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January 11 So, people keep saying "What the HELL is blah, blah, blah..."
HELL meant
So, I'd think twice about sprouting the word, unless you really want to condemn that person or thing to the firey pits of Hell. Gp ahead, but really, who would say "What the JAIL is this?"
I recommend 'Freak': "What the FREAK is this?"
Or if that makes you uncomfortable, try: "What is this?" Wih cool composure and a very turbulent mind. Not good to suppress it. :P January 08 Hidden Subtleties Only A Friend KnowsI guess friends are more considerate than we take them for credit. They're warmly considerate, positively enthusiastic and coolly tolerable to our silly antics. They accept our wack and truer ones, even defend them from non-committal acquaintances or nasty gossip.
Friends walk with you in your life, and if you got lucky, they'll be willing to walk with you for life.
The Dark Matter of Friendship is not easily conquered, however, there are steps to prevent it from happening.
You see, when a friend who say, was equal to you in rank, you won't feel threatened. But if the said friend had a promonotion to say, president of the same club and you're still a member, you would expect to celebrate for the joyous occasion, but does envy and jealousy creep in here? And after all the 'Wow, she/he can be like totally bias to me or more lenient to me' and when you got an unpleasant surprise that your friend treats you as coolly as an employee, you'll start to realise that she've changed to be a more 'fair and airs' person. I do believe it's not hia/her fault; experience, circumstances and consequences made he/she that way. You may find the friendship you share may drift, unless you change jobs and obtain the same rank/position as her.
This could happen in a club or corporate ladder.
The Dark Matter of Friendship has other forms, whereby the friend strives to be like you so much that the admiration may be suffocating and very pressurable. It could also easily be that because you've lost contact of one another when the other half moves away from you. It's not easy to stay in contact with friends abroad, for me, at least, 'cause I'm not an e-mail person; I like instant-chat via phones. But I do have one way for people who share the same instant gratification prose: first, you keep up e-mailing consistently until it drags you down. Stop for a little while (does not mean months and months), ring him/her up just for the gist of it. This will lead to another round of e-mailing every week.
Oh, and do you know that I love looooong e-mails, because I have a penchant for writing loooooooooong ones, and when people write short messages, I don't bother replying. SOmetimes I do reply, but in a very detach manner, short and surly but keeping the friendliness in my tone. If the messages continue to be short, I would've given up writing to him/her altogether.
Still, there is hope for me if my procrastination would just end there. January 06 The Pointing GameI have a question for everyone:
So, basically, whenever anyone ask you for the time, they point to their wrists.
So, whenever I want to go to the loo, does it mean that I should point to my crotch?
 January 04 Lifting One's SpiritBAH! I haven't been to church for weeks now, and I'm sneakily avoiding my church ushering duty by passing off excuses and calling a substitute to replace me. Those aren't measly excuses, you know; there are completely valid, and besides, I could not not go to church ifI'm catching or probably should put it this way 'been following in my parents' car' to church.
Of course they want to know why and I gave reasons, which are passable.
My first reason was like
-I developed blisters when I got lost (and I didn't purposely do it)
-I was on the first week of oriental medication, you don't expect me to go yet. (although that's rather weak)
-And I over-exerted myself during one morning jog (my calves stung like hell, and my dad was the witness; although still I could drag myself to church)
But the main reason is that I fear judgment from others. Even though I know, being in a church community, church people are suppose to be like kind, non-judgmental and basically nice, I can't shake the feeling of being judged by my external appearance, you know.
I have a Christian friend in Malaysia, and she said one day when I showed her my Christmas photos in Mid-Valley, "Wow. You look so thin. Why are you so fat now in school. Must be because you eat during holidays." I was like, jaw-dropped. I still had the same figure from then and now, and I later realised that clothes can actually make you seem thinner or fatter. Actually, like totally deceive people. I thought it'll never work in the past, but I've learn to choose the style of my clothes carefully now.
I can't believe I still remembered what she said! Dammit! Why do we remember criticisms (although not ill-intended, I suppose) so well?
Once, I was feeling so down, I couldn't even look at people right on the eye, but this wonderful blonde librarian kept showering me compliments, like, "You're such an awesome person", "Fantastic" etc. I was literally dumbfounded and found that I could not reply her back. I couldn't even give her a compliment back!
After that, her words lifted my spirits, even if it was from a stranger. December 22 Addicted to Youtube.com!I just love the free videos there! It's a shame we can't keep it, but we can save it! Currently watcing Ouran High. It's so dastardly funny, awesomely hilarious and choke-full of the next-minute laughter! Oh yea, did I mention it was an anime?
Interestingly, we say 'ponteng' in Malaysia, but we say it 'wag' in NZ; 'tuck shop' as in canteen; 'mozzie' as in mosquito; 'ball' instead of prom; 'mock exam' sometimes 'trials'...
I must say, I watch almost all of Bleach, Naruto, Ouran episodes on YouTube. Hah! Did I mention I installed Xtra broadband by myself!: P My, my, I'm getting rather good at DIY activities.
Oh, yea. One thing in NZ is people are very self-reliant. They don't have maids to take care of house chores. Although this may seem rather pampered, NZ'ders are as 'spoilt' as M'sians in general. We do have minimum pay, because of the legislation. This Act could have perhaps encourage people to rise the minimum pay or was it caused by the rise of oil prices. Nevertheless, NZ'ders are enjoying life in push greenness and prospering crops (housing boom, dairy products and perhaps movies...? Think LOTR). However, people are migrating to Australia, because of lower tax cuts.
NZ policy reveres to the progressive tax system. We have to have 20% from our pay compared to 5% in Malaysia. Although the interest rates are not as high in Malaysia (NZ sporting a 7%+ interest - means more money in bank, discouraging spenders, but that's usually not the case).
Heh! I'm going all economic-wise now. Sorry!
So, as everyone knows, I love anime and manga. SOmefriends can't believe how can I get so excited about cartoons. It's Japanese animations! I must say it's wonderful how they've made cartoons in their own Japanese way, stmaping their uniqueness and creativity in improving what was into something so well-recieved world-wide.
Still, the real deal is the most appealing (meant real tangible people) and nothing beats its originality. December 20 In My Life, Have I Ever...( ) Smoked a cigarette . - No way. Never.
( ) Drank so much you threw up. - Nope. I drank beer and liquor just once and it was gross. I will only take wine occasionally in social settings. ( ) Crashed a friend's car/van/bike/truck/bus - Seriously? I don't even have a driving license yet ( ) Stolen a car/van/bike/truck/bus - *Guffaws* In the movies, yeah. ( X ) Been in love. ( ) Dumped somebody ( ) Been dumped. ( X ) been hurt by someone you care about - we are afterall human with feelings and emotions and tend to take a grudge after that unfortunate episode. However, learn to forgive as time goes by. It does release a lot of your pain, anger and frustration. Pray or talk about it. ( X ) been let down by someone you care about - they might have their reasons. Tell them how you feel and hear them out if they're willing to convey their context. ( X ) Shoplifted. - Maybe. Not very sure, but still... there was one tiny item which I can't remember. ( ) Been laid off/fired... ( ) Quit your job... ( ) Smoked a joint ( ) Been in a fist fight... - You're kidding, right? I'm a girl, and I do cat-fights. ( X ) Snuck out of your parent's house - I'm left alone most of the time. ( ) Taken it up the ass - What are you implying here?  ( X ) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back. - mere crushes ( ) Been arrested - been in the police station before, but was not under the pretext of an awry criminal job gone wrong. ( ) Gone on a blind date. - Would want to try it sometime. ( X ) Lied to a friend.... ( X ) Skipped school... - I have my reasons ( ) Seen someone die - No, but I've seen someone get busted on the head by a group of hooligans before. It's so not fair: 5 guys to 1; he was bleeding so bad, no one helped him during the fight. But after that, it was all helping hands and authority. ( ) Been to Canada - I want to. ( ) Been to Mexico (x) Been on a plane - How do you think I came to New Zealand? (x) Been lost. - Countless of times in New Zealand. Like just last week, I got lost on my way home from the library. Unfortunately, I was too stubborn to bring a map with me, and so! I relied on my photographic memory of the Epsom area. Sadly, I walked for 2 hours under the scorching heat with T-shirt tied up and sweat sticking onto my hot pink 'Sistas' cap. Luckily, I wasn't too proud to ask for directions. By the end of the day, I've developed a sizeable blister on both my soles. Swell. ( X ) Been on the opposite side of the country.. - If you count Singapore... ( ) Gone to Washington, DC (x) Swam in the ocean - Yea, during one of those Oriental Orchestra's camp in Malaysia. ( ) Have a crush/gf now - Nahh, I'm sober. ( ) Felt like dying - Not now. Too much happening and I wouldn't want to be a coward, and selfishly take my life when I know there are people who would be devastated if I committed suicide. I'm going waaay off, aren't I? ( ) Cried yourself to sleep.. - Aaaw.... ( ) Played cops and robbers.. ( ) Recently coloured with crayon. ( X ) Sang karaoke. - We call it 'Sing Star' in NZ and yup, I've sang before for the first time in a Christian youth group. Going to one tonight.  ( X ) Paid for a meal with only coins.... - Well, yea. You know, like canteen/tuck shop. (x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't. - Yep. Plenty. ( ) Made prank phone calls. ( ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose - Nahh. Sometimes I puke through my nose. ( ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue... - No snow here in Auckland. There was this hail-rain though... ( ) Danced in the rain - I ran in the rain. ( ) Written a letter to Santa Claus.. - Hmm.. I'm actually celebrating my first proper Christmas here in NZ. ( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe.. - Heh. No mistletoes for me to go under. ( ) Watched the sun rise with someone you care about (x) Blown bubbles -
( ) Made a bonfire on the beach - Not on the beach, it was in a friend's yard. ( ) Crashed a party.. - That would be mean ( ) Gone roller-skating - Would love to try it ( ) Ice-skating - Afraid I'll sprain my ankle.
( ) Been on a road trip - Lots of times ( ) Tortured your pet with something eg. fire - That's like ultimately cruel. (x) Saw remains of a dead animal/pet - Well, I saw a dead bird and lizards and cats... ( ) Been betrayed by a close friend ( ) Wish you were born into the opposite sex- Sometimes. My father sometimes told me he treats me like a little boy. |
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