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Ode to Tendy

2009-07-01T20:26:00.002+08:00

Dear Tendy Leong,

It's been 3 months since you've gone. How are you in tendy heaven? I bet it's good up there, with no more patient tendons to hit. Are you lying on a fluffy cloud strumming harps? Oh wait, can tendon hammers strum?

We've had some good times, you and I. Running wild on the wards, whacking every tendon we can get my grubby hands on...sometimes even doing the Babinski on some unsuspecting patient's foot when no one was watching (gently, of course). Occasionally you'd be tapping some med student's forehead to check for a 'brain reflex' - mine being absent all the time :(

Do you remember the time at the airport when I was bringing you back to Melbourne from your birthplace? When they stopped me at the gate after imaging my bags? Oh, the suffering you had at the hands of that fat lady!!! Her grubby paws using you to hit her knee while she was standing up - like duh, how's that gonna give her a knee jerk?? And mistaking you for a weapon?? Hello??!

The good times ended when that Lee Weiyong dropped you on your head and broke your neck :'(. It wasn't ever the same again without you around, Tendy. I mean, life had to go on, and eventually (like after 2 days) I got a replacement but the point is, I mourned you for 15 whole minutes! (and told everyone I met that day how Weiyong the tendon hammer killer murdered you). The new tendy (Tendy Lee) is functioning pretty well though, I actually used him today on my long case patient in exams.

Anyways I hope you're doing well, and don't worry about the broken neck and all, I mean, after a bit of sticky tape you look just as good as new! (Aside from the fact that you can't hammer people's tendons anymore, as a tendon hammer LOL). So take care up there, and don't miss me too much!

Love,

Omega

That Sleepless Night

2009-04-13T20:18:00.002+08:00

Okay, so I got tired of explaining to everyone what happened on 'the-best-sleepless-night-everrr!!' so I'm just gonna write it up here (probably also to refresh my demented brain sometime in the future).

So there I was, dawdling along in my room, absolutely unproductive at 11pm at night last Thursday (April 9th) when my pager beeped. Squealing with too much enthusiasm*, I snatched it up and proceeded to return the page. And voila! It was a page from the transplant coordinator at the Austin looking for a med student.

* With regards to my enthusiasm, no, I was not overly-hyped because I was paged (I was excited the first few times I was paged, but after the 10th one you just sorta go 'geezz, another one?' and sometimes you get the 'phantom pager syndrome' where you think it is ringing when it's not. And picture this scenario : Pager goes off in a room full of medical students + interns + residents + registrars. EVERYONE checks their pagers simultaneously, only to have one apologetic (or not) person walk out to return his/her page. Multiply this by 5 times in one hour. Annoying much??!)
Aaaanyways getting back on the topic, so I was excited because one other student have had this midnight page in the past so it was all systems go once the page arrived *

So to cut the long story short, she was looking for a Gen Surgery/GI student and unfortunately (for all of them, but fortunately for me YAY!) none of them paged back. She told me of the impending liver transplant scheduled at 8am the next morning, and told me I could rock up if I wanted to, and rang off. I sat there mulling over this piece of information, and wondered why didn't she say anything about the organ harvest. So dengan muka yang teramat tebal I rang back, and asked if there was going to be an organ harvest somewhere, and if I could go. She said yes! (lol sounds like I proposed).

Then started my (almost) midnight journey by train (it's surprising how many passengers Connex has at midnight! ) to the Austin to wait for the transplant harvest team. I couldn't stop yakking on the way: almost talked the ears off my housemates at home and called my mum and friend on the way to the hospital.

We flew by PRIVATE JET to another state from a private airfield (lol funny story the surgery registrar asked if my enthusiasm was due to the organ harvest itself or the private jet) but honestly speaking, the plane ride wasn't all that great. Seats were roomy, yes and with leather upholstery! Only 4-5 passengers plus the pilot and co-pilot who also doubled as air steward. It was an interesting experience, but not particularly enjoyable because somehow smaller planes make a whole lot more noise, and for some strange reason the floor under my legs heated up while we were many thousand miles above sea level. 1) Didn't do a lot for my confidence, and 2) freaking sauna on my legs does not feel comfortable!! Plus I always have difficulty sleeping on planes, hence my dislike of night flights.

2 hours later, we arrived and rushed to the hospital, changed immediately into scrubs and started on the operation. The deceased person (shall I call him/her DP) lay on the operating table, looking as if merely asleep. Many strange thoughts were running through my mind at that moment: Is he alive?Brain dead but not dead dead, would he be able to feel anything? Did he knew his organs were about to be harvested?

At that point the exhaustion (from lack of sleep + noisy plane ride + leg sauna) sort of took over my brain, giving me a detached outlook as if I was looking in from afar. I was slightly surprised at my detachment though, cos here we were cutting up and removing most of the major organs from a real live dead person and I was not in the slightest bit sqeamish. I caught a whiff of the odour from the body cavity; an interesting mix of blood and I dunno, body cavity juices? Wasn't particularly offensive till about more than 18 hours later when I was sitting in the cinema, the smell of popcorn wafted over and my nose just went !!!!!!!!! Exact same smell!!!!!! (lol maybe my olfactory nerves were playing tricks on me, but please, don't feel like you have to stop eating popcorn LOL).

Okay story getting too long, so what the surgeons did was to carefully dissect out the required organs and asked me a whole ton of anatomy questions out of which I answered ONE correctly (Ding! Surgeons =1, Omega =0 ). The coolest thing was that I was allowed to cut the heart out! Slash went my blade through the aorta + pulm vessels. Surgeon 1 joked " Your 15 minutes of fame! Who else did a cardioectomy the first time they scrubbed in??" and Sam's "You flew across the states to rip a guy's heart out!"

Sad bit: I left my beautiful bangle in the scrubs pocket! And forgot to take it with me when we left!! TT_TT bye bye bangle....

And we flew back to Melbourne, scrubbed in immediately for the liver transplant and I observed a bit before going off. By that stage I was zombie-like with no sleep for the past 30 hours, but the surgeons were still going strong ( they've had 2 other transplants that day, and have had no sleep other than cat-naps for almost 35 hours). Tried to sleep in the common room but nopes, brain was overworking so attended the rest of the day's classes and went home for a nice dinner out on Swanston and Aliens vs Monsters, 3D! (Super ex, but was a great movie :D:D)

:) So concludes my 40 hours without sleep. The day after, I slept til 6pm Hohoho.

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2008-05-05T12:40:00.003+08:00

So there I was sitting in the chair in the Supervisor's room again.

After a one-week hiatus, I must admit I was kinda looking forward to getting my work bombed with red marks again - it's addictive, you know?

And so I was asking him questions about the comments HE inserted into my 'Results' section before he flew off last week [ some analyses which HE suggested we include. And even though I had no idea why it should be included (doesn't make sense, perfect waste of space) I added it in like the dutiful good kid that I am. ]

So while he launched into a full-scale lecture on how we shouldn't clog up our thesis when it should be clear and focused for the sake of the examiners, yadda yadda yadda so this are our main aims yak yak yak don't confuse your readers bla bla bla, my mind was exactly like :

Supervisors. Heh.

I'm in love.......

2008-04-30T18:42:00.005+08:00

with amazing designs and illustrations!!!

The commencement of the era of antibiotics - look here

Birdie stitches - look here

Absolutely beautiful designs that I spent the most of the night browsing (and not writing up my thesis, may I add!)

:(

I wish I was talented at art.

P/s: Changed the blog's template, lost all my widgets. Sorry kids, will attempt to link you all once again when blogspot's in a less foul mood..

What's worse than stepping on dried possum poo?

2008-02-16T21:00:00.003+08:00

Stepping on

SQUISHY WET, RAIN-RECONSTITUTED dried possum poo,

that's WHAT!!!

*%$^$#@@!&*!!!!!!!!!!!

DIY : Oatmeal Facial for the Modern Metrosexual Man

2008-01-30T20:27:00.001+08:00

Dear readers,

Welcome to the new year 2008! As with every beginning of the year (well....this year anyways), we, the production crew at c'est le blog d'Omega will usher in a new chapter of the blog with a brand new section on DIY tips!!!

And for our first ever DIY tip of 2008, we bring you

"Oatmeal Facial for the Modern Metrosexual Man"

Firstly, we have our specimen, all tied up in his chair.

The next step is to mix the purifying concoction that has been 'proven' to clear clogged throats, induce laughter and lots of yelling from the specimen.

Recipe
1 large egg, beaten
100g of flour
50ml of tap water
A handful of rolled oats

Method
1. Combine first 3 ingredients, mix evenly.
2. Spread a generous amount of mix all over face
3. Gently pat rolled oats all over face
4. Leave for 10 minutes.
Within that 10 minutes, point at, laugh at, take photos and videos of, the SPECIMEN
5. Wipe face clean of facial
6. Run away laughing, leaving specimen taped to the chair with a pair of scissors just within reach
7. Secretly video specimen trying to escape.

Happy New Year 2008!!!!

2008-01-30T19:32:00.000+08:00

Sorry yaaahhh super belated post *grins*

I promise I'll try to update more often..

Anyways, it's 2008!!!!!! And I'm older :( though not necessarily wiser

Notice the new look for the blog? I figured I've had so many new clothes it's time for my bloggie to have new togs as well...

*clinks champagne glasses*

Here's to a MARVELLOUS year ahead!!!!

The Song that's Bangin' Around in my Head

2007-11-14T08:10:00.000+08:00

HOOK ME UP

I'm tired of my life.
I feel so in between.
I'm sick of all my friends, girls can be so mean
I feel like throwin’ out everything I wear
I'm startin’ over new,
Coz I’m not even there.

Sometimes,
I wanna get away some place,
But I don't wanna stay too long.
Sometimes
I wanna brand new day,
Try to fit in where I don't belong

CHORUS
Hooooooooook hook me up.
I wanna feel the rain in my hair.
Hooooooooook hook me up.
Where should we go I don't even care.

Anywhere is good enough.
Hook me up.
Hook me up.

I like the lights turned out,
the sound of closing doors.
I’m not like other girls,
who always feel so sure.

Of everything they are,
of what their gonna be.
Sometimes I'm just a girl stuck inside of me; of me

Sometimes i wanna disappear some place,
but I don't wanna stay too long.
Sometimes,
I'm feelin’ so alone,
Tryin’ to fit in where I don't belong.

CHORUS

Anywhere is good enough.
Hook me up.
Hook me up.
Anywhere is good enough
hook me up

Their gonna crash and burn,
I'm gonna find a way,
Nothin’ left to say

CHORUS x 2
Anywhere is good enough
hook me up
Hook me up
hook me up

HUANG YEN KHAI!!!! RAWR

2007-11-08T21:09:00.000+08:00

I was happily looking at Huang Yen Khai's blog and LOOK WAT I FOUND!!!!

GRRRRRR..

I'm annoyed at Khai at the moment, so I don't need to reference his blog, so there! Blekkk

Hobby of (4) --> BEING VAIN????!!!!!!!

Excusez Moi???!!

Okay so maybe I camwhore quite a bit (not a lot! Just every other day!)...
and look at the mirror relatively often ('relatively' is great! Comparison roxxx when you're comparing with someone who's worse off!! Kua kua kua....just don't ask me WHO is worse off )...
ask my housemates 500 million times whether my outfit looks okay....
go shopping for new clothes quite often (Hey! Can't help it if they have sales! Which is on like almost nev..urm...nevermind, just read on!!!!)...
paint my nails (sometimes)...
paint my toes (rarely)....
buys like 8 gazilion pairs of shoes (I need them, I tell you!! All my other pairs are dirty!! what else am I gonna wear out???)...
straightened my hair (have u seen my hair when it's "un-processed"??It'll give you nightmares for a week)...
bathe for 1 hour (sometimes, when I'm in the I-want-to-single-handedly-bring-on-Stage-4-water-restriction-in-Carlton mood)...
look at my own reflection everywhere I go (even in pepper/salt/chilli flake pots)

BUT WHO DOESN'T??????
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okay fine not you.

nor you.

nor you or you or you.

BUT STILL!!!!

A lot of people are waaaaaaayyyyy vainer than me!

*huffs*

*suddenly jolted out of her huff over the sudden thought that huffing produces wrinkles*

*horrified look*

*pauses, and irons out the horrified expression*

*attempts to run to the bathroom with a poker- face to apply anti-wrinkle cream immediately*
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* Death glare plus poker-face directed to those sniggering at her*

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Random

My housemate's girlfriend just arrived from Malaysia, and this just happened:

"Me: Hie Grandma!! *waves excitedly* ( we call him 'Grandpa', which makes her 'Grandma')

Grandma: !!!!!

Grandpa: Don't worry bout her..She's normally abnormal.."

which got me thinking.

If I'm normally abnormal, and abnormally normal, wouldn't that make my abnormality normal, and thus, making me normal?

WoohHOOO! Due to my amazing powers of deduction and derivation I've come to the conclusion that I am NORMAL! This is a first for me!!!!

Hahaha..I know I'm lame...

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The Melbourne Cup Drama Timeline

2007-11-06T10:00:00.000+08:00

9.15am --> Woke up feeling real crook due to the bout of fever she had.

9.20am--> Coughed up slimy green phlegm with streaks of blood. Horrified and fascinated her at the same time, causing her to attempt another coughing bout to check further slime expulsion. Minor disappointment when none came out.

9.40am--> Setting off to the hospital

9.45am--> Stepped on possum poo. The word "ewwwwwww" etched all over her face, she wipes her shoes on the grass. Tiptoes past that stretch of road along Carlton Gardens. Wouldn't wanna step on possum poo again.

10.00 am--> Arrives at the Eye and Ear. Beaming widely at arriving at 10am on the dot ( 9am is much much too hard to even think about) she steps up to the sliding doors.

10.01am--> Doors wouldn't open as the hospital is closed for the Melbourne Cup is a public holiday, grumbles and shuffles off to the Emergency entrance farr farrr away on the other side.

P/s: Not a UNi holiday though, explains the attendance to work P/ss: The Emergency entrance is FAR! LIke 25 metres away FAR!!! P/sss: Yes people, it took me 1 minute to realise that the doors aren't gonna open for me today. Blame it on the illness yesterday. High fever fried my brains.

10.05 am --> Reaches CERA (Centre for Eye Research Australia) on first floor. Walks past the notice board. Does a double take at the sheets of the sweepstakes pinned up. Searches for her horse --> "GALLIC! Favourite to win at the races!!" Congratulates self on good luck. Smug smile ensues.

Explanation: Every year, CERA has their own sweepstakes where you can buy a horse for $2. Horses are assigned randomly. Winners get $20, first runner-ups $15 and second runner-ups $10. Horses that come last earns $3.

10.15 am --> Makes a mug of tea at the tea room and stands looking at the board checking out others' horses. Smug grin grows wider as she realises her horse is the best bet.

10.30am--> Still standing at the board. Colin joins her and a discussion on the horses commences.

10.40am --> Laughs (in a nice way, mind you) at Colin's horses. He bought 5 horses ( $10) and none were very good, according to the pinned sheet. Realises mug of tea is getting cold. Reluctantly returns to room.

10.42 - 12.30 pm --> Ebuddy mania! Chats with people and brags about 'her horse'. Excitedly announces her luck to all and sundry. Asks other people about their horses only to cut them off by saying " my horse is the horse tipped to win!". Ignores those looks from the others.

1 pm--> Has lunch. Horrible sick people fare (porridge). Eyes the chocolate bar on the table, then pretends to be enjoying her lunch when the owner arrived to claim his bar. Shakes fist at his back once he leaves.

1.02pm --> Cheers self with the thought of her horse. Winnings --> $20, paid $2, thus earnings = 900% of investment!!! Day dreams about things she could buy with that amount of money (example: 5 single cones from Freddos, suggested by Lippy)

1.30 pm --> Returns to AMS room. Meets Rob and announces her winning horse ( she has decided that her horse is definitely No. 1).

1.31pm --> Rob destroys her hopes and dreams, tears apart her world and shakes the remaining pieces all around with his single sentence : " But Gallic has been scratched from the race! It was announced this morning!"

1.32pm --> Thunder clouds roll across her horizon.

1.40 pm --> Snaps at Cheryl who wanted to borrow her stapler.

1.50 pm --> Snaps at Rob who asked her a question about the printer.

2.00pm --> Explodes at Manjula who innocently asked her about her horse.

2.30 pm--> Recovers enough to start whining to everyone within earshot " But how could they withdraw my horse!" "If you think you have it bad, think about MY HORSE who got scratched from the race!" " NOw i don't even have a fighting chance in the race!"

3.00pm --> With her sour and dour expression she follows the others to the seminar room where MAtt managed to get Channel seven on the projector.

3.05pm --> Races start!!! Waves arms about excitedly, then withdraws arms as she realises no one is doing such childish things. Helps Cheryl cheer for her horse, Zipping and Efficient.

3.15pm --> Efficient wins!!! Congratulates Cheryl!

3.30 pm --> Matt strolls in with a jar of lollies ( Cherry Apples) as a consolation prize. Offers to everyone in the room. Didn't take one for self on account of bad throat. *curses all microorganisms*

4.00 pm --> Starts writing blog post amidst checking gmail, yahoomail, facebook, friendster, ebuddy, kennysia, liciacxy's blog, graceong etc etc all to prevent having to do work.

5.30pm --> Finishes blogpost and packs up to head home :)

Disclaimer: This piece of work is partly fictional due to the tendency for the author to dramatize stuff to make her boring life more interesting. Fictional bits? anything that portrays me in a bad light, whether intentional or not (stop that sniggering, you people!!!). Non-fictional? All the nice parts bout myself inherently shining through my brilliantly written masterpiece *grins*.

LOL.

Hope you had a nice laugh. :) Happy Melbourne Cup Day!!!!Gallic and his jockey in the Adelaide Cup March this year.

Things I've Learnt

2007-10-23T17:31:00.000+08:00

When I was one,

I learnt that I was the centre of the universe

By the time I was four,

I learnt that my position as centre of the universe has been usurped by my brother

By the time I was five,

I learnt that raw chinese sausages do not taste nice

By the time I was seven,

I learnt that other little girls may not be as nice as they seem

By the time I was eight,

I learnt that I hated my brother

By the time I was ten,

I learnt that a brother was a handy thing to have around when you needed an ally against your sister

By the time I was eleven,

I learnt how much it hurts to have your forehead split open

By the time I was twelve,

I learnt how scary it is to have someone stalking you from your neighbour's balcony

By the time I was thirteen,

I learnt how terrible it is not to have your period when everyone else has

By the time I was fourteen,

I learnt how terrible it is to have your period

By the time I was sixteen,

I learnt that I am capable of excluding everything else except my studies

By the time I was eighteen,

I learnt that I could speak Mandarin

By the time I was twenty,

I learnt that leaving home is agony

By the time I was twenty- one,

I learnt that I wanted more

By the time I was twenty-two,

I learnt that I'm still learning, and would still be learning for the rest of my life

Amazed

2007-10-17T10:38:00.000+08:00

I am amazed at what conclusions I have drawn so far.

Amazed at the blatant display of ignorance.

Experience has taught me little. Clearly, it hasn't taught you much.

Michael Buble - Everything

2007-10-16T20:39:00.000+08:00

Apparently Michael Buble sang this song to his fiancee *swoon* SO sweeettt!!! I wan Michael Buble to sing to me too!!!!

Song lyrics | Everything lyrics

HAPPY BiRThDAY!

2007-10-12T10:12:00.000+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YIN YIN!!!!

hahaha..*ducks in anticipation of the pillows he's gonna throw at me*

ok ok I'll type in your real name...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOUSE!!!!!!

*runs away giggling madly*

k la k la...this is what happens when you didn't get me my CRV for my birthday..

HAPPY 22nd JASON LEE!!!!

*hugs*

All the best for everything! Here's to our friendship! *toasts some bread*

ok ok I'm lame... I know..

Bitter

2007-10-12T10:05:00.000+08:00

That bitter pill, so difficult to swallow,
Chokes in your throat,
Depresses the spirits,
Clouds your judgement,
Dims the sunshine

That acidic feeling,
Eating away at you,
Makes you throw up your hands,
and say "I can't do this anymore!"

I am angry!
But I have to choke it back,
Pretending nothing happened
To save something I'm not sure
Is worth saving.

Is this the way it's going to be,
For the rest of my days?

-_-||||

2007-10-10T22:55:00.000+08:00

Isaac: " Your previous post..about the two young men staring at you..I got no comment!"

Me: "Hey!"

Me: " Wait a minute..did you get what I meant by that?"

Isaac: "Huh? What? No.."

Me: " -_-||||||"

Isaac: " Ohhh you mean the two babies!"

Me: " -_-||||"

Me: " You mean to say you didn't get my joke until just now????"

Me: " OH gosh I need to clarify this!"

Isaac: " That explains it! Otherwise I was thinking how come two guys would be staring at you!"

Me: " *BAsh Meester eesak!*

SO for all you BLUR people out there, NO I'm not bragging bout two guys staring at me. I'm talking about BABY ZACH and UNKNOWN VARIABLE aka Excited Baby!!!

-_-||||| Major Sweat!!!!!!

I might be perasan but I where got so perasannn!!!!!!!

Spring Wedding

2007-09-29T20:20:00.000+08:00

Sorry everyone for not updating! *dusts off the blog* I know the very few people who read this blog got tired of checking it for updates and just abandoned it.. I have been very busy making
phone calls to random people I meet at the clinic and asking them lots of bo liao questions :)

Anyways, on to happier things, here are pics from some of the things I've been doing these few weeks:

Pixar's 10th Anniversary Exhibition at ACMI, Federation Square

I went to the Pixar Exhibition with Ah Ma on a fine Sunday afternoon (forgot which :P) which I have been wanting to go to for a long long time. The price for students were $10 (they never
checked ID though) and the exhibition was great! There were original sketches, paintings, clay models for claymation (animation based on clay models), short clips,

Chyn and I being absolutely tiny
Cars Buzz Lightyear X-ray
Piggy bank X-rayMr Potato Head X-Ray
Feeshy

We weren't actually allowed to take pictures so there aren't many pictures here, but the whole exhibition was interesting! I really love the short clips :) So funny!

Spring Wedding at the Old Melbourne Gaol

The coolest place to have your wedding : in JAIL! It was such an interesting place - the reception was in the courtyard, with beautiful white blossoms on the trees.

Anxiously waiting for the arrival of the bride (the groom is tallest)
Arrival of the adorable flower girls and bridesmaidsCheryl looking absolutely stressed out with her task of carrying the rings

Handsome young men in suits
The beautiful bride!

Mr and Mrs Gavin Wong!
The beautiful wedding cake!

Not that I want to brag, but 2 handsome young men were staring at me during the ceremony : ( NOtice: TO ALL BLUR PEOPLE OUT THERE, I'm TAlking about the two little baby boys -_-|||)Baby Zach!

Unknown excited baby. He was flinging his arms all around and giggling madly.CUteee!
The girlsSie Ming! Haven't seen him for so long!

The entire ceremony was so touching :) Almost made me cry! And the sun burst out radiantly when they were reading their vows to each other. *cue "Awwwwww"*

So people reading this, when are your weddings??? Remember to invite me okay? *grin*

ESPECIALLY DELICIA CHEE!!!! muahahahahaha

Nightmare at RVEEH

2007-09-06T18:18:00.000+08:00

That horrible, tingly feeling
That jumpy tic you developed
The quickened heartbeat, the adrenaline rush
The rushing about with a pounding heart
The timid tones, the measured speech
The puppy-dog eagerness to please
The fake smiles, the groveling
The accepting of unjust blame
The profuse apologies and thanks
The doormat-like existence
Walking on tip-toes, too fearful to tread

Those sound like diligent 'boot-polishing'

On the contrary
Those are survival skills
Intended for the continued existence of a certain me
not fool-proof, oh no
They fail you when you least expect it
And so the waves come crashing down

That horror that lurks
Never goes away, patiently waiting
And when it gains the upper hand
It gobbles you up, chews
And spits your remains out
For all the world to see
To laugh at, to pity
Your miserable life and reputation in shreds
While its own remains intact
It ambles away, care-free and whistling
Full from the meal it made of you

update in pictures

2007-08-27T21:49:00.000+08:00

Sorry guys! i have been mucho busy these few weeks and have not been updating my blog..why am I so busy, you ask?

1. AMS - research : is killing me!!! Lots of drama there...looooonngggg story.

2. Lollipop : From cute Matthew!! Saved me from a weekend of depression. He got brownies in return.

3. Sweet Temptation Expo at the Royal Exhibition Building!

This train is edible!!
Baby Shoes on top of a pastel cake!
Array of cakes

Chocolate bouquets - So pretty!!!
Pretty butterfly!!!
Pastel stripey!

The cupcake i decorated!! Wheee!!! Pretty leh!

4. My wallet is 210 AUD lighter.. TT_TT and my hair looks so fake now!!!!

Cam Whoring
This is how i look on the other side of the webcam

5. Kathleen is leaving!! *TT_TT*

My household with cupcakes
The cupcakes that Ah Ma and I made :)
The cute SHEEP cupcake that I made!!! Wheee!
Yes it's a sheep. No it's not a tortoise.
Pulling Ah Kong's ears
Cutie pie chefs *cheeky grin*

Ah Ma's Craft

2007-08-09T21:39:00.000+08:00

No no..it's not a piece of knitting, though I must say she owes me a scarf and a hat!!!

Ah Ma's bee-yoo-ti-fulll pressie for ME!!!!! *smug grin*

muahahaha..mutilated my own picture to show how BIG MY GRIN IS!!!!!!! nyek nyek...

Anagrams

2007-07-31T20:56:00.000+08:00

Anagram (n) en- nuh - grem : Anagrams are words or phrases made by re-arranging all the letters in another word or phrase.

Anagram generator : An online application that serves to distract one from reading scientific journals.

Scientific journal : An article of many words and too much information, serving to confuse the reader, tire the eyes or to cure insomniacs.

An anagram generator gives plenty of fun, and it can cater to many varied tastes. For example, using my name " Omega Leong", we get:

Science/ Scholarly
" A genome log"

Nominal
"Mangogo Lee"
Sounds like a fruit

Nominal, Chinese version
"Lam Gee Goon"
This kid is sooo gonna be picked on in school.. " Hey GOON!" or " You! Goon! Come here!"

Descriptive
"Ego on gleam"
which some might say is a good description of my ego [embellished and polished till it gleams]

Advertorial
"Go, Gnome Ale!!!"
I can only presume that gnomes do manufacture their own alcohol, for what meaning does life have if one cannot indulge in boozing and drinking?

OOooh imagine small titchy gnome-sized pots of ale! *>_<*

P/s: Do gnomes have a life, btw?

Encouraging
" Mega, ogle on!"
Urging me to ogle hunks? No second reminder needed!!

P/s: Does this mean I can ogle all I wan?? Yay Ah Ma lets go St Kilda again!

Religious
"Amen, go ogle"
You don't have to tell me twice!!

As you can see, anagrams are lots of fun. Go to the anagram generator site and play around with words! No more 'Heroes' till September? No sweat!

And if you'll excuse me, I have some ogling to do.

That Indie Band

2007-07-31T18:21:00.000+08:00

This is a song from an indie band called Holtz..the song is sooo cute!!!! Listen closely to the lyrics..so impossibly cute! I can just imagine the guy, hanging around the train station trying to get the attention of the girl who has no idea he existed at all...blushing, hiding behind pillars and all.. ^_^

So everyone with a crush who doesn't know they exist, take heart and go for it!

Happy Birthday to ME!

2007-07-29T14:36:00.000+08:00

This post is dedicated to everyone who made my birthday a special one. Thank you, all of you. I am truly blessed to have you guys as my friends. Thank you for the video that made me cry. It truly touched my heart to know that you all cared for me enough to sacrifice your sleep, your time and energy into planning, and creating that video, as well as other surprises for me.

Words are not enough to express how I feel, so I'll keep it short here.

CHynnie:

Thank you, dear. You've made my life brighter just by being ur own ah ma- self. Thank you for planning everything, for the cupcakes, for the beautiful art-craft you made, for the videos, for staying up till 6 am in the morning & still making it to the market with me. Thank you for always being there, to support and to listen. Thank you for being my partner-in-crime for all the evil things we've done. Thank you for creating such rich memories, that will last me a few lifetimes. You didn't have to go to all those lengths for me, but you did.

*hugs*

You have my friendship for life.

Chongie:

Ah Ma's sister! *poke poke* You got me through the holidays. You let me bake in your house. You let me disturb and poke and altogether abuse you, and still can smile and crack jokes with me. Thank you for putting all the videos together. Thank you for editing for a few thousand hours. Thank you for conspiring with the others to sabo me [ please take note that it's the thought that I appreciate, not the sabo itself!].

Just....Thank you for being my friend. I wish you all the joy and happiness in the world as you move on to the working world.

Thank you, Chongie.

Adelyn:

Xiexie ni Ade! For choreographing all the cool dances and bday songs for me! *hugs* Thank you for being such a cute and funny friend, who can always bring a smile to my face. Thank you for all your efforts to make my bday so special. I loved the dances! *grin* Especially the one where the 3 of you danced in the living room like xiao lang..hahaha...*hugs* Thank you for coming along to surprise me even though I know you're tired and sleepy. Thank you for attending my bday dinner even though you were sick. I truly appreciate all you've done.

Isaac:

Meester Eesak!!! Thank you, for being the one who will always find a way to cheer me up when I'm down. Thank you for letting me bully you [even though you bully me equally as much!!!!] and thank you for all your funny jokes and antics. You always took the time to find out what's wrong if I'm unhappy. Thank you also for the super long 'explanation' of how my name came about..haha..that was the lamest thing i've ever seen!! Thank you for editing the videos, for the cake, and even for sabo-ing me TWICE! [as if once wasn't enough TT_TT] Thank you, for caring and for being my friend!!

Xue Fang:

Ah Fang! Thank you for staying up until 6 am to bake my cupcakes!!!!! You didn't have to do that!! *hugs* I'm so very the touched liao....sniff sniff...Thank you for attending my bday, and for the video!!!!

Wahhh fingers tired from typing so much.. no more energy liao so I'm gonna be very brief.

Em& Jerome:

Thanks for hosting my bday at your house! Thanks for fetching me back there, but NO thanks for locking me in the carpark!! TT_TT Thank you for the video too! *hugs*

Lawrence:

Thank you evil mortal for the very long but nice video!!!! All the way from Perth!!!! *hugs* You made my day...heck, you made my MONTH!!!!! THANK YOU!

GAbriel:

Mommie!! *hugs* Thanks for sending your video all the way from Sg!! I haven't had the chance to see it yet [they're still compiling it] but from wat i heard, it's impossibly long!!! Thank you for being my friend all these years...mommie and son forever!!!

Jason Lee:

Mouse..I've got no words to express the things I wanna say to you. So here's a GREAT BIG FAT WARM HUG from the bottom of my heart!!!!!

Thank you for everything!

Other people that I really wanna thank but have no more space to write in this ultra long blog post :

HwaLoongKaiYauVinLiJeySernPeiLingRalphWendyKhengAugust
JiaKaiYenPingCynthiaEngKieChangYangSheikYanXuanNiDevaTim
BoonShihWengJianKathleenSimJessieSiahDeliciaAmyVon

and everyone who wished me.

Thank you, everyone.

P/s: I'm sorry if I've left anyone out..my brain's not working at the moment. Anyone else I should put up here??

Dilemma

2007-07-18T09:01:00.001+08:00

I'm trying my darndest NOT to complain about things people do that I find hard to accept. Like "Take the plank out of your own eye before commenting about the dust speck in someone else's eyes" BUT WHY OH WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO HARDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TT_TT

rawr!!! ReTALIATION!!!!

2007-07-09T21:43:00.000+08:00

*rawr*!!!! DELICIA CHEE XI YUET DEFACED MY POOR INNOCENT PICTURE!!!!!!

p/s: MEester Eesak Chew " innocent" can tooo be in the same sentence as me!!

Songs that are stuck in my head

2007-07-03T22:56:00.000+08:00

Songs currently STUCK!!! in my head and I keep singing them in my irritatingly high-pitched but somehow hoarse voice to the horror of the ppl around me.. *grins*

Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5

I am SOOOOO in love with this song! Even though the meaning of the lyrics is very the bad...

Maroon 5 Makes Me Wonder Lyrics

[Verse]
I wake up with blood-shot eyes
Struggled to memorize
The way it felt between your thighs
Pleasure that made you cry
Feels so good to be bad
Not worth the aftermath, after that
After that
Try to get you back

[Bridge]
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a f**k about you

[Chorus]
Give me something to believe in
Cause I don't believe in you
Anymore, Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to try
(Yeah)
So this is goodbye

[Verse]
God damn, my spinning head
Decisions that made my bed
Now I must lay in it
And deal with things I left unsaid
I want to dive into you
Forget what you're going through
I get behind, make your move
Forget about the truth

[Bridge]
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a f**k about you

[Chorus 1 + 2]
Give me something to believe in

Cause I don't believe in you
Anymore, Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference,
It even makes a difference to try (yeah)
And you told me how you're feeling
But I don't believe it's true
Anymore, Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to cry
(Oh no)
So this is goodbye

[Breakdown]
I've been here before
One day a week
And it won't hurt anymore
You caught me in a lie
I have no alibi
The words you say don't have a meaning
Cause..

[Bridge]
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a f**k about you and I...
and so this is goodbye

[Chorus 1 + 2]
Give me something to believe in
Cause I don't believe in you,
Anymore, Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference,
It even makes a difference to try
And you told me how you're feeling
But I don't believe it's true
Anymore Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to cry
(Oh no)
So this is goodbye
So this is goodbye, yeah (x 3)
(Oh no)

Umbrella - Rihanna feat. Jay- Z

This song is SOOOO ANNOYING!!!!!! bUT i like to sing it just to irritate Chongie...heheh..He's so fun to annoy! *grins*

Rihanna Umbrella Lyrics

Jay-Z:
Ahuh Ahuh (Yea Rihanna)
Ahuh Ahuh (Good girl gone bad)
Ahuh Ahuh (Take three... Action)
Ahuh Ahuh

No clouds in my storms
Let it rain
I hydroplane into fame (Eh eh)
Come'n down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone
We Rocafella (Eh eh)
She fly higher than weather
And she rocks it better
You know me
An anticipation for precipitation
stacks chips for the rainy day (Eh eh)
Jay, rain man is back with lil Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna where you at?

[VERSE 1]
You had my heart
and we'll never be world apart
Maybe in magazines
but you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the Dark
You can see shiny Cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because

[CHORUS]
When the sun shines
We’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
That I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

[VERSE 2]
These fancy things,
will never come in between
You're part of my entity
Here for Infinity
When the war has took it's part
When the world has dealt it's cards
If the hand is hard

Together we'll mend your heart
Because ...

[CHORUS]
When the sun shines
We'll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
That I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

[BRIDGE]
You can run into my Arms
It's okay don't be alarmed
(Come into Me)
(There's no distance in between our love)
So Gonna let the rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Because ...

[CHORUS]
When the sun shines
We'll shine Together
Told you I'll be here forever
That I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

It's raining (raining)
Ooo baby it's raining
baby come into me
Come into me
It's raining (raining)
Ooo baby it's raining
You can always come into me
Come into me......

NEW combined bloggie!!

2007-07-01T01:14:00.001+08:00

Wheee!!! Gabbie n I made a combined blog!!! It's here

Go go take a look!

But I know what you're thinking: " This girl doesn't even update her own blog and here she is creating another one???!!"

In my defense, I will blog only when I'm procrastinating and refusing to study/ do work. ^_^ Therefore, when exams are near, that will be when I blog the most. CoOL eh? *grins*

Annoyance

2007-06-21T11:23:00.000+08:00

I shouldn't care what you think.
Cos you're are judging me based on your standards, and you do not realise that you are doing the same EXACT things that I am.
On your high seat you think you are right.
You could be, but unfortunately you don't see that your own actions mirror mine. Sometimes your actions are beyond mine.

Why is it that when you act that way, you're just being a normal friend, but when I do the same thing, I am waaaaaayyyy out of line?

Why is it that you are only happy, and would only wish that I am happy, when you are better than me in ALL aspects? And when you think that I am ahead of you in any way I must be doing something wrong/unacceptable?

Must you be better than me ALL the time? in ALL ways?

Can't you just accept me as I am and do what good friends should?

Why aren't there any true friends in this world?

I am trying my best. Trying to live my life in ways that would not harm others, in ways that would not be talked about by others. I AM TRYING. Believe me, I DO NOT deliberately do what you think I do.

But I fail. A lot of the time. Because I am human, and I make mistakes all the time. I try desperately hard to live in a way that would not be judged negatively by others, and I try not to judge others. I try not to judge you, because who am I to judge wat's right and what's wrong?

But I guess you just can't do the same for me.

A Little Post-Exam Update

2007-06-19T10:39:00.000+08:00

EXAMS ARE OVER!!!! WHEEEEE!!!!

Erm, actually, exams have been over for the past 2 weeks..hahaha..Had been too busy lying on my bed to blog. Felt bad about not blogging for so long, so here's a short update before I HAVE to go bathe ( :'( i dun wanna get out of my bed!!!)

1. Exams were on the 5th,6th,7th and the 8th

Nearly died sitting for 4 papers in a row...SEriously! Do they think 3rd years are machines?? *grumble grumble*

7th - OSCEs (interview and physical examination)

Patient: " I have this rash, there"

Me : " Could you be a bit more specific? "

Patient : " It's on my dick. "

Me : " !!!!"

Me: " Oh, that must be very frustrating for you!"

Me: *Keeps glancing at his crotch*Couldn't help myself* Reflex action*

Me: *Realises I'm looking at his crotch while talking to him*

Me: *ears turn bright red* Start to stammer and talk gibberish*

Moral of the story?

Do NOT look anywhere but at your patient's face when they are talking to you, unless when examining the said body part!

P/s: Poker's fun when you're winning, but extremely sad when you become 'bankrupt' 2 times in a row.. :'(

I am Too Free

2007-05-31T23:21:00.000+08:00

COLD WAR

2007-05-31T19:46:00.001+08:00

COLD WAR

BLOB-XASPERATED

It's Hubert's Birthday!!!!

2007-05-31T13:34:00.000+08:00

Disclaimer

2007-05-31T13:32:00.000+08:00

Ok now that I've established that I'm a copy cat of Stickgirl (go read KennySia), I would also like to say that 1) I've been drawing those pics for a long long time...
2) I just copied her idea of drawing and scanning and blogging them

and with that aside, may I just comment that Stickgirl's blog is just absolutely brilliant! ^_^

CopyCat

2007-05-31T09:24:00.001+08:00

If you are what you eat...........

2007-05-26T16:05:00.000+08:00

Then I would be a pack of instant noodles, with the occasional egg thrown in.

P/s: To get the above picture, I googled ' Indomie' and Wikipedia popped up. I can't believe someone would actually write a serious article about indomie. -_-||||

Must be a student.

How To Use Your Tongue to Touch Your Nose

2007-05-19T19:01:00.000+08:00

Mad Med Puppetry

2007-05-19T16:38:00.000+08:00

Wasted - Carrie Underwood

2007-05-03T20:03:00.000+08:00

Artist/Band: Underwood Carrie
Lyrics for Song: Wasted
Lyrics for Album: Some Hearts

Standing at the back door
She tried to make it fast
One tear hit the hard wood
It felt like broken glass
She said sometimes love slips away
And you just can't get it back
Let's face it

For one split second
She almost turned around
But that would be like pouring rain drops
Back into a cloud
So she took another step and said
I see the way out and I'm gonna' take it

I don't wanna' spend my life jaded
Waitin' to wake up one day and find
That I've let all these years go by
Wasted

Another glass of whisky but it still don't kill the pain
So he stumbles to the sink and pours it down the drain
He says it's time to be a man and stop living for yesterday
Gotta face it.

Cause' I don't wanna' spend my life jaded
Waitin' to wake up one day and find
That I've let all these years go by
Wasted

Oh I don't wanna' keep on wishing, missin'
The still of the morning' the color of the night
I ain't spending no more time
Wasted

She kept drivin' along
Till the moon and the sun were floating side-by-side
He looked in the mirror and his eyes were clear
For the first time in a while

Hey, yeah,
Oh, I don't wanna' spend my life jaded
Waitin' to wake up one day and find
That I've let all these years go by
Wasted

Oh I don't wanna' keep on wishing, missing
But still every morning' the color of the night
I ain't spending no more time
Wasted

Oh, I don't wanna' spend my life jaded
Waitin' to wake up one day and find
That I've let all these years go by
Wasted

Yeah, yeah
Oh I don't wanna' keep on wishing, missing
But still every morning' the color of the night
I ain't spending no more time
Wasted

Road Trip!

2007-04-23T18:57:00.000+08:00

Preparing to swim with dolphins
On the boat ---> Super cold!
Snorkeling goggles ---> Claustrophobic!!!
Dolphin near my boat!!!!
The wet suits were stinky!! Can you tell I was wearing one for kids?
Lavender farm at Ashcoombe Mazes
" Nooooo!!!!!! Don't throw me into the seaaaaa!!!!"
F4 boyband
Sand sculpture at the Sorrento Hotsprings
Cam-whoring in the bathroom
One big happy family at Sorrento Beach Hotel
Beautiful seaside
Our very cool car!
Road Kill!!!! muahahahahah..good riddance!
Cliff- side

Sunny Ridges Strawberry Farm!
The strawberries we picked
strawberry ears
Ashcoombe mazes!
Our group won the first maze race!

Gaylord Rox!

2007-04-05T21:36:00.000+08:00

I went to an Indian restaurant called Gaylord on Tattersalls Lane today. Even though the name was a bit dodgy and the decor a bit hardcore (Hardcore Indian, that is), I found the whole experience totally exciting!

1. The Food

The food was great! Much better than Bismi's in the city (The Goldan Fork one..). I especially liked the chicken curry and the naans, but the tandoori chicken could be better. The mango lassi was especially good since they forgot to bill us for it! *cue evil laughter*

2. The Ambience

Very Indian decor, with tapestries on the walls and loudly coloured carpet (Think bright red and orange), with Indian stainless steel bowls and cutlery (So nice to eat food out of 'authentic' Indian tableware) even though most Indians eat using their hands.

3. The Service

Not too good as there were many patrons and very few waiters. We had to call the waiters a few times just to find out when our food is coming, but there's an upside to everything! ^_^ as you shall see in...

4. The Bill

They undercharged us! They did not take into account the cost of the 8 glasses of mango lassi (each AUD$ 4.50) so all of us had a free drink courtesy of them being so busy! And Yong Yi, being the "nice and honest" guy he is, elected not to tell them (nor us) of the discrepancy and only told us after we're well away from the restaurant. Not that I'm complaining, of course! hehe..This should teach restaurant owners to hire too little waiters for an entire restaurant! (Happened to me when I worked as a waitress >.< not good!)

So all in all, I had a nice dinner with nice people = fun!

ERWIN IS OLD!!

2007-03-28T21:41:00.000+08:00

This post is dedicated to Erwin Ng Chau Siang who turns 21 today!! *applause*

CONGRATULATIONS on reaching such a ripe old age!!!!Big boy dee!!! Cannot run around in your Speedos anymore kays? Cos it's a health hazard to humans cos it can induce fainting and seizures at such a sight..Heheh...den i'll have to report you to the authorities!

AT 21 you can:

1) VOTE!!!
2) Get into ZOUK
3) Buy a car in Australia
4) Get married without parental approval
5) Have a dozen kids :P

Happy Birthday again!!!Hope you enjoyed your big day!!

P/s: Don't think I forgot about you sabo-ing me on my bday last year..*ngeheheheh*...just you wait till I see you....

Sick

2007-03-28T07:22:00.000+08:00

Nasal drip.
Swollen face and lips.
Headache and mild fever.
Sore throat.
Tracheal constriction.
Excessive mucus production.
Productive cough.
Driest skin ever.
Depression.

Someone tell me, have I got a virus or is it hayfever? I can't tell anymore.

-_-"""

I hate being sick.

The Tension of Opposites

2007-03-25T19:39:00.000+08:00

Pulled by invisible ropes to both directions at the same time.
Almost torn asunder by the guilt and emotions that ache with its acidity.
Slowly, but surely splitting my being into two,
With no rational conclusion in sight but the fact that I am degenerating into nothingness.
To what end? One of bland survival, not living.
Many dreams dreamt, none achieved.
"Show me the way, lead me to the right path"
No answer is forthcoming,
Because none is willing to take responsibility for me,
And that includes me.

I learnt how to post songs!!!

2007-03-16T23:15:00.000+08:00

This is the closing song for the Hong Kong drama I'm currently watching...Very nice song!!!! By Myoliw Wu Hang Yi..I don't understand what's she's singing though..can't catch plus the cantonese is a bit too deep for me...

Enjoy the song!

The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani feat. Akon

2007-03-15T21:31:00.000+08:00

Whohoe, whihoo
Whohoe, whihoo
Whohoe, whihoo
Whohoe, whihoo

If I could escape

I would, but first of all let me say
I must apologize for acting, stinking, treating you this way
Cause I've been acting like sour milk fell on the floor
It's your fault you didn't shut the refridgerator
Maybe that's the reason I've been acting so cold

If I could escape
And re-create a place as my own world
And I could be your favorite girl
Forever, perfectly together
Tell me boy, now wouldn't that be sweet?

If I could be sweet
I know I've been a real bad girl
I didn't mean for you to get hurt
Forever, we can make it better
Tell me boy, Now wouldn't that be sweet?
Sweet escape

(I wanna get away, to our sweet escape)

You let me down
I'm at my lowest boiling point
Come help me out
I need to get me out of this joint
Come on, let's bounce
Counting on you to turn me around
Instead of clowning around let's look for some common ground

So baby, times getting a little crazy
I've been getting a little lazy
Waiting for you to come save me
I can see that you're angry

By the way the you treat me
Hopefully you don't leave me
Want to take you with me

If I could escape
And re-create a place as my own world
And I could be your favorite girl
Forever, perfectly together
Tell me boy, now wouldn't that be sweet?

If I could be sweet
I know I've been a real bad girl
I didn't mean for you to get hurt
Forever, we can make it better
Tell me boy, now wouldn't that be sweet?
Sweet escape

Whohoe, whihoo
Whohoe, whihoo
Whohoe, whihoo
Whohoe, whihoo

If I could escape

Cause I've been acting like sour milk fell on the floor
It's your fault you didn't shut the refridgerator
Maybe that's the reason I've been acting so cold

If I could escape
And re-create a place in my own world
And I could be your favorite girl
Forever, perfectly together
Tell me boy, now wouldn't that be sweet?

If I could be sweet
I know I've been a real bad girl
I didn't mean for you to get hurt
Forever, we can make it better
Tell me boy, now wouldn't that be sweet?
Sweet escape

It would be sweet...We would make it better forever. Then I wouldn't be acting so cold, but that's because you left the refridgerator open.

To escape to a perfect world.

So tell me boy, now wouldn't that be sweet?

I don't have a girlfriend...do I?

2007-03-14T18:44:00.000+08:00

[ Post has been removed for discretionary (is there such a word? >.<) purposes ]

[ The author has calmed down after a goodnight's sleep ]

Gomenasai!

Counting My Blessings

2007-03-04T10:36:00.000+08:00

As I haven't been very happy lately, I thought a post on all the things that are good in my life would be just the thing to pull me out of my doldrums. The thing is, I have a VERY POOR memory and I'd get depressed with little little things all the same. The best way to keep me happy is still to feed me and bring me shopping on your expense *Huge Evil Grin* Sooooo.....Shopping, anyone????

I'm blessed with:

1) A wonderful and loving God
I will try to remember that You allow suffering to make me a better person!

2) Doting parents
Who sometimes don't really miss me at all, and other times spam my phone with 10 misscalls in as many minutes and demanding why in the world didn't I report back home every half an hour.

3) Caring friends
Who cheered me up when I was sad, bullied me when I was happy, fed me when I was hungry, ate my chocolates when I was in the bathroom, cooked for me, called all the way from Malaysia to my handphone just to surprise me, baked me birthday cakes, allowed me to irritate and annoy them with my incessant chatter and mad giggles, surprised me with McD's apple pie, carried my heavy baggage for me, gossipped with me, listened to me when I wanted to air my sorrows, brought me out to see the world, encouraged me to reach higher, point out my mistakes, offered to help clean my house, bought me presents when they went on vacation, sabo-ed me on my birthday, wrote nice cards and letters, sang karaoke with me, remembered to bring me along when they went out, supported me through thin and thinner (I was never thick, no matter how hard I ate -_- ) .....

* gawsh..so many things! A big and warm and heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you!! *

4) Permanent residency in 406/410 La Trobe St

-_- " Apparently I'm the pet in the Fey (Fat in canto) family at 406/410 La Trobe St. We have Fey Mao (Bing), Fei Chai ( Jia Kai), Fei Chu ( Ah Ma) and Fei Mui ( Ade-lyn/loong : inside joke :) . You'd never guess my name... Hahaha..Given up? It's FeyFey!! ( What sarcasm -_-")

5) A house to stay in

No longer a squatter! All the best to those still searching for accommodation!

6) A nice room

I just vaccuumed it...I just vaccuumed it...OM goodness...I can't believe I actually cleaned my room voluntarily without :
a) Mom threatening to call in DBI
b) Friends cringing in horror at the state of my room
c) Cockroaches and spiders applying for permanent residency in the country of Om's room
hahaha naaahhhh...just exaggerating as usual....

7) A reasonably clean bathroom

Before Om set to work on it : Equivalent of a Malaysian public toilet
After Om sweated on it for 2 hours : Cleaner and much much better

I now dare to enter my bathroom...Achievement of the year award!!!! *applause*

8) Internet access that does not reset every half an hour!!!

*nyek nyek*

Now that I've established that I am truly a very blessed girl/hamster/pet/son, the only thing left to do is to remember it and be happy and thankful no matter what situation I find myself in. God is indeed good all the time :)

P/s: I still wanna go shopping on other people's expense....
P/ss: Will upload pics of my room once I've gotten it on my comp!

In reply to August's Post

2007-02-19T18:23:00.000+08:00

In reply to August's entry on his recent trip to Ipoh :

Dear August,

How are you? Hope you are fine back in Malaysia. Ah Ma and I are fine here in Melbourne. Thank you very much for blogging about your trip to Ipoh. Ah Ma and I found it very interesting. Hope you enjoyed yourself there.

Okay..with the niceties out of the way, now............

Eh apek! You not happy with Ipoh izzit?? Wanna get whacked ah? You just wait til Ah Ma and I go to Sarawak and kutuk everything in sight like what you did when you reached Ipoh!

Your post a bit the one- sided hor?? Haha..How come you didn't blog about your many trips to the loo to ulti?And about the way you two had me drive all the way to Jusco just so u guys can ulti for like 25 freakin' minutes! Made me wait in the car looking like a complete idiot!
[For the uninitiated, Ulti = Ultimate = Number 2 = Pass Motion = Poo = Pang sai. Apparently, you can't poo till you've reached a 'critical' point because poo-ing at your critical point will enable you to save time as the poo comes out faster. And how might one go about achieving this critical point, you might ask. Simple. Just restrain yourself from going to the toilet for the number 2 until you feel like your world would explode if you didn't relieve yourself. And that, my dear friends, is a 'critical'. ] [ information courtesy of Guan Hui Ong, 2007]

And about the way you scoffed at Perak's caves since you said, and I quote, "You're bringing me to see gua? Cheh! I have the deepest gua in the world leh!". -_-" And here I thought only girls have 'gua's. How ignorant I was.

And what about the way you bugged me the whole entire day to drive u all 45 minutes away to Tanjung Rambutan to see Hospital Bahagia (Tanjung Rambutan is a place btw, Hospital Bahagia is the mental institution) just so you can take a picture with it to show the world that you've been there? There's actually no need, since the whole world knows you deserve to be in it anyways :P

And the way you guys made me come to your hotel at 7 am in the morning and when I reached you two were still snoozing away all wrapped up in the blankets and still stinky stinky and I had to wait until 9 plus before you two vain pots were ready to be off.

And what about the way you released a few powerful 'bombs' in my car while we were cruising Ipoh Parade looking for a parking space just before we went to K-Box?

Ok lah...I shall stop embarassing you here since I've run out of time. Actually you two made our weekend fun and enjoyable. It was cool ferrying you around, even if you did release fragrances in my car ^_^. Come again next time and we'll eat more good food!! *grin*

Love,

Omega and Ah Ma

Chinese New Year 2007 in pictures

2007-02-19T16:11:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year eve - Steamboat at Hubert's

Mammi trying to be cute
The girls

Playing with Daxter, Mag's cute little puppy dog who pee-ed everywhere
Went to Crown to ' chan yit lao' - reached a tad too late; heard firecracker sounds but couldn't see firecrackers

1st day of Chinese New Year! ( Actually went to Lippy's house in the morning til late afternoon, then Ah Ma and I had dinner at Oriental Spoon -YUM!!! and then we went to MAx Brenner with Jia Kai)

Chocolate pizza that tastes horrible. Don't order it! Get my fav - Perfumed Belgian waffles with fresh strawberries and oozing melted chocolate! *drool*

My Plane Ride Back Down Under

2007-02-09T20:30:00.000+08:00

OK so the post title sounds dodgy. Nvm. Am brain dead and have been for the past 2 days. Neways, as you can see from the title, I'm back in Melbourne for the start of a brand new semester. Hopefully I won't fail as miserably this sem as I did the last one.

Everything was pretty much routine and uneventful as I boarded the Boeing 7*7 ( can't remember if its 747 or 777), or so I thought. Chyn and I made the most noise talking and laughing super loudly and when it was time for the in-flight entertainment I reached for my controller only to find that some smarty-pants had pulled the wire connecter for the 'phone' thingy! I couldn't control what was on my screen. I was like " &*%&^!!! 8 hours on a plane and NO in-flight entertainment??"

Soooo we called an air-stewardess and explained the situation to her ( that means I waved the controller about in the air with an incredulous look on my face. Actions speak louder than words.) At first she very apologetically told me that she couldn't do anything as the flight was very full and there were no extra seats. I was very tempted to say, "What, even the 1st class seats?" to see if she'd actually move me to 1st class. Later she returned to tell me that if i wanted to watch movies I can go to the very back of the plane where the air-stewardess' seats were.

And since a person can't possibly survive 8 hours on a night-flight without in-flight entertainment (it's not a matter of whether you watch the shows. It's a matter of whether you HAVE shows to watch IF you wish to do so) I decided to migrate to the back. I went with my pillow, blanket and handbag and received lots of looks from other passengers who were wondering why in the world is this weird girl going to the bathroom with a pillow and blanket.

3 movies and 2 meals later, I had migrated back to my seat and was preparing for landing when suddenly the head steward walked up, leaned over and gave me a bottle of champagne! I was thoroughly surprised when he told me it was complimentary from MAS since I had so much trouble with my seat. I was very happy and told Ah Ma that I'm surprised that MAS actually did such stuff for their passengers. Then she told me that it is to avoid getting complaints from disgruntled passengers -such a cynical girl!! Haha..

P/s: I actually wrote this 1 week ago when I 1st arrived in Melbourne. I've been too busy to complete it and now I have! wheeee!!

P/ss: HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR everyone!!!

"Lee Hom!!!!!!" scream

2007-02-01T20:43:00.000+08:00

I saw Wang Lee Hom in KL last Sunday!!! Live!!! He was about 20 metres away from me!!!!!

The day started out innocuously as August, Amy, Guan Hui and I met in KLCC just to hang out. After lunch we wandered around aimlessly before deciding to go to Haagen Dazs for my ice-cream!! We had some fondue-thingy but I couldn't eat much because my wisdom teeth were hurting :( ( SOooo sad..whenever I have something nice to eat I can't enjoy it...)

After Haagen Dazs we headed for the cinema to watch Blood Diamond ( walao it was 4th row from the front leh..neck pain!). Normally I would steer clear of Leonardo's films but there wasn't anything else to watch and no way would you get me to watch some brainless and pointless horror flick, sooo.....Leonardo it was.

Surprisingly, the movie was really good! And for ONCE Leo looked good! ( Very 'man'...with the stubble and the gruff manner). His acting wasn't too bad either...Some parts of the movie were really touching, especially the part where the father persisted in looking for his son no matter the odds. It was really heart-wrenching to see the poor villagers being tortured and killed, not only by the rebels but also by government soldiers.

This is one movie that ALL guys would like to show their girlfriends because it puts people off buying diamonds after seeing all the blood spilled for a tiny sparkly stone. Frankly, diamonds are expensive because of the hoarding done by the diamond trading companies in an effort to make the stone rare - reduce supply, increase demand --> extremely high prices! (muahaha..i still remember my economics!)

The thing is, in my opinion, girls don't really necessarily want diamonds just because the gem looks good. Sometimes it's more like the girl wishes to test her guy's sincerity and love for her. It sounds very materialistic, and yes it's true, love can't be measured in monetary terms. If you say that that's no way to show a girl your love, then give me an alternative method and I'll tell you if it works. And sometimes, just for once, girls just wanna show off *cheeky grin*.

After the show Amy left for home and we hung around summore debating on what to eat for dinner ( don't you think it's very tiring hanging around aimlessly? Wonder why some people like to lepak so much...not to say I'm very hardworking! :D) and Guan Hui came up with the best idea he's had in a loooooong time : to go Bukit Bintang for dinner!

And sooo we hopped into a cab ( RM10 --> cut throat price considering the distance is so short) and got down at Lot 10. Then we resumed our aimless walking as none of us have any idea what to eat. While we were wandering outside Lot 10 we suddenly caught sight of an event happening at Sungei Wang just across the road. There were throngs of people jamming up the whole area (and adding to global warming, may I add) and tons of blue helium-filled balloons. Being the kiasu Malaysians that we were, we decided to cross the road and join in the festivities.

To our surprise, it was a promotion event by Celcom for Lee Hom's upcoming concert on March the 3rd! At first we thought it was just a promo without Lee Hom. Imagine our surprise and excitement when we heard the Lee Hom was due to arrive in a few minutes! August and I were so excited that we were louder than usual ( yes yes I know it's hard to imagine me being louder than I already am but hey! It's Lee Hom!) You can't blame me for screaming like a maniac, which I did when he finally emerged from behind the balloon-filled stage after 15- 20 minutes of being jostled, and jostling people in the crowd.

Our position wasn't exactly the best place as there were speakers in our line of vision but we still managed to get some pictures of him. He sang like 2 songs but my camera was out of memory space and so I couldn't record his entire performance. He's SOOOOOO cute in person!!! *swoon*

All I can say is : Thank goodness for high tech digital cameras with digital zoom! ^_^

P/s : Anyone wants to sponsor me tickets to Lee Hom's concert on March the 3rd? You need to throw in a two-way plane tix MEL-KUL too!! I'll let you off buying me a CRV if you'd sponsor me.....good deal right? *grins*

New York, New York - Frank Sinatra

2007-01-31T17:07:00.000+08:00

I have recently been initiated to the joys of downloading by my vagabond brother (and then I rampas his computer in the process..bwuaahahahaha) and have been enjoying wonderful jazz oldies by playing them LOUDLY over and over again until my brother started calling me old granny for liking oldies. I've always liked listening to oldies..I think they're much better than songs that are so loud you can't hear yourself think! What's the purpose of such songs where you can't even hear the lyrics, much less understand them? Why can't I like old songs that are classics, those that would never grow out-of-date, those songs where you can actually sing along and enjoy the varied sounds produced by a real- live band rather than relying on special effects produced by the computer?

A few months ago I read an article in The Age reviewing Paris Hilton's debut album. The author was commenting on the amount of special effects in her songs being enough to rival a sci-fi movie and that it was a good thing since it helps filter out the sound of her voice. I laughed till my sides split.

SOoooo I will proudly announce to all and sundry : I LIKE the OLDIES! And this doesn't mean I only like oldies..actually I like all sorts of music except for Techno and Heavy Metal and those religious mantra-like types. Those are good for imsomniacs!

New York, New York

Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today
I want to be a part of it - New York, New York
These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it - New York, New York

I wanna wake up in a city, that doesn't sleep
And find I'm king of the hill - top of the heap

These little town blues, are melting away
I'll make a brand new start of it - in old New York
If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you - New York, New York

New York, New York
I want to wake up in a city, that never sleeps
And find I'm A number one -top of the list, king of the hill
A number one

These little town blues, are melting away
I'm gonna make a brand new start of it - in old New York
And if I can make it there, I'm gonna make it anywhere

It's up to you - New York New York

New York

Malacca Malacca Malacca!

2007-01-30T10:42:00.000+08:00

Muahahaha...couldn't think of a catchy title...ended up with something similar to what Malaysians shout on National Day...

This post (yea yea I know..finally..sorry sorry!!) is about my 3-day, 2-night trip to Malacca to visit EngKie the Platypus! The trip was a BLAST thanks to :

ENG KIAT : The generous host.
JIAN WEY: Our 'leng chai si kei koko' <-- (direct translation : Handsome driver brother) MUN LING : Resident JOKER and all the others who made the trip uber fun : XUANNI, CHONG CHYN, SHARKEY and ME!

Took a bus from Ipoh pagi-pagi buta and reached KL around 10 plus. Waited in KL Sentral for the rest to arrive. Jian Wey came to drive us to Malacca ( MLC for short). We were debating how to get to Mlc when Mun Ling came out with " Aiyah, just go straight until you see the Mlc sign, den you turn lor! ". We bet her a sweet that there isn't a sign saying " Mlc, turn here!". Lost the bet and gave her back her own sweet. Reached Mlc, met up with Eng Kiat, then 1st thing we did was to put our luggage down. After that, FOOD!!!!!!

Chicken Rice Balls with Assam Fish Head Curry!!!

Japanese Crepe Cake --> YUM!!!

SATAY CELUP!!!

Taiwanese Spare Rib Noodles in Beef Gravy

Nyonya Laksa

CENDOL!

TauKua Rojak

Okays enough food pictures..I bet you're all drooling by now..especially Yew Chang Yang who didn't come along!

At night we played drinking games and laughed til our sides split. We were loud enough to wake neighbours a few blocks away. Didn't get tipsy though...The second night we played Truth or Dare.. It was super funny when Mun Ling woke Jian Wey up with her cheese performance, not to mention Xuanni's X-rated video ( Chang Yang! Ask her for it!!), Chyn and Engkie's "sexy" dance down the stairs..

On the second day we rode trishaws from Stadhuys ( pronounced : Sted-haos) to A Famosa Fort. Chyn and I rode in one trishaw, Xuanni and Shake, Jian Wey and Engkie, and Mun Ling in one by herself. My trishaw driver was super nice to us! The others all trundled along fast and was soon at A Famosa but we ( CHyn and I) were cycled along slowly while the driver explained the sights to us. He even stopped the trishaw to let us take pics at the train and WWII aeroplane and the Melaka tree.

After that we took pics with the trishaw and with the driver. He was really very nice, even though he had a tendency to put his arm around your shoulders when taking pictures. He even gave us both each a postcard ( a picture of him on his trishaw. Cool eh? I would like to be on a postcard too) for free!

All in all, we had a major BLAST in Malacca..Ate tons, camwhore lots, laughed till tears came out, made lots of memories with a whole bunch of wacky people... Lets do it again next hols!!

My Very Cool International Driving Permit

2007-01-20T20:24:00.000+08:00

The other day my dad drove me to the Ipoh JPJ to get my international driving permit done. One hour and an RM 150 fee later, I got my very own permit to drive around in just about any country you can think of! I was chattering excitedly to my grumpy father (grumpy due to the RM150 fee which was quite steep for such a permit) about the permit card that I was fully expecting to slide in next to my driving licence in my wallet. Imagine my surprise when my name was called and I was handed a booklet!

As we drove off in search of lunch I opened my booklet to read the print on the inside of the cover where the countries that I was allowed to drive in is listed. I was tickled pink to read that I now have the permission, granted by the Convention on Road Traffic of 19th September,1949, to drive in almost 160 countries! Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Madagascar and my personal favourite, Mongolia! My dad was randomly naming countries that he doesn't think could possibly be on the list and each time I would laughingly tell him " Sorry, it's on the list!".

Isn't it funny that I can now drive in Mongolia? Though I guess Chang Yang is right, that camels would probably be better than cars in that particular country! So, is there any kind generous soul out there who would sponsor me a camel?

No. of people who owe me CRVs --> 3 ( You know who you are!! Buy me a CRV already! )

No. of people who owe me Rav4 --> 1 ( Cos my post on you was soooo touching Delicia Chee!)

No. of people who owe me a credit card --> 1 ( Quick! Everyday without shopping is an emergency and you said I can use the card in emergencies! Being unable to shop is a national crisis! *solemn nod* )

No. of people who owe me a camel --> 1 ( Yew Chang Yang I want my camel!)

No. of people who owe me a meal --> 1 ( Japanese Buffet!!! Cat cat you owe me!!! and one dinner at Flower Drum!!!)

On a side note, my 'Romance for Dummies' was linked on Chang Yang's blogpost!!! Wheeee!!! So honoured!!! I'm famous!! Wheee!!! I would be accepting autograph requests soon! :P

Yet another side note :

I'm collecting Top 10 Most Romantic Things from people who want to contribute, and the after compiling them I'll write a post on it. If you want me to keep your identity secret I will, just think hard, type them down in MS Word and send them to me okie? Either email or MSN is fine. Here's a chance to chip in your two-cents worth and look at what other people think! ^.^ Soooooo.....pretty pretty please send me your Top 10??? *grin*

Introducing the Extraordinary Miss Delicia Chee!!

2007-01-19T22:29:00.000+08:00

Licia dearie, here's your post as promised!

Prelude : Delicia asked Omega to write a post about her. Omega asked Delicia what she wants her to put in the post.

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
delicia is a nice gal..

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
erm.. veli.. erm.. nice?
hahaha

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
my teeth veli straight now..

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
erm.. now.. hair longer

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
look more matured

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
more matured than mouse liao

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
hahaha

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
n then.. write.. got ppl sayang

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
XD

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
=P

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
herm.. then write.. i can sleep all day

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
can.. eat a lot also

Then after that she suddenly felt shy and declined to think anymore of her virtues. She said:

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
erm.. dunno le.. u think le

v(^w^ ) ^= Flame Haze =^ ( ^w^)v - pearl was here.. *grins* says:
i veli shy jor

So I have to continue listing her good points, that includes, but not limited to: 1) Gullible
A more naive and innocent 21 yr old you'll never find. Licia is the epitome of blur-ness.
2) Sweet
She will come and sayang you when you're down, and try her best to console you when you feel bad. Any sweeter and she'll give you diabetes.
3) Cute
She is one of those funny, cute, adorable, laugher-inducing anime characters brought to life. Need I say more?
4) Motherly
Ya I know this word makes it seem like she's one of those aunties who have nothing better to do but to gossip about their neighbours. Granted, she likes to gossip, :P but be assured I don't mean to say that she's like an auntie. More like she's caring and kind, like a housewife (Can cook for sister and cousin - accomplishment! And she's proud of her chicken soups too!)
5) Smart
Very good at AddMaths. Can be said that she inherited it from her mother (AddMaths teacher). Unlike me ---> T.T ( Omega sucks at AddMaths - apparently did not inherit her mom's genes ( Omega's mom also AddMaths teacher) Life's UNFAIR! *scuffles shoes and looks sulky*

So dear, look at all the good things you possess and never let me catch you being unhappy about the way you look, or the way you talk or anything at all that you think is wrong with you! Have confidence in who you are, and remember that you're indispensable to everyone around you, especially your sister's hamsters who will die if you're not around to feed them! *wink*

P/s : Try to feed your cat ok? Poor thing looks so skinny...try not to curi his food! He needs the nutrients plus cat food can't be good for your disgestive system!

Romance for Dummies

2007-01-19T18:30:00.000+08:00

A guy friend of mine recently asked " What's the fuss about romance novels? Why do girls like to read them so much?". And so I, being the nice and obliging friend, have decided to shed some light on these poor unenlightened souls, while at the same time aiding them in their quest to understand the mysterious beings that fall into the category of ' Females'.

The Heroine

What is a romance without a proper heroine? Heroines are separated into 2 classes, 1) the young, shy, fresh-out-of-school type and 2) The divorcee with a troubled past. Let me elaborate on the 1st category :

1) Young and innocent, falling head-over-heels in love with a much older man, defying all and sundry to be with him only to find out that married/ unmarried life is not all she imagined it would be

or

Young and sassy, with 'fire' and 'spirit' enough to burn down a few buildings, trying to protect her family/ business/ kampung from the tall, dark, broody and handsome man who represents a multi-million corporation.

or

Young and rich, but has lost her memory in some accident and had to live as a pauper until she meets the rich hero.

Heroines are almost invariably very ingeniously named, such as Dawn, Jade, Amber, Summer, Winter and almost any season you'd ever heard of. ALL of them have slim, slender bodies with long silky hair and porcelain skin. Most of them have a 'classical beauty' enough to catch the attention of the tall, dark, handsome hero.

The Hero

The hero is INVARIABLY TALL, HANDSOME with tons of MONEY or is the CEO of a multi-billion company. He must be taciturn and moody, with a troubled past and dislikes telling others of his troubles. Sometimes he turns out to be titled, or next in line to the title, or has distinguished titled and landed relatives. Most of them also have 'piercing eyes' that convey a wealth of meaning with just a glance. Sometimes the eyes change colour with his mood.

The heroes also have very unconventional names such as Lance, Rance, Quinn, Devlin, Brett and Gareth, but never once have I read a romance with a hero named Methuselah.

The Spoilsport

The spoilsport plays a very important role in the book. Without this character(s), there would be no agony and heartbreak (before the grand finale where the hero and heroine reunite) and what is a romance without the prerequisite heartbreak and emotional suffering? ( Cue sad songs and tears).

This character comes in many different forms, ie the evil scheming mistress/ex-wife/ ex-gf/ current gf/ snobbish parents/evil relatives/ ailing grandmother/ jealous children and so on and so forth. Such a character involves crafty planning, a creatively complicated web of lies, elaborate hoaxes and plenty of tears.

Most of them are amazingly beautiful with full long manes of silky hair, figures that models would die for and wear the most seductive scents ever to invade the paper nostrils of our paper heroes. None of them, however, seem to need to work and thus have plenty of time to scheme and plan.

The Plot

To simplify matters, let me put the plot in a shortened, chronological order :

1) Introduction to girl
2) Introduction to guy
3) Boy meets girl
4) Boy and girl have a fall-out ( usually regarding the girl trying to save her family/business/kampung re: above)
5) Boy and girl encounter many obstacles together
6) Girl realises she's in love with boy
7) Boy realises he's in love with girl
8) Emergence of MAJOR block to their love - usually an old flame/ existing girl-friend/ ex-wife/ Snobbish parents / girl has major sickness and does not wish to burden boy etc etc
9) Boy and girl go their separate ways
10) Few years pass ( during which not only would the boy and girl retain their good looks and riches, they might even become better- looking and richer than before!)
11) Boy meets girl again, realises they can't live without each other
12) Solution to their love block ( ex-wife/gf's schemes are exposed/ snobbish parents learns their lesson and mellows/ misunderstandings are cleared/ mysteries explained/ they've found the meaning to life and the cure for AIDS while they were at it etc etc)
13) They LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER ( this is a staple in ALL romance stories)

Some Quick Facts:

1) On the cover of romance novels you'll usually see these words : '' Best -selling author of...'' whatever title of book they've written before, usually, but not limited to, previous romance novels (sometimes even books on cooking and DIY books!! haha..naaahhh..i'm exaggerating)
2) Successful romance writers tend to continue a successful bestseller with sequels involving 'kelefe' characters in the books, such as the heroine's brother/sister/son/daughter/ cousin's nephew's daughter's bestfriend's maiden aunt's niece.
3) Often romances with sequels have corresponding titles (eg: The Bride of XX, followed by The Bride of YY and then the Bride of ZZ)
4) Titles usually include the words ' Passion' or ' Fire' or 'Rhapsody' and sometimes 'Ecstasy' (sound like street names for drugs :P) eg: The Forbidden Rhapsody, The Hidden Fire etc.

And with that I conclude my tutorial on romance novels. Any enquiries may be directed to the author, via msn or through the comment board. Any gifts of gratitude may also be directed to the author, preferably in the form of a blank cheque :P

The author has no claim of authority on this subject. However, the author has read more than 100 romance novels and stories since she was 13 and has been bored of romances ever since she was 17 after exhausting her mother's romance resources - their home library of romance novels - by reading the entire repertoire more than once. This is a case of romance overload resulting in the very practical and unromantic girl you see today. ^-^

Ng Weng Jian - 12/01/1986 -

2007-01-18T20:15:00.000+08:00

This post is dedicated to my housemate, friend and confidant extraordinaire, who sometimes acts as my personal banker and credit supplier. This is to alleviate my guilt at forgetting to call you on the exact date of your 21st birthday - T.T ( got reasons wan! Phone credit limit reached d! plus lost track of dates! But i never forget your birthday, serious wan! Gift oso bought d..haven't give n you yet nia...*grins*)

Vin Li the spastic kangaroo, Omega the hyperactive hamster and Weng Jian the agricultural expert.

SO here's a dedication for you - very hard to get wan ok! - to one of the bestest friend ever (hehe..u're no longer a friend..status elevated to CHI MUI dee! Heheh..how? feeling very honoured now lehhh.....)

I first met you during the Central Aus trip - shy, quiet and unassuming little me (bwhahahhaha..), searching for my 'peanut' on the bus with crazy Ah Ma. Didn't really knew of your existence at that time :P but got to know you better in the desert park together with Kheng. That was when Ah Ma gave you the grand title of 'Agriculture' which stuck for quite some time after the trip, after which 'Jian' prevailed and "Agriculture' was relegated to the ranks of 'jokes during the trip'. I remember the time we went to stargaze and ended up gossiping about some orang ganjil. I remember the other orang ganjil who gave life to the phrase ' Seko'. I remember the cool way Kheng and you hung your torch. Remember watching Brokeback on the bus? You nearly vomited all over me :S

Thank you for all the times you endured my complaints about various persons. Thank you for all the times you accompanied me when I was bored/ sad/ upset / worried. Thank you for being there when I needed a friend. Thank you for not being upset with me when there were so many rumours, not all nice, about the two of us. Thank you for being patient with me when I was in my most irritating mode. Thank you for coming to my rescue, 1st concerning the housing thing, then about the housemate thing. Thank you for all the times you've belanja-ed me. Thank you for teman-ing me in my housewifey mood - the time when we went crazy in Ikea. Thank you for calling me up just to chat - its nice to know that someone cares, and that someone finds me interesting enough to want to talk to me. Thank you for boosting my confidence when I had none. Thank you for accompanying me when I was bored and wanted to merayau sekitar Melbourne. Thank you for lending me your iPod when my mp4 couldn't work. Thank you for the time we dug cake. Thank you for walking me home everytime. Thank you for Krispy Kreme doughnuts (yum!!!). Thank you for letting me bully you. Thank you for letting me poke you.

So here's a toast, to Weng Jian, one of the nicest people you can ever meet on the street. Congratulations on reaching such a ripe old age ( old dee...nyek nyek.. cannot say I'm old liao), congratulations on meeting your meow-meow ( even though the hair game says you'll become attached when you're 22. Does this mean the game is not accurate? Darn..I'm gonna be an old maid all my life!!!! T.T), congratulations on securing such an entertaining housemate - ME! :P

And here's to a long and enduring friendship! ( if you haven't gotten sick of me before the year ends, that is..)

P/s: NO THANKS to you for bullying me and pinching my cheeks! I still want revenge on that!!!! *grrr*

P/ss: Long live Hamsterdam!! hahaha..don't forget we have a hierarchy system at home.. :P

P/sss: Feeling touch-ed yet??? Starting to cry dee not?? *hands Jian a tissue* So when are you buying me the CRV you've promised me???

Bugged to Update

2007-01-16T22:20:00.000+08:00

After days of having double posts in one night, my silence in the blogsphere has caused some concerned persons to comment on my lack of new posts. Dear Jason Lau ( note the lack of the word 'senior' :) ) told me to blog on my trip to KL (yes ppl, 3rd time in as many weeks ) but my trips were all about shopping and who wants to hear about the PMC sale where I got 3 pairs of shoes for 50% off?

Anyways, just for a quick update, I went to KL to meet friends, shop, shop and shop and I came back broke and fat! Increased weight by 1 kg! Hehe..its an achievement ok! Very broke now...anyone wants to supply me $$?? Hehe..someone kind and generous enough to 'supp' me a credit card..*blink blink*

Activities in KL:

1) Went to sing K at RedBox Pyramid -prices really affordable for early birds during weekdays! The price for 3 hrs includes lunch : main dish + a drink + dessert. Even though the food leaves a lot to be desired, lunch for that price is hard to beat! Throw in a private room with songs and 2 mikes ---> Money well spent!

2. Ice- skating in Pyramid Ice
I haven't skated like in 10 thousand years! At first I was wobbly and scared like your average beginner, then as I gained my balance and more confidence I started zooming around on the ice! So it is true what people say about skating being like cycling and driving : once you've mastered it you won't forget how to do it. It was Guan Hui's 1st time on the ice! He fell down a few times but he's not bad for a beginner. Started zooming around rather fast though it must be admitted it was a wobbly kind of zoom :P Delicia skated around without holding on to the sides but she fell once - smack on her bottom! After skating she and Guan Hui walked around with wet bottoms.. :D Both oso very funny! Delicia's wet bottom

3. Got stuck in traffic

KL traffic sucks- its JAM ALL THE WAY!!! EVERYDAY!!!! There's nothing to do in the car when you're stuck in a traffic jam other than to CAMWHORE!! Muaahhaha..Increased my collection of 'self-portraits' by quite a bit all thanks to KL traffic. Therefore, everyone shall not comment on my extreme vanity as shown by my tendency to take pics of myself wherever I am.

4. Witnessed the coming together of 2 cute friends.

I'm not allowed to comment, but I can't help it! Congratulations to both of you! I really think you two are made for each other. Same personality, same likes and dislikes, plenty of conversation fodder - what more can I say? Just continue to work on this and good things will come of it! *hugs* So as the great matchmaker, when can I get my dinner treat?? I wanna go Flower Drum! *cheeky grin* Fingers itching to post your pictures up but I know I'll end up getting my head bashed in so for point number 4 there are no accompanying pictures. :)

5. Read many reports about the floods in Johor

I am very sorry to read about the continuous flooding in Johor and about the diseases that has started to spread due to the unhygienic after-flood conditions. Lets all hope that the floods will recede soon and that everything will go back to normal. I would like to help more other than the giving of funds but I don't really know what else can I do. :(

The floods and the landslides are also the reason for my dad's refusal to allow me to go on a trip to Singapore ( sorry everyone for disappointing! I know Gabbie definitely misses me..*grin* very sorry for not being able to come! ) I wanted to go on a trip with Chyn to meet up with my friends and her friends, to check out Singapore hunks (someone told me there aren't any hunks in Sg..true?false?), shop shop shop shop and EAT! *Sigh* Maybe the next time I return to Malaysia.

So sorry for the boring post..I really can't think of anything interesting and funny to write about! I'm not Kenny Sia you know...I kinda wish I was though...then I can get lots of money from endorsement deals and advertisements! :) So..does anyone wants to advertise with me??

James Morrison - You Give Me Something

2007-01-07T23:21:00.000+08:00

This post is dedicated to a certain someone who loves this song and kept singing it over and over again in GreenBox that day...Practice in private ok? But try not to sing it too loud - your neighbours might call the police! You know la your voice how sweeeett wan.. ;P

You Give Me Something – James Morrison

You only stay with me in the morning
You only hold me when I sleep
I was meant to tread the water
But now I've gotten in too deep

For every piece of me that wants you
Another piece backs away

You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Because someday I might know my heart

You only waited up for hours
Just to spend a little time alone with me
And I can say I've never bought you flowers
I can't work out what they mean

I never thought that I'd love someone
That was someone else's dream

You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Because someday I might call you from my heart

But it might be a second too late
And the words that I could never say
Are gonna come out anyway

You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something

You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Because someday I might know my heart

Know my heart, know my heart, know my heart

Actually I love this song too :D .... Thank you for singing it for me! Even though your voice *COUGH-cannotmakeit-COUGH* Heehee!!

Main Convent Ipoh's Centenarian Celebration

2007-01-07T19:13:00.000+08:00

My old alma mater has just turned 100! Main Convent of Jalan Chamberlain Hulu, Ipoh (they've changed the name of the road now, I just can't recall it at the moment), next to Ipoh Parade, opposite Sam Tet Ipoh - my famous school!

The 100th birthday of my school was celebrated with big fanfare - performances, speeches, dances, song dedications, food, old girls ( + kids and husbands), young girls ( + boyfriends, friends and scary hair and clothes -will elaborate more later) and lots of pendatang haram like our dear Miss Chua (from Ave Maria Convent - rival school!!!).

Actually, I didn't see much of the performances - my mum told me about it :P . I couldn't wake up early enough! When the girls were performing I was still snoozing away in my comfy bed..( I had good reason ok! It was a rainy morning and everyone knows rainy mornings are the best time to be snuggling in bed with your chao-chao! Just try not to sniff your chao-chao in front of me..kinda geli ok! But that's still better than people who take MY chao-chao and smell T.T).

Delicia, Chyn and I reached my school at about 11 am, parked my car at Parade and walked over. There were throngs of young girls walking around and giggling loudly - made me feel so old! We saw a lot of our old teachers as well, most of whom can't remember who I am until I told them my name and then they would go " OOOOHHHHHHhhh!!! Its you! My goodness, you've changed so much!! "

Miss Kogi : " OOohhh OMega! Wahhh you look so different now! When your mummy brought pictures to school I also couldn't recognize you!! But of course I still remember you! Good student in class how to forget! " --> Om : * Bangga- bangga ;D *

Mrs Chan : " Let me remember your name...I got it....O...Omega!" --> Om : T.T so hard to remember meh...last time you always pick on me in class wan...I still remember you forced me to print out my poem to put on the notice board! So memalu-fying-kan!!!!

Mrs Ho Kam Kee : " Hello girls! Good to see you all back in school! Keep in touch ok? " --> Very the obvious she doesn't remember who I am lor! bUT I bet if i told her my name she would remember me... :P

Puan Mahani : " Omega! Nice to see you back! You're studying medicine in Australia right? "
Om : Puan Mahani! You're still as cute as ever! I still remember during your Bio classes about 90% of the students in 5 Lily will sit down on the floor of the lab, hidden by the high tables to chat and gossip. Some even fell asleep! ( I shall not name names - sometimes some girls sleep so soundly they'll drool! ) Kekeke...even the prefects do it ( naughty prefects like me!! ;P)

Cik Rodziah : " Omega! Do you still remember cikgu? How are you? "
Om : I'm so touch-ed that you remember me! I'm so sorry now that all of us naughty fifth- formers used to call you Cik Godzilla behind your back! ( Rodziah, Godzilla - don't the two words sound alike??)

As we walked around the school, memories of funny stories and crazy stunts that we did came flooding back. Our every sentence would start with " Do you remember the time...?"followed by crazy, maniacal laughter. Delicia reminded me of my 'devilish' role in our gang - "dai guai tao" - the ringleader for all things naughty and crazy.

She reminded me of the time I taught her how to eat in class in such a way so as not to get caught and about the time we saw a flasher in Lorong Po while cooking chicken curry during Home Economics. I, in turn reminded her of her 'hao po' antics everytime she sees a mirror. When she's out of class she'll preen in front of the large mirrors and when she's sitting at her desk she'll take out her pocket mirror to check her reflection. Ultimate 'hao po' I tell u!

Licia, do you remember when we laughed at you and Kean Fatt?? Do you remember the times we laugh at teachers behind their backs? ( Mr Chen- " Angkutup Verinier! Snookerling!", "Cik Godzilla!"). Do you remember the time in Form Two when you mistook a condom as the short form of condominium? Do you remember the time I told you Puan Camelia's son Eric (he was 5 years old at the time) was my boyfriend and you believed me?

Shake, do you remember when Mr Chen liked to pick on the both of us whenever we played in class? When we 'demonstrated' the use of fibre optics by sticking it into your tummy... And when he liked to mistake you for Siah and vice versa? And about all the times we stressed about percubaan marks...and laughing like crazy at Choon May..and all the times I kacau-ed you about the amazing number of times you need to visit the toilet even though you drink very little water?

Jilly-boo do you remember the times we sang silly songs in class and then laughed loudly? DO you remember my irritating habit of singing "ABCD" and never continue-ing to E? Do you remember gossiping about other people, guys in particular and poking fun at them?? Do you remember passing letters for Zhuan Keet and me? DO you remember all the 'bear-bear' jokes, especially the one about the polar bear?

Vonnie do you remember always singing with me in class? And all the times we've bullied poor Siah siah for her being so tiny and slightly vertically-challenged. And Amy do you remember drawing on every table we sat on? And all the 'Constipation Messages' you helped me make when I was stressed out during PMR?

This is turning out to be a SUPER long post..so I shall stop here and post up some cam-whoring pics I took in school today! *view from top*

*Back field*

<--*lower hall benches*

*cam-whoring in front of mirror* ------->

* Form 3 Corridor*

* Main Corridor*

* 5 Lily Classroom*

P/s : Forgot to write about the 'scary youngsters'! Anyways, in brief their clothing, hairstyle and manner in general scares me! We didn't used to be like that when we were in secondary school.. :S

Cam-Whoring

2007-01-06T19:10:00.000+08:00

101 ways to achieve world peace

2007-01-05T23:12:00.000+08:00

My dear senior Jason Lau asked me to blog about world peace because it would make me sound 'smarter' and so as not to disappoint him, plus the fact that I desperately need an image- makeover [ to hide the fact that i'm quite the bimbo! ] I have decided to humour him and write about some of the ways to make love, not war.

Jason's contribution:
1. " People should stop wasting time reading blogs and do something more useful with their time "

Om's comment : Noooo!!! Read my blog!!! Or else it'll be a waste of time posting posts!

2. " We should organize more peace rallies, not only is it a show of solidarity, it gives us an excuse to skip work and classes "

Om's comment : Yes! This I agree with...let us all RALLY to stop WARS!! Classes and work are not as important as stopping violence among mankind! We need to prioritise, people!!

Omega's Contribution:

1. " Leave the world's rule in the hands of women! "

Comment : I truly believe that this could be a good solution, for women in general are more cautious and soft-hearted. Who knows, maybe in the future, with more women presidents we would have a cleaner, prettier and better world where boys are taught to play 'masak-masak' instead of whacking each other with toy guns and swords. :D [this comment is sooo gonna get me into trouble with the guys! ]

2. " Have male beauty pagents instead of only female ones"

Comment : I have no idea why that would promote world peace actually..haha! I just thought that it isn't fair to have so many beauty pagents for girls and not for men..We ladies need entertainment too! Maybe with all the pagents going on men would have less time plotting on how to conquer other countries and spend more time preening in front of the mirror for the benefit of the ladies!

3. ' Go up to the 1st stranger you meet and hug him/her, saying " Yo dude, peace out! ' - from my brother, Raymond

Comment: I had run out of ideas, so I asked my brother for his input and that was what he came up with. *sweats* If we all did that, the police would be very busy fielding reports of sexual harassment from women [and some men]!!

As you probably can read from this post, I'm not very good at promoting world peace [ nor am I very good at improving my image for that matter] so why don't u guys drop me your very own ways of encouraging peace to all mankind?

P/s : Jason raised his eyebrows over the 'dear senior' part. I hereby declare that the 'dear senior' part is officially struck out from this post as it makes Jason, in his own words, 'sound so olddddd' :P

Clarification

2007-01-05T21:36:00.000+08:00

Since so many people have questioned me about this, I shall make a post to clarify things once and for all.

L I C I A DOES NOT EQUALS L I C H I A !!!!!!!!!!!!

The former is my ex- classmate in high school and one of the members of my crazy gang. The latter is my coursemate. They are NOT THE SAME PERSON! PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE BTWN THE TWO OF THEM!

Smart ppl will notice the lack of a H, plus the space btwn Li and Chia. Licia actually stands for DELICIA, ie the girl in the pic ---------------------------------------------------->
This was taken in TVG 1U while waiting for Siahsiah to arrive. We always seem to have our reunions in Secret Recipe 1u during which we'd update each other about our lives and pursuits as well as the lives of other people which should not concern us but about which we like to kehpoh anyways.

Neways, just to update I was in KL for the past 1 week shopping and celebrating the New Year with Jian and co. Had tons of fun, wasted tons of money, met tons of nice people and learnt how to drive around in KL! [ at least to major shopping centres :P ] Very proud of myself since I drove to midvalley, sunway, 1u and back to Cheras without major scares/accidents/heart attacks other than the ones I gave Guan Hui when I drove faster than 60km/h [ he's an old grandmother when it comes to driving. He had his hand on my handbrake all the time! Had to slap his hand away everytime..]

PLUS I pumped petrol for the 1st time in my life! *applause* Never did it before. Nearly had to ask for help from the station attendant but in the end, I did it al by myself without blowing up my car and the petrol station. When I went to pump petrol for the 2nd time however, the station attendant directed me from the 1st step to the last. I think he didn't believe I'm old enough to be sitting in the passenger seat, let alone drive a car! When I told him I was going to drive back to Ipoh from KL, he shook his head in disbelief. I had to tell him to look at my car's number plate to check that it is a Perak number.

I look so young meh???! -.- ''''

How my Blog Got Its Name

2007-01-05T21:29:00.000+08:00

I was absolutely bored out of my mind while waiting for youtube to load so I turned to Licia for help. She said " Why not start a blog?" I have tried blogging a few lifetimes ago and those blogs had never survived past the 'oooh-i'm-starting-a-new-blog-i'm-so-enthu!!!' stage. But I thought what the heck! and decided to start afresh with a BRAND NEW bloggie! Lemme give you potential bloggies out there some tips on how to get started...

Step 1. Choose your 'blog companies'
[ no laughing! Licia & I actually don't know what ppl call sites such as blogspot, xanga, etc so she calls them blog companies ]
Actually I have no idea of the full list of 'blog companies' out there, so just use the popular ones -lah. SO easy!

Step 2. Choose your blog's name
It's plenty hard okays! Try coming up with a good and catchy name, and then find out that a few hundred others have already thought of it first! I've always wanted a simple but memorable name - like my own ( for the sceptics out there, yes, my name really IS Omega. Ask me for proof!) but unfortunately, thousands out there think my name is uber cool and thus the legal owner of it can't use it T.T

Step 3. Write on, Sista! ( or Brudder if you like )
Come up with thought- provoking, awe-inspiring, memorable, tear-jearking blog entries that would cause the world to fete you as the world's bestest blogger! Haha..kidding lah.. you can write anything you want..write about the day your world fell apart when you broke your nail, or the cat that pee-ed on your bed ( i thought that was plenty funny when I heard it - yes it's a true story!) or about world peace if u feel like it.

As an example, i shall blog about how my blog got its name.
*clears throat* ahem.

Omega : Licia how ah? I dunno wat name to put leh
Licia: Erm...this is mouse's blog? Mouse's day...or a day in a mouse's life
Omega: wats with all the mice???
Licia: Erm..dunno lar..' snail- omega-tortoise'
Omega: huh?
Licia: ur nick
Omega: *sweats*
I know! i shall name it *watever name u see up there as my blog header*
Licia: Wat's it mean?
Omega: It means ' This is OMega's BLog' in French *grins proudly*
Licia: *falls off her chair*

*grins* End of 1st post! yay!

p/s: I'm not as stupid as I sound on this blog. I think.
p/ss: Next post shall be made entirely out of cam-whoring photoS!!! Even though i'm obviously intelligent and smarts and brilliant and all that, this shall be a BIMBO BLOG when i feel like it! SO THERE!

Too Many Things To Do

2005-03-27T21:46:00.000+08:00

Have you ever had the feeling that life's going too fast for you? That you don't even have the time to catch your breath before you're whisked off to your next experience? 24 hours in a day is just not enough. So many new things to see, to do, to experience. Been going around Melbourne since its Easter holidays. Life here is really different from that in Malaysia. I can't say I'm not happy and excited to be here, but I miss Malaysia too. I miss my family and friends, as well as the lifestye back there. Cried buckets when i first came here and scared the daylights out of my housemate and friends.

There's too much studying to be done, but I'm not doing anything. Sigh. Same ole story year in and year out. Can't really think of one year since std 6 that i haven't done serious studying. Maybe I'm just not cut out to be a med student. Don't have the perseverence to sit and study all the time. I wanna play, wanna go out and meet new friends, wanna enjoy my youth. I feel like all my young years are spent on books, memorising things that'll force me to work hard for the next 40 years or so. I'm seriously wondering if I'm doing the right thing, or at the end of it all I'll be cursing my own stupidity.

Lets just hope I get my act together or there'll be an extremely incompetent doctor out there, making a mess out of everything she does. Over and out.

c'est le blog d'Omega

Ode to Tendy

That Sleepless Night

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I'm in love.......

What's worse than stepping on dried possum poo?

DIY : Oatmeal Facial for the Modern Metrosexual Man

Happy New Year 2008!!!!

The Song that's Bangin' Around in my Head

HUANG YEN KHAI!!!! *RAWR*

The Melbourne Cup Drama Timeline

Things I've Learnt

Amazed

Michael Buble - Everything

HAPPY BiRThDAY!

Bitter

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Spring Wedding

Nightmare at RVEEH

update in pictures

Ah Ma's Craft

Anagrams

That Indie Band

Happy Birthday to ME!

Dilemma

*rawr*!!! ReTALIATION!!!!

Songs that are stuck in my head

NEW combined bloggie!!

Annoyance

A Little Post-Exam Update

I am Too Free

COLD WAR

It's Hubert's Birthday!!!!

Disclaimer

CopyCat

If you are what you eat...........

How To Use Your Tongue to Touch Your Nose

Mad Med Puppetry

Wasted - Carrie Underwood

Road Trip!

Gaylord Rox!

ERWIN IS OLD!!

Sick

The Tension of Opposites

I learnt how to post songs!!!

The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani feat. Akon

I don't have a girlfriend...do I?

Counting My Blessings

In reply to August's Post

Chinese New Year 2007 in pictures

My Plane Ride Back Down Under

"Lee Hom!!!!!!" *scream*

New York, New York - Frank Sinatra

Malacca Malacca Malacca!

My Very Cool International Driving Permit

Introducing the Extraordinary Miss Delicia Chee!!

Romance for Dummies

Ng Weng Jian - 12/01/1986 -

Bugged to Update

James Morrison - You Give Me Something

Main Convent Ipoh's Centenarian Celebration

Cam-Whoring

101 ways to achieve world peace

Clarification

How my Blog Got Its Name

Too Many Things To Do

HUANG YEN KHAI!!!! RAWR

rawr!!! ReTALIATION!!!!

"Lee Hom!!!!!!" scream