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Random Tuesday Thoughts: Not Really Worth Reading

2012-05-08T16:28:00.000+08:00

It's that time of the week to get your randomness down!

I have lost my appetite. Don't get me wrong. I still eat. Because I'm like that. I will eat no matter what. Even when I don't know what I want to eat. Take today, for instance. The hubs was on his way home from work early this morning and asked me what I wanted for breakfast. I said, I don't know.. I don't have anything in mind. So he brought home fried rice and I still ate one and a half plates. Is that normal? Even though I didn't feel like eating fried rice? No wonder I'm fat.

I am going back to KK end of this month, God willing.. :D I am so excited, I can barely stand it. Of course, packing is something I'd rather not think of right now, but yeah, I'm thrilled to be able to go back this school holidays. No place like being around family.

You'd think that coming from KK, I'd have lots of friends there who I can't wait to meet up with, right? Well, that's not quite the case. All my bestest and closest friends are here in KL. I have plenty of acquaintances back in KK, but not many friends. Sure, there are a handful, but that's about it.

My birthday is less than 2 weeks away. So please take note. It's on the 19th!!! Not on the 18th or 17th, it's on the 19th! It's a Saturday so I'll be free for you all to belanja me makan! Hahahahahaha! I don't know what I want for my birthday, but I could do with some cash, a new phone, a new laptop, a cool gadget, some new clothes, a gastronomical adventure at TEN -- the best Japanese restaurant in town .. you know, just little things. :P

I miss doing puzzles. I like the traditional ones, the metal puzzles are pretty stressful brain teasers.. so I tend to avoid those. I did a puzzle couple of months ago with my sister. A few thousand pieces that we completed in one night.. it was a cartoonized puzzle of Las Vegas. I can't remember what size it was, but we managed to finish it and since we bought the frame together, we framed it up immediately. Here's the section that I finished.

I plan to go to the MITBCA - Malaysia International Tourism Bloggers Conference and Awards tomorrow to support my blogging buddies Bella and Kak Emila Yusof who won in the categories they were nominated in! :) Awesome, right?

Okay, I'm all randomed out. Till next week! :)

Drive By - Train

2012-05-07T12:43:00.001+08:00

It's Music Monday once again and before I sent my son to school this morning, I asked him what song he had in mind for my weekly music segment. Since I let Allie choose last week's song, this week it's Buddy's turn. So without hesitation, he chose Train's Drive By. He so loves this song because it reminds him of the Puss in Boots dance off scene. :)

So hope you enjoy this week's Music Monday!

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Perfect Porch Swing

2012-05-07T11:36:00.001+08:00

I have always loved having a swing at home. I saw a couple of outdoor furniture that I would love to put up outside my house. After all, I haven't really did anything much to the place since I moved in last December. But I just don't know if I have the space. And with my neighbour's cat, peeing and pooping all over my driveway, I wouldn't want my outdoor furniture to be peed and pooped on too.

I particularly love this porch log swing but I don't have a porch to place it on.

I only have a small area in front of the sliding door but that means I have to block the entrance to my sliding door. Or maybe I should just forget it. But still, it would be cool to have one, no?

Food Friday: Banana Leaf @ Sri Nirwana Maju, Bangsar

2012-05-04T11:00:00.000+08:00

Okay, first off, I want to say that this post is solely Lina's fault. LOL! She should be held responsible for any drooling happening here. Hahaha! I have been craving banana leaf, specifically from Sri Nirwana Maju, when I bloghopped over to Lina's and there it was!

If pictures could be tasted, I would have licked my laptop monitor for hours. I have always loved Indian food. I have specifically loved eating banana leaf rice and fish head curry ever since I was little and had my first banana leaf experience over at Banana Leaf Apolo, Singapore. SLUURRPP!

Anyways, I've tried many banana leaf meals here in KL but I've gotta say, Sri Nirwana Maju in Bangsar is probably one my favourite joints. They have a branch nearby my place in Taipan, Subang Jaya but, it's not the same. It's just not. Even the fried squid is a tad bit different.

But the one in Bangsar.... try going here for lunch, but be well prepared to wait in line for a table to open up. The place is just so full it's overflowing with patrons. So getting a seat outside is probably a good thing because inside can be a little too stuff.

Service is good, food is fast and yummy.. Love it! Just absolutely love it. And I will not go without side dishes like mutton curry or the fried sotong! DELISH!

Fried Squid at Sri Nirwana Maju (Image credit: TOKL)

The fish head curry, well, if you're late, you're stuck with the head of an ikan tenggiri.. not that it's not yummy, but head of tenggiri is just not appetizing to look at. At least for me, personally, because it's so sharp and thin and mean looking. Hahaha.

You must must try their fried bitter gourd (even non-bitter gourd lovers don't mind finishing it up) as well as their dried salted chillies which are just DELISH! The salted chillies aren't spicy, but adds a lot of flavour.

Image borrowed from Lina's post.

I can guarantee that most of you won't be disappointed to have your lunch or dinner here. Well, except for Monica, who doesn't enjoy Indian food, to begin with. She's exempt. LOL! Even my kids love it here.

It has been ranked at #20 out of 915 restaurant in Kuala Lumpur with 5 stars. It has also been shortlisted in the Best Indian Restaurant category of the Time Out KL Food Awards 2010 and 2011.

It may not be the best, but you will still end your meal with finger lickin' good time and full bellies!

This place is located just opposite Bangsar Village 2 -- 43 Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur

Oh and if you like cooking and baking, just walk along the same row and pop into Pantry Magic. I love it there. Okay, a bit random.

Thankful Thursday: It's Raining, It's Pouring..

2012-05-03T08:30:00.000+08:00

*click to enlarge*

After the long hot dry spell all of last week and perhaps the previous weeks before that, I am so glad that it has begun to rain. It has been raining here in Subang thisweek, beginning on Tuesday and yesterday, it was raining (not heavily, but steadily) from noon all the way into the late evening. The air is fresher and cooler now. Just the way I like it. And for that, I am utterly grateful and I bet I'm not the only one? Hopefully we get some more rain today too!

Have you made your gratitude list today?

Wordless Wednesday: Wavering Patriotism?

2012-05-02T21:45:00.000+08:00

The kids were playing upstairs the other day, while I was folding my laundry downstairs. When I went up to put the clothes away, I saw Allie playing with Sophie, her old pink bear and she put Sophie in a boat (her father's kopiah) holding a Malaysian flag.

It evoked some sadness in me, thinking of the state of our country. With what happened at the Bersih 3.0 rally, does it not make your patriotism waver a little? We need to keep reminding ourselves that we need to keep Malaysia safe, we need to remain undivided as a multiracial and multicultural nation, and not let the clowns a.k.a. politicians turn us against each other and turn our beautiful country into a joke for all the world to see.

They're battling each other for what seems like their own personal agenda all crazy for power. Do they REALLY want what's best for the people? Or are they just being power hungry? Honestly, I can't see it. Not through our current government nor the Opposition. Has it really come to the point where we just have to settle for the lesser of two (or more) evils?

Truth be told, I can't stand politics nor do I know much about it.. but I do know that I love Malaysia. I love my multiracial family and friends. I love the food. I love living here. If I had a choice to permanently move and change nationalities, I'd still choose to live here. It's tanah tumpahnya darahku, okay??! Chewaaaah! Hahahahaha.

Seriously though, come what may, whatever happens in the next elections, I hope Malaysia remains safe, peaceful, beautiful and undivided. Wishful thinking? I sure as hell hope not.

p/s: On another note, this post wasn't quite so Wordless was it?

Random Tuesday Thoughts: A Little Late But Who Cares?

2012-05-02T18:32:00.002+08:00

Procrastination. The majority of the human population has a problem with it so don't expect me to be any different. I kept putting off this post yesterday and ended up with posting this Tuesday segment of mine, on a Wednesday. A little late but who cares?

I finally got my camera!! Remember there was once when I blogged about this contest I joined and I was majorly pissed because they reset my high score assuming it was an “impossible” feat? Well, I proved them wrong and got a higher high score and ended up winning the contest. So let it be written, so it shall be done!! Hahaha. No matter what, I wasn't gonna give up. Like Jeeb said, persistence is key!

*click to enlarge* One of my leaderboard scores. My final score was 12.42 secs.

So here's my win thanks to History Channel Asia's "The Kennedys" Quiz!

My very own DSLR - Canon EOS 60D with EF-S 18-5mm IS II Lens

It also came with a camera bag, tripod as well as some Canon Photography guides

I won the contest back in November of 2011 and I only received it from History Channel Asia in April. Crazy, right? A little late but who cares? I still won and now I am the proud owner of my new "boy toy"!

I loooved the Avengers!!

I'm not a comic fan but I do enjoy Marvel films and superhero movies. Avengers would be my favourite Marvel film now. Prior to this, Thor made my top Marvel film although many said Captain America was better. I disagree. Thor is a God.. Not some superhero mutated by some genetic experiment. I love Thor and although he appeared a little late in the film (or so it felt), but who cares? He appeared! It was an awesome film. I don't mind watching it again. Lots of laughs and lots of action. My type of movie!

My kids have started singing this song that went viral. It's by local comedian Afdlin Shauki (Boboi from Maharaja Lawak Mega) if I'm not mistaken.. The song is “Ada lembu nak jaga” sung to the tune of Maroon 5's “Moves Like Jagger”. It's annoying but pretty funny when my kids sing it and it seems that I'm the last few people to know about this song. Apparently it has gone viral for quite a while now. Come on now... Say it with me, people... “A little late, but who cares???” LOL!

Oh and I have been crazy using up my free time to play Bop It! XT. Have you guys ever played it? It seems like it's all the rage and my sister bought it recently during a short trip to Toys 'R' Us and I'm pretty addicted. A little late jumping on the Bop It! XT bandwagon, but who cares? If you haven't tried it, you should! It's fun! Absolutely fun to play at parties too!! I'll try to remember to bring it during the next blogger's gathering. That would be super fun! Hahaha!

Bop it! Twist it! Pull it! Spin it! Flick it! Shake it!

I feel like I didn't get enough sleep. I usually sleep before midnight 'coz I have to be up early but chatting with these fellas – Bella, Marzie, Monica, Foong and Emila on Twitter about FOOD, did not help my grumbling stomach and made it harder for me to sleep. LOL! So I ended up sleeping a at almost 3am. A little late.. but who cares?

Hmmmm.. Okay, 2 minutes have passed and not one random thought has popped into my mind. My brain isn't working properly now. I seriously need to catch up on some zzzzs. Catch y'all later! I'll be posting Wordless Wednesday next 'coz I DON'T wanna be late this time because I actually DO care!

Toodles,

Brunch, Anyone?

2012-05-01T11:12:00.000+08:00

I love reading TimeOutKL magazine. Every time my sister and I are at a loss when deciding where to eat, TOKL comes to the rescue. That's how we found out about one of our favourite haunts.. Canoodling @ Bangsar Village 2.

I so love the Crispy Duck Salad! I pretty much eat it every single time we're there. Besides, it's not pricey. Food costs between RM5.90 for side orders up to RM13.90 for mains. Not bad lah, right? For KL price. It's kid friendly too!

Crispy Duck Salad @ Canoodling

Beef Brisket Noodle Soup @ Canoodling

Anyways, in the latest May issue, you'll be salivating over the top places to go for brunch!

I was craving some pancakes and lo and behold, there was the perfect brunch of Banana pancakes with strawberries that looks oh-so-YUMMEHH!!

The place is at Antipodean Cafe located in Bangsar, but apparently, it's always so full that you'll have to wait about 30-45mins for a table! Yikes! The waiting part doesn't sound too appealing. Antipodean Café was shortlisted in the Best for Coffee and Best New Restaurant categories of the Time Out KL Food Awards 2011. HOWEVER, I was super bummed that this place, renowned for it's bang-up breakfast, is non-halal. *cries*

But not to fret, there's tons of other places to check out in the latest May issue, and there's lots of gourmet food and new things to try. Miso ice-cream, anyone? Wonder how that'll taste like! Speaking of gourmet food, ever thought of getting gourmet gifts for your girlfriend? It will be something new and unexpected! :)

Bohemian Rhapsody

2012-05-01T10:39:00.000+08:00

I know I'm late for Music Monday, but it's one of my fave segments of the week, so I'm pulling in a late one here. Besides, it's still Monday in some parts of the world. :)

For this week, I asked Allie to choose a song for me because frankly, I can't really think of a song to feature. So I set her the task to choose songs that were NOT from her cartoons. :P So she settled with "This is the real life". When I told her I didn't know that song, she insisted "You know lah! It's the "easy come, easy go.. little high little low" song!

So Bohemian Rhapsody it is! Yes, even I forgot the opening line for that song was "This is the real life.."

Yes, my daughter is a fan of Queen. She used to request for "Under Pressure" every single time we went inside the car. Until all of us couldn't take it anymore. And the first thing she told me after she came home from watching Happy Feet 2 with her Nana was, "Mommy, they sang my song, Under Pressure!"

Well, I guess, the apple does not fall too far from the tree in this case. I love me some Queen too! Haha.. So here's Allie's choice for Music Monday, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen! Classic! :)

Hope you all enjoy her pick! :) Happy Music Monday!

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2012-04-16T12:15:00.001+08:00

I can foresee that this year would require me to save up a lot! There are a lot of plans happening this year that I am excited about but it would also mean being on a stricter budget because a lot of moolah needs to go into making these plans happen and being a stay-at-home mom isn't exactly what you call landing the big bucks.

So, I am doing my best to search for extra ways to make income, some of which are a work in progress and some are just even more plans. Plus, having plans means you need to spend money to make more money.

Gosh, why does it have to be so hard sometimes? Is there a place that exists where I can go mining and dig me out some gold bars?? (Come on you can tell me, I won't tell anyone else! Sharing is caring, remember?) Although at this point of time, even if I get silver bars, it'll be good enough!

Oh well, like they say, Get Rich or Die Tryin'!

My Ever Helpful Neighbour

2012-04-16T12:13:00.002+08:00

What with all the gardening ~~I have~~ the husband has been doing, my ~~nosy~~ helpful neighbour has been giving us gardening pointers every chance she can get. Up to the point that I'll only get out to water my flowers when I know she's not around. She can be pretty in-your-face about it too.

There was once when she was telling me how I should use “rice water” (the first rinse of water I use to wash my rice) to water my plants instead of using plain water. As if I didn't know that already. The next thing she was telling me to use worm composters to help with fertilizing my plants. Sometimes I go all Ally McBeal and tell her “Lady, my plants are thriving for a reason and I don't need you and your worm poop to help” but I won't do that for real. Because that's just mean. Any advice is welcome advice, right? Sometimes you need to just be humble about it even if you do know what's best for you. And yeah, like I said, she's just being ~~nosy~~ helpful.

Tanning Salons in Malaysia

2012-04-16T12:09:00.003+08:00

Health and Massage Spas are a dime a dozen these days. It's not hard to find a good spa that caters to your needs. However in Malaysia, I haven't really found any tanning services available. Not that I need tanning, mind you. Besides in Asia, the trend is more for “whitening” rather than tanning. Plus, all you have to do is go dry your laundry in your yard in your bikini at noon and you're done with your tan for the rest of the year. It's that hot here. Except during rainy seasons.

But still, don't you think we should offer ocean tanning solutions to people who are interested and DO need them? I think as long as you don't have “Jersey Shore Orange” in your tanning color chart, I'm sure it'll still be a hit.

Big tanning FAIL!

Black Beauty

2012-04-16T12:07:00.001+08:00

As a little girl, I used to want a pony. I think most little girls wanted the same thing. Perhaps we could all blame it on My Little Pony cartoons where they practically poop rainbows. My Little Pony toys are probably it when it comes to my experience with horses. Well, there was once when I went to the Melaka Zoo with my kids and Buddy wanted to go on a horse ride so bad, and I had to company him 'coz he was only 4 years old at the time.

I was so afraid the horse would sense my fear and send me flying. I was trying so hard to relax my legs because I was afraid I'd accidentally click my heels on it's belly. Just imagine putting Barbie on My Little Pony.. with barbie legs all straight and unable to bend. That's how I looked like. This is the best relaxed look I managed to pull off because the hubs wanted to take a picture and kept on asking me to "RELAX!!!"

Seriously, I was too too afraid the horse will go leaping over the fences, taking off and send me flailing on top and eventually fall, landing on my head. Yes, I have an active imagination. After what happened with Christopher Reeves, who can blame me, right?

But I still do like seeing the Equestrian World Championship on TV and seeing the horses do the trot, then the canter, then gallop. And not to mention the leaping over the fences! If I were a jockey, I'd customize my riding helmets like Michael Jackson's (for his Triumph tour). Pretty cool, no?

Oh but that's so far fetched. When I can't even sit properly on a saddled horse. Hehehe!

Waterfall Braids

2012-04-10T21:41:00.000+08:00

I love waterfall braids. It's simple and easy and pretty. You can check out how to do the waterfall braid here.

I have done it for Allie numerous times and initially didn't want to stress myself out trying it on my own hair. But since I get bored with my hairstyle more often than John Mayer does of his girlfriends, I decided to try it out. I don't know why it comes as a surprise that I nailed it on my first try. After all, I do my own inverted and outward french braid as well as a fishtail braid, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that a waterfall braid is even simpler to do than the rest. I took a picture of my hair on the husband's Blackberry, but I had problems trying to transfer it via bluetooth to my laptop. -_-"

Besides the waterfall braid, I have also tried the Gibson tuck (which is hard to do now that my hair is too long), as well as the Sock bun and all kinds of side chignons. I love doing the non heat curls too, now that my hair is straight again using socks (clean ones of course). I guess I just have too much time on my hands. And I seriously get bored of my hairstyles really fast. I'll even cut it myself if I have to. I really find it hard to understand how people can have the same hairstyle for years and years and years and years and not get bored. That's some serious comfort zone issues right there.

Yay! Public Holiday!

2012-04-10T21:33:00.001+08:00

Since tomorrow is a public holiday marking the installation of the new King (All Hail the King!), I have to say, that I am doing my best to be productive tomorrow. No more lazy days catching up on tv series. I'm determined to make full use of the day.

Fixing things that need to be fixed. Cleaning things that need to be cleaned (on top of my normal everyday chores). My wardrobe and the children's wardrobe needs some serious re-organizing. Put in new batteries in remote controls, toys, tools, etc. So I need to buy AA and AAA batteries (I don't think I have the need for an ls 14250 lithium battery, though). Old toys need to be boxed up and put away. Send things for recycling. Send old clothes for charity. I know I can do this on weekends, but weekends are my really lazy days. I don't even like cooking on weekends if I can help it. So it's gonna be a busy day tomorrow. I just hope I can get everything done.

Random Tuesday Thoughts: Speaking Of..

2012-04-10T17:21:00.000+08:00

It's that time of the week to squeeze out all my random thoughts again. So here goes.

I'm a pretty positive person. I don't really like to dwell on problems, people, or things that I can't change. It's exhausting, don't you think? I attribute my positivity to my blood type. I'm B+. So my life motto, naturally, is "Be Positive". I got it from my momma. She's super positive. She's a B+ too. So there you go, a new fact about me that you might/might not have known.

Speaking of my mom, it was her birthday last Saturday. She turned 56. :) I love her so much, and I may be biased, but I don't think she looks anything like a 56 year old. What say you?

My beautiful mommy.. captured by me! :)

Anyways, mom was telling me how at my age, she already had 4 kids. That's her way of telling me that she wants more grandkids. However, I told her I've given her two, now she can pressure the rest of my siblings for grandkids. I did my part, now it's time for my brothers and sisters to buck up and contribute to the family. LOL!

My siblings.. sans my kid sister who wasn't born yet.

Speaking of family, I have a very close-knit family. I'm grateful because growing up, I just assumed every family was like mine.. close and loving and we talk all the time. My brother calls me up once a week, I call my younger sister every night to say good night (it's a ritual) and I talk to my mom for hours every time we speak. My older sister lives with me and there's always not enough hours to finish our conversations. So for that, I'm really grateful.

Parents, siblings, aunts and cousins during our convoy trip to Kuching from KK. This was taken in Brunei.

Speaking of grateful, I have a lot of things that I am grateful for this year. I finally have my own camera. I have been complaining for years about not having a decent camera. But I have one now. It's not in my hands, yet, though. It's with my best friend's boyfriend. He's in Singapore and he'll be bringing it back soon. I'm so excited. Why is it with him? Long story. I'll tell you all about it when I get it.

Speaking of getting it, you know what I DON'T GET.. When I miss answering a call just by a milisecond. And I'm like "Hello.. hello" and the person has already put down the phone. THEN I call back immediately, and it keeps on ringing for like forever and goes into voice mail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away for dear life?

Speaking of running, I haven't been running in a while. I have some health issues (nothing alarming) that makes me have to put running on hold for a while, so I will NOT be joining the Energizer Night race.. will see if I can make it for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon. Although technically, I'll just be doing the 10k and not the marathon.

Source: Patrae.com via Google Images

Speaking of marathons, this has been a marathon of random thoughts and I think we should end it here. No? Because I can just go on and on and on right now. My mind is a beehive of activity. But nah, I'm not gonna waste your time.. Reading this will be a good 1-2 minutes of your life you won't get back and I don't wanna feel bad about that. :P

So till next week's Random Tuesday Thoughts... toodles! Oh and p/s: To those in Selangor, aren't you guys glad that tomorrow is a public holiday??! YIPPEE!! :)

Skinny Love - Birdy

2012-04-09T14:29:00.000+08:00

I miss participating in Music Monday. I'm always too busy that I can't even get my days straight. Besides, truth be told, I have been busy catching up on the latest episodes of my tv series which explains my absence from the virtual world.

Anyways, I hope everyone is doing great and your Monday blues aren't too blue. Here's a song that I have been addicted to ever since I heard it in Vampire Diaries (my absolute fave guilty pleasure) last year. It was from Season 2 (I think it was during one of the last few episodes) so I was surprised to hear it on FlyFm the other day.

Here's Skinny Love by Birdy. Enjoy!!

The song Skinny Love was originally composed and performed by Bon Iver but was re-done by Birdy, an English msuician who released her version on January 2011 and made it to the top 20 UK Singles Chart. The original version by Bon Iver was featured in Season 5 of Grey's Anatomy (I noticed during my Grey's marathon the other day). This song is pretty popular with tv series, I guess. I think the song (both original and and Birdy's version) is just beautiful and heartbreaking. But I just absolutely love songs with piano accompaniment (if that's what you call it) so that's why I chose Birdy's version for today. Hope you all enjoy it!

More Birthdays To Come

2012-03-27T11:44:00.001+08:00

5 days more to go for April! And that means a huge dent on the pockets because it's another big birthday month. Both my mom and my son will be celebrating their birthdays. My son will be 8 years old this year and I don't know if he wants to throw a party to invite his friends or not. He's never had a "party" with his own friends. But what I really know would make his birthday is bringing him to Universal Studios in Singapore. Especially now that the Transformers ride is open, he's been harping on it day and night.

But we'll see about that. Have to check mommy's "special coffers" for that! Haha!

As for my mom, I am planning to call her florist and order her a beautiful floral arrangement. Because if there's something my mother loves more than her children and grandchildren, it's a nice bouquet of flowers. She used to have fresh flower arrangements delivered to the house every 2 weeks when my dad was still around. And my dad also used to send surprise bouquets to her all the time. (Hope she doesn't read this post!)

But the florists here, as much as they can make beautiful arrangements, the types of flowers they have are really limited and if you want something more special, it'll take longer (to order) and more expensive and it's just really tedious. If we were overseas, it would be spring right now and the flowers in bloom would be so gorgeous that you don't even have to spend a bundle on flowers.

Aren't they just gorgeous?? I loooooove it and I know my mom will too! If only they could whip me something like this for a price that won't burn a whole in my wallet all through to my bag.

Anyways, these are all just plans. I need to think of Plan B just in case this plan doesn't fall through. :)

Takkan Habis Cintaku

2012-03-23T23:07:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday, my darling husband. The past 9 years have seen our ups and downs but it's a journey that I'm glad to have gone on with you and no one else. I love you.

This is a song that describes my love for my husband.. It's by Indonesian trio, Lingua. It's a pretty old song.. but I still love it and it sends a beautiful meaning. :)

'Pabila tersayang jatuh di pangkuan

Tiada keinginan hatiku menyayang selain dirimu

'Pabila tercinta inginkan pelukan

Akan kuberikan padamu seorang semampu diriku

Selama bersama akan hanya ada cinta

Semenjak bersama tak 'kan ada hasrat hilangkan cinta yang telah ada untuk s'lamanya

Tak 'kan habis cintaku kepadamu

Tak 'kan letih aku menyayangimu

'Pabila terkasih mendambakan mimpi

Kucoba sanggupi untuk 'ku memberi mimpi yang terindah

Selama bersama tiada hendak aku berpisah

Selagi bersama hanya ada kita coba bersumpah saling mencinta untuk s'lamanya

Tak 'kan habis cintaku kepadamu (oh... begitu pun juga diriku)

Tak 'kan letih aku menyayangimu (oh... seperti cintaku padamu)

Selama bersama akan hanya ada cinta (untuk selamanya)

Semenjak bersama tak 'kan ada hasrat hilangkan cinta yang telah ada untuk s'lamanya

Tak 'kan habis cintaku kepadamu

Tak 'kan letih aku menyayangimu, oh...

(Pada dirimu)

Tak 'kan habis cintaku kepadamu (begitu pun cintaku padamu)

Tak 'kan ingin 'ku menjauh darimu (seperti cintaku padamu)

Tak 'kan habis cintaku kepadamu (takkan habis cintaku padamu)

Tak 'kan letih ku merindu dirimu (hanya dirimu yang kurindukan)

Tak 'kan habis cintaku kepadamu (cintamu, cintaku)

Coward

2012-03-19T02:13:00.000+08:00

Coward. That's the English translation for this week's Music Monday by local singer/songwriter, Yuna. I wasn't a big fan of Yuna before.. I mean, I think she's talented and nice (bumped into her with boyfriend Qi) a couple of times and they're always nice but I never really took the time to go on YouTube and check out every single one of her songs.

Well, that is until I heard this song, Penakut (Coward) last month or so ago.. The song is about a girl in love singing to the guy she loves about how unfair it is that he's in love with another as well. Basic love triangle but the lyrics and the melody is so beautiful and haunting, that I can just listen to it over and over and over again. Take a listen and hope you enjoy this beautiful tune by Yuna.

There's another version of this song, sung by local rap/hip hop group AMPG, which is the "guy's response" to the girl. It's pretty dope! So if you want to know this "coward's" answer, here's Takut - AMPG Collective feat. Yuna.

Happy Music Monday, everyone!

Family Matters

2012-03-10T15:01:00.001+08:00

Had a long talk with my mom yesterday. But that's usually the case. I can talk to my mom for hours and hours until she complains I'm gonna cost her a bomb when her phone bill comes out. Anyways, some updates on the family front..

My cousin's wedding date has been confirmed. She'll be married in November. That means I have to think of tailoring something to wear. Anyone knows a great tailor? That's doesn't cost me a hand and a leg and my firstborn? Seriously, the last time I made my outfit for my brother's wedding it cost a bomb and the tailoring wasn't up to my expectations.. especially after she charged us so much.

My sister brought her boyfriend home for the first time. My 18-yr old sister is the baby of the family. So everyone is super protective over her but she is also the one with the most boyfriends. She has a different boyfriend every year AND she dates people that we don't know at all. I mean my hometown is pretty small. Practically everyone knows everyone who knows someone. But my sister? She dates people we DON'T know at all. Not boys from her school. Not anybody we know. And we know a lot of people. Sometimes I feel like doing criminal background checks on the guys she dates.

So anyways, this is the first time she has asked for permission to invite her boyfriend for dinner. Gutsy.. considering my brothers and their separate tempers. But apparently, he was allowed to come over and they like him. I so gotta meet this guy.

Hmm.. what else. Oh there is some big news!! But I can't share it here without consulting the "related parties" first. :) heheeh stay tuned.

But seriously, I miss my mommy.

And my sister, sister-in-law, and my brothers. I think I'm beginning to feel homesick.

What Movie Should I Watch Tonight?

2012-03-10T14:39:00.000+08:00

We've been watching a lot of classic movies at home lately. Movies from the 50s and 60s. The hubs just took out his classic movies DVD collection and it was pretty awesome. Allie is actually such a movie lover that she will watch anything. She actually sat through Clint Eastwood's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and she was really focused watching Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments. That was like 3 hours 35 minutes!! Not including intermission. Yes, it had intermission! LOL!

But I can't blame her, Yul Brynner as Ramses was yummylicious and Charlton Heston as Moses was hot too (during the Egypt phase, not when he got the calling).

Yul Brynner as Ramses and Anne Baxter as Nefertiri

Anyways, I've got a stack of DVD collections to go through and I'm thinking of what to watch tonight. But it's always easier when Blogthings is around to help you out, right?

You Should Watch an Action Movie

You like to stay busy and active. You don't need thrills, but you do need something to do.

You are bored easily, and nothing bores you more than a slow paced movie. You need things to be moving along.

You tend to be a very open and honest person. You cut to the chase. You don't have time to couch what you're saying.

You like to have a lot of friends and be in the middle of what's going on. You rarely pass up an opportunity to go out.

What Kind of Movie Should You Watch Tonight?

Blogthings: 100's of Fun, Free Quizzes and 3 Stupid Ones

And Just So You Know..

2012-03-09T15:06:00.001+08:00

Referring to my previous post, another reason that attributed to my lack of online activity is the slow dying state of my laptop. I am in denial. I don't believe it's time to say goodbye to my lappy yet.. it still has life in her. It's survived with minimal problems for 5 years now, so it can't just die on me yet. It hangs a lot and I have to send it for reformatting, I'm sure. I just hope it's not the motherboard. 'Coz you all know if it's the motherboard, then it's just time I put it to sleep for good, right? It's not like I can find any cheap motherboards and replace it on my laptop, right? Or can I? I don't know. :(

Don't tell me that on top of a new phone, I need a new laptop too. And a vacation. And some new clothes. And a hot bod. And a new pair of running shoes. And the new iPad. ;)

And the list goes on...

Pinning Me Down

2012-03-09T14:59:00.000+08:00

There's a lot of things I want to write about, but when it comes to actually working on writing about it, I just stare at the blank page for what seems like forever and I talk myself out of writing it. But it's not like my life is the life of a celebrity that you all are just dying to know what's up anyway, right?

As of right now, though, if you really want to know what I'm up to, I'm just busy with Pinterest. It's my new "Tumblr" and "Polyvore". It's another one of those. Easier to manage. If you're on it, follow me! :)
If you're not, drop me a line and I'll send you an invite! :)

Use Your Illusion

2012-02-26T14:58:00.003+08:00

I was browsing Polyvore just now and I saw this set that featured a gorgeous Gibson guitar and I can't help but have a flashback to the days where my brother was teaching me how to play the solo for Patience by Guns 'n' Roses on his guitar. He will point out every Les Paul Gibson guitars that Slash used during the Use Your Illusion (I and II) tour videos.

My brother was obsessed with it and he was determined to buy his very own Gibson Les Paul. He still hasn't owned one.. because I guess he can't imagine spending so much on a guitar, maybe? I'm not sure. I'll ask him why he hasn't bought one.

Anyways, when I saw this Gibson guitar on Polyvore, I'm feeling inspired to do a Use Your Illusion set. Pretty cool, huh?

Amazon.com: Gibson Custom ES-335 Dot Electric Guitar, Transparent... (clipped to polyvore.com)

*my sweet escape*