feeling the punch

hi, i'm 22, going on 68.
i suffer from klutzinophrenia. i loose stuff. and i forget alot. (ok, i made tht term up.. but thee rest is so true :S)

i tend to be so careless sometimes i just feel like punching myself till i bleed.
i punched myself twice on the 26th of June (figuratively speaking), when at 5.30 pm, i realised i left my one yr old camera in the UK Visa Application centre. "punched myself twice" cos i lost my camera before... once bitten, twice cry.

*flashback - 26th june, 5.30 pm* immediately called the british agency. closed.
i prayed the lady securityguard that took it from me before i entered the visa application office still has it safely in the shelf. i thought to myself - the centre's safe, the guards are safe, my camera's ok... it's ok.. prom who was with me then assured me that it's ok. It's the British Embassy!

*flashback - 27th june, 9 am* immediately rang the Centre. After i enquired, receptionist confimed that my camera was there. i could go and pick it up. Yesss!!
* 11 am* went to the Visa Application centre with high hopes. same lady securityguard. good. She handed me an unfamiliar pouch. "This isn't mine." She said it's the only one left behind. Whaaaat??!! i screemed in my head.

i panicked. i lost my cool. i called the only person who i knew could give me a right sollution.

"mummy?...."
"... aiyo... again??... careless... no point crying over spilt milk... stand on your feet!... take matters into your own hand.. think like your dad.."

the last phrase got my adrenalin pumping. Maybe it was fear.. i dunno, but i dried my eyes and marched back to the security lady.. demanded for the Centre's Officer. i got introduced to a calm looking, sleepy-eyed dude. Explained the whole scenario to the him. pointed out how outragous it was for a security guard to hand out my camera to the wrong person. pointed out how irresponsible all this seemed (on their part). pointed out their negligence. made clear my distress level. demanded immediate action - i need compensation. 10 to 15 seconds of monologue with the officer, in 10 to 15 seconds i flipped my guilt into blaming them, in that 10 to 15 seconds, i became - my dad.

it has been 2 days. papa met up with me today. i couldn't bring myself to tell him what another silly thing his eldest did. losing another camera, i thought, would've been too much for him to listen... until, he asked whether i was done with my packing for the trip back home, and whether i remembered to pack the camera. (*dang!* of all questions! what were the odds?)

i had to tell. papa listened tentatively. Asked for Mr. Fernandez's number. i saw a look on his face. i think i've seen it before. he spoke for 10 to 15 seconds. i listened in admiration. in that 10 to 15 seconds papa managed to confirm that i would get a new camera or financial compensation.

really?

they better keep their word, or else, both my dad and i will march to the agency and in 10 to 15 seconds (hahaha...) give them the best kicking they ever had.

All things said and done, i still hate myself for being so careless. i lost some precious memories in that camera, which i conveniently procrastinated to download into the computer :S above all that i lost a good buddy :(

till here, for now..

BzZzzzz BzZzzzz

what a week..

being back home was a blast, as usual.

From celebrating Father's Day, to sending off mum and dad on their trip to Jakarta, to Sathya's episode in the Hospital, which resulted in mum's Indonesian trip cut short.


my brother had the dengue.. and we deduced he got it from college - calculating the days he started having fever and all. well, it is possible he got it from the apartment here, in KL, but.. i'd rather say it's college to avoid being stigmatized.. (don't plan to suffer a sudden reduction in people coming over after putting up this post!)

despite the dengue fever, sathya never failed to put on his happy mask - anything for the camera.

the family finally met Jo ;)

hanging out in the hospital keeping sathya company was kinda fun overall. for the first 2 days, the bed next to his was vacant, as a result we had the whole ward to ourselves. we picnic, had lots of visitors, watched TV, enjoyed the aircon :P it was an ideal lepak spot! it's a wonder how much rest he had with all the activity going on. nurses were surprisingly lenient.. Plus, i finally got my toast bun from the railway station ^^ when i brought Jo there for breakfast on Friday.



as every sickness we had to go thru (note my chicken pox saga), mum would give us a homemade remedy. For dengue, sathya had almost the whole watermelon to himself. With more then a litre of blended watermelon, we believe it was because of that that he got discharged on the 3rd day. lucky boy..

he's home bouncing about now.. extra careful of mosquitoes, no doubt.
and me? Kay-EL! planting my butt in front of the computer.. ahh.. the wonders of broadband!
ciao!

starting it with pirates and songs

Day 1 and Day 2 :

College was nice to treat those interested, to a screening of Pirates of the Carribeans yesterday. Thank You, Mr.Felix!
we were hoping to see more of our badge mates after so long of solitude, as the short glimpses in the exam halls weren't much. But the few that went were super enough. i regretted not taking pictures with Ms Mary and Ms Anne and the rest of the lecturers that came to greet us at the ATC counter at TGV Cinema. ^^ Fancy having a booth in KLCC to hand out the tickets! Almost the whole of Part 2 faculty were there. Surprise! would've remembered to take the camera out of the bag if i weren't too absorbed in coming up with a conversation to our lecturers who were standing around looking at us (or was that a beaming look i see?).. of all the many things i could've asked, all that came out from my big mouth was.. "no class today??" - stupid.
Rai was the cutest - going up to Ms Mary excitedly to apologize not collecting the FamilyLaw essays. exam's over, sayang! heehee.. Ms Mary laughed. It's always nice to see Ms Mary laugh. ^.^

When asked which Hall the movie was to be in, Mr. Lazarus made prom, rai and i roar with laughter when with a slip of a tongue answered "4th Floor" instead of 4th Hall.. spending too much time in college...

hanging out after the movie.
after studying in college for 3 yrs together, it only took Part 2 to make us hang...

we requested rai to take the starbucks sign (don't ask). and rai refused to get out of the chair

- shivani and ma-darlin-rai :P * -

today, met Shili, through Kams. lovely songbird, she. i wanna be in one of ur gigs, shili!

KTV, people!

Oddly, the tune "and the judge and the jury.. .. put a spell on me.. c'mon baby set me free!" is still ringing in my head...

so this is it for now. tmrw, HELOO, mummy & papa!

oh yea!! I feel good.. ta na da na da na daa...!

• no intentions to do an overall analysis of what i think of the 4 papers we LLB students had to endure for the past month. no Post mortems, and most definitely, no regrets (quote robbie williams from his song - "they don't work") :) for now, we are freeeeee!! to dave, hang in there pal. (why are the aussies ending their exams so late? But i truly can't wait for the "aussie wave" to come back to the malaysian shores soon! :P) so, to those still studying, jia you! to those as free as a bird - jom lepak!

• no to-do-list as per last year, for now. Despite having that odd feeling to have things thrown about so aimlessly. Mum say go get drivers license. I say.. lazy la. 'Cos at the back of my mind, i have a whole load of things i feel like accomplishing before september comes, and getting the green card to drive legally suddenly seems so.. blah! Prom's so sweet to suggest a get-away before spetember comes with the whole gang. LOL.. thnx prom! keeping my fingers crossed that the idea will turn out.

• i have been so left out in my "social circle" lately.. ONE month exam! impossible not to be.. even the ants on my kitchen walls seem so much more "sociable" then me. walking the walk, crawling their crawl... So to those whom i haven't been meeting up for so long, be prepared to see me beeping my way thru ur phones! that includes u, yes u reading this o_O

ttfn - ta ta for now!

This is it.. less then 24 hours to my final paper of the LLB. unless all turned out bad.. then resit? *ChOI, cHoI!!*

emotions running high.. HIGH with Kopi-O.
head in a spin.. i don't want to forget anything - i can't afford to forget anything!
fingers shaking.. too many times writing and rewriting my notes.. i can't believe i'm still picky on neatness when it's down to these last hours.
fingers SHIVERING.. remind me not to take any more Kopi-O's for the rest of my life!

so jittery, even the Large fonts on the subject guide were a blur.
head's in a spin.. wait, i think i've mentioned that already.
needed to sit in front of the computer for some Vanessa-Mae to calm my nerves..

Tis isn't the time to panic. am i panicking? no, no.. no panics.
just nervous.. nerves are good... keeps me on my toes.

wait.. can't feel my toes..
where's my toes..??

i think i'll go sleep now

Pretty Baaaad Boys

Everyone know’s a villain. You know, the Bad Guy, the antagonist, the one with the darker role in a film, the one that appears on screen whenever the background music turns dark green.. sounds dark green. Whatever that means… you got my point.

So, what’s up with villains nowadays?

I’ve never really given it much thought, until my 13 year old cousin pointed it out to me a couple of weeks ago.. (observant girl :P) It was really a by the way comment from her, just a simple statement : “Don’t you think Draco Malfoy looks cute?”

my first reaction - "huh??" and then.. i changed my mind. Yea, she’s right. Never thought of it.. He is cute.. for a BAD GUY. Clean look. Innocent face… but oh-so-evil smile.. even more cute, no?

if i only i was thirteen then that sentenced would've made sense

Thing is, i've noticed thereinafter (don't mind me, i'm in "exam week"), so are many more on-screen villains these days.

Last week prior to the Company Law paper… ahem... I finished watching the whole season of Heroes (sathya’s fault!) He watched, so I watched.. we watched. Hooked, mesmerized by the story line.. from one episode.. to another episode. (excuses, excuses). Anyways, as I was saying - I couldn’t help notice something. Something about Sylar (baddie). He looks good, eh.. haha… *blush*. To those that beg to differ, i assure you, it takes five episodes to note that :P ever heard of looks that grow on you? no? me too.. hahaha!

My point is, gone are the days when you’ll see chaps like Jack Nicholson, and Christopher Walken (who??) starring in antagonistic (?) roles. Seriously, bad guys are looking better and better by the movie.

Take the most recent movie (I’ve watched) - Spiderman 3. If I’m not mistaken, Venom isn’t suppose to look that good, is he?? They casted Topher Grace! Hot hot hot.. hotter then how he was in That 70’s Show.. look at that face!

Plus, he wasn’t the only one Tobey Maguire had to be overshadowed by in the looks department. Need I remind you of the New Goblin? James Franco is undoubtedly the new era’s James Dean. If I’m not mistaken, he did play James Dean..?? (note to self - need to check up on that later).

Have you seen The Covenant? that cool witchy movie with all good lookin' people, and nothing less... Prom and i were practically drooling throughout it (haha.. scratch tht). I just remembered of the bad guy there - Sebastian Stan.

He has a piercing look that can spear thru any witch’s heart. Ok, it might be a little unfair to take The Covenant into consideration, since, like I’ve mentioned, only HOT guys were casted as leads.. but, what about Star Wars? No no, not the old baddie Darth Vader, but darth vader before he got burnt and needed to hide his face under an oversized mask :P

i bring you, Hayden Christensen

The next one's is for you, Di..

Ralph Fiennes as Amon Goeth in Schindler’s List? And with honor, i'd like to quote Diana, Ralph Fiennes is nothing but h-o-t. even all the make-up as Voldermort in Harry Potter can’t hide that fact – ok, maybe it can..

..o_O..

I heard American Psycho was good. Haven’t seen it, but I know who won an award for the Best Actor in that movie. Yes, Christian Bale played the villain.

To the Disney aficionado’s over there.. This might interest you (and me) : Scar in Lion King was voiced by Jeremy Irons.

Ok, not exactly “pretty boy” material, but, minus the age? (To be fair, this might be a lil irrelevant on the topic, since we’re talking about on screen looks.. but hey, I’m writing) :P

Last, but not least.. the new Lex Luther :) not exactly the best pix i could muster, but try to imagine him with hair..

So, have I stated my point loud and clear?

edit : this post was responded by rai