Yee ‘O Lost Souls

I was watching this anime movie for Harukanaru Toki No Nakade ~Maihitoyo~ and I was so touched, so sad, so inspired! O_O

The story has this very gentle feel to it, and in the end, after the conclusion I *sniffles* uwaaaah T_T I am so touched that I am actually happy!!

The last time I cried over cartoons was at the end of Zettai Kareshi. Even days after that, I still cried over it and cursing Yuu Watase for being so evil to me. So then I made a vow not to read it anymore.  Especially the latter chapters. *sniff sniff*

But this movie I shall definitely watch again. It is very well-made considering it was part of a purely bishi-overload anime series. The characters were more animated, and their personalities were more transparent. ..I really shouldn’t be watching it considering I am still in the middle of exams.

BUT! I need something to help me purge the info from the previous papers. It helped. Though I fear even stuff for my next papers might get purged too.

Waaa I was so touched I felt like hugging Kuja after the ending!! I didn’t, though…as if Kuja needed anymore abusing.

It makes me feel like watching the series right now! But no…I haven’t eaten yet. Man I’m so hungry.

And that’s all. Ta’ra!

Most people would have a namesake; someone whom you were named after. My brother’s namesake was pretty obvious. It was my paternal grandfather and motherhood didn’t seem to tire at reminding us how lucky he was to be the only grandchild given permission to have the name by my grandmother.

Hmmm, now that I think about it, most of my siblings have a namesake. My sis’s was a modified version of my mom’s name, my brother my grandfather, but I’m not so sure as to my two younger sisters. We’d like to say Sarah was named by one of the prominent female figures in Islam but then again, we didn’t actually thought of her when we named her. It was only by coincidence since we all liked the name since it sounded…funky. And the other sister, well, it’s just a very…common name. xD

Either way, among my siblings I have the longest name, having a three part name instead of two. It can be an annoyance since my dad’s name is three part too.

And of course, I go by my middle name. People who call me by my third name is abruptly met with a glare.

The namesake of my middle name is Farah Pahlavi, born Farah Adiba, or more commonly known as the last Empress of Iran.

And I’m not making this up. I asked motherhood.

As you can see, my namesake is still alive. She’s 69 years old this year, but if you ask me, she looks good for her age, no?

source

Currently, the whole of the last Iranian monarchy are living in exile, and she spends most of her time in Paris now, although she has houses in several countries.

Look at her when she was younger! I wonder what her mother fed her. I wish my mom had fed me the same thing.

Am especially liking that dress.

source

Sighs. It’s unfair how some people can be so effortlessly pretty. We have the same name but I’m not feeling as pretty. Oh, inferiority complex…

I hope I’ll look as good when I reach her age though O_O.

Her official site.

Just now I did another mind map for a topic in Law. I was looking for something constructive to do to exhaust my mind. I’ve mentioned how my mind has the tendency to do a 90mph on the treadmill as I go to bed, so hoping now it’s exhausted enough to go to bed.

So I did this mindmap.

Yeah, I know, it doesn’t look much like a mind map. I was actually following this format in a book. But that format only works when you represent one point with one word. But that’s impossible with law isn’t it? You need to elaborate on things, whether you like it or not. I tried. Wasn’t too bad hehehe. Sure is colorful though.

Ah, of course, there’s probably little chance that I’ll be re-reading it hehehe. Writing it down was study on itself. It gives a sort of framework since you have to skim down the topics and subtopics, see which one has many points.

Yep, I’m proud of my little work.

Ta’ra!

This is the antics of someone who’s escaping harsh reality, thus; Escapist Antics.

It’s not that I wasn’t able to blog, I was just too lazy too. I shall pick up where I left off; That day I said I was going out for lunch and dinner with daddy. So out we went. For lunch it was Thai Express where I have their heavenly roast beef and fried squid and softshell crab. Then for dinner I was finally able to go to this restaurant at Pyramid, Rainforest Bistro. It really felt like a forest in there.

Saw the review in NTV7’s Life! Session show. I ate a very big tenderloin steak, which, despite its juiciness, I wasn’t able to finish. Seriously, this thing could feed three people!

Anyway, the next day, daddyo went back to Kuching while I went to KL, to spend money and get me my birthday prezzie!

This year my birthday prezzies all came in the form of cash. My sisters just gave me cash to let me buy stuff I want. Very nice. So I asked for a wallet and a book. And told them the price. After I got the dosh I went and bought them. Hehehehe.

But first, my birthday cakes! I have two this year. The first, my mom’s horlicks layer cake, with random chocolate bars in one of the lower layers.

And my mom didn’t even bother breaking them into small squares, so you have a very wide chunk down there, making cutting hard.

Next, my ‘official’ birthday cake. This is the first cake I bought for myself outside of home, which is kinda funky hehehe.

So….marble cheesecake anyone?

Okay, back to my presents, which I bought myself by the way.

My old wallet was so kesian I thought it’s about time I get a new one. And now I finally have a TOUGH wallet yay! I can’t put it in my back pocket since it’s too big, but I thought I might get a smaller one (still TOUGH’s) and it would fit in my back pocket hehehe. But I’m not complaining as things are right now.

Next, I got me the book. This is supposedly from my younger sister. The cash she gave was actually short by ten ringgit, but fortunately I got a 20% discount for being an MPH card member. Whee!

It’s a story about a skeleton detective. Thanks to reading the latest chapters of One Piece, I actually found skeletons to be quite sexy :D. Especially if they spurt an afro ^^. Skulduggery doesn’t have hair unfortunately but at least he can form fire in his hand (though he does wear a fizzy hair wig).

Hehehehehe…

While I was buying Skulduggery Pleasant, I found…

LADY FRIDAY!!!!!

I immediately grabbed for it! Without a second thought! The fifth book to the Keys to the Kingdom series is finally out! I was so happy I was so glad I didn’t get swayed into buying a more expensive wallet at TOUGH.

Previous books in the series are Mister Monday, Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday and Sir Thursday. Which means, after Lady Friday, there are going to be two more; Superior Saturday and Lord Sunday. Notice how the names got more and more superior as the days progress? The titles represent the main villain in each book, and according to the author, the seven villains each personify one deadly sin, from the 7 deadly sins. I could pretty much figure out who is what hehehe. This series is not as highly commercialized as the Harry Potter series, which adds to its charm. It’s so low key but awesome nonetheless.

Oooh I’m getting the jitters. I think I might not be able to resist and will succumb to ready Lady Friday after this. Gaaah I wanted to save that book for later, but it seems resistance is futile.

Sighs.

Ta’ra!

Man, while other people are going home, I return! This is so not cool.

These days, apart from exams, the new Maroon 5 album is what has been playing around in my mind. I can’t seem to get enough of their Makes Me Wonder song. Let me make this straight: Craig David and Maroon 5 are two artists whom I must get their albums. Including Britney Spears. Say what you will, I admit that I am a fan of Britney. Not a big fan, but just a fan, in general.

Aaanyway, did you know that under the ideal conditions, you can actually study during a long flight? I tried that today, during my flight from home to KL. Ain’t too bad.

Back home I was truly living the life. I eat, I sleep, I boogeyed, and I read lots of books and other miscellaneous stuff like picking on Sarah.

And also, now that I’m back in this hostel, I once again enjoy a steady Internet connection with Kuja on an ideal place. Because the connection back home was connected to Towers, I had to place Kuja on the computer casing and sat on the floor. Not very comfortable, to say the least. I am definitely going to miss my 2 mb optical cable connection when I move. Sniff. Hoping to ahve the same thing in KL, but you know, even if I have to resort to bloody streamyx at least Im the only one hogging the 1mb line.

Daddyo is coming today! I saw a misscall yesterday and when I called him later that day he was about to putt the ball. Obviously he was at the golf course (they allow cell phones there??). I told him:

"Ohh you’re here?? Good let’s do lunch, or dinner. or lunch and dinner. And while we’re at it, let’s have breakfast too!"

Either way, I’m pretty much set for lunch and dinner today hehehehe. I hope.

Ta’ra!

Yeah, I thought it’d be so cool to be labled Missing in Action during some point in my life. But during my short two decades of walking on this beautiful Earth, I found out that the likelihood of me ever joining the army is the same as me going blond. So there.

I envy how Totchi could have a blogging spree while I could barely get online. Life is so unfair.

I went to school last Friday. Yeah, school. THE high school. My old slaves from the Red Crescent association invited us past leaders for a little "meeting". Our meeting was conducted by plopping down on the floor and exchanging a few words. It’s nice to know the juniors are handling themselves very well after I left. Of course, they were just little ‘uns then, but now they are big little ‘uns. I had my doubts, thinking it was maybe too irresponsible to leave the club to a bunch of form 2s, but now those form 2s are form 5s, and due to their long years of running the joint, they got really good at it. So all is well :D.

My only regret was I didn’t get to say ‘Wo bu guo shi ge bu dong ren er yi’ to my dearest Madam Tan.

Aaanyway, I have a feeling I’ll be back there again before I left Kuching in July for the new semester, so all is not lost.

The other night, I got another panic attack I couldn’t sleep. You know, one of those "OMGI’malreadytwodecadesoldbutIdon’thaveanysignificantachievement yet!!" thing.

I had a nice time reminding how old I am to my school teachers and I’m in a dire state of panic. Some of them (just for the sake of being evil) told me I’m really old and should start getting married and have a family, while others told me I’m not that old and should never look back.

In other words, they all think I’m not that young anymore. Which is kinda depressing. Sighs.

But the amusing thing was, whenever I told someone I’m doing business, there was suddenly a dramatic pause.

And then "iyerrrrr" and then "when you’re rich, don’t forget about me alright?"

Up until now, I have always thought business was a common course and just about any Tom, Dick or Harry (or university rejects) could do it. Mind you, engineering and accountancy are the two most common and perhaps revered courses by my highschool leavers, therefore something as unfancy as business gets overlooked often.

Until now that is.

I guess with the sheer number of people taking engineering and accountancy it kinda becomes common and uninteresting to know anymore. Good for them, of course. You can get high salaries with these jobs, but I did not set my path to become a high paid employee. I’d rather sell games in Hopoh than crunch numbers in a big accounting firm (and spend my spare time scheming).

It was fun, since it reminded me of what I had planned then, and giving my plans a fresh new outlook from an old eye. I’m not quite sure what that means, but I understand it.

Oh oh last night we had this dinner with motherhood’s old mates from Bank Negara. Their kids are all grown up now, and become adults. Even though we used to know each other as kids. So does that mean I have also grown up and become adults like them???

Oh I feel old.

I also already got my exam timetable and my first paper is on the 28th. Well, well, well, what do you know? I had prophesied my paper to be a week from the commencement date (22nd) and there it is! I’m just so good. Which meant, after I return to campus on the 20th, I still have a week before my first paper.

My connection is depressing me right now. Ta’ra!

p/s When I go back I will abuse the connection, and Kuja and buy an antivirus program legitimately to purge Kuja, MJ and Towers and maybe even Katan.

I hate using the touchpad. It’s the root of all evil.

Anyway, I went to Normah the other day to get my nose checked and paid 80 ringgit just to hear the doctor say my nose was perfectly fine.

That Dr. Kho was too cool that he’s almost evil. But in a good way I guess. Maybe.

Some of you might already be familiar with my sneezing frenzies and my sometimes over-sensitive nose problems. It could start off as a harmless morning flu and then ended with a terrible cold, complete with watery red eyes. It sucks. But the doctor said it was normal to have a nose like mine and noted that my breathing was fine. I asked him a lot of questions, just to be sure, but they all came back negative. He basically said there’s nothing we can do and just live with it.

Like I said, evil.

I asked him if it was fine to be taking too much medicines: Clarinase, Rinafort and Telfast D. He was amused at my selections but still said it was okay. No side effect. Nothing. I can go on taking the meds for my whole life when the symptoms come and there won’t be any negative effects. To make his point clearer, he made me sit at a fancy chair and stuck a slim camera on a stick into my nose. and I could see the images on a computer screen. He pointed out how pink and healthy the insides of my nose were. And too much sneezing will not wear them out, no matter how strong of a sneeze I might release.

This doctor just won’t bulge would he?

Therefore I humbly resorted to my fate. At least I won’t have to worry about any disease or anything, unless something weird comes out of my nose or …something.

But one thing I did enjoy about that day was, I went with my younger sis you see and he called my sis "your friend" and then we told him we’re actually sisters. And you know what he said? He can’t tell who’s older!! Waaah so happy!!

Because you see, I’ve been in this situation so often with my elder sis and between the three of us, there are four years difference!! So it was nice to have the tables turned for a change, even if it’s someone else at the other end hehehe.

Lately I’ve been a bit more studious than usual. I went for one-hour sessions at the library while my lil sis goes for her swimming lesson. And I just found out yesterday they had shortened the operating hours from 11 am - 7 pm, as opposed to before 10 am - 9 pm. I quite liked their late opening hours :/. But I guess it should be pretty troublesome for the staff, having to go back late every night. For now I won’t bother myself asking for the exact reason for the change in operation hours though.

Last night I tried doing mind maps. I always have an aversion towards mindmaps because I find reading words that are splattered all over the place very mafan. But I did it anyway, and made it colorful at the same time. After I was done doing it, I still squeezed in a lot of words. I mean, this is Law we’re talking about here, not physics! Explanation is everything! And the finished product was….

Well, if mind maps were a reflection of how things are in a person’s mind, then mine is an accurate picture of that. D:

My mind is a mess.

Either way, study is still important. I need to redeem my pride.

Ta’ra!

I just discovered the divinity of the Blazing Barbecue flavored Jacob’s crackers. I normally eat the cheese ones but today my sis managed to stuff one down my throat and I just had to get more. Addictive stuff.

Oh yeah, I guess although I did say I’m going home soon in my last post, I forgot to mention that I was already home. I’ve intentionally been neglecting my blog ever since I got home. Lazyness, you see. And this caused a helluva big surprise at Parkson the other day. Totally unprecedented.

Anyway! Yesterday was fun! I went to Bing’s for the first time since I arrived. I didn’t exactly get Mars Bar cheesecake but something else, but that’s all right. I’ve still got time hehehehe. BUT! The best thing about yesterday was that I finally got that Gothic magazine from Me! I had her import it all the way from Norway and it was so worth it! Why? Not only does it have a full page spread of HYDE - it also has not one, but two feature articles on The Gazette!!! Which means TWICE the Aoiness!

A magazine that has both HYDE and The Gazette is just so incredibly awesome!!

I am aesthetic.

I also received belated birthday prezzie from Totchi, which included another magazine print of Hyde in animal hide. Cute.

Okay I’m done drooling over the Japs.

My nose is acting up the moment I came home. Which is normal. Home, whether it be in KL or Kuching, are both disastrous for my nose. The only place not disastrous for my nose is the hostel. And that place is only good for its Internet connection.

Despite it being bad for my nose and possibly even my overall health (which is largely dependent on my nose it seems), home is still where the food is and that’s even more important.

Man I’m such a glutton.

Ta’ra!