:: halloween is just around the corner ::

Halloween is just around the corner. What is there to expect in KK on Halloween?

Well, there won't be kids dressing up in ghoulish costumes going "Trick of Treat" knocking on our front door. That's for sure.. I've always wanted to try that, but too bad our Asian lifestyle does not do fun-not-so-scary nights. We have truly scary-nights-and-spirits instead.. =_=

Here's some good news for KK-ians.. There's going to be a Halloween Night Party at Jade (Api-Api Centre) this coming Friday, Oct 31, 2008. It'll be a night of minglings and pretty ladies in gothic-ish dresses. And i'm hoping there'll be some good looking gothic-ish dudes too. *winks* Come and join in the fun~

Don't forget... be DRESSED to KILL!
the MOST KILLER-HORRENDOUS-YUMMYLICIOUS OUTFIT gets a winning prize from JADE! What is the PRIZE? Be there on October 31st and find out yourself...

For more information, check out Facebook | Halloween's Night!!

Mood: trying to scare you~ @_@
Muse: Rondo - ON/OFF

:: hookworms ::

Okaaaaayyyyy~ =_= *rasa geli + digusted*

Last night, the itchiness on my feet was so unbearable (to the point i wanted to chop off my legs) that i begged my mum to send me to see Dr. Bachi as soon as possible.

i just came back from Klinik Dr. Bachi about 5 mins ago. After i gave a chronology of events to what has been happening to my feet to Dr. Bachi, he took out a book and turn the pages and said, "ah! let me show you what you're experiencing right now!" he showed me the page and i went, "OMG! EWWWW!!!"

It was a page with very graphic pictures about cutaneous larva migrans. T_T *dies* generally known as Sandworms (i.e. Hookworms)!!! *drops dead*

The picture in the book that he showed was titled "after a beach holiday" T_T So Dr. Bachi prescribed me Zentel (deworming), paracetamol (painkiller) and chlorpheniramine (anti-itch).

Immediately after i took the Zentel (2 pills), my feet became so itchy that i wanted to cry. After 15 mins or so.. the itch died down and now i'm feeling a lot of pain. I can't walk properly because its too painful to walk. But the doctor reassured me that if I take another set of Zentel tomorrow and i'll be okay soon. *crosses fingers*

i hate you worms!!! berani kamurang pigi lagi lukis-lukis red welts on my feet!! *eats more worm-killing medicine* hahahahah! I want to FEEL you all die!!!! DIE!! DIE!! Die and shrivel like the worms you are!!! *gone crazy*

Mood: MAD!!
Muse: Mauve-iro no Sympathy - Omigawa Chiaki & Uchiyama Kouki

:: h-factor ::

WOOHOO! H-Factor was overall great yesterday. I had a good time at the workshop.

Image Courtesy of H-Factor!

The H-Factor workshop in KK was at Pan Pacific, Sutera Harbour, and was scheduled to start at 10am and end at 6pm. But the workshop started around 1045am and finished at 7pm. I went to the workshop with Marissa and met up with Fara and Julian at the venue. Got our hands stamped and lounge around until 1045am. Massy, Chucky, Edgar, and Al. was at the workshop too.

We went into the workshop room and was listening to Hannah Tan's song. And when the event started, we all entertained with Fellest awesome dancing performance. Then the emcee announced the arrival of all the speakers. ☆_☆ *seeing stars*

Workshop Speakers (From Left to Right)
Gals: Hannah Tan, Serena C
Guys: Hans Isaac, David Lai, Harith Iskander,
Reymee Hussein, Pietro Felix, Fellest Yan, Joey Khor

:: Being a Radio DJ ::
We first listened to Serena C and Pietro Felix talk about how a life of a Radio DJ was like. In a nutshell, its a hell lot of hard work, less-or-no sleep and working around the clock. Being a radio dj is about being a mediator between celebrities and the general public/fanbase. XDD! Oh! and whatever people say, you must get your degree! I heard some boys sighed at the back of the room.. +_+

Before the workshop, I just like to listen to Serena C and the Breakfast Show on Mix FM. When i saw her in real life, i was really happily surprised at how cute she is and i liked her even more.. =_= oh noez~ I'm now a fan of someone with the same name as me.. *mayoi no kimochi*

During this time, we all sang the "Happy Birthday" song for Hannah Tan. Her birthday was yesterday and the crew celebrated her birthday on a yacht!! @_@ i just love Hannah Tan's black corset top. XDD

:: Being a Singer ::
Reymee Hussein was the speaker for this segment. Hahaha! I couldn't help but be incredibly amused with his hesitant (what's up with KK's enthusiasm and these gals screaming?) looks. XD He's kinda cute.. and I like his boyish features. I'm glad to hear that he thinks Sabahan are talented singers. *i support Mia Palencia and Nikki Palikat* XDD!

Being a singer generally means that you got to have the talent to sing. You also have to be tolerant to criticism. If anyone wants to start a singing career, don't listen to what family and friends say.. coz usually family and friends won't be cruelly honest with you. =_=

:: Being in Multimedia ::
I was anticipating Joey Khor's stories the most. Coz i'm in the same field but there's still so much more i need to learn. His presentation was really awesome. I totally agree that creative work in the working industry is sometimes dampened because of limitations by money and the client. Oh! But the really fun part was, we get to watch the unreleased trailer of "Prince of Persia!!" Kyaaa!! It was so totally cool!! XDD

Oh! Oh! Joey had these awesome tattoos on his arms.. I bet there's even more tattoos on his chest and body. I want to see... XD He had this "Veni Vidi Vici" inscription on his left arm. *drools* I think it generally means "I came, I saw, I conquer."

After Joey's presentation.. It was lunch break at the Hibiscus Restaurant.

:: Being an Actor/Actress ::
The minute Hannah announced Hans Isaac as the speaker, all the gals was screaming at the top of their lungs! *runs into a corner and covers ears* Hans' talk was really interesting. He urges the teenagers to follow their dreams and do what their hearts really want to do. Don't let other people, even friends and parents, make you give up your dreams. Live life to the fullest!

By the end of his talk, he asked the audience "I need a volunteer for my improv! Who is brave in this room?" I was hesitating to volunteer and another gal volunteered. T_T The improv was quite amusing. The situation was a date between the gal and Hans. Then suddenly Harith came in and had this angry look (acting). He asked what was going on, and Hans went to a corner. The gal tried to explain and called Harith, daddy~ XD Harith said to wait and he'll talk to Hans. Suddenly both Hans and Harith went into gay-mode-how-dare-you-on-me! hahahahaha!

:: Being a Comedian ::
After Hans, Harith Iskander took over the stage. He told us that he was working at an advertising company before he became a comedian. He said that he really enjoyed being a comedian. It was hard at first and after all the hard work and perseverance, he finally got to where he is now.

His jokes and comedic antics was so funny. I was practically crying from laughing so much. My cheeks and tummy hurts but i just couldn't stop. hahahahh! Because of the workshop, i'm going to purchase some tickets to Harith's comedy show this coming Nov 3rd. XDD! Harith! you rock!

:: Being a TV Host ::
Now its Hannah Tan's turn to give a talk. The whole room was cheering so much for Hannah Tan. XD She gave us some insights on how a life of a TV Host or a celebrity can be. Its not all glam and glitter. She showed us how much hard work it takes to be a celebrity and showed us her bed bugs marks on her arms. After the talk, I have so much respect for her. She's really a great woman and she deserves to be blessed. ^_^

For her talk, she invited volunteers from group A and B on stage. I volunteered!! Because i asked her for her autograph before this and she told me that I have to volunteer myself. I wanted to get her autograph for Jim's sake. He badly wanted me to get Hannah's autograph.

well, what we did was to have 3 people from each them to host an impromptu TV show. Group A had to do a "Chicken Wings" show and words given to him by the team's director and writer. Group B (my group) had to do a "Pisang Goreng" show. I was the writer, Kai was the director and Jasmine was the TV Host. HOWEVER, Group A was the winner of the day. In return for volunteering, all of us volunteers got Hannah Tan's autograph. YES! XD

:: Being a Dancer ::
Fellest Yan was really cool with his dance moves and performance. Fyi, Fellest is a Sabahan. His talk was very organized. He showed us some really cool dance moves and cleared up some mistunderstandings about "Break Dancing" The St. Francis Convent gals was going ooh-ahh at Fellest.. "he's so hot! he so cool!" and basically drooling at his body. =_=

anyways, besides the fangirl moes, i enjoyed the learning different dance moves and the history behind them. My favorite moves was the L.A. Hip Hop and Locking. ^_^ Fellest will be having a Hip Hop dance class in KK. The time is from 8pm until 10pm. The venue is at Tmn Che Mei, Lido, Penampang. The registration price is RM 100. Anyone interested?

:: Being a Mentalist/Perfomer ::
David Lai was suppose to be the speaker for this segment but unfortunately, he couldn't make it to the workshop.. Awwww~

After the workshop, it was the photo taking session! Goshop team was the last ones because after the photos, we had a short interview with Hannah Tan!

I had a great time at the workshop. Too bad I didn't bring any camera.. Also, we couldn't take pictures during the workshop. T_T sudah jatuh, ditimpa tangga lagi.. why?? i thought we could take pictures? *sedey* =_= oh well *shrugs* i'll just have to wait for the pictures to be uploaded on the H-Factor website. ^_^ There are also some photos on Fara's post on H-Factor. You guys can check it out. Lastly, here's a shoutout!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ☆HANNAH TAN☆!!!
Please come back to Kota Kinabalu again! XDDD

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Mood: content
Muse: Shut Up & Explode - Boom Boom Satellites

:: hello hello ::

Hello Hello
Asian Kung Fu Generation

Hello, hello, hello, hello
You know it's good to see you here again
To be back with my friends
Where the work's not hard
And the century is closing down
I'm not sure what we've got
We really don't need a lot
Hello, hello

I made a lot of mistakes that bear a heavy,
heavy weight that I'm ashamed of
And I need to get through to something new where I'm not alone

Where everybody knows you,
everybody loves you,
everybody says this is your home

Hello, hello, hello, hello
You know it's good to see you here again
To be back with my friends
Where the work's not hard
And the century is closing down
I'm not sure what we've got
We really don't need a lot
Hello, hello

Trying to shake all responsibility
Repeating that it don't mean much to me
Staying out of my head all day
Don't want to go back
Don't want to have to face it all
All those disappointments that I've made
Hello

Where everybody knows you
Everybody loves you,
everybody says this is your home

Hello, hello, hello, hello
You know it's good to see you here again
To be back with my friends

Don't let me go, hello, hello, hello
You know I wanna stay here with my friends
Stay here 'til the end, don't let me go
Don't let me go, hello, hello
Don't let me go
The century is closing down ...

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I like to listen to this song. It has a "feeling" that makes me feel that i'm back in my hometown. The guitar arrangement resembles the Kadazan way of music arrangement. oh maybe that's what i would like to believe.. ^_^

This song is currently in my most played playlist. The songs by the group Asian Kung Fu Generation is very nice to listen to.. but quite difficult to dance to.. So usually i'll listen to this song in the car or while surfing through the web. ^_^

Mood: happily singing to the music
Muse: Hello Hello - Asian Kung Fu Generation

:: allergies rant ::

Right now I'm effin' irritated with my itchy feet!!

I'm so tempted to use a needle or a knife to puncture each and one of the welts on my feet to kill the itch. The allergic reaction i got from the sand while playing frisbee are acting up again and both of my legs are welting and covered in red rashes. Bengkak & gatal la sesangat. Girigitan sudah sya ni! ARGHSSS@&#$!!!!

well, i already applied some calamine lotion and took my antihistamine pill. The cream that the Doc gave me was not working, so i washed the cream off with cold water and applied the calamine lotion. IT WORKS BETTER than the cream.
Mood: irritated!
Muse: Bang! Bang! Bang! Have a nice dream - Lotus Juice

:: pink ribbon month ::

woohoo!! i got tagged by Fara with the "Pink Sisterhood" tag. XDD

With this badge, i tag Talissa, Nadia, Joanne, Marissa, Rina, Massy and Sara.

Yeps, its that month ladies.. where we strain ourselves nekkid in our rooms in front of our mirrors to check if there's any bumps and changes on our boobies. Be sure to check out the Pink October blog if you want to get more information about breast cancer awareness.

^_^ As of the tags, gals, you must follow the following:

1. Put the logo on your blog
2. Add a link to the person who started it with you
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Add links to these blogs on your blog
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog

OKAY! Fara spiced up her PINK October post with a little "BOOBIES" Contest in her blog. Check out her post about it. @_@
Mood: pink-ish
Muse: Shwayze - Corona and Lime

:: itchy random-ness ::

Okay~ Like i mentioned in the previous post, I have another story to tell. It started after the Frisbee game and lasted throughout the whole weekend.

Warning! This is a very long entry! To skip the story, just scroll down to the bottom of this post.

Well, after the Frisbee game, i followed Marissa home to bathe and rush to 1Borneo after. After i took a bath, i felt like i had a bad itch at the inner sides of both my feet. I was curious and checked my feet properly.. There were lots of little red pimple-like dots all over my inner side of both my left and right foot. I got worried and asked Marissa to take a look.. she said maybe i got bitten by something in the sand during the Frisbee game. So, i just applied some minyak kapak and ignored the itch.

During the movie of "Soul's Code" in 1Borneo, i had to sit cross-legged in my seat in order to continue watching the movie and ignore the itch. After the movie, me, Marissa, Fara and Julian went to BTC Lintas to have some drinks. During this time, the itching was really bad and the red-ness seems to have spread around my foot. T_T but i was too tired to care that much and went straight to bed when i reached home.

Okay.. the next day (which is Saturday), I woke up just before noon and did my morning stuffs. Around noon time, i noticed that my foot seems to look darker. I took a closer look and saw some blue bruise-like tinge all around the red pimple-like dots on my foot. The red dots seems to have spread and is now appearing on the outer sides of both my feet. "Okay! I don't think this is normal!" I called up Roslyn and asked her to send me to the clinic. She could only pick me up around 3pm. so I had to wait at home.

By the time i went to Polyclinic Permai (Lintas), it was already 330pm. The doctor (Dr. F) had a look at my foot and had a puzzled look. He asked me what i did or where i went and stuff. He concluded that it might be a bite from something in the sand and I have hypersensitivity to the venom/bite. So he prescribed me some medicine and gave me two options.

Posibility 1:
It might be a severe allergy reaction to the bite, in which antihistamine medicine can help lessen the itch and inflamation.

Posibility 2:
It might be a kind of worm that is causing the inflamation and will probably travel up to my legs and all the way to my organs if i ignore it. If it is a worm, my other friends should seek medical attention if they start having itch too.

@_@ gah! the possibities of a worst case scenario. So i asked the doc what are my options.

Option 1:
Take the antihistamine tablets and wait for the medicine to work. It'll take about 2-3 hours to see any visible results. and by this time, posibility 2 might have cause a lot of inflamation in my legs. And i'd have to rush to the hospital to get the IV drip into my bloodstream.

Option 2:
Take an antihistamine injection to see immediate results.

So, i was thinking, "I EFFIN' HATE SHOTS!!" and decided to take option 1. But later after the consultation, i told Roslyn about the posibilities and options and she told me to take the injection instead. It'll save the trouble of waiting. So i went back in to take the injection. I got the shot immediately i felt woozy. I wobbled out of the doctor's room and slumped on the waiting chairs.

The nurse called my name, but i told Roslyn to go instead. After a minute or two, i was watching my Roslyn walking back to me with a worried face. She asked me if i was alright and called the nurse, "Kenapa bibir dia pucat ni?" Her voice sounded far and i watched my sister grab my arms while the nurse from behind the counter rushed to me. My vision slowly turned white and everything became silent. I felt like i was floating but i can't seem to think.. Then i slowly hear murmurs of people talking.. then my vision turned from total white to color again very slowly.

I saw the lights on the ceiling and thought, "hm.. this is not home... where am i?" then Roslyn came to my side saying "Serena! Serena! can you see me?" I was blur and wondering what's going on? Why are there nurses walking around? Then the doctor came to me with a stetoscope. He asked me "Can you breathe? Is it difficult?" i tried to answer but i couldn't so i just nodded my head. he continued checking my chest. He told Roslyn, "She fine. She'll up again soon. In the meantime, let her rest" Then i just realised! I collapsed?! OMG! I pengsan!

=_= with that thought rushing to my head, i struggled to move my limbs. during that time, Roslyn and Dr. F was having a chat in the room. By the time i could say something, i told Roslyn that i felt like vomitting. But i didn't vomit. huhu.. then i slowly struggled to move my limbs again.. Then i look at the doctor and said "You killed the histamines in my brain!" He and Roslyn just laughed. "Looks like your sister is fine." he replied. *sweatdrop*

anyways, it took quite a while for me to recover. When i could sit up, i noticed i was lying on the bed in the surgery room (with all the scaples and forceps). yikes! i tried to quickly stand up and walk out of the clinic. *nervous smiles* i said my thanks to the nurses and doctor and left the clinic with Roslyn. Had some burger and fries at Burger King at Damai before going home.

huhu.. this is a very long entry. well.. all in all.. this is the first time i have ever collapsed (pengsan) in my whole life. And i felt like i'd want to jot down the details in case I forget. XD hehe! Take care of yourselves, minna-san..
Mood: reminising
Muse: Issei no Koe - Kita Shuuhei

:: frisbee random-ness ::

42 words

Typing Test

Huhu~ that's the fastest i can type on my keyboard. T_T its so sad that i type that s-l-o-w.. *sighs* anyways, peeps try it out.. its fun finding out how much you can type in one minute. ^_^

Okay.. here's some what's-in-my-life random-ness. Last Friday, I went to play some "Ultimate Frisbee" at the Tj. Aru Beach after work. I went there with Marissa. Edgar asked Fara to bring me along.. hehe.. I was really excited and anxious at first when i went there.. I was worried that I'll really suck at the game.. so! dengan muka tubal yyang sememangnya tubal sudah! i went to join the gang and played frisbee. after a couple of games, turns out that most of the players were new to the game too.

It was really great fun and the rules of the game were easier to understand once you run around after a flying frisbee, and guarding people shouting "1! 2! 3! 4.." and go running after the frisbee again. We were all running around barefoot in the sand and changed players once one of us wants out.

The people who were there at the beach were Marissa, Fara, Rina, Edgar, DiasFox, IrTea, Cubex, Rainer, Beverly, Angela and a lot more others. I think roughly there were originally about 20 people in the beginning of the game.

After the game, Marissa and me left the beach around 730pm and went home to bathe. Got to 1Borneo (after battling the traffic jam) around 850pm and rushed to buy movie tickets to watch "Soul's Code." had sushi for dinner at Sushi King and listened to the fireworks display go boom-boom-bang above our heads..

In my opinion, I didn't enjoy watching the movie. I thought that a horror movie from Thailand would make me scared for a week or so.. but it turns out i had my expectations to high. huhu.. gakari desu..

After the movie, when to have some drinks at BTC Lintas. Went home around midnight-ish and slept.. I have another story to tell, but that will be on the next post.. ^_^;;
Mood: genki
Muse: Vanilla Salt - Toradora

:: fangirl moe ::

FANGIRL MOE SQUEALS! XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~

*sighs* what's the point of spamming my own blog?

... *silence* ...

BECAUSE ITS FUN! XD!! *maniacal laughters*

and i blame it all on Junjou Romantica.. *nosebleed* huhuhu...
Mood: super duper fangirl genki-ness
Muse: Junjou Romantica

:: swimming in october ::

- Scene at the Jogging Track in Likas Sports Complex -

I went swimming today!!! i missed swimming so much.. i'm always too busy la, "aunty-visit" la, got other plans la.. that i haven't gone swimming since last year. ^^;; but today, i finally went swimming (although alone) and had fun! XD *yatta*

i walked alone from my house to the sports complex under the hot morning sun.. had to dodge a couple of barking territorial-ish dogs. x_x Borneo International Marathon really went all out to decorate the sports complex. ^_^ by now, the participators/athletes should have finish stocking up their carbs with pizza and pasta. *jealous* to everyone who is going to do the marathon tomorrow, ganbatte ne! and have fun!

oh! i met my friend Vachel in the public swimming pool. he was teaching swimming classes to some kids at the pool. so i did some warming up at the public pool, and later moved to the competition pool b'coz the sun was too hot.. *_*

while swimming around and lazying about in the competition pool, i was watching this loud guy trying to teach a girl (slim, short hair, full body swimming suit, probably Muslim?) how to swim in Malay (rileks, rileks, ah.. gitu bah). i was at the sides fixing my goggles when i notice the guy left the girl alone to go to the other side of the pool..

then i watched the girl trying to swimming on her own.. i watched her sink into the pool and didn't come up.. i got curious and dive my head into the water to see what she was doing.. she was flaying about her hands and legs in the water in a panicky way. "SHE'S DROWNING!" that was the first thing that came to my head.. i quickly swam to her and pull her up out of the water to the side of the pool. she was coughing like mad.. "are you ok?" i asked her.. "I'm ok.. *coughs* Thank you!" she said.. then i nodded and left her..

i continued fixing my goggles a few meters away from her.. =_= after a while, i heard her loudly scolding the guy for leaving her alone. (budu oh ko tadi! kenapa ko kasi tinggal sya? i almost drowned! nasib baik ada orang kasi selamat sya tadi) *sweatdrop*

i continued swimming and did a couple of laps until 11:30am.. Vachel came a bit later and we hang out for a while for lunch until 1:30pm.. i went home and been facebooking since.. *lol* damn, my whole body, especially my right arm is aching in pain.. T_T

Mood: tired & sleepy
Muse: Pink - So What