day, but i didn't have the time.


a picture of my dog, Pappy. she's quite a poser.


a picture of bopeet. she's always under my pillow =)
she's kinda flat, so its ok.haha


and of course, a picture of me. up to my usual nonsense. haha
taken a long time ago by the way. hair was shorter then.


ps. when you have nothing to do and you have a camera phone.
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

LOL


*end*

pree pree

to destress after a long day of economics papers, i have decided to blog about my friend Piriya.

*rubs hands together* this is gonna be fun *sniggers*
i actually wanted to write it last night, but thought if i started writing about pree, it'll eat into my study time, so i decided to do it the next day.

So, here's another top 5.
Alithea's list of top 5 things Piriya does when she is hungry.


5. Calls me up, and asks me out for dinner, mind you its 9pm almost 10pm.

4. Calls me up, demands I wear a skirt and we go out for dinner, mind you i don't wear skirts very often either.

3. Arrives at my apartment unannounced, calls me to come down straight away, *im still in house clothes, thinking what could have possibly gone wrong* i go down, walks to her car, she motions me to sit in her car, and she tells me to go makan. Our conversation :

Alithea : Huh?! but i already ate dinner.
Pree : Never mind just teman me.
*Alithea just sits there, staring at her*

*she starts driving* can't jump out. not without risking injuries.

2. Studies, apparently it takes her mind off food. and she eats later, like at 2am in the morning.


and no.1 :

SHE DOESN'T EAT AT ALL. ( maybe she eats batteries )

can you blame us for calling you a robot, pree? LOL


ps, no piriya-robot was damage in the production of this blog entry.

no offence pree, here's your late birthday dedication. haha
hugs and kisses

alithea

*end*

humour me

click on picture for clearer view

Start laughing people.
One of my juniors from band sent this picture of Hani Baby, Nad, my sister, ME and Grace through msn.
i cannot remember taking this picture, though i remember where i was.

*looking at the picture closely*

things i find in this picture :

1. i look like a gangster
2. i look like a guy
3. i'm not sure whether i did it on purpose.


ps, i give everyone permission to laugh AT me. I look funny, i have to admit. LOL

*end*

1st tag

RULES
1. The rules of the game is to be posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to do the tag.

What was I doing 10 years ago?
what was i doing when i was 9? errm being naughty i guess. i remember that when i was 9 i kena rotan kaw kaw. haha. must have been a real monkey!

5 things on my to-do list today..
-call Mr. Michael (need to arrange the apartment issue)
-put left-over into the fridge
-study economics
-do 50 sit-ups
-sing a song in public

5 snacks I enjoy..
-ice cream
-mars bars
-potato chips
-IKO biscuits - 'there's nothing more natural'
-my house mates' food outside?

5 Things I would do if I were a billionaire
-get a chef, a maid for my mum
-get a nice old-man car for my dad, assuming i get rich when im older and my parents are even older lah.
-open a stationary shop. (i get very excited when im in one) LOL
-travel the world
-have people write my blog for me, while i dictate it.

5 of my bad habits
-i eat too much?
-i wash my hands too many times?
-i'm pretty blur sometimes?
-cracking my knuckles?
-how would i know, its already a habit, i don't even think they're bad.


5 places I have lived n still living
-Taman Mega
-Kubang Buaya, Kuantan
-Kubang Buaya, Kuantan
-Kubang Buaya, Kuantan
-College apartment, Brickfields

5 jobs I've had
-full time student
-part-time pig (internal joke)
-the rest is to be discovered

5 people I tag
-Alisson
-jien
-annora
-nithia
-Tarrant

a dedication

since i wasn't very original before, i'll try to be now. =)
this is to my mum.

thanks mum, for always being there for me.
thanks for putting up with my crazy behaviour.
thanks for cleaning my room when i was still in bed, and banging the sides so i would wake up. (hehe)
thanks for cooking me all my favourite dishes *drooling*
thanks for ballet and piano classes. now i can dance and have some music sense. haha
thanks for teaching me all the girl stuff
thanks for liking all the series that i like to see too. haha. then we can tengok tv sama sama
thanks for dressing me up nicely when i was younger. and letting me express myself now. =)
thanks for always waking me up to go to school and go for band on Saturdays.
thanks for always pestering me to study too.
thanks for driving me everywhere when i didn't have my license and even when i have it. haha

and lastly thanks for being my mum

i know that i haven't been the best of daughters and i think i can be pretty annoying and stubborn sometimes, thank you for putting up with all of these. and sorry if i sometimes take you for granted. i miss your nagging too sometimes.haha. =)

THANKS MUM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. though its a few days late. i hope you like it. =)

it's the 23rd of May.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!!!
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday, to mummy,
happy birthday. to. YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!

a little something for mum. a poem by Joanne Taylor Green. got it from the net, sorry mum, i tried writing one for you. didn't work, im not that original.haha.

To My Mum

If I could choose someone to be my friend I’d choose you
And haven’t I been doubly blessed that you’re my mother too!

When the world seems too much to bear
And I need someone to lighten my load
You always see some goodness or way out, no matter what the road

You offer me the best advice and a sympathetic ear
You’re practical and comforting that’s why I hold you dear

You’re the first one with the tissues
First one with champagne
I hope you’ll never ever change
And always stay the same

I haven’t been the best of daughters
I haven’t always done as you taught us

But you gave me the freedom to learn from my mistakes
And I had the chance to turn around just before it was too late

I just want to finish with a very special prayer
I hope love and happiness will be with you everywhere.

Lots of love, from alithea. hugs and kisses.

LOVE YOU MUM!!! have a blessed birthday. =)

ps, do i look like my mum?

*end*

the chronicles of kuantan

so, i went back to kuantan over the weekend. and it was really fun.
catching up with my family. saying hi to my little nephew.visiting the new mall. had my hair cut. though my parents said there was no difference. i also noticed that there was no difference. its just a little bit shorter and thinner, i suppose.

what did i do back home :

1. eat, mum's cooking is the best in the WORLD!!
and i was fed and fed, everyday i had my favourite dishes, all lined up for me.
thanks mum. you're the best =)

this is what i should look like now after the trip back home.


i had lai fun for breakfast, its the only one in MALAYSIA.
well, there are others, but i only like this one.haha.

yum!
then mum made chicken pie for dinner. woohooo!!
the next day, for dinner we had home-made burgers. not bad mum, you're getting better at cooking with age *sheepish smile*

on saturday we brought little bob, to the new mall. which i haven't been before. and not bad, kuantan is improving itself. next you know, i won't have to come down to KL to shop for Chinese New Year. cool.
there i went and cut my hair. after they did their thing, i came out with a funky hairstyle. they blow and everything, always only last for about 2 hours and then my waves starts working its way 'curly-ing' my hair back. haha.
kuantan now got sushi king, and i found out that my mum didn't know i didn't really like japanese food. =S

after the 4 day trip here i am again in KL, studying and blogging at the same time.
exams are starting again tomorrow, not really looking forward to it. its kinda dreadful come to think of it.

i guess this says it all about how im feeling about the exams. =S


*stress*


ps, come to think of it, i ate a lot back home. we went to crocodile rock too. banana toffee rocks!

a title? for this?

well, my days usually start out by me snoozing the alarm clock. i always set it way way earlier than i can actually wake up. so i'll end up snoozing it for 3 or more times. record i think was 5 times. *sniggers*

my days are pretty normal, on the days i don't have to go to college, that is - wakes up, brushes teeth, takes bath, eats breakfast, checks emails, studies, eats lunch, maybe play a little bit of squash (i'm trying to lose 5kg)

then, all of a sudden you'll have regina calling me in the middle of my squash game.
our conversation went like this :

alithea : hello?
regina : hello, alithea?
alithea : yeah?
regina : urm, we all want to see narnia, to destress, stats paper was killer (i may have re-phrased here and there, can't really remember exactly)
alithea : oh
regina : you wanna come?
alithea : errr, but im playing squash, and im sweaty. what time you guys going?
regina : err, like now. we are already walking to the car.
alithea : but im sweaty?
regina : oh ok lah, if like that never mind lah.
alithea : eh, but i want to goooooooo toooo. can u guys like wait for me to mandi first?
regina : ok ok, i'll call you back.

*hangs up*

so, ruben waited for me in college, while the rest of them went and buy the tickets.
i had a crazy bath, but i assure you that i took a good, clean shower. =)

at the end of the day,we ended up watching iron man. me, shan and ann.
jien and ruben watched the later narnia movie.

things i do with my friends *ponders*



iron man was AWESOME!!! i might even admit that it was better than transformers.
transformers was excellent, but iron man is even better. my rm7 well spent. =)

here's a few things we did on the last day of our 2nd semester. so fast. =(

me and pree.

one tree hill?


cf played water balloons too.
they looked like eggs. it was so nice to play with them. LOL

ps, im going back to kuantan tomorrow. YAY!!


*end*

betrayal

mark this day.
i sat for my english literature unit 3 today. it was hamlet. and guess what.....i think i totally flunk it. not to say im hoping to do badly or anything, but yeah. paper was difficult, time was short and i totally didnt know what to write. i stared at the paper for 10 whole minutes. scary!

after that 10 minute stare, i told myself that i had to start writing if i wanted to finish on time. and there started my nonsense and gibberish. im just praying and hoping the examiner knows what im trying to convey. =S i myself may not understand what i was trying to convey.

i can't believe hamlet just betrayed me. i sayang him, i even eat with him ok. that was how loyal i was to hamlet. i took him with me when i take my naps outside at the hall, so he won't feel so lonely in my room.

in conclusion, i have just been betrayed. should have known, since he betrayed Ophelia too. Do u think i'll go mad?? =S

ps, im really depressed. not really looking forward to my results in august. save me someone. =(


*end*

optimism

something to remind us that life is awesome and that we all should live it to the fullest.
not waste time moaning and moping around just because, well, it doesn't go as planned. If everything was all smooth sailing, then where will all the drama be? it'll be so boring. (haha) =)

"put a little smile on your face,
life's not all rainy days,
it ain't really that bad.

wash your troubles away,
take a little moment to say,
I'm living the good life."

so, smile! its contagious. =)

invisible

Words can't describe just how pretty your smile is to me
How do you define a beauty that you've never seen
I think there could be something more
But I'm wasting time
with you on my mind
as hard as I try I'm ignored
Chorus
I sing a song but you can't hear as you walk by me
you walk by me and I'll catch my breath
I'll sing again and I pretend that you might like me
you might like me but it's all in my head
it's all in my head
Verse 2
I don't know why I just can't stop thinking of you
it hurts me inside cause I can't figure out what to do
I've never felt like this for someone before
why can't you hear me
why can't you hear me
I wish you could see but you don't
Chorus
Bridge
Oh I feel so invisible
Oh I feel so invisible
Chorus

song by chester see
i found this through my friend and then went on to check his myspace.
awesome music!
love them all. =)

of hamlet and literature class

yesterday regina and i watched HAMLET the movie by kenneth branagh.
it was good, it was the whole play actually.exactly.
and it was 4 HOURS long.kinda crazy.but yeah.it was a good 4 hour. =)

having visual aids for your studies are always good. hey, it beats trying to memorize the whole book.

'ay, there's the rub' this sentence has been in my mind the whole day,and i haven't a clue what it means. =S
Kenneth branagh as hamlet was really good.he was Iago in Othello.
i can say he is a very convincing actor.his antic disposition was hilarious.

Polonius : Do you know me, my Lord?
Hamlet : Excellent, excellent well : you are a fishmonger.

after this exchange, i burst out laughing. polonius, for a counselor to the king, is pretty dumb,letting hamlet play with his 'limited wit'. 'fishmonger' here would also mean that hamlet is equating polonius to a pimp. LOL

well, Ophelia was played by Kate Winslet. and she was a character alright.
i wont forget what she did when she became mad.

Ophelia : Quoth she, before you tumbled me,
You promis'd me to wed.
So would I ha' done by yonder sun,
And thou hadst not come to my bed.

it was so unexpected and so hilarious.i couldn't stop laughing. though its not nice to laugh at mad people. Jien, if you're reading this you would know what im talking about.haha.

and robin williams played Osric. a minor character to provide comic relief.
he was so gay,i tell u he was funny, so robin williams. he rocks!

anyway,everyone should watch HAMLET. it'll be the best 4 hours of your life.
it made my day =)


*end*

ps, im going to miss Dr. Fernandez. she's an awesome lecturer, and super hilarious.
i'll miss all her bombastic words that i dont understand but never bother finding out(haha)
i'll miss her saying, "how's everyone? screaming, shouting, weeping?" after every class.
i'll miss her, trying to convince us that we can do ok, better than we think we can. and we'll all give her a face. =S
i'll miss her little kitchen timer to tell her that class is over.
i'll miss all her jokes about 'an old black ram is tupping your white ewe' from othello.

lastly, i'll really miss her, she is so fun. gave literature a whole other meaning =)