Archive for January, 2006
am currently at the very idyllic vacation getaway of Kuantan, visiting my aunt for CNY together with the family :) i usually never go along with them for the family vacations, but this time was an exception cos my dad was being really really nice to me. haha. it’s been great so far, only 50% of the cigarette smoke in my hair ever since my mom quit cigarettes, but my brothers still track water all over the bathroom floor and still dont practise proper foot hygiene.
i forgot how lovely beach resorts can be! so relaxing. we arrived yesterday evening and i fell straight asleep with the balcony doors open. a combo of white bedsheets and cool sea breeze rocks no matter where!
spa massage + a good book + mcdonalds + sunscreen + pink cocktails + the beach = HAPPY ME!
(plus this resort has lots of reallyyyyy hot men. in speedos.)
January 31st, 2006
Happy Chinese New Year, everybody!!!
tis the season of mandarin oranges, cookies, yee sang and yuk kon! and of course, the angpau (red packets of $$$$) for us young people :D i am one happy camper, money has already started pouring in even though the angpau’s havent been distributed yet. lots of food, lots of CNY dinners, lots of parties, lots of relatives and lots of black jack! w00t :D isnt this the best time of year ever?!
*BIG HUGS to all malaysians not home this time of year, even the mean ones as well* you poor babies! :(
february is looking to be a real fun month. 2006 is going to be different. i can feel it ..!
January 28th, 2006
i am so annoyed.
my playlist sucks. for some reason, the shitty music far outnumbers the good music. today alone i had to skip a few billion unfinished tracks on my ipod (well ok maybe not a few billion, i dont have a 20gig ipod like jovann) because my eardrums were about to meltdown from the strain. and it’s not even nice strain or anything.
recommendations, please!!! save my ears. save my belief in the fact that there is actually good music in this world. save my ipod. save ME. i listen to a fairly wide range of stuff, so really, i’m not that hard to please. the only one thing i can’t stand is Kylie Minogue, so please dont recommend any of her tracks or i will kill you.
oh and Chinese New Year music too. please, for the love of God, don’t. just. don’t.
my recommendations!
Josh Rouse - Sparrows Over Birmingham
a very mellow song — minimal guitar accompaniment, mostly vocals, with lyrics that completely dont make sense at all. in a weird kinda way. this is for you if you like Ben Harper and Damien Rice’s acoustic songs.
Fefe Dobson - Everything
nice pop song! she sounds exactly like Bachelor Girl. yes, that’s the girl who sang about getting hit by buses and trains, and then likened it to love.
South - Paint The Silence
addictive! husky vocals, very indie-rockish.
Eva Cassidy - Songbird
oooooh i love this song. perfect candlelight music. guys, if you’re planning to do the whole lights-dimmed + slow dance thing in your living room with your girl, USE THIS SONG.
Joseph Arthur - In The Sun
for you if you like John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Lifehouse, Switchfoot. rich, acoustic, soulful stuff.
Jack’s Mannequin - Dark Blue
punkish poppish rock. think Blink 182, Something Corporate. also check out Kill the Messenger by the same band!
Powderfinger - My Happiness
i recently managed to find the title for this old favourite, and i was so elated!! it’s an awesome song. get this one if you’re a fan of Oasis and Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
Matt Pond PA - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
they owned the version by Neutral Milk Hotel! i dont really know how to describe their sound, but um, they are less whiny compared to NMH, and they’ve got a violin! their songs have a sorta melancholic tone, very GardenState-esque, good for chillout days or reflective long drives to nowhere .. :D
Iron and Wine - Such Great Heights
speaking of Garden State :D this song rockskskskkssks so much, i like it even more than the original version from The Postal Service! it takes some getting used to, though. also check out the lyrics. so sweet :)
Strays Don’t Sleep - For Blue Skies
if you liked the above two songs, you’ll like this one. reallllllllyyy slow moving, dont listen to it if you’re looking for something upbeat. this one is like The Shins meets The Nothing Song by Sigur Ros.
Canon In D : Electric Guitar Version
i saved the best for last :) if you play the piano/violin or just like classical orchestra-type music, you will definitely know this song. originally composed by Pachelbel, this version is done by JerryC. it is some awesome shit. i’m almost inspired to pick up an electric guitar and start jamming this song. almost. :D you can download it here.
now, your turn!!!
January 25th, 2006
although i dont really believe in them, i’ve always had this crazy fascination with things like horoscopes and astrology. when i pick up the newspaper, i always gotta check out my daily horoscope. sometimes in bookstores when i pass by the Astrology corner, i’ll just pick out a book and see what they have to say about Librans or Dragons — or if i’m seeing anyone, i’ll check out our astrological compatibility :D
on the whole, i’ve always thought i was very Libran. very Dragon too. the only thing i dont agree with is my Element — i’m an Earth Dragon, with Earth people being characters of Stability, reliability, practicality, industry, prudence. ahhaha :D if that isnt the most contradictory juxtapose ever, i dont know what is.
so anyway, my dearest aunt asked for my time and date of birth the other day just out of the blue, and when i did, she promptly emailed me a reading of my personality! here’s what it said :
A lover of the exotic, the Dragon is one of the most flamboyantly extrovert characters of the Chinese astrological calender. Elegant and with a good eye for spotting the latest trends, Dragon-types are always to the forefront fo the fashion scene, ever ready to adapt waht is a la mode to suit a very individual sense of style.
Blessed with an extraordinarily fertile imagination, the Dragon is forever dreaming up fresh schemes and ideas for new ventures, few of which are wholly practical. Such a mercurial character can be the despair of friends, and at work may even cause chaos if not surrounded by people capable of picking up the fragments of abandoned projects, albeit resentfully. Strong and decisive, resolute in a determination to follow interesting tracks which may lead nowhere, Dragons would become wealthy were it not for the fact that spectacular gains are as often as not offset by money wasted elsewhere.
The sign of the Dragon is an indication of an interest in the mysterious, the supernatural, and the occult. Dragon-types are also surrounded by an aura of good fortune whichm however, disappears immediately a Rabbit approaches.
Dragons delight in any form of adulation, and both socially and in business they tend to seek out the bright lights. They are thus ideally suited to careers on the stage, but in general any sphere where there is close contact with the public provides a rewarding domain.
*****
i dont know, pretty accurate i think. i cant find anything in there that i disagree with. and dammit, now i know why the hell i couldnt marry a millionaire by the age of 16. CHEN SIEU THENG, this is all your fault!!!! what was i thinking, sitting beside a Rabbit for 4 years in a row?! you luck-sucker, you! i demand compensation. you’d better buy me dinner for all the years of bad luck you caused me!!!! rabbit’s foot being lucky, my … foot.
a 2nd email came in saying that i should not get hitched with partners when there’s an age gap of 6 years between us, as both signs are direct opposites in chinese astrology. therefore, the relationship will be tumultuous and we will both be one big bad clash and not have good sex. my direct opposite being the Dog, and the year 2006 being the year of the Dog, i was advised to go to a temple and offer prayers. well, i think i’ll pass, and just make do with avoiding all people born in the year of the Dog .. :D
anyhoo, my interest in astrology has been awakened, and so for the past hour i’ve been googling Astrology websites and just reading the same things over and over again. man i love this stuff. so basically they keep telling me that as a Dragon, i’m fiesty, fickle, stubborn, passionate, brave and conceited (!!). in the workplace, i am bossy and have high standards, and i do not work well in teams. very power-seeking too. financially, i’m impulsive and one helluva spender. in the love arena, i need attention all the time and i tend to dominate over my lover (yameh, i’m so docile lah).
link, link, link, link. and this one tells you your compatibility with other signs, and this tells you what your time animal is, according to your time of birth.
so, my best friends are apparently the Snake and the Rooster. RABBITS BRING ME BAD LUCK. Dogs are the enemy. and my lovers are the Rat and the Monkey! oooh. any Rats or Monkeys out there wanna get it on with lonely Dragon me? i promise i wont burn you.
January 22nd, 2006
the middle of august is etched into my consciousness. it sits in the frontmost row of my mind’s theatre. the first reason and the second reason are side by side and they wear their shocking flourescent masks almost shamelessly, one of ugly awkwardness and the other of rash audacity. but you, my third reason, the quiet one — you sit wordlessly at the back of my mind but your presence is the loudest.
from center stage, it is all meaningless darkness outside the white spotlight of my understanding. people in the front row are people in the second. applause rings but they make no sense. i dont care. you are the only one i see, all the way back there. i perform for you, i cry for you. and when you whisper to me, i hear every single caress of your voice on the crevices of your lips as they snake into and out of them and finally around me and into my heart. how do you take my breath away?
i think you were my serendipity. my intended accident. my quelled frustration. some days i feel triumphant, but the rest of the days i feel a bitter, blunt thud in my neck that plays the subdued rhythm to how much i want you. this is the story of my unrequited, untold love. if i told you, would you love me back? would you love me as much as i love you and no less?
what is this game that you play with me? some kind of hide and seek, a provocative game of chess? you made the first move, now you should finish it. i’ve lost all my pawns and my knight has a knife in his back. the bishop says to end the game, but i’ll remain silent and hold my accession at the back of my tongue until you decide to let yours loose first.
sometimes i dont think you’re worth all this shit. but days like today, how can i bring myself to go on believing that? especially when you’re ringing in my ears and in my heart this way. i carry you in the little side pocket of my brown messenger bag now. your name is in my dedication of love to somebody else. do you see? i didnt, either.
i want to kiss you. i want to lie beside you and ask you questions about you. to find out all that i’ve missed out on. all that i never got to know. i want to fall asleep in your arms…
i think i’ve always loved you. i should have known from the day we first met. from the day we sat and talked, though not to each other. from that photograph. it’s not him i want.
January 21st, 2006
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