I thought about 20 signs that show I'm getting older while I was waiting for the clock to strike 7 this morning when I was on the bed.
1. I listen to Mix FM. I can't have too much of Avril Lavigne, Sum41 in Hitz FM.
2. I bought myself kitchen utensils, like Corelle plates, Tupperware containers..oh no, I'm listing all the brands!
3. My car's radio volume is only between 7 to 10.(max is 20, I think)
4. I have green plants in my office and they're still alive.
5. I can't remember where the *#@% I keep my external hard disk.
6. I've read 4 books last year.(used to be only 1 per year)
7. I permed, coloured, permed again and coloured..again...my hair.
8. I look up to Nine West shoes, MNG clothes, etc instead of Roxy t-shirts, Converse sneakers..*sigh*...
9. I go to church almost (hehe..) every week and even thinking to join the church choir someday.
10. I went to five weddings last year and this year another three more to attend.
11. I have life insurance, car insurance, unit trusts, etc. I'll be rich when I die old. (touch wood..)
12. I no longer use words like c*&@*, b*&%#, k%&*@ in my conversations with my friends.
13. I use *$%* signs to write out foul words.
14. I'll say this, " Masa kita kecik lok eh," when I tell people about my childhood days.
15. I don't even care who wins MTV awards or the Grammys anymore.
16. The bands I listen to when I was in uni are considered classic rock now.
17. I have bad love handles!
18. When I'm on the passenger seat in the car, I hold on to the hand grip (the one on top of my head) most of the time.
19. I double check my doors to make sure they are locked properly before I leave.
20. I rely on Microsoft Word to check my spellings and I'm learning to 'photoshop' my pictures (still not good at it).
These are the only ones I can think of right now. Oh well, life still goes on. At least I'm not thinking of going for plastic surgery. Seriously, no, I have not!Well, not yet..hehehe...
Alo again..I know..been a while since my last entry. Since today is Chinese New Year and today is also officially public holiday and it is 1.49 am, I'll write something.
So sorry, I won't be posting new pics of me right now. Maybe next entry. I need more energy (eyes twitching due to sleepyness) to load the pics. However, I want to show some interesting videos which I found in youtube.
My new passion right now is playing the guitar. Actually, it's an old one.. I stopped playing guitar when I entered uni. I didn't think that bringing Dad's guitar to the uni was a good idea. So, I stopped playing and I forgot most of the guitar chords except for C, Aminor, G and erm..Eminor. Dad taught me to play some chords but most of it I found them from the Internet (ha...lle..lujah..).
So, now...I have to start fresh again..As a beginner..daymn..
A few weeks ago, Dad brought home Aba Jang's two guitars and he told me to do something about the guitars. Hmm..I picked the one with the "guitar bag" (seriously I dunno what's it called), unzipped and took out the guitar.Still in good shape..The other one lost a few strings, though, but still in good shape. So, I decided that moment that I must know how to play guitar.
Right at this moment, my list of songs that I can play (but not that 100% good:( ):
1. Kiss me by Sixpence None the Richer - so easy lah 2. Hotel California by the Eagles - strum, ok?not the plucking/ finger style. 3. More than words by Extreme - know how to play all the chords, still need to work on the strumming. 4. Yesterday by the Beatles - ok lah, but I think the chords from the website I found a bit cacat.Need to learn again.
The list will increase after I master these four songs. I think it's gonna take a while.hehe..well, I have all the time in the world to strum, pluck, whatever..
Anyway, as the Internet has become the most powerful source of information known to mankind (what am I saying here?), I found few videos which I find VERY inspiring.
Case study 1: Guitarist
hahah..like i'm delivering an e-learning class.huahuahua..
I came across this video by a 11 year old Korean boy named Sungha-Jung. I was looking for More Than Words tutorial videos. Then suddenly, in the related results, I saw the statistics of this video was in millions! So, out of curiosity, I clicked, waited for it to load and then my jaw dropped...
If you didn't click on the video then, you are actually missing to watch a child guitar prodigy. He's the most talented, brilliant young guitarist I've ever seen in my entire life. If you have watched it, then, ok lah..you guys are more brilliant than I am to have discovered this kid earlier than I had. At least Dad didn't find this earlier than I did, that's fine with me. His jaw dropped, too. Luckily his teeth didn't fall off.nyeh..nyeh..
Take a look at this, too.
He played side by side with a guy twice his size. And look at the kid's fingers!!! I've got long fingers but I can't stretch them to play G7 chord properly!boo hooo...hoo... The best video for me is the next one. A song called Living on a prayer by Bon Jovi.
I'm so jeaaalous.....waaa...no, I should be inspired..ok, ok,...next...
Case study 2 : Pianist, Guitarist plus Singer/Songwriter
This guy...hmm...I dunno how I found his videos. He's a Philipino-American guy who is currently studying in one of the music colleges in the US. Oh ya...now I remember, I was looking for videos of a song called Amber by 311. This guy did a medley of three songs, Amber, Santeria (Sublime) and Every Morning (Sugar Ray). Wonderful, really..
I was personally attracted to this one, too. He played his piano. Imagine that, he can sing, play piano AND GUITAR!Me??zilchh...
And also this one.He sort of sang a duet with this girl named Lydia Paek (maybe Korean-American) for a song called Chasing Pavements. That girl sang not bad.
Another one by the girl. She sang Lesson Learned by Alicia Keys and John Mayer.
I must work on my voice..Pronto!
Well, there's more to share. Maybe next entry. Before I bid goodbye, there's another video I found. Actually, I want to share the song in the video. It's called Again by Secrets in Stereo. This guy/ band is still quite new in the music scene. I wanted to download this particular song, but, I couldn't find it in Ares. Please help, it's a really great song. It's not from the Twilight movie soundtrack, if you watch this later. The person who posted this video replaced a song which was one of the tracks from the movie with this one. I think it has something to do with copyright issues.
Want to sing along? Here's the lyric.Let's sing together!
Again (Josh Ryan / Jason Collum)
If I had my way, I had my way I wouldn’t change a thing, wouldn’t change a thing Cause you’re my obsession You keep me in the dark to see your spark You’re keepin’ me guessin’ Messin’ with my heart. Got it down to an art
Your eyes surprise me every time Your kiss it twists me, blurring the lines And it’s the very first night all over The very first smile and then I’m falling for you Again
You wreck my world, you wreck my world You’re always that girl, always that girl Who walked in the room and I couldn’t look away. You captivate So drawn to you, and I still feel that way Some things never change
Your eyes surprise me everytime Your kiss it twist me, blurring the lines And it’s the very first night all over The very first smile and then I’m falling for you Again
Yes, my blog has been pimped by Oon. The background image and the scrolling thing I did it la...well, sort of. secret..shhhhhh... I'm happy with my blog :>.
2nd Jan : Zuliana's 28th Birthday and Suhaila's baby was born
14 Jan : Mom's 65th Birthday 12 Jan : Fazlin's Birthday updated 2nd time!
16 Jan : Effa's 28th Birthday 29th Jan : Pah's Birthday updated
31st Jan : B's Birthday
Anyone I miss out?
14 January 2009
We celebrated Mom's bday at Hock Sen a.k.a the second kitchen.
This was her Bday cake.
Inik Empina, Mom and Inik Ramin.Aki. No, he didn't drink that.
Before our dinner course arrived, this was what we had. The infamous snack, salty peanuts.:(
I just realised I don't have pictures of the food we had that night. I was too busy eating.teeheeheh...
16 January 2009
My colleagues and I celebrated Effa's bday at her house in KS (yer..deh..).
This was her Bday cake. Moist Chocolate Cake.nyam..nyam...*slurp*(thumbs up)
The Bday girl..*slurp*(thumbs up).. ;P
Bday girl on a cute pose..hiyuk..hiyukk..
Food that we had,
Satay KS. Well, I guess that's the only satay stall availble in KS.
Satay sauce, Mee and Bihun Goreng. And lots more..sorry no pics.
Some more pics...
Sue, baby Yahya (Mimah's) and Effa.
Group photo 1
Sue and I wore Effa's stunning pink hat. She bought that in Australia.
Group photo 2
Still with the hat.Oon did the love sign.hmm...
Group photo 3
Okay, next one to pose with the hat is....Oon!
Effa bought this table from Australia for less than AUD100. I saw this in Giant, and it was priced around RM300. We had a good time playing this game, alright. Screaming at the top of our voices when we scored. Hmm..I have to say that Amy and I played well that night..ekekeke..
I cut the cake using the butcher's knife. I couldn't find any "decent" knife to cut the cake. Hmm..Since I haven't bought her a bday present, maybe it will be a good idea to get her knives.hahahah....
What do you think, Bday girl? Aik, jangan la mare..
I can say I had good food this week. Tomorrow will be another feast at Pizza Junction in Jalan Song. Eeekkss...I'll be putting on 10 kilos by my sister's wedding day!! Exercise! exercise! pronto..pronto...
Today, as I was about to start doing my work, I looked through some pictures in my machine. It was pictures of my family members. Let's start with exhibit 1.
1. Okay, this is Sydney.yes, she's a part of the family, too. She just turned 2 on the 28th December 2008. She was named after the place where I did my Master's.
2. From left, Dad, Uncle Nick, Mak Yi and Mom. I can't remember when I took this picture. Father's Day, I think.
3. Maria and yours truly. Dunno whether she will kill me if I post this picture of her. HAHAHA!! This was taken on her brother's engagement party in Kg Krokong, Bau.
4. Delilah (Lila) and Angela (Bibi). Picture was taken in front of Pondok Laguna Restaurant (obviously!) . Uncle Kent and Mak Ya gave us a treat before they flew back to Paris.
5. Sandra (Sindy). On the left is Bibi. I have no idea why she gave that look. This picture was taken Gawai Eve 2008. Mom's cousin died that afternoon in a fire in his house. It was tragic. We got the news that night during dinner.
6. Standing left : Nigel (Biyam) and Julina. Sitting left : Bibi (again) and Diane. Picture taken in Hock Sen Restaurant at Simpang Tiga.
7. Left to right: Diane, Maria and Marie (Gabik). Look at the food!That night, whole of Sarawak had a black-out for almost 3 hours. We started our dinner around 9.00pm. Then, half an hour later, black-out again.So, this was what Lila did while waiting for the lights to come back. A bit dark on the left is Mr. Aaron Christopher (A.C.). So did Aba Jang..he scared the S**T out of you, right??hahahaha...well, don't be. He was a sport.I wanted to take a picture of Biyam's hantaran for his engagement. And this was what he did to this picture. He purposely put his face in front of my camera.
It was supposed to be this...
Anyhoo, I'll put in more pictures next time. I have more actually, i need to find proper ones. As it is obvious, we don't do photogenic poses. teeehheee...
Aki. No, he didn't drink that.
Satay KS. Well, I guess that's the only satay stall availble in KS.
Satay sauce, Mee and Bihun Goreng. And lots more..sorry no pics.
Sue, baby Yahya (Mimah's) and Effa.
Group photo 1
Group photo 2
Group photo 3
What do you think, Bday girl? Aik, jangan la mare..
