So long to ever after, so long to you.

It's amazing ainnit, both contexts of that line.
So long, good bye.
So long, so far away.
Ingrid Michaelson - So Long
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SO, yesterday I had tuition. Yesterday was Monday by the way. :)
And surprisingly, I made two new friends :D
Hahahahahaha!
I like doing random kindnesses. I like helping people, no reason why. It's a good thing to do, and it makes people's day. Unexpected smiles make me happy.
Like my own brand of heroin, ahem. XD
When I went to tuition last Friday and found this really simple but beautiful necklace, I took it and reasoned that it belonged to someone of the really big BM class right before my class. Most of them would turn up next Monday, so I kept it. The necklace was just a pearly heart pendant that reflected the colours of the rainbow on a chain that looked worn and well loved. The clasp was broken. Therefore, can we fix it?
YES WE CAN :D
I took it to Hartamas Shopping Centre, to an accessory booth where I hoped they could fix clasps and sell simple black bands. There was an Indian guy tending the stall; it belonged to his sister and I asked him if he could fix the clasp. He said he could! :D
This character was really... interesting. He had several piercings on his ears and wore silver that shone against his smooth skin. Well-dressed, slightly feminine and very friendly, I was immediately taken and related the story to him with a smile in my voice. We talked and talked, until a woman and her four children, 2 in strollers came along, and I made way while he was still putting the new clip on. Her little girl that looked 4 or 5 years old wanted piercings already, and he was to judge whether she was ready.
OMG, I remember when I pierced my ears. We had to go through a really pretty park to go to the stall, and I did mine without much fuss. My first pair of earrings were hearts. I remember Mandy's reaction more though, hahaha! She pierced one side, cried, and ran away. Then she had to come back for the second ear. Hahahhahaha XD
When we parted ways, he said what I did was nice and patted my arm lightly with a parting goodbye and a little lilt in his endearment for me, "sweetie".
When I woke up Monday morning, I was just bouncing with excitement to go for tuition. School took FOREVER to finish. I walked with a spring in my step going to Desa to makan, and when I reached I made the funniest decision ever, hahahhaha!
I ordered a big bowl of "drunk chicken noodles" which was herbal chicken soup with a healthy dose of Chinese rice wine. (The auntie had cautioned me beforehand that this dish contained wine. OH auntie. XD) It was new, this smell and taste to my taste buds and I lapped it all up, savouring the taste of the wine and the chicken soup with the mee sua that just absorbs the flavour. It was amazing. But in my subconscious mind, I thought, this bowl of noodles has way too much alcohol content in it HAHAHA. The smell of wine was a little overpowering, I felt like I could breathe it in.
Sure enough, after eating, I felt a bit lightheaded. My sister commented on my red face when I told Pa, and said I cepat mabuk HAHAHA
I went home and dozed off, suddenly feeling very warm and happy all over. Pa yelled for me to get up 15 minutes before tuition, and I hurried, dressed and ran out the door to hopefully get to tuition as early as possible. You know, because I wanted to return the necklace. I planned to go in front and announce the missing necklace to the class.
Still feeling a little lightheaded, I stumbled a bit on the way up the stairs to the tuition centre. I could feel my heart beating away in my CHEEKS, I swear. It was so funny, I must have been red. I could feel heat just emanating from my body like some kind of broadcasting centre. The fact that the class was Physics didn't help XD hahahaha
Distracted by my lightness, I headed to the front without much fear. I said "Ummmm hi :D did anyone lose this?" I showed it to the girls in front, and then some guys were like showing signs that they recognized it. OF ALL THINGS, a guy enters the door, looks at it and was like, "OH HIII that's mine! Thank you, thank you so much"
My WHUUUUT face must've been a sight to see. XD I forgot to tell him about the fixed clasp, but I figured he'd notice someday. I asked him if he wanted a new band, but he refused. His smile was so sweet :)
So I ambled on to my seat, not caring much for the people I passed as I just wanted to feel the pulse in my cheek in a sitting position. After an hour or so, the feeling of giddiness went away, and I started thinking about that guy the necklace belonged to. Was he going to leave it at that? Or maybe say hi the next time we pass?
Physics came and went. He left for home, but as he passed me, he looked me in the eye, smiled widely and said thank you again.
And I'm touched :D
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The second friend I made.... wait, it was more like she made friends with me! :D
Eyu Huan Hee, that is her name. She has Thai, Hokkien, and Kelantan all in her bloodline, and her English is surprisingly good :D She invited me to an International Relationship Day to raise funds for homeless children, or rather orphans; specifically Stepping Stones Orphanage.
8D
If you have visited littlethingsinaheart, you'd know that I've been there before so my interest was peaked. :D
The event is in 2 weeks time! Find the event on facebook, it's under KB's IR Night. The theme is Blast from the Past, and only RM25 per person. Kalau nak beli 10 one shot, it's only RM20 per person! They have games and performances for the whole night all in the name of charity. The venue, if I tak salah is the Confucian School Hall in KL; however buses are provided :D And dress code, as always, is smart casual.
TEEHEE ADVERTISING
We just chatted and chatted and found a friend in each other! I also talked more to the princess! Yayyy.
She's a really nice girl. She's athletic, really tall and tanned. She has a wide smile that manages to be upward and downward, and warm eyes. :D I like her.
I hope I can go. But the problem would be the baju............ XD
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I forgot what I wanted to say. Then I remembered I have Sejarah homework.
OH WELP
Gonna finish it now then.

Remember him?

"Hey, pretty mama."

xxx

Hahahhaha :D still remember this manly blond dude? I miss watching him.

He's so silly. Yet he never gives up, does he?
He played when Cartoon Network topped Disney.
Now, the new shows are all over the top, unfunny and just flop.
Except Chowder and Ben 10, of course. :)
Maybe I should give them a chance and try watching the new shows, huh.
xxx
You know what's so awesome about Pokemon? The games and the shows?
Their epic theme songs never EVER change. I bet when we all turn 50 someday, they'll be playing Pokemon Uranium-12 and we'd still be humming that catchy tense soundtrack when we fight other Pokemon. Hahahah.
I CHOOSE YOU! :D Ash Ketchum WOOT.

It takes two floors to make a storey.

Meh. :D Life is Wonderful - Jason Mraz
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I've been filling my head up with Jason Mraz. Burying myself in his lyrics. Carried away by his playful and sad melodies. Uplifted by his cheeky charismatic voice.

Did you know he could do OPERA :D

YES YES HE CAN

Hahahahha. (:
Oh, he's so wonderful.
xxx
I booked tickets for the first time! :D hahahaha!
I'm so excited to see if they really will reserve 3 tickets for me tomorrow.
xxx
I drove to Temerloh from Lanchang yesterday, on the highway. At first my position wasn't really adjusted properly, so my handling was a little awkward and stilted. NECK SAKIT OI :D but only for a while.
It was so EXHILARATING. So FUN. I didn't panic and all, I don't see what there is to panic about hahahaha. I was doing a comfortable speed and drifted occasionally. Tapi overall okay :D
My dad supervised the whole affair. He was the one who needed to go to Temerloh after all, to prepare a timber sawmill for auditing.
Timber businesses (as I've observed) are normally handled and passed down in the family. So the family of that particular sawmill was wonderful! They were teasing, nice, hospitable and had the best Mild Nescafe coffee ever. (My first hahahahha)
Then I drove back to Lanchang. Now that I adjusted the seat properly, I had a better grip on the wheel and enjoyed it very much. :D I overtook my first lorry YAYY
xxx
I stopped at a really famous rest stop that everyone stops at to eat on the way up to the Genting road. (I FORGOT THE NAME)
Pa and I went to McDonald's. The first thing I saw was this Ronald McDonald holding chips and a burger in a field of some sort statue greeting everyone who passed through the doors. OMG, OMG, pedo face :DDDDDDDDDD hahahahhahahahhaha

from http://wontdieone.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html

This looks QUITE CREEPY XD from http://bacin.wordpress.com/2006/10/01/16-orang-gila/

While this one looks like OHAI, you. Ngehehehehe. Hahahaha! XD
His eyebrows slanted slightly too far forward hahaha, so funny. I stared for quite a while, till some other people started staring at me too.
Next time you go up to Genting, say hi for me.

OH YA! Genting Sempah :D

Seratus lima puluh

These exam nights are doing the blog good. XD
I'm studying up for Physics. I seem to not get it, yet somehow my mind just works out the questions and gets good marks back. Hmm.
Thank God I have a good brain. (:
LANTAKLAH SEJARAH, I think I did well for Paper 2 XDD Paper 1's only objective questions.
YAY :D
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Consolation prize?
Consolation?
...
Seriously?
Only now do I take notice of this word used for small prizes. As consolation for people who did not get the top prize. Like oh heyyy I'm sorry you didn't get it; here take this lollipop, it'll make it all go away. All the little connotations that innocent word carries.
Or maybe I think too much.
.....
I'd take sagu hati over consolation prize any day. XD
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ARRRGGH kena study Physics. :D

Surprisingly

I did okay for Sejarah and Moral. All thanks to TANG
Hahahahha
Wei Xuan definitely motivated me to study. :D Especially for Sejarah and Moral.
Thank you Wei Xuan!
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Super Junior yayyy :D Thay've finally graced KL and blew so many people's minds off with awesome dance moves back to back and obviously their cheeky cuteness!
Come back soon, we need more light-heartedness in our lives :D
xxx
Lisa Mitchell's Incomplete Lullaby is inspiring me with so many pictures just swirling and dancing around in my head. OH, what a lovely song.
"Like a turning head,
like a second look,
Lke a burning leaf of an open book."
xxx
Okay, so wish me luck. :D tomorrow's BM and Math.

I know you have to close your eyes on everyone.

So let me help you, I'll sing you morning lullabies.
xxx
Ingrid Michaelson I LOVE YOU. :D
Her songwriting skills are amazing, her tunes are very melodious with chord arrangements that are like heaven to my ears and not very usual. And then. her LYRICS. Meaningful without using big words, very whimsical like buying her parents a house in the South of France and doing what bunnies do (HAHA), making it seem so playful and childlike.
Then her VOICE, OMG. It's just so full of character! Soft, high, playful. Low, sad and melancholy. And those high notes she hits are so sweet, oh, makes me listen to her over and over. Her style of music is mostly with the acoustic guitar and ukulele, but sometimes she throws in the organ, cello, piano and other instruments as well.
xxx
I remember once, Benjamin was going to perform her song The Way I Am on stage for something and referred to it as the clown song.
Up till two days ago, I had NO CLUE what he was talking about until I saw the video. Very weird, yet illustrates the whole point. And also very sweet and funny. XD
xxx
Sometimes, it seems like the world is just going to overwhelm you and eat you up in one swallow, like the batu berbelah with the gaping mouth. Sometimes it feels like nobody is there to listen, no one right enough to talk to; like there's no one out there close enough to know and not judge but just shut up and listen to you ramble or tease you occasionally. Sometimes you just don't know what to do and who to ask these stupid precious questions in your head. And it's driving you nuts.
During your sometimes, just do it! Grab that person you want to confide in no matter how stupid you think that person will think you are. Whisper your insecurities, shout out your frustrations, they can handle it. That person could hide with you, that person will coax you out into the sun. Stranger or not, people are naturally curious to know who you are and how you think and feel: maybe resembling them or maybe not.
BOLEH PUNYA
JUST DO IT>>>>>>>>>> NOT A NIKE AD
YAY
"Carpe diem, baby."
(:
(And if you choose me, I'd be honoured. LOL :D )
xxx
I am so happy. Now we know each other's names squeeee :D

I always seem to forget how fragile are the very strong.

I still choke up. I miss her. I'm scared that I can't remember her face when she smiled, when she was mock angry, when she was eating vegetarian pasta made by her mom while she teased Hannah and Carlo.
That smile, that lovely smile. It's slipping away.
It's just slipping away.
But her voice and laughter will always stay with me.
Sebak dada saya hahahaha.
xxx
Ingrid Michaelson - A Bird's Song

It's early

I'm awake at 8 when nobody else is up.
I feel like I'm on top of the world.
The birds chirping away, last night's rain that brought this wet, refreshing air down on the earth, the cat scratching away at the armchair like there's something underneath it all and Rosi Golan's unpretentious vocals coupled with simple but brilliant melodies and lyrics.
:D
:D
THANK YOU GOD WHEE
Hahahahahaha.
xxx
So how're you this wonderful morning? :)
Happy holidays! We have one whole week to take a break from school.
During Karangan class yesterday, I promised Wei Jin that I'd study.
SO I MUST
YEAHHHH :D I'm full of spirit now. I think I'm gonna tackle Biology.
No I won't back down!
Happy Ides of March. Hahahaha :)

Two nights out.

Two nights. :D
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NIGHT ONE
My neighbours are French. :D So Alia invited us to the French School just down the road for a charity concert to help Haiti where she'll be singing. Asiah, her little girl always comes over and invites Chloe to play as well so we're pretty close for neighbours.
SO WE SAID YES
Th confusion between Haiti and hi-tea was hilarious.
The whole family went. I was amazed by the people there; their features were different, so charming, pointed, shaped and very French. I dunno, I just like how French people look hahaha. The language was surrounding me like a blanket, a blanket of comfort and ignorance.
And they are tall.
:D
We went down to the concert hall. It was a half-amphitheatre with carpeted steps to sit on, with the stage with its black background being the focus of everyone's attention. There was a drum set, a bass guitar, a piano, an acoustic guitar, a saxophone, a few microphones to the side of the stage and a sole microphone at the fore.
Did I mention that this was a jazz concert?
*SQUEES and faints.*
Hahahaha :D So the opening speech was given; not that I understood anything but the melodious intonation and fast flow of syllables of a different language was really interesting. I think I might learn French. Then I'd learn Korean. But that's for night number two.
Then I'll learn German and Tagalog! And Hokkien and Portuguese! :D
It can't be that hard. :D
Anyway.
So I was staring open mouthed at the instruments in wonder. :D Can you imagine?
Everyone around spoke French, and so I just listened to the incomprehensible chatter that went up and down with joy and excitement.
The first act was the piano played by two sisters: one of them owns No Black Tie which I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO VISIT *faints a second time.*
Debussy, George Bizet and other pieces were expertly played by the duo. They were really good! I was blown away. Not one, but two sisters at the same level of skill in piano wei. Duets are hard to coordinate especially when you've got to play scales together. I recognize only the first one; from Nodame Cantabile! :D
And every one of them was a duet. D: hahaha! They played too many pieces though. I figured 4 or 5 would have the impact but they went on to like 8. XD
And after that, there was a sort of jam session! The bassist was really good with his strings. He was introduced as Fook. You can imagine my childish amusement. But he really was amazing. He didn't lose count, played an actual melody with the bass guitar not like normal bassists who just go DUM DUM DUM DUM DUUM on the same 4 notes.
The saxophone player was great! I'm not sure whether it's improvisation or a set thing he practised beforehand but he was carrying the melody most of the time and was awesome!
The drummer had a great sense of rhythm. Normally I'd lose count already somewhere in 2 minutes hahahaha, but he just went on with the light taps on the cymbals and the quarter off beat in between every 8 bars. Jonathan Jacobs fom South Africa, I think.
Next we have the acoustic dude! At first we were all clapping away to the beat, but then he made this gesture across his neck like "kill the clapping" so we all quieted down hahaha. It turned out that his instrument couldn't be heard; so by the time he got it all set up we clapped anyway! He is from Cuba. He was AMAZING. He vocalized on his solo along with what he was playing on the acoustic guitar! His fingers were really fast.
The pianist is my favourite hahahaha. He had light brown messy hair that had a life of its own. He effortlessly played chords on the piano with his large hands, sometimes while looking behind him and not at the piano! OH I admire that confidence. He was in the background but when he did a small solo, he shone. :D
After the jam session, 5 girls and 1 boy came out and went over to the microphones off at the side. (Glee much.) The Cuban guitarist sang a song! A Spanish song.. Tina? There was this one part when he was singing Spanish lines and Alia would translate into French that made people laugh. Hahaha :)
Alia did 5 song altogether I think! She sang Natural Woman, Let's Stay Together, Cry Me A River, R.E.S.P.E.C.T and a French song that made people laugh. The French song was written by this man who had white hair tied back into a ponytail. :D
The back up singers didn't do much, but they moved left and right in time with the songs. The guy was a little sesat though. XD Tall, great sense of rhythm (he clapped a lot), messy chocolate hair and a bit of a hunch. How yum :D Hahaha! There were 2 black girls, one tall brunette, one Chinese? And this one girl who stood out: she was wearing a colourful pretty dress and had blonde hair. Great smile, big eyes.. but that's not why I looked at her. She smiles so sincerely and swayed with the music, not caring if the other members didn't follow suit. :D I mean she toned down a bit lah if she saw everyone else not moving, but for Respect she sang and moved a lot. :D
RESPECT! :D That was the last song and it got everybody into a clap happy mood. We all sang along, and got carried away by the drummer's beat and the bass lines. When it was over everybody got up and clapped! :D A happy buzz in the heart, that's what I got.
That was the end of our French charity concert night.
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NIGHT TWO
I was reluctant at first, but soon all three of us (Mandy, Chloe and I) were at my cousin's house waiting to go out together to eat a steamboat dinner. Apparently when I was 7 there was a Korean boy aged 9 who used to play with us. Chang Ming, I think. His dad was to be referred as Uncle Moon, so Moon Chang Ming. OOOOOHHH :D
His dad is an international music songwriter I think; so his English is good. He wants Chang Ming to learn English, so he's gonna be in Malaysia to go to this good English class that will help him. Chang Ming is homestaying with my cousins for 6 months without his dad! :D
He has dyed dirty blonde hair, is a bit weird but always has a smile on his face. He's really friendly! :D Right now his English is really basic, but Uncle Moon translates for him and that's when you see his real smile come out, hahahaha.
The highlight of our dinner was when the prawns on the plate suddenly showed signs of life. XD One jumped when nobody was looking and slapped E Wei on his cheek. He was playing the PSP and his mom told him to stop; he was switching it off when this happened. He was like, "UHHHHH hahaha Ma I know you're mad at me but still no need to throw stuf at my face right" hahahaha XD Then the prawn jumped high up in the air and we all screamed together! XD
It jumped again and again, off the plate and then suddenly with one almighty heave, it leaped off the table and Chang Ming nearly fell (as he was sitting next to E Wei)! Hahahahaha.
He's so funny. And to tell the truth, very familiar. I thought I'd never remember him.
I like the Korean language. Most of the time it seems abrasive but I think it's really rather nice. The holds, the vowels, the modulation of the voice... and the funny expressions they make. XD
And that's how night two went. :D
In conclusion...... I'm hungry. Bai :D

Lucas and Peyton

I've always loved the pull between them both, from the first time I watched One Tree Hill on 8TV. And then... they sort of drifted away because of circumstance, and I didn't want to catch the show anymore.
Season 1 was the bomb. Nathan, Lucas, Haley, Brooke and Peyton and even Dan. :)
So when I saw this video and skipped to the last page of their book, I felt incredibly happy for them both.
Yay for true love yes? True love and a baby. Hahahaha :)