Life Like This

Merry Christmas - Happy New Year 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:53:00 +0000

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2012 everyone!

Enjoy the holidays...

Gossip Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:36:00 +0000

Like gossiping? Love chick flick? Then Gossip Girl is your main course.

Gossip Girl casts

Seriously I have no idea why I am so addicted to Gossip Girl. Maybe because I am a girl???

Gossip Girl revolves around Serena, Blair, Dan, Nate, Chuck and a few other people who are in the upper class of Manhattan (in Upper East Side).

Upper East Side, Manhattan

The rich and famous are not always as happy as they seem to be. There are ups and downs in life, happiness and unhappiness, tears, laughters and the things that happen to everyone.

Perhaps the only upside is that they have all the money in the world and they get to do anything they want with the money - even though the money comes from their parents.

Love, hatred, revenge, cheating and rivalry are so common in Gossip Girl.

Watch them fight for their life, love, college and everything else that matters.

Ladies, you might need tissues... a lot of tissues... just in case...

Gentlemen, make sure your lady has all the tissues she needs...

Malaysian Studies: Examination

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:59:00 +0000

Finally, the day has come.

Malaysian Studies examination starts from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Wish me luck!

Twilight : Breaking Dawn Part One

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:16:00 +0000

Here's the trailer for Breaking Dawn Part One.

[Note: I wonder why Part One and Part Two? Why not just one movie?]

iTunes Podcasts for Psychology

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:39:00 +0000

There are many great podcasts on iTunes. Best of all, you can access iTunes without iPhone / iPod / whatever i products. Download great podcasts and listen while you are on the go or just lazing around at home.

To download iTunes - Apple iTunes

Now, here is some podcasts for the subject - Psychology.

Since I am taking Psychology, these would be extremely helpful...

Under the category of Itunes U, we have:

Yale Science (Psychology)

Open Yale Courses (Psychology)

UC Berkeley

1. Psychology 1 , 001

2. Psychology 101 , 001

Under general podcasts, we have:

Psychology in Everyday Life

p/s: the links are feed links, you can download directly from the feed, otherwise, visit iTunes U

Malaysian Studies Part One

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:00:00 +0000

M a l a y s i a n S t u d i e s

Malaysian Studies is a compulsory University subject in Malaysia.

Basically it is "History" and everything else about Malaysia - the government, the constitution, King & Queen, elections, e.t.c.

I wasn't interested in History when I was in Secondary School but now that I am pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Universiti, suddenly History comes alive.

It felt good when I was working on my first assignment on Malaysian Studies.

There are five (5) tutorials that I have to attend throughout this semester. The next class - 16 October 2011 (which would be Tutorial #4).

Stay tune !

Interested to pursue further studies? Contact me.

Friends are Pregnant But Not Me

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:48:00 +0000

Image: Pregnancy Week by Week Symptoms

It is stressful enough to see most of my friends who get married after my own marriage, are now pregnant. Some of them gave birth recently. Some of them just found out their pregnancy. Others are awaiting the arrival of their baby.

How can it be NOT stressful for me who are married for more than two years and still no sign of pregnancy?

While friends are being supportive, they just cannot hide their happiness. Of course I am happy for them. After all, they are my friends. How can I not be happy for them?

Almost every day, there are news on baby at the dumpster or baby in the toilet or baby by the river - all dead. Only a handful of babies are alive when the public spotted them.

Why is this happening?

If you are seeing this sign around, you know there is something wrong with our society :

Image: Gamersincepong on Flickr via Gamersincepong blog on Tumblr

Apparently those who have/had premarital sex are easy to get pregnant - usually at first "shot".

But why dump the baby at the dumpster? The toilet? By the river? Are you even human? You are treating your baby like rubbish, when you are the one who have to go through the pregnancy and the birth. Even animals love their offspring. We have adoption centres, so get rid of your shame and put your baby in the right place, if you do not want to see your baby again!

Then again, you are not supposed to be shameful, since you are not shameful of having unprotected sex.

So here's my message for those who are pregnant and thinking about killing the baby / leaving the baby at the dumpster, toilet, e.t.c. and those who have murdered your own flesh and blood -

Hey, whoever you are who throw your baby away like rubbish,

Don't you feel bad about yourself for throwing your baby away? You are a murderer by leaving your baby at the dumpster, toilet, river and so on. Even if you do not want to keep the baby, you can give your baby away for adoption. At least your baby will live. There are many people who want to have a baby, cannot get a baby! At least you won't be a murderer by sending your baby to adoption centres. Do not treat your baby like rubbish. Have a little sympathy for the little one.

Concerned future mother.

I hope to have a baby, might not be now, but some day...

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Psychology Subjects

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:00:00 +0000

Image: digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

As mentioned before, I am currently pursuing Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Psychology and here is a list of the subjects that I will be studying for the next four years.

Bahasa Kebangsaan (exempted, as I got 1A in SPM)
Malaysian Studies (July, 2011)
Pengajian Islam
University Mathematics for General Studies
Learning Skills for University Studies (January, 2012)
Introduction to Computing and Internet (January, 2012)
Communication Skills for the Workplace (January, 2012)
Advanced Writing Skills for University Studies
Introduction to Psychology
Understanding Personality Types
Interpersonal Skills
Adolescent Psychology
Child Development
Cross Cultural Intelligence
Psychology of Creativity
Psychology of Adult Development
Behaviour Psychology
Social Psychology
Managing Stress at Work
Counselling - Theory & Practice
Cognitive Psychology
Consumer Behaviour
Organisational Behaviour
Principles of Social Research
Conflict Management OR Psychology and the Workplace

Interested to pursue further studies? Contact me.

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Psychology

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:33:00 +0000

I am currently pursuing Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Psychology at Wawasan Open University.

With open entry, I am qualify to pursue a Degree program thanks to the 6A's I got in SPM.

Otherwise, you can apply using STPM results as well, for regular entry.

Psychology is under "School of Foundation and Liberal Studies" in Wawasan Open University.

In order to qualify for graduation, I need to complete 120 credit hours and obtain a minimum of CGPA 2.0 (which seems easy, perhaps not!).

120 credit hours is equivalent to four years, if you are studying for 15 credit hours, one semester.

It would be 120 credit hours in eight semesters, thus four years (two semesters in one year).

However, most people need about five years to complete the whole program and graduate.

I am taking only one subject = 3 credit hours for my first semester, starting July 2011 and my subject is Malaysian Studies.

Hopefully I would be able to do well in my assignments and final exam (hoping to score and A).

Wish me luck!

Interested to pursue further studies? Contact me.

Emma Watson Crush on Tom Felton

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:56:00 +0000

I know it is old news but Emma Watson had a crush on Tom Felton? That's news to me.

Looking back, I have been a fan of Harry Potter since I was 14. Now I am 24. So, ten years as a fan of the BOOK series, and now a fan of the movie series.

Here is a video of confession, that Emma Watson has a crush on Tom Felton.

Honestly I could not imagine both of them together as in "together" but it would be very interesting, if they were to date each other.

It is not surprising why there are so many "Dramione" videos on Youtube. Made me wonder what the heck / who the heck is Dramione...

I think it would be even better for the characters to be "together" rather than in real life. Would definitely makes Harry Potter series even "spicier" than ever.

Imagine, Draco loves Hermione, Ron loves Hermione, Hermione could not decide who she loves, then Draco proposes and she ends up with Draco, something like that. It is like a love triangle but then it would make Harry Potter a love story.

So it is -

Draco Malfoy Vs. Hermione Granger / Tom Felton Vs. Emma Watson

What do you think?

Are they MFEO, both as characters and in real life?

Center Stage (2000)

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:30:00 +0000

My latest addiction, ballet. Ballet dancers are acting nicely and gracefully in Center Stage, which is why I am so much addicted to the movie, Center Stage and Center Stage: Turn It Up.

Watching them dance around so smoothly makes me happy! Now I wish to be a ballet dancer, although I don't really dance.

Unfortunately I am not a ballet dancer, I am just good at watching people dance.

For me, Sascha Radetsky (Charlie) is an extremely talented male ballet dancer, both real life and on screen. Together with Amanda Schull (Jody), they make perfect couple for ballet (once again, real life and on screen).

Center Stage is about 12 aspiring ballet dancers struggling to be on top in American Ballet Theatre (ABT). The story line is interesting but I don't really like the ending very much (Jody joined Cooper's company, rather than ABT).

Choreography is excellent and the casting is perfect...

I have no idea how they can do the en pointe thingy. It is amazing how they can do en pointe and remain en pointe for a long time.

Watch this movie if you are a fan of ballet! I never get bored watching Center Stage.

Ramadan is Here

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:12:00 +0000

Fasting month (Ramadan) is here, finally.

It is truly a blessing to be alive and able to perform ibadah.

Ramadan is NOT just about refrain from eating and drinking, but Ramadan is about patience, spirituality, humility and submissiveness to God.

Muslims will fast from dawn to dusk.

I love Ramadan.

Ask me about Ramadan.

Chromebooks - The New Laptop Generation

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:55:00 +0000

Have you heard of Chromebooks?

This is what Chromebook is all about:

Chromebooks are built and optimised for the web, where you already spend most of your computing time. So you get a faster, simpler and more secure experience without all the headaches of ordinary computers. - Amazon

These are some of the Chromebooks available.

Personally I think Chromebooks are very cool as I love the web. I love being connected to the internet 24/7.

Some says that with smart phones and tablets available in the market, who needs another netbook like Chromebooks? However, I think Chromebooks are excellent in terms of size and functionalities.

What do you think?

Here is a video about Chromebook (there are a few other videos on Youtube):

Birthday and Father's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:12:00 +0000

Tonight, we celebrated a birthday (mum-in-law) and Father's Day (dad-in-law) and I felt rather moody and really sad...

My own father died almost 20 years ago and I am 24 now.

Happy Father's Day my dearest dad... wherever you are...

Glitterfy.com - Fathers Day Glitter Graphics

I Am Happy Are You?

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:16:00 +0000

I am happy.

Are you happy too?

Have a happy day!

see more dog and puppy pictures

Mother's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:01:00 +0000

Source

Mother's Day is approaching and I am thinking of the best present for my beloved mother.

It is not a customary celebration in my family but this year, I plan on surprising my mum, to make her happy, as we don't celebrate Mother's Day every year.

I am thinking of these:

1. Buy her new clothes (she love clothes).
2. Dinner at a hotel (buffet or something).
3. Buy her a cake and celebrate at home (I am not good at baking).

Which is best?

Maybe I should get her an accessory?

These accessories might be great selections:

They are so pretty.

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

Maybank 2 Gold Card

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:56:00 +0000

Fellow Malaysians,

I am sure you have heard of Maybank 2 Gold Card (or Platinum Card).

You get either a Visa + Amex OR a MasterCard + Amex.

I choose to have Visa + Amex.

I think I like the fact that there is no annual fee (lifetime fee waiver).

Want to know more?

The benefits of two cards, Maybankard 2 American Express® Card and Maybankard 2 MasterCard or Visa Card, in one sign up, one service tax, and one statement.

Enjoy a low Finance Charge of 8.88% p.a. on your outstanding retail balance, and save up to RM2300 a year¹. All you have to do is promptly settle your minimum payment of 5% or a minimum of RM25.
¹Based on RM3,000 monthly spend with minimum repayment of 12 months Click here for calculation of savings.

5x TreatsPoints for every Ringgit spent on Maybankard 2 American Express Card and 1x TreatsPoint on Maybankard 2 MasterCard/Visa Card in Malaysia or anywhere else in the world.

5% Weekend cash back² when spend on Maybankard 2 American Express Card.
²A cap of RM50 per customer (Principal Cardmember) per month

Enjoy lowest finance charge of 8.88%³ per annum on your outstanding retail balance. All you need to do is promptly settle minimum payment, 5% of the outstanding balance or a minimum of RM25.
³Maybank reserves the right to revise the Finance Charge as and when it deems necessary, with 21 days prior notice .

Lifetime Fee Waiver with complimentary supplementary cards.

Requirements:

Most important of all, you must have minimum RM30,000 annual income (Want Platinum? Earn a minimum of RM60,000 annual income).
Principal card holder - between 21 to 65 years old.
Supplementary card holder - at least 18 years old.

How to apply:

Please include the following with your application form:

Copy of NRIC (both sides) or Passport, including that of supplementary applicant's

Latest BE form with official tax receipt

Latest 2 months' salary slips

Latest 3 months' savings account activity/current account statement

If you are self-employed:

Copies of Business Registration

Latest 3 months' Bank Statements

If you are an expatriate:

Letter from employer confirming duration of employment contract in Malaysia
Note: You must be a Maybank account holder

Here is the application form.

Update

Tips - it would be easier to apply if (from experience):

1. You have a Maybank account (must be active!)
2. You have a hire purchase of at least RM50k with Maybank

Sucker Punch

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:29:00 +0000

I watched Sucker Punch recently and I was surprised to see Vanessa Hudgens. After all she is famous for High School Musical. Didn't realise her as one of the casts until she appeared in the movie.

I didn't look up information on Sucker Punch before, so I didn't know Ms V was in the movie. It's good to watch her in a different movie genre.

From the beginning until the end, I was having problem understanding the story line.

Ok, I get that Babydoll had a stepfather, who might have killed her mother and definitely had killed her sister. The stepfather was going after her mother's fortune.

So, stepfather sent her away to the mental asylum and she had to undergo lobotomy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobotomy).

Then, the fantasy began.

I admit that the storyline is simply mind-boggling. Very interesting.

You should watch this if you like fantasy.

I might get the DVD.

Simply superb.

The Casts - Top 5

Emily Browning - Babydoll

Abbie Cornish - Sweet Pea

Jena Malone - Rocket

Vanessa Hudgens - Blondie

Jamie Chung - Amber

Get the Sucker Punch memorabilia...

Chitika To Replace Adsense

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:22:00 +0000

I am not using Adsense.

I am using Chitika.

I am sure you must be wondering why the hell I am not using Adsense.

Well, I am in love with Chitika that's for sure.

With a minimum earning of $10, I can get paid by PayPal.

Isn't that superb?

Sign up for Chitika.

Back To The Future

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:45:00 +0000

"It means your future hasn't been written yet. Your future is whatever you make it."

- Back To The Future 3

Seriously I love Back To The Future series. Creative and inspirational.

Truly a great series.

Barbie - Ken - Real Love

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:17:00 +0000

Barbie and Ken have been in love for so many years, this is the proof that their love is real.

Are you a "Barbie-Ken" fan?

*image source

Alessandra Martines - Fantaghiro

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:43:00 +0000

Are you wondering what happened to Alessandra Martines -- Fantaghiro? Well, she is fine and even prettier now. As usual, you will be able to see her on TV series most of the time, with a few films on the big screen (not worldwide though).

This is her, as Fantaghiro:

This is her, when she is not Fantaghiro:

Alessandra Martines was born on 19 September 1963 and she has a daughter by the name Stella.

As a dancer, you can't blame her for having such a flexible body.

She is one beautiful actress that I really like.

Her filmography:

1987 - Miss Arizona - Marta

1988 - Saremo felici

1988 - Cinema, che follia! - TV series

1989 - Steps of Love - Elisa

1989 - Sinbad of the Seven Seas - Alina

1991 - Fantaghirò 1 - Fantaghirò

1992 - Processo di famiglia - TV film

1992 - Fantaghirò 2 - Fantaghirò

1993 - Colpo di coda - Paola - TV film

1993 - All That... for This?! - Allessandra Barrucq

1993 - Fantaghirò 3 - Fantaghirò

1994 - Fantaghirò 4 - Fantaghirò

1995 - Les Misérables - Elise Ziman

1996 - Men, Women: A User's Manual - Dr. Nitez

1996 - Fantaghirò 5 - Fantaghirò

1998 - Chance or Coincidence - Miriam

1999 - One 4 All - Maxime

2001 - Wacky Wednesday - Madame Socoa

2001 - J'ai faim!!! - Anaïs

2002 - Amnèsia - Virginie

2002 - And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen - Françoise

2003 - Quelques jours entre nous - Juliette - TV film

2004 - Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les parisiens - Alessandra Martines

2004 - Don Bosco - Marchesa Barolo - TV series

2005 - Le Courage d'aimer - Alessandra

2005 - I colori della vita - Giulia - TV movie

2005 - Edda - Edda Ciano - TV movie

2005 - Caterina e le sue figlie - Adele - TV mini-series

2007 - Caterina e le sue figlie 2 - Adele - TV mini-series

2007 - Towards Zero - Marie-Adeline

2008 - Love Me No More - Marion Dange

2008 - Il sangue e la rosa - Ortensia Damiani - TV series, 2nd episode

2009 - La reine et le cardinal - Anne of Austria - TV film

2009 - L'onore e il rispetto - Francesca De Santis - TV, 2nd season

2010 - Un ciclone in famiglia 5 - TV series

2011 - present - Danse avec les stars - Real TV series (judge)

*images from Google Images

**Sources from Wikipedia

Google Realtime

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Google Realtime is cool because you can search for something in "real time".

So just go ahead and type something like "Kate Middleton" and you get all the "real time" discussions / tweets related to Kate Middleton.

If you have just updated your status with the keyword "Kate Middleton", you might be able to see your Twitter account appear on Google Realtime.

Try it!

*images based on my screen shots

Chick Flicks Reese Witherspoon

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:03:00 +0000

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I have always admired Reese Witherspoon as one of the most talented actress in Hollywood.

She was married and she has kids.

I really like the way she act. Her characters are simply "joyful". At least I feel happy watching her in the movies.

I have a confession. I am a fan of chick flicks.

Reese Witherspoon happened to be acting in many chick flicks such as these:

1. Legally Blonde

2. Legally Blonde 2

3. Just Like Heaven

4. Sweet Home Alabama

These are my favourite chick flicks. I can watch these over and over again.

They are funny but most of all they are romantic, which I like...

I would really love to watch the latest movie, How Do You Know. Something tells me this is going to be another great chick flick.

Do you like chick flicks? Which is your favourite chick flick of all time?

Just Like Heaven Movie Reese Witherspoon Original Poster Print - 11x17
Legally Blonde
Reese Witherspoon: The Biography

Churp Churp - Earn More Earn Less

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:01:00 +0000

I have been with Churp Churp for a long time and I have received their payment twice (over RM200) since I joined when it was launched.

I was very happy with the earnings. After all, I get paid when my tweet is accepted and published on Twitter. Usually it is about RM4 to RM5 for each tweet.

However, recently I realised that it is slightly difficult to earn more money on Churp Churp with the introduction of Social Sharing.

We can tweet on Twitter or share on Facebook but to earn money, there must be unique clicks to the link that must be included - it has our User ID.

For each unique clicks, we can get between RM0.20-RM0.40. So far, I have managed to earn only RM1 from Social Sharing for 4 unique clicks. Imagine if these were Scheduled Tweets, I would have earned about RM16-RM20 for 4 tweets.

If you have many followers on Twitter or many friends on Facebook, you will have a higher chance to earn more money with unique clicks.

Personally, I find this rather distasteful. With the launch of social sharing, there is hardly any scheduled tweets (compared to before having social sharing).

Summary:

Scheduled Tweets - earn money when the tweet is accepted and published on Twitter. You get the money whether there are clicks OR no clicks.

Social Sharing - earn money with unique clicks by tweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook (and others). There must be clicks in order to earn money.

I am still using Churp Churp Social Sharing as I want to give it a try before I give up on Social Sharing and just wait for Scheduled Tweets.

Good thing about Churp Churp? It is not a scam. This is real and you do get paid.