spin me around as i dream, dream, dream...

Time to catch up on some of the awards-cum-tags I've been given from the lovely Gracie and sweet, adorable Cat. The rules are simple: list seven facts about yourself and pass the award on to others.

Here goes! (:

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

1.) Christmas is my favourite time of the year!
I love buying gifts for people as well as pretty wrapping paper. But most of all, I love the true meaning behind Christmas.


2.) I go weak in the knees for all things soft and floral.
Ribbons and flowers in my hair, sundresses, princessy trinkets.


3.) I get rather irked when someone flips open my glossies to read it before I've had the chance to do so myself. I like to be the first one who turns the pages of my brand new magazine.


4.) Escada Rockin' Rio was my very first fragrance, and have stuck to it ever since. I'm still mourning about Escada's bankruptcy, and am planning to buy the last few bottles left on the shelves. DKNY's Fresh Blossom has been serving me well, though! (thanks Boyfriend!)
[note: just got word from Chrys that the Escada perfumes may still live on despite the demise of its fashion house. yippie!]


5.) I can't stomach spinach, peas and long beans - they make me feel nauseous and so does eating too much nonya kuih.


6.) My current wishlist includes: a Polaroid camera (Dad says he'll keep on the lookout for me), a copy of Lula magazine, and the original (500) Days of Summer DVD.


7.) Life as I knew it changed for the better when I first believed in Jesus and got serious about Him when I was a wee 13-year-old. When life is rough, God walks me through it. When I doubt Him, He assures me that He is always with me. He is my Joy and Meaning.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

I tag my beloveds: Chloe, Christine, and Lauranne!

xx

photo beautifully captured by Megan

from the oscars to the after-party

Howdy, sweets! How did your weekend treat you? Good, I hope! Mine was yet another power-packed one, which was just full of absolutely good, clean fun! The American Degree Program annual ball was held on Friday night, but this time, our department combined with B. Comm for the ball, which meant twice the fun! ;)

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Christine came over to my place in the afternoon to get primped and ready for the night together. At first I styled my hair into a loose, low, side bun (causing my scalp a lot of pain in the process because of the useless bobby pins we bought), but after parading about in it for about 15 minutes, I decided against it and let it down instead. Chrys was busy putting on her make-up (she's ace at that) and when we were finally ready, Boyfriend was already waiting outside, with roses for me! Hehe awww. At first I was a lil grumpy, but all was happy pappy again in our car ride. Picked my cousin up, and off we went to Impiana, KLCC.

Everyone was looking real beautiful and the boys cleaned up well. All looked sharp, swanky and were dressed to the nines. We were really looking forward to this night, themed Strass Et Paillettes (think glitz and glamour) and Hollywood, because it was sort of our last big event together before we all leave for different countries to continue our studies.

my date! ;)

The night kick-started with the announcement of the Award Nominees (Most Likely to... and Prom King and Queen) before dinner was served. Ah, eating. My favourite activity. ;) As per usual, all the nominees had to do real silly things on the stage, gaining cheers and laughter from the entire ballroom. It was extremely highlarious when Eka and Ernie became known as Ekaandernie, because they're always together.

Jehan won Best Dressed Female (love her evening gloves) while Elaine got the award for Most Likely to Go Home After Prom to Study. So true! Hee.

Ali, who was nominated for Best Dress Male, seductively calling Ekaandernie to join him on the stage. Too funny to watch! Haha.

buddies! (: yes, Demetri the teddy came along for some fun!


Chrys: the girl who drives me up the wall but whom I love to bits anyway. ;)


lovelovelove.


my favourite guy.


we can't escape chrys' edgyness and my girlyness hehe (case in point, our necklaces)

And so the night ended. Wait wha--?! Never. No ball would be complete without an after-partaaayy! A couple of us piled into the hotel room Riz booked and changed out of our balls gowns and into our party outfits. Ern forgot to bring shoes to party in, so he opted for the hotel's cottony bedroom slippers. Hahaha! Just a little past midnight, we got into our rides and headed to Space located at the Heritage Row. The club was booked for us, the annual ball attendees, so it was just us, the music, an awesome DJ, drinks, and dancing all night long! Responsibly, of course. ;)

Ern's and my dancing shoes. :P

Ernie, Yours Truly and Eka. The three stooges! I shall miss our conference chats, Starbucks truancy adventures, meatball dinners and everything else we do under the Sun when we leave. :(


why hello, aaron. HEHEHEHE.

He thinks I'm lame but I don't think he has ever heard his own jokes. :P Still, I love how he looks in his vest. Lalala.

I'm really going to miss this! The laughter, friendship and fellowship. As it is, this year was a lil different because Rushdi and Chloe left for US a coupla months ago. This time next year, all of us would've left for US and Oz already. Such is life! But we'll enjoy the rest of our time together, for sure, and our reunions in years to come. 'Twas a great night and we definitely had a ball. Pun very much intended. Tee hee! And now, my Anthropology assignment awaits! Over and out.

xx

always again

"He is coming,
and I am here."

-Clare Abshire
The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger

It is a somewhat lovely irony that I read the final word of The Time Traveler's Wife at the stroke of midnight. I won't say why, but it has something got to do with what Clare and Henry had to deal with at midnight. I felt overwhelmed by emotion upon putting the book down - crying and crying long before the end. I can almost hear the written words that resonate in my mind: "I love you, always. Time is nothing." Audrey Niffenegger is a wonderful writer (until today, I still cannot understand the accolades Stephanie Meyer has gotten for the Twilight saga despite the mediocrity of it all) and now I'm afraid to watch the movie, lest it fails to live up to the novel and disappoints. Admittedly, I felt a bit uncomfortable and weirded out at the age gap and the amount of intimacy that happened during that time.

The novel really made me think about Time. One day, our Lord Jesus will come back again, and that day could be an hour from now, tomorrow, next month or years even. And when He does, will He say, "I never knew you", or "well done, good and faithful servant"? Life is short, and it is nothing but a drop in eternity's ocean. Eternity. Are we prepared for it?

xx

just a minute in... november

Drinking... Nestum! It's a childhood love. So yummy!

Reading... The Time Traveler's Wife. I know - join the bandwagon, right? But I refuse to watch the movie before I'm done reading it.

Pulsating... at the memory of The All-American Rejects concert two nights ago. Seriously, I'm still not over how great a night it was! ((: Reading Debbie's post and watching videos of their performance is only fueling my euphoria. It's a good thing. What a fantastic night!

Saving... up for the Muse concert in Singapore February next year. Wooha!

Feeling... incredibly content and happy with life.

October ended with a blast, and I'm hoping November will be even more awesome! God is always so cool and kind! (: Here's a little video Chrys took with my camera (I was too busy screaming/jumping/singing/having a heart attack) of The All-American Rejects performing the first song on their setlist that night, Move Along!

Am off to visit The Bee at work with Vic before meeting up with the Boyfriend for dins dins. Have a wonderful week, sweets!

xx

photo found in Concrete and Honey

the sun is gone, the nights are long

It's 2.30am and my voice is raspy while my throat is sore, but it has been one of the best nights I've had this year! Boyfriend, Debbie, Victor, Christine, Eka and I hit Bukit Jalil this evening for The All-American Rejects concert! *fan girl scream* Seriously, I'd been waiting for this day for a long, long time. I missed MTV World Stage, so there was no way I was not going to let this opportunity pass me by!

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I dunno why, but ever since I heard Swing Swing in 2003, I was immediately hooked, and it became my ultimate favourite All-American Rejects song among the many others that came next. I was extremely worried that they wouldn't perform Swing Swing tonight 'cos they already did at World Stage in Malaysia not too long ago. I desperately wanted them to play that song, as well as My Paper Heart and Dance Inside, while Debbie wanted The Last Song really badly! We were all really doubtful as those songs were old, and they weren't the singles that were released back then.

Debbie, Yours Truly & her Halloween headgear, Voctor!

Anyway, we arrived at the stadium carpark and waited ages before we could get in. When we finally did, we managed to get ourselves into the VIP section (Christine rocks! haha) and so we were very close to the stage and had a good view of the bands. Before AAR came on stage, we heard the sounds of Disagree, Pop Shuvit and One Buck Short. Disagree was my personal favourite tonight! I like. It would've been awesome if they sang Football Mad Nation, though! It took another gruelling hour of waiting after the three acts were over, and by then, we were all pretty grumpy and tired. My back was aching, and Christine had resolved to sitting on the floor already. I just kept repeating to Victor and Debbie, "please please please let them play Swing Swing! Please please please!" (as I've been doing so for the past donno how many weeks to donno how many people)

Suddenly, we heard the extremely familiar drum intro of... Move Along! Oh my gosh, the whole crowd went WILD, and so did we! AAR!!! Finally!!! Debbie, Chrys and I were screaming and cheering our lungs out, singing along. At times I was so out of breath, I couldn't continue at some parts no matter how hard I tried and wanted to. It was massive! Tyson was really adorably funny, he was decked out in glitter again and wore a native American headpiece in celebration of Halloween. Woot!

Tyson Ritter! (:

The next song was Fallin' Apart, and after that, Tyson made us yell, "Dirty!" "Dirty Little!" "Dirty Little Secret!" which was the name of the following song, of course. Once it was over... the soft but sure sound of the organ was heard and I WENT CRAZY! Just hysterical! Completely and utterly raving mad. IT WAS SWING SWING! I can't even begin to describe how I felt at the time because it was like some sort of dream sequence for me. I waited six years for this! The All-American Rejects sounded just like they do in their recordings, so it was just perfect. I was near tears as I belted out the lyrics. Hahaha! I kid you not! It was amazing to sing along to Swing Swing being played live. Debbie and I were in a state of euphoria! And as if that wasn't good enough, My Paper Heart came next! That was it: I forgave AAR for making us wait for so long, and if they had packed up and left after that song was over, I'd have said it was a great night despite them playing only five songs thus far. It was so good to hear them live! GAHHHH LOVELOVELOVE.


mid-concert
The rest of the concert was really enjoyable. When Nick Wheeler played the accoustic guitar, all felt really serene and I just closed my eyes to take it all in, especially during Mona Lisa. We all agreed that he was super cute! Sigh, Nick. *swoon* Hehe. Later on, after the final chord of Damn Girl resounded, I heard something. It wasn't loud, barely noticable, and I wasn't 100% certain. It was a long shot and almost impossible, but I told Debbie anyway: "I thought I heard the intro of The Last Song." Victor gave me a look and said, "Don't la get her hopes high!" Three seconds later, the music built up and the melody got clearer. Debbie and I looked each other, had a mutual understanding, and then screamed and cheered and screamed some more. Indeed, it was The Last Song! Oh man, can someone say BEST SETLIST EVER??!!!

It's safe to conclude that almost 90% of the audience didn't know that song, because hardly anyone sang along, but Debbie and I sure did! It was epic. Seriously, the people around were definitely irked by our fan girl squeals and shrieks. I'm so glad Debbie was equally pumped! Hee. Can't believe they played all those old school AAR songs. Amazing! I think one of the funnest parts of the concert was when Tyson would talk to us and whatever he said would be a hint as to which song was gonna come next, and we'd have fun guessing to ourselves. He was adorable as he kept hopping here and there.

Nick! ((:

The concert came to an end (wuwuwu!) around 11pm and then we hit William's for supper! Since they AAR didn't sing Dance Inside, we compensated for it by playing it in the car! Hehehe. I had heaps of fun, the weather was great, and many thanks to Boyfriend for securing the tickets for the both of us! ((:

xx

star-crossed lovers

"For never was a story of more woe,
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

-Prince, Act V, Scene III
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare

They shared such passionate love and yet, I always thought their story was silly.

xx

movie still found in Le Love