Bored, Plus A Little.... Special

I was so bored that I decided to blog. Thing is, I don't know what to blog about. *facepalms*

I was being emo again last night and actually pulled out a pen and a piece of paper and started writing. OhMyGod. When was the last time I actually wrote something more than 3 words?
No, I won't be sharing what I wrote. It's strictly confidential.

So these are pink plum blossoms. Pretty eh? Photo credits to my brother in Japan who's coming back end of the month. Hopefully he'll get to see some sakura flowers before he leaves the land of the rising sun. :)

It's been raining every single day for the past week. I hate the rain. I used to like it, but now I just feel that it's depressing.

"Rain, rain, go away,

come again another day..."

Today there's gonna be a special section in my post!

Guess what it is.... =)

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It's the Advert Special!

Yup, you saw right - I'm promoting some stuff, so please support if you're interested in them!

Geo Colour Lens
Ever wished you could have large, attractive, mesmerizing eyes like those kawaii girls in Japan/Korea? Well, you can make your wish come true now! ^o^

The contact lenses sold here are really, really nice! There are no fake products here, all the lenses are authentic from Korea. They're sold at really affordable prices ranging from RM22 - RM40 (although there are higher range ones available as well) and are perfect for every occasion. From the normal ones for school, coloured ones for going out, funky ones for cosplaying... There's one for everybody! =)

Here are some of the popular contact lenses available:


The seller is 100% reliable (she's a good friend of mine), although seeing this from a stranger's blog might not be very convincing. [-lol-] However, if you are tempted to try out Geo contact lenses, you can arrange for a face-to-face deal. More specific details can be found in the blog. ^^

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Super Kawaii Mickey MP3 Player
It's cuteness meets technology with a whole lot of fun!

Yup, that's exactly what it is. It's an MP3 player in the shape of Mickey's head. And best of all... IT'S SUPER CUTE and AFFORDABLE! It's around the size of a ping pong ball, and only weighs 17g. With a 2GB storage capacity, USB cable and earphones, it is an extremely good deal @ RM90! (Postage included, w00ts!) Besides that, it can also double as a necklace or even a handphone accesory! Cool, huh?

Perfect as a gift for your loved one, friends or even for yourself! ^^

Here are some pictures to pique your interest:

The gadget's design and function.As a necklace.As a handphone accesory.
NEW!! Pastel-coloured Mickey MP3 player with LED emoticon eyes! ^^

Hehe... Interested? If you are, please contact me at Laura1990my@hotmail.com!

Well, that's pretty much all for today. Thanks for reading!

A Time For Change

Haha~
No, I'm not quoting Obama or anything. I'm just using a phrase that has been blatantly overused since history began (or something).

Yup, so here it is! The dark layout I've always been so fond of. =) I somehow find light colour on a dark background easier on the eyes. The result of too much time in front of the pc? Hmm... Well, maybe. I don't know and I don't really care.

You know what the worst part of changing the layout was? The WIDGETS. Yeah, those stuff you see at the side i.e. links, pictures, chatbox, etc. There's a faster way to move them around and you can find them pretty easily, but for the life of me I just couldn't be bothered to read and process and comprehend the instructions. So... Say hello to manual copy-and-pasting from Laura.

Phew. It's finally done! Time for me to hit the hay.

Good night and sweet dreams~ ^^

Change?

I'm thinking of changing my blog's layout.

Green is good and all, but personally I still prefer black backgrounds with light-coloured text.
I'm basically a mini perfectionist, so it's gonna be a real pain the in ass to do a complete blog makeover. >_<

Tell me what you think, please? :)

My "Mei-chan no Shitsuji" Craze

You know that I'm in trouble when you see me dedicate a whole post to something in particular.

Well, let me get straight to the point.
Lately I've been obsessed with watching メイちゃんの執事 Mei-chan no Shitsuji, a live action J-Drama from a manga with the same name.

Synopsis:
After her parents' death, Shinonome Mei finds out that she is the heiress to the extremely wealthy Hongo family. Shibata Rihito, an extremely handsome S-ranked [highest-ranked] butler, is appointed by her grandfather to serve her. Her ordinary life turns upside down when she is sent to St. Lucia's Girls' Academy, where every student has their own personal butler! Her childhood friend Shibata Kento (Rihito's younger brother) decides to enroll as an apprentice butler so that he can stay close to her.
Once at St. Lucia's, Mei has to face various obstacles in the form of catty classmates, bizarre lessons, weird traditions and much more besides. However, somebody in the academy has malicious plans to kill her! Will she be able to adapt to her new life and face the challenges that lie ahead with the help of her best friend, her amazing (+ hot!!) butler and her own strong determination?

I must say, the drama is quite different from the original manga. First of all, the characters are much older in the drama (the original Mei-chan is a 13-year-old loli shota -_-"). Secondly, the storyline has some main aspects from the manga, but it can be said to be almost completely different. So far I have only read until chapter 19 of the manga, it doesn't seem to be following the original plot. Third, an important character has been drastically changed in the drama. Manga Grandpa was a jovial, friendly, cat-loving old man, but drama Grandpa seems to be a heartless, scheming, uncaring old geezer. O_o And the Kento in the manga was waaaay more bishie than drama Kento. Oh well, we'll just have to see how it turns out.

Now that we have all the wordy parts outta the way, it's time to share my favourite section - the pictures!!

Mizushima Hiro as the super hot S-ranked butler, Shibata Rihito

Eikura Nana as the female lead, Shinonome Mei

Sato Takeru as Mei's best friend, Rihito's younger brother and apprentice butler, Shibata Kento

So basically, in the first episode you have this...
...who then turns into this!
Of course, where would drama be without the usual bunch of catty classmates that Mei-sama will have to gradually win over. XD

Episode 5 will definitely have fangirls like me screaming for joy at this scene and hitting the rewind button to watch over and over again.

Such a sweet scene. ^o^
(*click* picture for animation)

Oh no! St. Lucia has this "ironclad law" that might cause them some trouble:
"Love between a lady and a butler is prohibited !!"

How is it possible to not fall in love with such a nice + hot guy?! Not to mention almost all of the other students have similar complexes going on too.

I wouldn't mind having one of those virtual reality glasses Miruku-chan made though. The ones that make you see this when you put them on.

OMG! *nosebleeds* XD
(Note: To enjoy the animated version of this particular image, please click on the picture. Due to the size of the image, uploading it here has been a real pain. >_< Sorry!)

Yup, so that's about it. I am officially a Mizushima Hiro and Mei-chan no Shitsuji fan now.

I am so doomed.

Seeing Red, But Damn Happy About It !

Well, my brothers and I have this tradition whereby we only open our ang paos after Chinese New Year.
Sure, we can open them and take a look inside, but definitely NO taking out the money to use before then. What we do after that is none of your business. =PSo anyway, due to the economic crisis, financial downturn and whatnot, our annual stack of ang paos have been greatly diminished since the 1990s. Nevertheless, who am I to complain about getting free money? XD I was expecting to pull out a whole bunch of blue (RM1) notes, but to my surprise, many of the ang paos actually contained red (RM10) notes inside them! Talk about seeing red, hahaha~ The relatives must've been more generous than I thought. XD Better yet, there were even a few blue-green (RM50) notes! O_O Sweeeet!

As for the other stuff in the photo, well, I did not use my Chinese New Year money to buy them. The mangas and novel made my wallet RM120 lighter ^^" but the Code Geass Characters book was bought in Singapore before Christmas.

(Random note: My faith in Borders has been restored! Thank you, Borders Bookstores! *muacks* Now be a good lil' store and stock Junjo Romantica Vol. 8 for me, okie?)

Ah, sorry, I went off track a bit there. *cough*

Hmm... what else is there to blog about today? Nothing more, I think.
Time for me to get some rest, I hate having the flu. >_<

Till next time,
- Laura

Dancing Lions - They're So Cute!

Well, today's the 15th day of the lunar calendar, which is the last day of Chinese New Year, also known as "chap goh meh" 十五暝, "yuan xiao jie" 元宵节 or Chinese Valentine's Day.

So, despite being attacked by the flu (me) and lack of sleep (also me), all of us went to have a vegetarian lunch at some house-turned-religious-temple place. After that, we stopped at several (3, I think) proper temples to pray.

We were lucky today. The first temple we stopped at had hired a lion dance troupe and we were just in time to watch them go around the temple. I used to be scared of lion dances when I was small, but now I think they're positively cute! ^o^
It was pretty hot out though, those guys playing the lion must've been stifled under all that cloth (not to mention the super heavy lion's head O.o). Nevertheless, they did a great job, and the chief monk looked pretty happy. The funniest part was when, instead of giving out the oranges and sweets like usual, the lion dance people started throwing it to the audience. At least I managed to nab 2 sweets. -lolz-

I like this pic, it's like the lion is saying "Hi!"

The 3 lions and the chief monk.

A Series of Bloody Damn Unfortunate Events

That's just putting it mildly.

The day started off just fine, with a steamboat lunch at Aunty Ho's [my kai ma] house. I got RM50 for correcting some documents for her and we lingered until around 4.30 p.m.
Then we went home to get some rest before going out again, this time to Taman Sri Manja (Old Klang Road area) for dinner with my aunt, cousin, his girlfriend and her mother. Arrived there around 7 p.m. due to a bit of traffic congestion and rain. Everybody piled into one car (my dad's) and went straight to the restaurant.

Turned out they didn't have their curry fish head during Chinese New Year. Boo-hoo. [Event #1] So we ordered some other dishes and had a pretty good meal. Fortunately, they had "fa shang wu" (peanut cream soup) as dessert during CNY so we had some of that.
After hunting around for newspaper(s) in the area and failing to do so, we went to Eva's house to sit and relax for a bit. Everything was just fine and dandy, watching CNY videos and stuff, when suddenly a call came from my bro.

He said that the car had some problems with the clutch and he was stuck somewhere near our house. [Event #2] So, as usual, my dad went from cheerful to thunderstorm-cloudy [Event #3] and started talking about -bla bla bla bla-. In short, it was not nice on the ears. So naturally, everybody became less happy and you could literally see the 'cheer-o-meter' going downwards.
A lot more -bla bla bla- later and we were hurriedly eating up our 'mee suah' and saying goodbye to everybody. We arrived where my bro was parked and mum and I went to the car to sit inside with my bro while my dad went back to the house to get the AAM card. Then my dad came back to the site and not long afterwards the AAM staff came. So I went to sit in dad's car for the air-cond and also to make sure nobody drove off with it. =.=

Imagine my surprise when I got a phone call from my aunt, asking if my cousin's car keys were anywhere in the car. Lo and behold! They really were on the back seat. [Event #4] So she told me they were coming over to pick them up.
In the end, my cousin came to get his car keys, my bro's car had to be towed and everybody's in a foul mood. So much for Chinese New Year and dong dong chiangs.

Oh wait, nearly forgot Event #5. I'm typing this in Notepad coz bloody Firefox isn't working whereas my MSN and bot are just fine. I can't even get to my Google main page.

What the fuck?!

Yes, I Know...

Yes, I know I haven't blogged in ages.
Yes, I know there has been a gazillion things I could have blogged about all this while.
And yes, I know that our lousy semester 2 final exam is no excuse for not blogging.

Don't look at me like that. T_T It's just the way I am.

So where should I start? Hmm...

You know, I really miss writing stuff in point form, so I think I'll do just that. =)
[Warning: Randomness and/or rambling may follow. You have been warned.]

✿ My 2-month holiday starts today! After 2 days of intense exams *cough* I am finally free from freezing-cold environments, day after day of chicken rice, assignments + lectures + presentations, unexpected traffic jams, etc.

✿ I was really happy and touched to receive the Chinese New Year cards from my friends. ^^ In this day and age where electronic greetings are the norm, it feels extra special to open a real card and read somebody's handwritten message, no matter how long or short it is.

✿ Talking about Chinese New Year, it's just around the corner - only 1 day away! I've already gotten 3 "in advance" ang paos: 1 from China, 1 from Singapore and 1 from a local relative. ^o^

✿ Our FICM July 2008 2nd semester event was a success! With a catchy title of "Love Is [Not] A Fairytale" and a wonderful sketch+musical, all of us worked hard to make it happen on the 7th January 2009. Cheers to everybody in FICM July '08! ^^

✿ I seem to have restarted my journey in ERO (again). All thanks to my fanaticism and baka Ert. -_-"

✿ I love Chinese New Year. The time for boisterous Chinese New Year music, good ole spring cleaning, red packets (ang paos), new clothes, family gatherings, holidays, good food, [illegal] firecrackers, shopping and a whole lot more.

✿ I enjoy washing cars. Seriously. Except that every time any of our cars are washed, it is almost 99% sure that it will rain later. Frustrating would be an understatement at times. Maybe it's jinxed, or somebody up there has a standing joke with us. =.=

✿ I need to clean up my handphone's memory stick. 1GB is definitely NOT enough for songs, videos, pictures and misc stuff. >_<

✿ The fridge is suddenly full of chocolate. Don't you dare eat my dark chocolates, or I will hunt you down. You're welcome to the milk chocolates though.

✿ I need my Junjou Romantica 2 fix, and soon! =/ Luckily I have a few other animes to watch in the meantime.


And... I can't of anything else. XD

Happy Birthday To Me!

Happy Birthday to me! ^o^

Thank you to everybody who wished me "Happy Birthday", either in person or in RO or by sms or on my facebook wall. I really appreciate it! ^^

Got some pretty awesome presents from my family and several ang paos from relatives. Hehehe~

So anyway, it's pretty hard to show you guys my presents, but what I can show you is my present from chiwayu. It's a drawing she did of my creator in RO; she's such an amazing artist, I really love it! Thanks, wayu! ^^

Also, of course, thanks to Jelvix for arranging the little "birthday countdown" for me. It was great to sit down in RO and chat with my buddies after such a long time. To the players who remembered me in-game, thank you! I'm sorry if I forgot any of you, though. It's been such a long time and not everybody uses the same name for all of their characters. XD

I wonder what's in store next year?

Happy New Year 2009!!

Well, it's the first day of 2009.

Happy New Year everybody!!

Have you made your resolutions yet? I sure haven't. Feeling much too sleepy and lazy to think up a whole list and prioritize each one. Swtness.

Hey, maybe that should be my new year's resolution: To not be so lazy!!

Nah, it's never gonna work. XD

Oh well, I'm out of things to type in this post. Which, by the way, was posted on 4th January 2009 and not actually 1st January 2009. Don't look at me like that, puh-leez.

ISA = I Simply Arrest

This week, Malaysian Media History (MMH) seems to be the main focus of my college life. As if only a fews days' worth of lessons before the mid-terms wasn't enough, we had to finish 9 questions on Operasi Lalang, the May 13th Incident and Constitution Articles. Not to mention 2 presentations in 1 day. *sigh*

But anyway, while trying to answer a question on ISA, I found this really funny phrase:

"ISA = I Simply Arrest"

OMG!! It is so true! XD That's why people are trying to convince the government to get rid of the ISA (proper name is Internal Security Act) in Malaysia. And not only the people here. Apparently, the USA and other countries are quite interested in this topic as well.

Gosh, what time is it now? Oh, 12.34 p.m.
I only have less than half an hour to complete the last 2 questions AND try to remember something, anything about the stuff that I've been answering. Hip hip hooray! - NOT

See ya laterz, alligatorz!

Heroes Mania

...not me.

Just Rhea, Ruth, Nicole, Aaron and a few others. I think.

I only like Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) from Heroes coz he's super cute and has the amazing ability to control time.

Just imagine: There's this pain-in-the-ass Malaysian Media History assignment which we have to finish by Thursday AND a pesky English research topic for presentation on that day as well. *poof* We go back in time to Friday so there's plenty of time to finish both! Nice eh? XD

Of course, what's a blog post without pictures? So here he is...

My favourite time-travelling geek from Heroes! ^^

It was a dark and stormy night...

So after being handed a 500-word essay assignment by our dear English lecturer Ms Azizah last week (or was it the week before?), I finally got around to doing it at around 12.15 a.m. on the day it was due, which is today. Like I said before, procrastination dies really hard.

The title of the essay was pretty straightforward - "The Pen is Mightier than the Sword". I know some of the more... *ahem* clumsy people out there might just make a typo and link the 2nd and 3rd words together. XD But whatever - we're not talking about stationery size here.

The guy who coined the phrase was Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton for his play Richelieu in 1839. Basically, it means that words or ideas have more influence than action or violence.

Sir Edward also thought up the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night..." which is the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style of fiction writing. I just found out that Snoopy is very fond of using it for his novel, which he [tries to] type while sitting on the roof of his kennel.

Peanuts anyone?

Oh well, off to English.

I'll see you later.

It's Daylight Robbery, I Tell You!

Okay, not really. I was just exaggerating - sorta.


I mean, RM38 for a magazine is definitely a better bargain compared to RM38 per month for some dead-and-dying game. *coughragnarokcough* At least I get colourful glossy pages to drool over time and again instead of gameplay that only lasts 30 days. Gosh, I feel so stupid now.

Not that it was all bad - I got to know some really great online friends during my active years there. ^^ (And the game was super cute! >_<)
So... anyway, I have completely forgotten why and what I wanted to blog about while I was searching for pictures to add to this post. *facepalms*

I quote Winnie the Pooh - "Think, think, think..."

Oh yes! Now I remember. The 5th (subbed) episode of Junjou Romantica 2 is out today! *dances around happily* Have I ever mentioned that I love Aarinfantasy to bits? Well, Junjou Romantica has become my drug addiction and they are the suppliers. It is the reason why I look forward to the next week, because I know that I will get my fill of romance (albeit of the not-so-conventional type) and humour from it.

I now officially announce that Junjou Romantica is my obsession!

Phew, that felt good. =)

Now all I need is the scanlation of the 8th volume so that I'll know what happens next in the Romantica arc. I freely admit I am only a fan of the Usagi X Misaki pairing and not really into the other 2 pairings. Nevertheless, you take what you can get, right? And all of them are gorgeous! =P

Ah, did I mention cute Japanese guys? No? Well, there was a whole bunch of them (2 and a half tables, actually) having lunch in this little 米粉糕 (mee hoon kuih) shop in Klang - which, btw, sells the most delicious 米粉糕 this side of the Peninsular - and there were several who were really good-looking. Talk about having some eye-candy before the main course! XD They were precisely what the doctor ordered to cure me of my emo-ness + slight depression the night before. ~lol~

Gackt the dorkiest yet coolest J-rocker ever! XD

Yeah, that's about it for today. Off to sleep!
Nightz, people. ^^ Sweet dreams~!

A "Sort Of" Tag

How you do the Letter Meme:
Dear (the last person who left a comment on your blog).
I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___.I think I realized it when ___2______3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___.___12___.
Loves,
-Your name-
P/S: You are so lifeless, ___13___, -The name of the person that tagged you-.

1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister

2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - your dwarf bit me
April - I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - you put cuffs on me
July - I threw up
August - I saw the shrunken head
September - we skinny dipped
October - I quoted Santa
November - your dog ran amok
December - I changed tennis shoes

3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kebab - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife

4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out

5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk

6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - Scarred
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed

7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I've felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn't exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we're cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I'm allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I'm open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks

8. What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from
LAOrange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your memories from the military service

9. The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks
E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of your blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N - Your suicide note
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X - David's tricot outfits
Y/Z - Your grades from college

10. The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Always will remember
C/D - Never will forget
E/F - Always wanted to break
G/H - Never openly mocked
I/J - Always have felt dirty before
K/L - Will tell the authorities about
M/N - Told in my confession today about
O/P - Was interviewed by the Times about
Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about
S/T - Get sick when I think of
U/V - Always will try to forget
W/X - Am better off without
Y/Z - Never liked

11. What do you prefer to drink?
Water- Our friendship
Beer - Senility
Soft drink - A new life as a clone
Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo
Milk - The apartment building
Wine - Cocaine abuse
Cider - A passionate interest for mice
Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations
Mineral water - Embarrassing rash
Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism
Whisky - To ruin the second world war
Other - To hate the Boston Celtics

12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm regards
USA - Best regards
England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail
Spain - Go and drown yourself
China - Disgusting regards
Germany - With ease
Japan - Go burn
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Fuck off now
France - In pain
Other - Greetings to your freaky family

13. What is your favorite activity when hanging out with mates?
Gathering for drinks - Ugly pig
Foosball - Silly duck
Shopping - French kisser
Dulging for food - Cranky banana
Movies - Smelly armpits
Snacks - Horny wolf
Snooker - Tiny nipples
Bowling - Sexy grandmother
Outdoor activities - Vain pot
Having a long talk - Nose plucker
Taking pictures - Dumb bitch
Other - Burn yourself

Dear Swannie,
I don't really know how to tell you this, but I'm in love with your sister. I think I realized it that night at the mental hospital and I saw you sit on Manchester United's goalkeeper. I'm sure you're cowardly enough to understand that Santa doesn't exist. I'm returning the cut toenails to you, but I'll keep your left ear as a memory. You should also know that I told in my confession today about our friendship. Go burn.
Loves,
Laura
P/S: You are so lifeless, ugly pig, Nicole.

-LOL- I hope Swannie doesn't see this... or perhaps I'm hoping she'll see this and laugh her butt off. XD