crap.

my blackberry is crap.

yesterday it decided to go die on me and

i m now left with a newly bhot rm88 samsung phone.

*dont get jealous yaw, it has a flashlight.*

i feel a bit weird to have to press a button 3 times

to type a certain letter. XD

hahaha. no wonder i didnt send a lot of sms's in the past.

so now my phone is at the workshop,

still waiting for the call to tell me whats wrong with it.

the guy said it would atleast take a week.

and thats only to identify whats wrong with it!!

haiyaaa..

why la i had to buy a blackberry??

i should have just bhot an iphone!!

again i would like to say

MY BLACKBERRY IS CRAP.

toodles.

Candy anyone?

According to Pruitt D.G., Parker J.C. & Mikolic J.M.

Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by such effects as irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called petulance, and something which annoys is called a nuisance.

so i get annoyed easily. when i get annoyed over one matter it makes it

that much easier for me to get angry on the matters that ive mentioned in my last post.

but it does not mean that im always pissed.

yes, i get angry but one trait does not define who i am.

people are much more complex that to be defined or classified in a single group is just silly.

nor can a person be defined over an action that he/she has decided to do on

one particular day. its much harder than that.

but dont get me wrong, a person must still know how to differentiate between the

good and the bad. the Quran has stated that once a person has reached the point of

baligh (maturity) that he should be able to decide for himself what should or should not

be done. therefore he must be accountable for his actions.

but that is different topic all together.

that may involve crime, sin and judgement.

who m i to talk about that right?

i m just a person who wished he took a degree in Law. T.T

i dont like to judge a person without actually knowing the person.

i see that happening sooooOOO often these days.

in the internet, on the newspaper, its everywhere!

kids are fighting over stuff i dont even understand

how it could be a problem in the first place.

for example,

theres this girl group who is trying to debut in Malaysia called

Gula-Gula.

from what ive read,

they strive to be seen as a Kpop-ish Malaysian Group (Mpop)

they came out with a teaser poster awhile ago and

it is seen that the girls sport matching outfits mimicking groups like

4Minute, Girls Day and such..

the problem lies with the bad reception they are getting from people

all over the country.

people are saying that

1. they are wearing such skimpy outfits that puts Malaysia to shame.

2. why do we need a kpop-ish group in malaysia anyway?

3. that the girls are short and ugly.

i personally dont have a problem with the group.

who knows?!

they could be good.

its not like they have come out with music yet to be judging them so harshly.

i dont think its a problem with what they are wearing,

yeah, i get that its a bit skimpy, but come on people,

have u seen the girls in Malaysia these days?? this is actually kinda not so bad..

come on malaysia, dont tell me you havent seen worse.

dont be a hypocrite.

and i understand why a production company is going with this..

kpop these days is making huge money worldwide.

kpop sells.

the industry generates a lot of money.

why not take full advantage of it?

beside, its not like the Malaysian music industry is going anywhere right?

this could make for good competition.

*who noes, im being optimistic again*

come on people dont be stupid and start judging

things that we have yet to have any knowledge about.

learn to give things a try.

if u still dont like them after giving them a go,

then u can return to the comforts of your akademi fantasia tu.. *pfft!*

so what do you think of this kpop-ish group?

do you think they deserve the shit they are getting?

or do you think they deserve some slack?

let me know in the comments below.

toodles! :D

cotton candy pop

its been awhile since ive did a review on my

favourite beats and sounds at the moment.

so thats what im want to do today..

so first up is the song

"Pink Rocket"

from the group

Dal Shabet

this is relatively a new group in the kpop

scene as they kinda debuted earlier this

year and this song being their second title single.

what makes me actually hating myself for loving this song is

due to the simplistic nature of the song.

if u actually listen to the instrumental

version of the song which i downloaded,

the song has really simple beats

*except for the raping part.*

but i guess thats the reason why this song is in the

top 7 song of the Inkigayo song chart..

even being such a young group.

another song that i really enjoy at the moment is a song by my favourite

kpop group. this song is a very recent song and has only been realised last weekend.

"Shampoo"

by

After School

this song has resulted in the group for the first time since a year

ago to be able to perform together.

throughout the whole year this group has been doing solo and

individual promotions and in their official twitter account has mentioned that

that they have really missed performing together and have been working hard

for thier comeback performances.

this song is penned by Danshi Dance who also wrote the

song "Haru Haru" by Big Bang.

and comprises of a subtle piano melody.

simply put, i love this big group of hot ladies and watever they

come out with, I WILL LOVE!

the next song that im totally in love is a song that

i actually gave little attention to before but fell head over heels when

Hailey Reinhart sang it during last weeks American Idol

"Rolling In the Deep"

by

Adele

im totally loving her voice

*ive been in love with her voice even before this song, dont get me wrong*

i can totally understand where this song come from...

it makes me feel angry and hurt..

and gives me this sensation of reminiscing old memories,

its like so weird. XD

but yeah,

this song its not as complex as many

of the electronic sounds out there...

*sorry J.Lo, im pointing to you*

but i guess its nice to give your head a rest from all that

music that revolves around it being visual.

this song as Adele has put

to be music for the ears not for the eyes..

so yeah.

thats it for my top songs at the moment.

what song makes u feel good these days?

let me know in the comments below.

toodles.

ps. changed the layout of my blog

got tired of the layout that has remained unchanged for 2 years.

*plus my friend told me to change it.

ive gone with a minimalistic approach to my blog, u dig?

sunflowers

to those who didnt noe,

i started playing gamelan for an up and coming

Malaysian artist Amirah Ali for a few months now.

it was a long process before i finally did join and performed

together as during the end of last year, i was kinda busy with

other stuff.

so eventually at the start of the new year, when i decided to

stop dancing for awhile to make way for other stuff that

i had the opportunity to do this.

and its such a great decision.

Amirah Ali is an Internationally recognized singer/songwriter

if u havent heard any of her songs,

ill post a link later down below.

so,

its her vision to have pop music be incorporated with

world & traditional music elements.

so thats where we came in.

in the band, apart from the normal guitar, drums, and keyboards,

we have the bansuri (bamboo flute) and also the gamelan.

i also heard that Amirah is looking to introduce the Sape

into the mix. so keep an eye for that..

ive always enjoyed playing music.

(ive been playing music for 15 years.)

i also enjoy the roots and tradition of cultural music,

so this was very awesome for me to be able to be part of.

the band consist of such fun and awesome characters.

every single person is friendly and the first

day of rehearsal didnt feel awkward at all!

thanks kak Amirah for the inviting me as apart of

Asuhan Seni Gamelan Group to perform with the band.

:D

this is Amirah Ali's fb Page.

check out the song Katakanlah and Alone Again.

my fave 2 songs of hers.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/amirahalimusic

toodles.

ps.

we have a Korean noona in the band! :)

Projek Angkat Rumah

last Saturday i took part in an event simply named

'Projek Angkat Rumah'

in conjunction with Urbanscapes 2010

the project,

which involves the teamwork of 250 volunteers

had to carry a 1.5 tonne house along i would estimate

1.5 kilometers due to the detour we had to take.

(ill explain later)

the parade of some sort started from

Sekolah Kebangsaan Sentul Utama

which is just about 1.3 kilometres away at around 9.00am .

the 250 people was divided into 3 groups and was accompanied

by a Chinese Funeral Band,

a Indian Lion Dance Troupe

and a School Kompang team.

it was so funny to look at if u were a spectator

with the Mascot being Mr Potato and 3 little midgets...

1/4 of the way to KLPac,

we came across as bridge which was to low for the house to be carried under.

therefore the team had to take a small detour and go with plan B.

but the detour also had its problems.

the route for plan B had a small bus parked by the road which made

the road to small for the house to be carried thru.

but due to the awesomeness of the police,

(the door was not locked)

he simply opened the door to the bus and told us to push the bus aside.

then we reach at the gate of KLPac which has a guardhouse in the middle of the

road which makes the house unable to pass thru. AGAIN!

but this time, the organising committee already had it planned

and rented a crane to pick the house up and put it on the other side.

Awesome!

in the Sentul Park we had to maneuver thru

Trees,

Electric Wires,

Electric Poles,

Banners,

Heat,

and exhaustion

but it was just fun and awesome to see

Malaysians to come together to help out in this unique spectacle.

the Project Director, Seng Tat who is a film maker

summed it as a way to show that stuff like this doesnt have to be done only by

a specific race in a kampung but also can be done in a City centre by

all type of races together.

Malaysians first, race second.

it may seem stupid for some and

pointless to others but i con only say to those people

SCREW U!

pushing the bus aside.

the house was damn heavy!!

taking a break by blowing bubbles!

Aris face is epic!

a few volunteers were dressed for the occasion.

with kain pelikat and baju melayu, just like how they do

it in the kampungs.

some photos before the lifting.

hence the smiles.

almost there at KLPac.

i was not smiling anymore by this time.

a group photo of everyone.

by arrival at KLPac,

i was so dizzy from the heat that i could faint!

so me and the RA gang decided to drive to Bangsar

for some Banana Leaf and Nirwana.

came back to KLPac after the late lunch and spent the whole day

enjoying ourselves there doing some shopping,

sitting, drinking, listening to people kareoke, listening to bands

more sitting down, more shopping, and just spending some great times with friends.

i left around 11pm

toodles~

::credit to Afra & Khalil for the pics::

There was no Bo Peep.

i just came back from watching this movie.

i can still remember the day when i watched the first movie.

i believe it came out when i was in kindergarten or maybe standard 1.

this movie reminded me many fond memories,

as any Disney movie would.

but i dont noe, maybe coz ive not been myself lately that i find this movie

very close to heart.

the movie felt honest in its message delivery.

it felt genuine and true.

i interpreted the movie as

when we grow up, we would alwaiz have items (in this case toys)

that we hold on to coz we find it sentimental and holds value.

but we must alwaiz remember that the memories would not die

if we let those items go, it would only allow

other people to create those same find memories as well..

growth is not about keeping and holding of memories but

knowing when to let them go so that we allow oursleves to experience new ones.

honestly,

i felt like crying when the movie came to an end.

15 years.

15 years have been spent knowing the characters in this movie.

all of them had a function and added depth in the movie.

its a pity that Bo Peep was sold off and didnt have any screen time.

but still my fav is Mr and Mrs Potato Head.

let me explain why.

they emulate a fine and dandy couple

yes, they do bicker and fight but u still can see and feel the love

they have for each other eventho they are only animations.

their teamwork and the fact they are alwaiz together makes them my fav.

it breaks my heart that the movie is over.

but as the movie thought me,

when we love somtin, we need to learn to let go

and let other people love it as well.

i give the movie a A+.

my fav movie so far this year.

toodles.

Singapore -part 3- Universal Studios

for dinner went to this chinese store which sells halal food.

its on the 3rd floor of Far East Mall on Orchard road.

it sells pretty good food.

i especially loved their Lemon Chicken.

we also went to Universal Studios located at the Resort World, Sentosa Island.

it was loads of fun.

it held 7 theme parks in 1 place.

there was Hollywood, New York,

Sci-Fi World, Ancient Egypt,

Lost World, Far Far Away n Madagascar.

there was so many people!!

n they said that there are a limited

number of tix that can be sold per day.

i guess it was sold out la kot.

OH!

ok, if u watch oprah,

u noe that she once did an episode where

she shared the 100 things she loves.

one of them is this type of popcorns known as

GARRETT's

the popcorn was humongous!!

and every single popcorn had equal amount of caramel

not like the one sold in cinemas in Malaysia.

and a small bag of CaramelCrunch cost S$7.

i wished we had bought more.

so, if ure goin to Singapore anytime soon,

make sure u buy me one bag.

toodles.

Singapore -part 2- Chilly Crabs

for all of u who dont noe,

singapore is quite known to be one of the best places to have

Chilly Crabs.

so,

ive told my sis that i would like to try the chilly crab there.

( i havent even tried the chilly crab back in Malaysia)

so, we manage to fing this kedai makan somewhere in

Newton Circus where they have this safood grill stall which is Halal.

if u guys take the MRT, just stop at the Newton stop

and walk like 5 minutes across the road.

the chilly crabs are so huge ok!

the pincers itself are like the size of a young boys fist.

and its super yummy!!

and it quite easy to eat.

i was expecting it to be hard and messy but the

owner was really friendly and offered to break it into pieces for us.

we also ordered other dishes.

the sweet and sour squid,

the lemon chicken and also

the baby kailan.

everythin was amazing.

this is the crab.

super huge kan??

we ordered just one.

it cost us S$ 28.

and the whole meal was around S$70.

just lookout for this place if u want to try the chilly crab.

carefull to not come to late coz its a popular spot

for singaporeans to come and lepak ant night.

b on the watch for the Halal sign if ure a Muslim.

or just go to the kedai i went coz the owner is really helpful.

toodles~!

Relay For Life '10

today turned out to be a great day for me.

as i usually participate in projects that are

plain dumb fun in nature and not so mind boggling.

this time i was determined to join

Relay For Life

a yearly initiative organised by

the Malaysian Cancer Association

(or somtin like that)

to pay tribute, celebrate and to support people who

lost their lives, are still fighting and those

who have won the battle against cancer.

it was raining heavily b4 the event.

so the field we were suppose to have the walk in was

really muddy and nasty (as vini said.)

so i decided at 4pm to go to this event.

(the event starts at 6pm)

i was actually persuaded by Marina Mahathir to join

i was unsure at that point of time,

but due to her personal invitiation,

i decided to go immediately!

i was excited and pumped!!

(anyways how could i deny an invitation

by someone i look so up to???)

so, like a crazy monkey i called

everyone who i believed would want to join and

as usual, vini and shaqyl came to the rescue.

the highlight of the day was getting to take a pic with

an all time fav actress of mine.

Lina Teoh y'all~!!!

i was giddy and all happy the whole night.

i was like a blond white fan girl screaming all night!

it was not even funny.

tak caya ask vini and shaqyl.

im so gonna do this again next year~

n ill want to stay there for the entire 16 hours.

heheeh.

toodles~

its only rm5 ok.

yesterday i went to this event.

overall it was cool..

many activities and stuff to look at.

n i really felt it could work to bring more youths to

be involved in healthier activities.

k.

i didnt go bcoz i thot i was cool to go.

at first, i thot this Youth '10 is so Sure Heboh-ish.

but, a dear friend (shaqyl) needed help

so i came and helped her out.

(i didnt do much if not anythin.)

all in all. it was ok.

had the worst time of my life

looking for the back door coz i

was suppose to be and exhibitor.

(had to pay rm5 je pon)

n it was just very pelik when In-Team

performed after a indie rock group.

(its not all about duniawi ok!)

go visit the Discovery Hall!

my friend sell t-shirts there.

-French For Incredibles-

toodles~

Glee Flash Mob - KL Chapter.

the gleeflashmobdance was a big success.

it was all thanks to the RA team.

Zain, Dd, Shaqyl, Vinni, Andy,

Hashim, Munir, Khalil, Amelia, Jackie,

Dhuha, owh god!

theres so many names!

well, tanx to everybody and anybody who was involved!

tankiu to all of u and

congratulations!

the official video for the flashmob will b

shown on StarWorld either on

Tuesday or Wednesday in conjuction with the

premier of the Second part of season 2 on Starworld.

a lot of sweat and tears went into

organizing this event.

i hope everybody manage to enjoy wat the team had prepared.

hopefully future project more people would join in the fun.

toodles!

::credit to jackie for the pics::

glee frenzy in KL

this week is all about glee and the KLgleeflashmob that is gonna

be held this Saturday at god noes where...

im not in the mood to write much

but ill just post some pics the crew have taken on the rehearsals.

dont stop dancing~!

im soo gonna be on tv~!

the highschool senior who didnt realise

that we were from the same school

till like a few months ago.

me with the dancing maniac, Sasha~!

toodles.

http://www.gleeflashmobdance.com.my/

::credit to Khalil Makata and M. Dhuha for the pics::

gleeflashmob

i hope the pic didnt scare u~!

ill be doing some promotional work now,

if u deem this as not worth the read,

then by all means,

u can move on with ur buzy life..

(but it would be great if u kept reading)

so,

on the 8th of May,

KL will be hosting the Malaysian Chapter of the

Glee FlashMob

where people do a dance routine

to the many tunes of

"GLEE"

in a organized flashmob fashion..

this flashmob have been done at several cities around

the world already

like,

Madrid,

Seattle

Rome and

Tel Aviv

and KL have risen to the occasion to

organize the next one.

for more info and details,

u can go to

gleeflashmobdance.com.my/

the site also has the vids of which show the dance moves

u have to learn and memorize to join in the flashmob

i really hope to c u there~!

the pic above was taken and edited by Shaqyl,

its a part of an ad for the event.

the least she could do was to edit out all the pimples kan??

toodles!

Asuhan Seni

as some of u guys noe,

im a member of the Gamelan group

"Asuhan Seni"

its not actually a group in essence,

more like a musical class.

why do i say that?

coz we learn not just how to play the instrument in this

group but also we learn the theories and foundations of

traditional music.

taken from the groups facebook account, it says

Asuhan Seni merupakan satu program di bawah anjuran Istana Budaya yang dinaung oleh 20 orang ahli yang terpilih. Di bawah tunjuk ajar oleh pemain muzik Istana Budaya sendiri, iaitu Ku Zahir Ku Ahmad, kumpulan ini akan dibawa mempelajari pelbagai alatan muzik melayu, termasuklah gamelan melayu, alat-alat perkusi melayu dan lain-lain.

Objektif penubuhan Asuhan Seni ini termasuklah untuk menyebarkan dan merakyatkan seni muzik tradisional kepada generasi baru juga sebagai pelapis kumpulan Orkestra Tradisional Malaysia yang juga baru ditubuhkan baru-baru ini.

Misi Asuhan Seni adalah untuk menyebarkan seni muzik tradisional yang semakin pupus di kalangan para belia dan juga remaja. Asuhan Seni juga menjadi peranan untuk mempromosi seni muzik tradisional negara ke peringkat yang lebih tinggi.

Diharap agar melalui penubuhan ini grup Asuhan Seni berupaya untuk menghidupkan kembali kemeriahan seni muzik tradisional yang suatu masa dahulu gah di persada nusantara.

and basically we are trying now to promote our group

not only in sense of for shows

(we would love if u guys book us for show)

but also for people who are interested to learn traditional music.

our class, which are held in

Istana Budaya

every Sunday

at 10 am - 12 pm

are always open for new faces.

so, i would love ur help in spreading our name around

the town as we really need ur help.

heee~

heck, who noes, u could get somtin out of it.

toodles~

Main Dengan Rakyat - Rounders

as usual,

during the last sunday of the month,

MAIN DENGAN RAKYAT!

this time it was "Rounders"

the Malaysian substitute for

the game Baseball.

i played this game even when i was 10, 11 years old.

so, playing it again is a blast.

i think this could be the best MDR game ever~!

hahaha~

but the sad part was that there were only like 20 people

coz people keep on assuming that it is raining in Dataran Merdeka.

this is proven not true over the months as

it always rains in Gombak, Cheras, Damansara..

but it never rains at Dataran Merdeka.

maybe ada org g jumpa bomoh and prevented the rain from entering the area...

so, it was decided that MDR will be expanding its monthly games

to bimonthly.

so, 2 time per month!

on the second sunday and also the 4th~!

imagine that!

double the games, double the fun!

come and join the next one on the 9th of May

toodles~!

::pics credit to Umairah Arina::

ps. 200th post~! hahaha

Rhythm In Bronze and Pollapo

tonite was a wonderful night..

after a long and stressful day at work

i got off at 6 and directly headed to KLCC

to watch the ever famous

"Rhythm In Bronze"

perform at the Dewan Philharmonic Orkestra.

ive always wanted to watch them perform

being a fellow gamelan player myself,

but i never knew that the RiB team consist of all female player

except for one single male.

their music is very divine and intriguing..

very dynamic, and very visual...

they were all dressed in white but i could imagine

the wonderful colours they were playing..

the RM10 pricetag they had for the tix were sooo cheap compared to the

quality of music they were playing.

i would have payed more. hahahah~

after the show,

the only thing that was in my mind was

"how the hell am i suppose to be competing with them in Terengganu???"

i wish that one day Asuhan Seni could perform at that standard...

the be able to produce that level of showmanship is awesome~!

for ur info,

the pic above shows my fav ice cream in the whole wide world...

imagine eating the ice-y kind of icecream..

(not the creamy type)

this ice-cream has ice chunks in it..

hahah~ u have to try to understand tho..

the catch is, u can only get it in a few places,

they only sell it in Korean marts or markets..

but its worth the hunt tho..

later in the night i had dinner with Vini and Shaqyl again and we

made a list of places we want to go to have a food outing together..

hahaha..

we made a very long list...

toodles!

Uncle Aru

last night me, shaqyl and Vinnie went out to have the famous

Uncle Aru's tender Tandoori Chicken and his crispy butter naan.

it was a heck of a battle to get to the place.

with the mass traffic jam all over in KL and

Shaqyl's phone being dead and

have having Vinnie's Uncle to send her to the Zoo..

but we finally managed to reached the place around 9.15,

and we straight went for the food.

i ordered the tandoori, mutton masala and the garlic cheese naan.

IT WAS THE BEST NAAN I EVER TASTED!!

so, crispy and cheesy and naany!

i need to bring Sarah, Lola and AJ here..

they would totally love it!

this is the cheese naan!

u sooo have to try it sometime!

and the tandoori.

very good as well.

especially with the mint sauce.

we talked all night,

i cant actually remember about wat,

but i did remember laughing a lot.

emmm...

the spinach made all giddy and weird.

in the end i ordered another serving of tandoori

and another butter naan.

the kedai is somewhat a bit hard to find.

if it me alone with the task of locating that kedai,

i would probably take me an hour or 2..

its in ampang, opposite of Ampang Point.

haha.

so, next up on our culinary adventure is

to bring the girls to Sri Niara.

which the girls have no idea about,

which is very weird as they live sooo nearby.

Siti eats there for goodness sake!

toodles!

::i promise to upload the pics form the photoshoot later tonite::