Parking.

There's really something wrong with me today. But I won't blame everything on me alone. The driving tutor seems to be in a bad mood... I'm guessing that the student who took exam today failed his/her driving test. He kept talking about "If you do this or that, you'll fail the driving test...". Not to mention about the hot (hot!) weather. I was sweating like crazy... (we didn't use the car air-cond). Other than that, everything was thrilling. Good.. thrills. I drove the car from my house to the driving school in Sepanggar.. and back to my house again. I almost can't believe I was driving.

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Susan Boyle made me cry with her performance.

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Haha... I finally persuaded Ren-chan to join Twitter. I think it would be a nice way for us to communicate... especially now that I know she's going to further her study in nursing in KL. She told me a gist of the Form 6 reunion I missed. I felt a little awkward though because I didn't attend it.

Ren-chan is moving on.

What about me? We'll see what will happen next month...

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I found this article interesting because it shows how different dating means between the west and the east (Korea, to be exact). This is something I wanted to share with Mel-chan.

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Two shocking things these few days... This (or this...and that) Dead links!... And also this! (and that!)

Sorry if you found my "this that" irritating... But I don't have any comments to add... I just feel sorry for them - these incidents surely would affect their careers.

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This is saddening. (Found the link here.)

After I read the article, I recalled something that happened to me in Form 2.
(Maybe I'll blog about it later - it's in my to-blog list.)

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Love these furniture designs!

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"Boys Over Flowers" is nearing its end on KBS World. Last night's episode was... uninteresting. I think I almost reach the point where the drama [wanted to] bore me to death.

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I'm re-watching Hana Kimi and Kurosagi... Hopefully this will distract me from them... But what will premier on May 2nd will be a very, very tempting show.

This is a long post....and you chose to read it. Hmm.


I don't know where to begin.

*long sigh*

Side story:
This is hard for me to admit.

Well. I wanted to become a doctor. Wanted. Notice that? That was the reason I re-take STPM. And... to cut the story short... I didn't do it any better than the previous one. Let's just say the grades aren't beautiful enough for me to qualify for a a medical degree. I've long accepted (since I finished the 2nd STPM) the fact that I am not cut out for it. I'm very lazy. I'm always procrastinating. Blah blah blah. So before I start thinking myself as a total failure (medicine isn't the only thing I can study in university) - my auto-pilot system took control of me - I began thinking of other courses that I am interested in... (Doesn't mean that I wasn't interested enough in medicine.)... Courses that "don't care" if my Biology sucks. Or my Chemistry. Or Maths. Okay. At least I think the course "doesn't care". Suddenly, Anthropology becomes appealing to me. Since little, I always thought I'm interested in Physchology - to study why people do what they do - but it seems I was mistaken. I never knew about Anthropology. But I was always keen to know why the people at old times did what they did.

So, from medicine I changed my "aim" to anthropology.

And now comes the real motive for this post.

So. [I think] My mum wasn't convinced that I'm "embracing" anthropology so she doesn't give up helping me. Recently she made me apply to a university in Indonesia to study medicine. This university wanted proof that I'm not colour blind from an ophthalmologist. So we went to the Luyang Hospital. We were literally kicked from one place to another. The counter that manage the registration said we have to ask the medical check-up counter. The medical check-up counter said we must see a doctor/medical officer first. So we went. Waited for almost an hour to get in. Then, we were sent back to the medical check-up counter. Oh. We were wrong. We should meet the ophthalmologist at the Elizabeth Hospital. They don't have ophthalmologist at this Luyang branch. So he asked us to go there first...

It was nearing 4pm... so we opted for Dr. Muthu (an ophthalmologist) near Luyang. His clinic is closed at 4.30pm. When we got there, he was still in. But the nurse said he's going out (he has an appointment)... The colour blind takes a long time to complete, she informed us. So, another no-go.

4++pm. Eventually we went to SMC. I was the only patient waiting at the Eye Clinic. After completing my records... I got in and met a Dr. Molly. I "fell in love" with her instantly. She's what I imagined a doctor should be. She seems like a firm person (not fierce) but she speaks so warmly to us. She asked why the university wanted proof, what I'm planning to study and why. The only weird and maybe awkward moment was when she asked why I want to study medicine. I became speechless although I knew what my reasons were. Were. I couldn't answer her because I'm already getting comfortable with choosing anthropology... Applying to Indonesian university wasn't my choice.


That's it. My experience with three medical institutions.. just to get my eyes checked for colour blindness and a letter to prove it. I tried my best to make everything neutral - without the insults and angry moments - although I did say I like Dr. Molly in the end.

Dead imageshack link removed.
New books added to my collection!
LOL... it's nothing, really.

The "Camp Rock" books -... erm... Well. I was curious...

The one I got from Reader's Digest bargain - "Strange World Amazing Places" - That's the winner! My brother who seldom read actually skimmed through this book... although I know it's because of the pictures. (But, hey! I started out that way too when I was his age. I looked at the pictures than years later I read the story behind the pictures.)

Another dead link removed.
Lovely book! Hardbound and colourful!

Exhilarating experience.

Started real driving lessons today.

I always wonder if the pedals are like the piano pedals.. Well, of course I'm aware that it's a totally different thing... The thing is: I thought it was hard when I first learn to use the piano pedal and I hated it - I cringed whenever I saw a song with pedal signs - but.. when I got used to it, I almost couldn't play without it! Anyway. I think that piano experience helped me a bit. Also, I thought I would have problems with clutch and changing gears but my main problem mostly was the steering wheel..haha... I have "lazy hands"! Will have lesson on this Friday again.

Funnily, I still can't picture myself as a driver. When the tutor asked me to sit in the driver's seat, I got on the seat and forgot to wear the safety belt. I know I wasn't supposed to look at the speedometer but I can't help it. I wanted to make sure I got the speed right for the gear I was using (they spoke about that a lot during the KPP). The highest I went was 30km/h (lol)... and I was driving around a neighbourhood in Taman Khidmat. There were a group of construction workers looking at us and I ignored their smiles.

Seriously, why do people smile when they see an L-plated car?

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I made myself a Twitter account yesterday. I don't intend to put the link here [yet] because I'm still experimenting... Why did I do it? Hmmm... I just think it's useful for telling people you know about "What I'm doing now" kind of thing... But I haven't found anyone I know on Twitter yet. I was hoping that Ren-chan and Mel-chan would join... But I know they are extremely busy... (I'm the worst! I'm not working or studying!) I also tried using SMS... Not bad, RM0.20 per sms (I thought it was RM0.50). I actually seldom do SMS so I'm feeling quite generous with 20 cents. *smiles* Otherwise (if you think SMS is expensive), there's always the web way (or the mobile web way).

Oh yeah. I also think it's amusing to look back at what I'd tweeted (still getting used to twitter terms). It's like my own mini diary or journal. It's perfect for those who don't want to blog a long post (*winks at Mel-chan*) or don't bother to write little things (e.g. I'm watching...) in their diaries (like me). If I'm away from computer and internet connection, I can still micro-blog before blogging the real thing in my blog.

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I want to do some blog-housekeeping this week!

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"Boys Over Flowers" is getting on my nerves lately. When I watch "Hana Yori Dango" I always thought it has some kind of korean drama elements in it. Then, now you got the real korean drama materialized - it didn't quite work well for me. Sure, I love Jun-pyo.. (I've always like Tsukasa's character anyway).. but I found it hard to like Jan-di. Very hard. Ji-hu too. I only seem to like him when he has that Ken-zou haircut. The music wasn't that impressive either (I haaaatttee the "Paradise" song but surprisingly could accept "Lucky"). Of course, I'm going to watch the drama to the end anyway (you can't review a drama if you don't finish watching it). It's just that I can't help thinking if this wasn't because of the HYD story, I would have stop watching it in the middle. Hmmm...

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A few years ago, I already watched "The Good Old Days". I have the opportunity to re-watch it now that NTV7 is airing it. I always have been amazed by Amy Chan's character, Sau Hau in there. Now I can safely say she's my favourite character in the drama. She is loyal, helpful, diligent, humble, innovative, smart, resourceful...the list goes on. I think I've subconsciously keep in mind all these years (since Primary School) wanting to be like her.

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My review blog seem dead. I must be harsh to myself - Don't slack off!

I seriously have to stop slacking off! I don't like to lie to my piano teacher when she asks if I practised the song. Playing it less than five times in a 6-day time isn't what I call "practice". *sigh* I kept being distracted by the piano scores I found on the internet...

Anyway.. I ordered a book (There's a song I wanted to play from the book & I think this one is too hard for me) from here a few weeks ago. Today I received an e-mail from them telling me that they'd received my payment (I used bank draft) and to expect to receive the book in 10 days... - but I also received it today! That was fast!

Shopping bag!


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Unbelievable. I [could] actually love seeing Jiro Wang and Rainie Yang in ToGetHer! A lead character for Jiro Wang and an otaku girl for Rainie Yang. Wow.

I can't understand why June (a form 6 ex-classmate) hate watching Jiro Wang. He's such a talented person! But this doesn't mean I have a fever/crush going on with him or Fahrenheit...

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I finally finish reading "Catch-22" yesterday! The funny thing about it was I didn't find it that funny at all. Yes, I agree that it's funny at some parts... I guess I wasn't really into the story itself. But it was an easy read (I can read it fast compared to classic novels)... and I like the dialogues between the characters - that's mostly where the "funny" factor are. It gets depressing a bit in the end but it ended well - Yossarian got what he wants - and I don't mind reading it's sequel (hopefully the library has it).

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Bengkel done last Saturday! Will start real driving lessons this Apr 15th (hopefully)...

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I've been in a bad mood since I returned from the Bengkel last Saturday. I really loathe smokers! I'm not "against" smoking because stupid, lowly people deserve to die. It's the smoke that really bothers me because it drags me along to second hand-smoking. What is this world coming to? I saw a kid once sharing a smoke with an adult. I saw an under-18 kid coming in the Kolombong 7-11 outlet and asked for a box of cigarettes.

Screw you, smokers!

I read yesterday that Kutner died in the latest episode of House!
Yeah, I read House Spoilers all the time.

Oh, gosh... AXN just reached Eps 5.. I wonder if I could bear to watch him now... (I will pay attention more to his character from now on...)

I really love Kutner!

I thought I wouldn't cry until I saw the episode myself. But, tears just came out naturally when I visited the FOX site (or here). I think it was really good that they want the audience to learn something about depression from Kutner's death.

It's interesting to note that Omar Epps' character in ER also committed suicide. His character was overworked (if I remember it correctly) and Benton and Carter's attitude just made it worst. Kutner's death, however, wasn't something you've expected to happen.



**Actually the reason his character was killed off is this. (Congrats, Kal Penn!)

Finally had my hair cut last Sunday.

Post: March 3rd, 2009.

Erm. It's March. I will start my driving classes this month.

Post: March 7th, 2009.

A tiring day of doing nothing but sitting and listening.

Post: March 11th, 2009.

I haven't read my KPP book.

What happened to my driving lessons?

I was given 1 week to read the KPP book. I took 2 weeks to start reading it. Then it dragged to another week because I was too sad to study the road signs and rules. Last Monday, the driving tutor called and I (kind of) panicked, and said (impulsively) I'll take the 1st Test (the computer test) this Saturday.

Which is today.

But... Yokatta!!!!!!!!

Well, I "crammed" the days between Monday and Saturday... and I scored 1 point more than the pass score (42/50). I almost can't believe it because I didn't put much effort. Forty three?! The effort and result do not seem to add up.

Anyway. I can't go to piano class tomorrow because the tutor suggested to me to do the "bengkel" class in which I agreed. Oops. Will do that next week, not tomorrow.

Oh, yeah. Last week, Ms Chong asked me if I did my practice.. I was playing the song I said too cheery for me to play. I answered yes because I did practised that song a day earlier, when my mum was watching a show I hate in the night. *sigh*

I really need to set my priorities correctly.

But, the thing is...
I'll just say this shamelessly. I know I'm a smart person but I'm also very lazy. It's always 0 or 100 for me. If I started on a project early I could finish it faster than anyone else but when I did it last minute... I may be the last person to hand it in.

*Stupid, stupid bad habits*

That's one more thing to change about myself.

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I finished "Emma" a few days ago. Finally. I started on Feb 23rd... and it took me one month to finish reading it. Luckily I don't hate Emma. I'm neutral to the title character. Till the end, I'm still loving Mr Knightley!

But...
I'm sorry to say this but the story didn't really work for me. I mean, I don't find it as romantic as "Pride and Prejudice", not that exciting like "Northanger Abbey" either... I even seem to prefer "Sense and Sensibility" to this...

Well. Not all people like the same thing. People look for different things in books.

I haven't read all Jane Austen books yet, but "Pride and Prejudice" is still my favourite, followed by "Northanger Abbey", "Sense and Sensibility" and "Emma".

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Erm... One more thing.

Have I said it here that I'm a big fan of "Camp Rock"? (To myself: How old are you anyway?) I already tried to avoid liking anything new... but I can't prevent myself from liking Camp Rock, Demi Lovato... and Joe Jonas...

If you look at my last.fm profile, Jonas Brothers has taken over NEWS in my "Top Artists" chart!

Which may explain why I wasn't bothered (why should I be?) at all when Mel-chan fell in love with Yamapi. *Sorry, Mel! I have to say that here.*

Haha.

This is only a fever/crush or.. something. It will go away, eventually. I hope. Or not... I think my NEWS fever will be back because they are going to have a new single this month! Koi no ABO! What a title! But I can't wait, anyway!


Obviously someone is in a good mood today.