Monday, November 23, 2009

New Moon movie tix from Body Shop! XD

Body Shop is launching a new fragrance "LOVE ETC" this weekend! And they're giving away 10 tickets to 10 lucky bloggers! Woot! Thanks a lot Body Shop! XD

LOVE ETC
- Body Shop's new fragrance "LOVE ETC" -

Hehehe! New Moon has been in my MUST-WATCH movie list and I've been waiting to watch this movie! Now with Body Shop's free tickets, I'm totally psyched! XD

I got the buzz from my Facebook inbox about it from the Sabahan Bloggers group mail. The movie screening will be at 1 Borneo, 27th November 2009 (Friday) at 9pm! XD Wow! It was such an opportunity that I didn't want to miss~ Hehe~

New Moon
- New Moon : The Volturi(s) movie poster -

Hehehe! Jacob Black will be "hawt" in this movie. But I'm really curious about The Volturi(s) (because there's Dakota Fanning in it! o_O!) Wow! Dakota Fanning has really grown up into a beauty! Seems like the Volturi(s) are the high authority (purebloods?) of the vampire world. I haven't read the book yet but I'm loving the eye-candies in this movie! XD *doki doki*

And what i really find cool is that, Body Shop's LOVE ETC (new fragrance) might just be the perfect thing to wear/use while watching this movie with your date/boyfriend. Because its love-related.. Hehe...

New Moon
- Jacob anyone? *protects self from swarming fangirls and disgruntled boys* -



Mood: excited!
Muse: TiK ToK - Ke$ha

Monday, November 9, 2009

qing hua ci - jay chou

Its Jay Chou! XD! I've been having this song on my playlist for a week now and I got tired of repeatedly looking for the translations and pinyin in search engines. Hahah! So this is my reference for singing together with this song (my "huayi" sux btw! =P).

This is a really really nice song! I love it to bits! *shares* XD


Song:
青花瓷| Qing Hua Ci | Blue & White Porcelain |
Singer: 周杰倫| Jay Chou |
Album: On the Run



Hanzi & Pinyin

素胚勾勒出青花笔锋浓转淡 
瓶身描绘的牡丹一如妳初妆
冉冉檀香透过窗心事我了然 
宣纸上走笔至此搁一半

sù pēi gōu lè chū qīng huā bǐfēng nóng zhuǎn dàn
píng shēn miáohuì de mǔdān yī rú nichū zhuāng
rǎnrǎn tánxiāng tòu guò chuāng xīnshì wǒ liaorán
xuān zhǐ shàng zǒu bǐ zhìcǐ gē yībàn

釉色渲染仕女图韵味被私藏 
而妳嫣然的一笑如i苞待放
妳的美一缕飘散 
去到我去不了的地方

yòu sè xuànrǎn shi nǚ tú yùn wèi bèi sīcáng
ér niyān rán de yī xiào rú hán bāo dāi fàng
nide měi yī lǚ piāo sǎn
qù dào wǒ qù bùliao de dìfang

Chorus:
天青色等烟雨 而我在等妳 
炊烟袅袅昇起 隔江千万里
在瓶底书汉隶仿前朝的飘逸 
就当我为遇见妳伏笔

tiān qīng sè děng yānyǔ ér wǒ zài děng ni
chuī yān niǎo niǎo shengqi gé jiāng qiānwàn lǐ
zài píng dǐ shū hàn lì fǎng qianzhāo de piāo yì
jiù dāng wǒ wèi yùjiàn ni fúbǐ

天青色等烟雨 而我在等妳 
月色被打捞起 晕开了结局
如传世的青花瓷自顾自美丽
妳眼带笑意

tiān qīng sè děng yānyǔ ér wǒ zài děng ni
yuè sè bèi dǎ lāo qi yūn kāi lejiéjú
rú chuán shì de qīng huā cí zìgù zì měilì
ni yǎn dài xiào yì

色白花青的锦鲤跃然于碗底 
临摹宋体落款时却惦记著妳
妳隐藏在窑烧裡千年的秘密 
极细腻犹如绣花针落地

sèbái huā qīng de jǐn lǐ yuè rán Yú Wǎndǐ
línmó/ Sòng Tīluo kuǎn shí què diànjì zhǔ ni
ni yǐncáng zài yáoshāo li yīqiān nián de mìmì
jí xìnì yóurú xiùhuā zhēn luòdì

帘外芭蕉惹骤雨门环惹铜绿 
而我路过那江南小镇惹了妳
在泼墨山水画裡 
你从墨色深处被隐去

lián wai bājiāo rě zhòuyǔ ménhuán rě tónglù
ér wǒ lùguò nà jiāngnánxiǎozhèn rě le ni
zài pōmò shānshuǐ huà ni
nǐ cóng mò sè shēnchù bèi yǐn qù

Chorus:
天青色等烟雨 而我在等妳 
炊烟袅袅昇起 隔江千万里
在瓶底书汉隶仿前朝的飘逸 
就当我为遇见妳伏笔

tiān qīng sè děng yānyǔ ér wǒ zài děng ni
chuī yān niǎo niǎo shengqi gé jiāng qiānwàn lǐ
zài píng dǐ shū hàn lì fǎng qianzhāo de piāo yì
jiù dāng wǒ wèi yùjiàn ni fúbǐ

天青色等烟雨 而我在等妳 
月色被打捞起 晕开了结局
如传世的青花瓷自顾自美丽
妳眼带笑意

tiān qīng sè děng yānyǔ ér wǒ zài děng ni
yuè sè bèi dǎ lāo qi yūn kāi lejiéjú
rú chuán shì de qīng huā cí zìgù zì měilì
ni yǎn dài xiào yì

(repeat chorus)

English Translation:

The brush outlines a beautiful pattern, brush strokes becoming lighter
The peony on the bottle, simplest beauty, just like you
Whiffs of incense smoke bring your troubles to my heart
I pause halfway while painting

The glazing of the lady’s portrait hides her charm
Your smile, to me, like a budding flower
But your beauty dissipates like smoke,
to a place I can never reach

Chorus:
The perfect shade of blue awaits the right weather, like how I wait for you
From a thousand miles away, I gaze at the curling chimney smoke
The calligraphy beneath the bottle, elegance of the Han Dynasty
Our meeting I foreshadowed

The perfect shade of blue awaits the right weather, like how I wait for you
The moonlight smudged away the remnants of our ending
Like legendary porcelain obsessed with itself,
your eyes full of laughter

Those blue carp seem to come alive on the white bowl
While I am imitating the Song inscription I’m thinking of you
The eon of secrets you buried in the kiln
It’s exquisiteness like an embroidery needle

The banana tree outside brought the sudden downpour,
and in turn the copper rust on the door handle
My passing by Jiangnan brings me to you
Yet you fade away into the deep abyss of the Chinese painting

Chorus:
The perfect shade of blue awaits the right weather, like how I wait for you
From a thousand miles away, I gaze at the curling chimney smoke
The calligraphy beneath the bottle, elegance of the Han Dynasty
Our meeting I foreshadowed

The perfect shade of blue awaits the right weather, like how I wait for you
The moonlight smudged away the remnants of our ending
Like legendary porcelain obsessed with itself,
your eyes full of laughter

(repeat chorus)

Credits go to Adsotrans, and to zjaychouz & diaolah from Jay-Chou.net for the translation.

Mood: grateful
Muse: 青花瓷| Qing Hua Ci | - 周杰倫| Jay Chou |

Friday, November 6, 2009

Pandora Saga

ELVES! OMG! *fangirling* XD!

Hahaha~! The main thing that attracted me to play Pandora Saga was the elves actually. (i'm such an easy thing to bait if there's elves). After playing this game for quite a while now (since Open Beta started), i've become quite addicted to this game. *laughs*

Hmm, the graphics for the game is really nice. With my previous computer (Scorpio II), all the landscapes had broken light and dark areas and boxy. I couldn't see any mist too. T_T I had to buy a new computer (Sora to Kaze) just to enjoy playing this game at home. =.= (this game pushed me to use my savings to buy a better computer! hahaha!)

Previously i made a post (click click) about Pandora Saga in August. Haha! At that time I haven't got my new computer yet~

Pandora Saga
- Pandora Saga : In Astir Neutral Territory (Central) -

The first place all players start in the game is in Astir Neutral Territory. If you're new to the game, i suggest to do the tutorial quest in the beginning to get some free armor for your character. Well, when i started out this game, I initially made an archer. But as time goes by, my archer was making me spend too much in-game gold, so i started playing a wizard. From then on, i stick to being a wizard throughout the rest of the game. =)

Pandora Saga
- Pandora Saga : Leveling aka. Grinding -

After some leveling (whacking maggots and jackals), you'll end up having to choose which nation to join when you want to change your job (lvl 20). There are a total of 3 nations to choose from, albeit Varik The North Clan Union (Union), St. Pfelstien Kingdom (Kingdom), and Latuga Empire (Empire). When you joined a nation already, you will have a crystal gem next to your name to show which nation you belong to.

Pandora Saga
- Pandora Saga : Varik The North Clan Union -

The North Clan Union was united by a several joint tribal group, most of the tribal came from a common ancestor. The North Clan Union was ruled by the Great Mentors. The North Clan Union commanded on the north side of the land, with neutral and sea resources. The Clan economy remained focused on Agricultural and Fisheries and the sector is still underdevelopment. The clan like to planned surprise attack to other two nations during trade mission. Most of the citizens are farmers and fisherman and these citizens have been trained as combat soldier to carry out assassination mission.



From my view, the environment is really cool. Being in the mountains and constantly surrounded by mist makes the place look like its from the Vampires age or the Victorian age. ^_^

Pandora Saga
- Pandora Saga : St. Pfelstien Kingdom -

St. Pfelstien Kingdom is the Kingdom of Noble Kings. Initially St. Pfelstien Kingdom was ruled by king. The nation was bound with a two-tier ruling system where the Pope holds a great deal of power in the nation. St. Pfelstien Kingdom commanded on the east side of the land, with natural and human resources. Citizen of St. Pfelstien kingdom revolved within the capital for daily society activity, where there is no city outside the capital. St. Pfelstien Kingdom economy remained focused on agricultural and the sector is still underdevelopment because citizen only operates inside the capital. Most citizens in St. Pfelstien were bound with religion, where citizen believe in GOD and this believing has remain as the spiritual pillar of the nation.



Hmm, Kingdom is very lush and greeeeeeeeeeeeen! The scenery in Kingdom is very castle-like. Reminds me of the time of King Arthur and of knights, a very medieval-like theme.

Pandora Saga
- Pandora Saga : Latuga Empire -

The Empire was ruled by the Emperor. The Emperor was nominate by the senate and vote by the public. The Emperor and the senate were two co-equal branches of the empire, where the Emperor controls most of the power . Latuga Empire commanded on the west side of the land, with natural and human resources. Latuga Empire economy remained focused on trading and compared with the other two nations it is very well developed on the commercial sector due to prevailing trade in the territory. Latuga Empire also has the highest develop transportation network among the two nations due to its landmark. As the Empire expanded, people from a variety of cultures join the Empire. The worship of an ever increasing number of deities was tolerated and accepted as long as they willing to contribute and sacrifice to the Empire as a declaration of loyalty to the Emperor.



Empire immediately reminded me of Morroc (from Ragnarok Online). = = The sand-everywhere and the music theme was Arabian-ish. The desert theme makes me imagine that I'm in Baghdad.

Pandora Saga
- Pandora Saga : Epic War (War of 3 Nations) -

When you hit lvl 25, you can join the epic war for your nation. I suggest for you to join the war so that you'll get accustomed to the ways of how to kill and how not to get killed. Because when you hit lvl 30, you can enter Muldia, the Uncivilized District territory. Muldia is the pk map of Pandora Saga. In this map, you can pk (player kill) other nations and gain honor points. Other nation members will appear in RED. You can choose whether to kill them or be in peace mode with them.

There are various sizes of monsters/mobs. There is the Day/Night mob system that makes different types of mobs appear in the same map. The various types of mobs are insect types (ie. maggots), animal types (ie. jackals), flying types (ie. bats), human type (ie. rouges), reptile type (ie. snakes), ghost type (ie. zooplankton), devil type (ie. devils), and undead types (skeletons). Oh and there's the unique boss types too.

Pandora Saga
- Pandora Saga : A certain monster's feet -

This is a picture of the largest (non-aggro) unique boss that I've come across with in Pandora Saga. Even when riding the big horse, I still feel puny standing right next to this boss.

Pandora Saga
- Pandora Saga : Millennium Tree (Mt. Jortio Foothills) -

And its called the Millennium Tree! Haha! This unique boss is very big. You can find it in Mt. Jortio Foothills. I would liked to see a full pt kill this thing and take a screenshot of it. XD

Hehehe~! I've made quite a number of friends in this game. XD Its a good game too. *smiles* Anyways, I'm waiting for the new patch update for the game. Its kinda boring when there's no new updates for the game. =_=

oh well.. *continues with MMO gaming*

Mood: *wants to eat chocolate love-letters*
Muse: 发如雪| Fa Ru Xue | - 周杰倫| Jay Chou |

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Sabah Bloggers Gathering 2009

On the 31st of October, 2009, there was a Sabah Bloggers Gathering 2009 at Imperial International Hotel from 6pm onwards. XD

This was my second Halloween event and also my second Sabah Bloggers Gathering. This year, its a bit more special because it was a combined event. @@ I came as a red-haired witch, with the whole witch-hat, cape and broomstick. Too bad i couldn't do the witchy nose-twitching. =P

It was so much fun! Everyone came to the event all dressed up and looked cool. There was a lot of witches, pirates, vampires, monsters, ghosts, ghouls, undeads and even the death reaper! @@ The location was at the rooftop, and it was semi-outdoors. I liked the entrance to the event. It was nicely done! The food was great too. I especially liked the cakes and the mocktails. *yummy* I couldn't get enough of the mocktails. It was so delicious! XD I spent most of the time taking pictures and mingling around. The music band was nice and I liked the guitar performance. It was a fun fun night and I enjoyed playing getting-bitten by Mars, the vampire. Hahahah! XD

Sabah Bloggers Gathering 2009
- Sabah Bloggers Gathering : All the girls!! (Mars, Nana, Me, Ki-Chan, Kanariya, Sakuya, Barbie Q) XD -

Sabah Bloggers Gathering 2009
- Sabah Bloggers Gathering : Halloween Skit by Mars and Eric! XD -


I'm hoping to meet the other bloggers (and new bloggers too) again for next year's Sabah Bloggers Gathering. BoOoOo!!! XD

Mood: *wants to drink Baileys*
Muse: 青花瓷| Qing Hua Ci | - 周杰倫| Jay Chou |

Thursday, October 29, 2009

SBG is this Saturday

Sabah Bloggers Gathering is this Halloween Saturday! XD

Woohoo! can't wait to go to Imperial Hotel this Saturday night. There's going to be a bloggers gathering in Kota Kinabalu and this year's theme is Halloween. I'll definitely have fun taking pictures that night.

OMG! Speaking of which, my costume haven't kaotim! *panics* I hope that everything will go well. And I hope my costume will be okay that night. Huhuhu~ *dreading the airconditioning* =_= BOOOO!!! WAAHAHAHHA!

Sabah Bloggers Gathering


Mood: excited
Muse: Take Me There - Blackstreet ft. Mya & Mase (Rugrats Movie OST)

Friday, September 4, 2009

More Than Words

This kid has an amazing talent with playing the guitar! XD



Extreme - More than words


Saying I love you
Is not the words I want to hear from you
Its not that I want you
Not to say, but if you only knew
How easy it would be to show me how you feel
More than words is all you have to do to make it real
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
Cos Id already know

What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying I love you

More than words

Now I've tried to talk to you and make you understand
All you have to do is close your eyes
And just reach out your hands and touch me
Hold me close don't ever let me go
More than words is all I ever needed you to show
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
Cos I'd already know

What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying I love you

More than words

Mood: feeling good on the romantic side
Muse: Extreme - More than words

Thursday, August 6, 2009

:: mmorpg summer ::

HOhohoHO! I've been bitten by the MMO Gaming addiction bug again.

Right now, I'm saving up my money to get a new desktop to fill my gaming computer needs. I've been dropping by Internet Arena, Citymall every now and then just to play Pandora Saga. Well tomorrow there's going to be a PIKOM PC Fair at Sabah Trade Centre. It'll be my chance to survey around the vendors to see which one can give me the desktop specifications I need for my desktop just so that I can play heavy graphic games at the comfort of home. XD Heheh~

Well, about Pandora Saga, Yes, its the current MMORPG of my summer this year. I'm currently leveling up to do a job change to be an archer. Its my first time for to try the "archer" character in a MMO game. Back when I was playing Ragnarok Online (RO), I was a Crusader from the swordsman's class. I tried being a Priest (acolyte) in RO too. It was fun! XD Anyways, I started playing Pandora Saga around the same time MasterMune and Freyra started playing too. Been playing for a while now and I'm desperate for a gaming PC. :P

Pandora Saga
- Pandora Saga -

Okay... What do I think of the game, Pandora Saga? Well, to tell u the truth, I'm addicted to it. ~_~ *sheepish smiles* I like the graphics and the Day/Night system. Its pretty easy to understand the gameplay and you can start questing/killing mobs right from the start. I'm especially attracted to the fact that they have elves! *kawaiii!* The questing part of the game is much more obvious and more rewarding than Ragnarok Online. (Sorry! Can't help comparing here~ :P) Just like any other MMO games, you must have a party/team of players in order to reach certain places and finish certain quests. XD well, I don't have any screenshots of my character but here's some details about my character in the game : shikidez (Elf/Scout). Currently I'm still in Astir, trying to get past Mount Joi. T_T wish me luck getting past the aggressive monsters. *hopeful*

Actually, the MMO game that I'm waiting to try out is Emil Chronicle Online (ECO). Freyra was telling me all these cool stories about ECO that I wanna try it out too. Too bad Closed Beta (CBT) is closed and we're still waiting for Open Beta (OBT) to be opened. *sighs* In the mean time I'll be playing Pandora Saga and killing all the bird-spiders and flesh-eating-spiders. XD

Emil Chronicle Online
- Emil Chronicle Online -

I've been watching a few Youtube videos and reading up some facts about the characters / job classes in Emil Chronicle Online (ECO). I'm thinking of being a Titania character but I can't decide which job I want. I'm still juggling the idea of being a Wizard, a Shaman or a Vates. Warlock seems to have the highest damage points. But warlocks has a very long casting spell time (anonymous source) and that sucks because I like speed. :P Hahah~! Oh well, I'll just have to wait for the Open Beta and experience the gameplay myself. XD

Wargh!! I want a gaming PC! Huhu~ I'm patiently waiting for the end of the month so that I can have enough money to buy myself a gaming PC. XD *must not spend money*

Mood: Crazy
Muse: What is Love - Haddaway

Thursday, July 30, 2009

:: nakama trip 2009 ::

Nakama Trip 2009 - Just a name i call for the annual trip that I usually take with my friends (that includes Daizy, Nadia, Joanne, Junizah and me). This year was a trip to Perak, Pahang and Selangor. Too bad Daizy was unable to join us for our trip this year due to unavoidable circumstances.

WARNING! LONG BLOG POST!

Ok! Here goes~ *takes a deep breath*

The trip was from January 17th until January 25th. Me and Joanne had booked our tickets early so that we'd arrive LCCT before noon. Junizah and Nadia was already in Kuala Lumpur so no problem there. Junizah picked us up in her bumblebee-colored Kelisa and we started off our journey to the main highway which is the North South Highway.

On the way to Perak, we stopped by Burger King and had some lunch. Had an interesting encounter with a "spastic" awareness volunteer. Um, Nadia told off the volunteer gal (she's cute! XD) that calling them "spastic" was deragoratory. They should be called as people with disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). The (cute-tomboy-girl) volunteer apologised to Nadia and told Nadia that not many people know about CNS, hence the slang nickname. Anyways, I was busy "observing" the (cute-tomboy-girl! did i say cute? :P) volunteer and was very amused. Haha~ in the end, only me and Nadia donated to the cause and got some magnets out of it. *tralala away*

At LCCT
- January 17th : Waiting for Junizah at LCCT, Kuala Lumpur -

It was a long drive through the tolls and pit-stops from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh. Luckily Junizah had a printed copy of the map so we had a pretty much good idea on where we were heading. We passed by Gua Tempurung and the Lost World of Tambun on the way to Ipoh, Perak.

When we reached Ipoh, we checked into Ritz Garden Hotel and managed to squeezed in a short detour to the Japanese Garden in town. Then we nasi ayam + taugeh and the famous salted chicken of Ipoh for dinner. That night we went to Taiping Zoo for a Night Safari experience, where most of the predators are awake and walking about. XD It was fun walking in the drizzling rain with the nocturnal animals.

The next day, January 18th, we to the Birch Memorial Clocktower. We got lost a bit because the tower was situated in between high rise buildings. =_= It was a beautiful Sunday morning to take pictures.

Birch Memorial
- January 18th : Birch Memorial Clocktower, Ipoh, Perak -

We continued our journey to Kellie's Castle in Batu Gajah, Perak. Kellie's Castle was the first castle I've ever entered. It had a this tree that looks like a bear hugging it at the Castle Grounds. It was much fun exploring the castle itself. All of us went to the top most floor of the castle, but only me and Junizah was brave enough to go to the roof of the castle. At the roof, we saw a fantastic view of the surrounding area and noticed that the floors of the rooftop was riddled with scribbles of "V loves S" and "L was here!" :P Then we went back down and continued exploring the rooms. Oh! Nadia managed to buy her "labu sayung" at the souvenir shop at the entrance.

Kellie's Castle
- January 18th : Kellie's Castle, Batu Gajah, Perak -

The last place to visit in Perak was Gua Tempurung at Gopeng, Perak. Our stamina for climbing stairs was tested and we had fun exploring the inner caves and ancient carvings/drawings. It was hot and humid and much fun! XD We took the 4o minutes great walk/climb package and we were accompanied by a guide. There were other packages (4 hours) but we were pressed for time. At the entrance of the gate archway, there's a monolith with the message "Natures Gift to Mankind to Treasure Always." ~_~ something wrong with the grammar but what the heck, its carved into stone, so it can't really be corrected anymore. :P

Gua Tempurong
- January 18th : Nadia at the gate archway of Gua Tempurung, Gopeng, Perak -

After our spelunking experience, we drove direct to Fraser's Hills from Perak. We wanted to reach Fraser's Hills before they close off the entrance into the hills. Augh! The road going to the hills was like a snake's zig-zag until we all had nausea. I had to pop the Novomin motion-sickness pills. By the time we reached Fraser's Hills town center, we were so exhausted. ~_~ We stayed at Shahzan's Inn and walked around the town center at night as we had the place all to ourselves. Hehe~ The weather was chilly and the night sky was nice. That night in the inn we had a good time chatting and gossiping while watching television.

Fraser's Hills
- January 18th : Clocktower at Fraser's Hills, Pahang -

The next morning, January 19th, we woke up to the sounds of incessant bird chirping. =_= after breakfast, we made our way to Jeriau Waterfalls and had a short dip in the cold waters of the waterfalls. :) The way down to the waterfalls was through a long set of stairs (again!). As for afternoon tea, we had tea at Ye Olde Smokehouse before the long drive back to Kuala Lumpur. In KL, Joanne and me stayed at Nadia's apartment and Junizah went back to her family. That night in KL, i was in for some surprise at Italiannies, the Curve.

Okay! This is what happenned at Italiannies, the Curve. It was a surprise birthday party thrown at me by my nakama-tachi. XD Nadia, Daizy, Joanne, Junizah, Azman, and Robyn brought me to Italiannies, to surprise me for a birthday treat. Well, I was surprised. =_= The restaurant staff asked me to stand on my chair for all the customers in the restaurant to see and sang a birthday song to me. They made me do a little speech with a Tabasco sauce bottle as my mic. >.< "I'll get you guys for this!" was what I said, but I still said my thanks to my nakama-tachi. *huggles*

Jeriau Waterfalls
- January 19th : Jeriau Waterfalls, Fraser's Hills, Pahang -

Ye Olde Smokehouse
- January 19th : Ye Olde Smokehouse, Fraser's Hills, Pahang -

The next day, on January 20th, Azman and Robyn joined us to our trip to Batu Caves, and then later to Bukit Tinggi. At Batu Caves, all of us girls was bracing ourselves for yet another climb of stairs to get over with (our third set of stairs). By this time, Joanne was giving our trip the nickname "Tangga Trip."

We fed the birds some bread crumbs before going up to the temple inside the caves. Oh! The birds started going after me because Junizah threw some bread crumbs all over me while i was taking pictures. :P Haha! I had fun because i could take close-up pictures of the birds. On the way up the stairs, a lone monkey (macaque) attempted to steal food from Junizah's bag and she got frightened and shouted. But after a while Junizah calmed down and we continued climbing UP the stairs. In the temple, we took more pictures, rested for a while and continued climbing DOWN the stairs to continue our trip.

Batu Caves
- January 20th : Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur -

Pigeons
- January 20th : HELP!!! Attack of the pigeons! at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur -

Beruk
- January 20th : Beruk acting innocent! at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur -

Our next stop, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang. 4 girls and 2 guys! :) We visited the French Village and had a really exciting time. It was so cool that it really felt like we were not in a tropical country anymore. *LOL* All of us got excited and all sorts of drama skit ideas started rushing into our minds that we started acting here and there with the French Village as our stage.

There were swans, suit of armors, cobbled stonepaths, fountains, towers, the arch gate, the stone bridge and so many more. It was really exciting. Hehehe~

Square Table
- January 20th : Square Table Skit at French Village, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang -

French Village
- January 20th : Bird's eye view of the French Village, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang -

After having enough fun, we headed down to the Japanese Village. The Japanese Village was up high on the hills and it was chilly. The moss and the forest was really calming. The Zen Garden and the koi fishes was so nice oriental-ish. XD we all played ninja a bit in the resting house. heheh~

After a relaxing stop at the Japanese Village, we headed to the Sports Complex to try a bit of archery. I suck! :P hahahahah! all of us had a chance with the bow and arrows and my arms hurt quite a lot from straining my muscles. Well, that's the end of the Bukit Tinggi visit and we headed back to Kuala Lumpur.

For the next few days, we spend the rest of the trip shopping around KL. I bought my S52 Nikon digital compact camera (woot!) for a price of RM699 with all the works at Lowyat Plaza and bought a heck lot of books at Kinokuniya and Borders. I went to Aquaria, KLCC too (solo) just to have some photos of the fishes. I had an interesting fish spa tickle-dom experience (click here for the story) at Central Market too. ~_~

Aquaria
- January 20th : Aquaria, Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) -

Heheh~ All in all, the trip was a blast! Can't wait for our Sarawak trip next year! XD

Mood: Blogging a lot~! XD
Muse: I Got a Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

:: fish spa at central market ::

i've been going through my January "Nakama trip 2009" photos and was telling Yunyun about it. Then she reminded me of how was my fish spa experience at Kuala Lumpur. @_@ i tell u, it's like dying of epic tickle-dom! *ngiilu*

Well, I had my first fish spa experience at "Cute Fish Spa Massage" at Central Market, Kuala Lumpur. It was a I-DARE-YOU task from Nadia, Azman and Joanne. =_=* I've seen it before at Citymall, KK, but that was the small ones. The ones in Central Market were big and hungry!

So, i paid the cashier some money (i forgot how much was it, if i'm not mistaken its either RM5 or RM10) and braced myself from being tickled. I underestimated the sensation of the fishes nibbling non-stop for 10 minutes at my feet. it was pure epic tickle-dom-die! experience. I was practically squealing and had tears in my eyes to stand the ticklish nibbling. i tried to take a photo of it, and struggled but i couldn't! T_T

Detailed description:
I put in both of my feet into the pool of water and immediately 10-20 fishes swam directly towards my feet and started nibbling. The nibbling was like little rough teeth the size of a pen tip and nibbling non-stop. They nibbled at my toes, the side of my toes, in between my toes, at the heel of my feet, the soft inner area of my foot, the lines/creases of my feet, the mound of my ankle, and the top part of my foot.

And the fishes keep coming, and coming, and nibbling, and nibbling until there was not much space left of my feet. It felt like a hundred fishes nibbling at the same time. The picture below explains everything.

Fish Spa
- This photo was taken from another website (link) -

So if you're up for it, just at least try it once. Its a good experience. The great thing about it is that you leave with this unbelievable soft and smooth, baby pink feet. But even with the wonderful smooth feet, I still cringe at the process of going through it again. But I guess I won't mind another round of fish spa treatment. The feeling of having soft feet was wonderful.
Mood: Nostalgic
Muse: Aimo - Macross Frontier OST

Sunday, July 12, 2009

:: Coffee Bean July 2009 Promo ::

Last Friday, I went to Coffee Bean, Waterfront for a coffee tasting event of their new product for the season. Was invited to the event by Julian. Hehe~ the people who attended the event was Julian, Fara, Marissa, Rina, Eric, Amber, Esther, Beatrice and me.

Bloggers at Coffee Bean
- Coffee Bean July Promo - Bloggers -

Bloggers at Coffee Bean
- Coffee Bean July Promo - Bloggers -

The event started at 7pm. We were greeted by Charles Chuan, the training manager for Coffee Bean, Waterfront outlet. We were told about the new drink and the new food that was displayed there on the table. All of us came prepared with cameras and was snapping pictures away. XD

Talk from Charles
- Coffee Bean July Promo - Listening to Charles -

After hearing the talk, it was food tasting time! XD So, what were the new products? Tadaa! *points below*

Cappucino Iced Blended

Drink: Cappucino Iced Blended
What's innit?: Low fat Milk, Not too sweet, yet not too creamy at the same time.
Price: RM13
Verdict: I absolutely love it! Its just the nice mix of coffee and milk. And I love milky coffee~ XD I definitely recommend, especially the girls to drink this! Boyfriends, bring your girl to drink this drink! *winks*

Food! XD

Food: Chocolate Brownies Cake (with sugar icing on top)
What's innit?: Its rich chocolate texture and walnut nuts!
Price: RM8.50
Verdict: I love chocolate brownies. This is delicious, but a little warning, this is really a rich cake, so its really filling. :)

Food: Tuna Sandwich Panini
What's innit?: Tuna, cheese, salad, tomatoes~
Price: RM12++
Verdict: This was just the sandwich I was hoping they would serve. Hehe~ I like seafood.

Food: Turkey & Melted Cheese
What's innit?: Turkey ham, cheese, salad, parsley
Price: RM12++
Verdict: This was nice but it was a bit salty for my taste. ~_~

I just loved the drink and the food (especially the brownies). They really go well with each other. Will be dropping by Coffee Bean some time soon to get my caffeine fix! XD

Yes! I understand.. MORE PICTURES! *laughs*

More food
- Coffee Bean July Promo - More food! -

Julian enjoying his drink
- Coffee Bean July Promo - Julian enjoying his drink -

More photos in my facebook photo album: Click Click

I had a lot of fun at Coffee Bean last friday. I won't mind coming to another promotion in the future for another promotion. Special thanks to Julian (for telling us about it), to Charles (for inviting bloggers) and to Coffee Bean for the great time! XD

Mood: Grateful
Muse: New Found Glory - Hold My Hand

Monday, July 6, 2009

:: manga, manwha and comics ::

another random post! this time is about my love for reading manga, manwha and comics.

I have a collection of comic books, especially the ones with the manga-style drawings. Most of my books are either from Gempak Artists, Japanese Mangaka, or Korean Manwha Artists.

My taste in comic plots and stories are action, fiction, drama and romance. Lets just say that most of my Gempak comics book are drawn by Kaoru and Ben (their pen names! XD). Japanese manga I usually read online but i do have some books with me too. I like to read up Aizawa Yui's manga. Korean Manwha, hm, I'm a fan for the folklore type of stories. And usually i go for random manwha artists. :P

On another note, sometimes I read doujinshi as a fresh break from all the manga. Btw, doujinshi are are self-published Japanese works, usually manga or novels. :)

Comics! Ah! I like reading comics! The comics I grew up reading was "Calvin & Hobbes," "Garfield," "Asterix & the Gauls," "Tintin Adventures," and "Charlie Brown." I used to sneak into my sister's collection of DC and Marvel comic books and marvel at the inking work. (nice!!) Oh Michael Turner! Your artwork is truly like no other! *sobs*

Ah, whenever I go to Kuala Lumpur, especially at Kinokuniya/Borders, I'll splurge on books until i max out my hundred bills (or until I can no longer carry/handle the weigth of the books)! =_= augh! i should learn more dicipline and self-restraint when i enter bookshops. (but books are so niceee! *_*) Hence, the picture below is an example of what I usually end up with in my hands after spending 2-3 hours in a bookshop. T_T

Jan 2009 Trip - Manga Books
- Jan 2009 Trip - Manga Books -

Huhuhu.. Its so nice to stack all my books into my bookcases. But when my bookcase is filled, and I start piling up the books on the floor, I know that its a sure sign for me to get rid of books that I haven't touched in a year (donates books to other people with a twinge of hesitant fingers). :P

If you think I don't read novels, think again. I DO read novels, but i'd like to keep that information to myself. :P I especially like paperback books more than hard cover books.

Oh ya, another thing I almost forgot. I developed this "respect" for books over the years, especially during college. If I accidently stepped on a book, I'll quickly apoligise to the book. Hahaha! Its because I regard books as a source of knowledge. :P

Mood: Tired
Muse: Vanilla Love - Lee Hyun Ji ft. Onew (SHINee)

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

:: rick astley not dead ::

There's been some rumors on the internet and Twitter saying that Rick Astley is dead. Here's the article that started the ball rolling.

Singer-Songwriter Rick Astley Found Dead in Berlin Hotel Room

By LIZ SIDOTI
The Associated Press
Monday, June 30, 2009 1:00 AM
Original Link: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-287996


Berlin -- Known for his 80's pop hit "Never Gonna Give You Up," the 43-year-old Rick Astley has been pronounced dead today. Astley's body was found at the Angleterre Hotel in Berlin after an ambulance responded to an emergency call from his hotel room.

Astley was found unconscious in his hotel bedroom and was unable to be resuscitated. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Astley was in the middle of a concert tour that would have ended in late August of 2009. He was to return to the United Kingdom at that time.

© 2009 The Associated Press



Anyways, Rick Astley is not dead! :P And here's the link to the article saying that this is all a hoax: http://www.inquisitr.com/27748/rick-astley-dead/

Category: Celebrity News Author : Duncan Riley Posted: June 29, 2009
Tags : fake deaths, rick astley, rick astley dead, rick astley dies

Rick Astley Not Dead

The current wave of fake celebrity deaths continue, and tonight’s entry comes to us from Rick Astley

According to CNN’s iReport, Astley’s body was found at the Angleterre Hotel in Berlin after an ambulance responded to an emergency call from his hotel room. Astley was found unconscious in his hotel bedroom and was unable to be resuscitated. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Unlike previous fake celebrity deaths, the use of CNN’s iReport gives this a little more legitimacy up front, at least if you don’t know how iReport works. iReport is open to all submissions without pre-publication review: I could submit a story saying Rick Astley is dead at the hands of an advanced civilization of alien music lovers and it would be published until such time CNN pulled it it.

Rick Astley is not dead, Rick Astley has not died, Rick Astley was not attacked by aliens either.


Oh! And the funny thing is that Star Online got rick rolled!! LOL! And I managed to print-screen it! *ROFL* This is the link, http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/30/nation/20090630144948&sec=nation, but too bad the article was removed already. :P


Mood: amused
Muse: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up