friday

Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere?

-Adele, Chasing Pavements

hapee chinese new year 2009

Is it better if we can't explain our emotions?

Are you lost or incomplete?
Do you feel like a puzzle, you can't find your missing piece?
-Coldplay, Talk

What a wonderful world

At PD.



On Christmas day, I had the privilege of seeing two butterflies mating (i never fail to wonder why people always degrade the term mating with vulgar terms like doing it, making lurve, getting the heat on. it's not appropriate lah...) cameraphone out!



2nd day of CNY, Khadijah dropped by to catch up. It was lovely to see her again after a while. Girls will never run out of things to talk about. Secretarial responsibilities lah, babies names lah, the list goes on till the cows come home. And I think I was mistaken, Khadi, Muallaf was passed by the censorship board!

"that's you and me together"

Yes, We Can acapella (minus music instruments) very nice!

The Yes, We Can music video by will.i.am garnered an Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches-Entertainment last year.

Will.i.am also wrote another song in celebration of Obama's victory. It's a New Day has its own music video that has already been shown on MTV, but for some reason YouTube says I can't watch it 'cos it's not available in my country. Uh-HUH.

It's A New Day is more upbeat than Yes, We Can and will.i.am also performed this song at the Neighbourhood Inaguration Ball (What's that? Tak tau. There's also a Youth Ball also, I heard.)

I went asleep last night
Tired from the fight
I've been fighting for tomorrow
All my life
Yea I woke up this morning
Feeling brand new
'Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming
Has finally came true

It's a new day
It's a new day
It's a new day
It's a new day
It's a new day

It's been a long time coming
Up the mountain kept runnin'
Souls of freedom kept hummin'
Channeling Harriet Tubman

Kennedy, Lincoln, and King
We gotta maninvest in that dream
It feels like we're swimming upstream
It feels like we're stuck inbetween
A rock and a hard place,
We've been through the heartaches
And lived through the darkest days

If you and I made it this far,
Well then hey, we can make it all the way
And they said no we can't
And we said yes we can
Remember it's you and me together

I woke up this morning
Feeling alright
I've been fightin' for tomorrow
All my life
Yea, I woke up this morning
Feeling brand new
Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming
Has finally came true

It's a new day
(it's a new day)
It's a new day
(it's a new day)
It's a new day
It's a new day!

It's been a long time waitin'
Waiting for this moment
It's been a long time praying
Praying for this moment

We hope for this moment
And now that we own it
For life I ma hold it
And I won’t let it go

It's for fathers, our brothers,
Our friends who fought for freedom
Our sisters, our mothers,
Who died for us to be in this moment

Stop and cherish this moment
Stop and cherish this time

It's time for unity
For us and we
That's you and me together

I woke up this morning
Feeling brand new
'Cause the dreams that I've been dreaming
Have finally came true
Yea, I woke up this morning
Feeling alright

'Cause we weren't fighting for nothing
And the soldiers weren't fighting
For nothing
No, Martin wasn't dreaming for nothing
And Lincoln didn't change it for nothing
And children weren't crying for nothing

It's a new day
It's a new day
A new day
It's a new day
It's a new day!

"And now, he's wrapped around her finger; she's the center of his whole world"

Here's a convo between Janelle, Iona and I while exiting the ice skating rink.

"You don't want to go for ice skating classes?"
"I will send my little Amy to ice skating classes,"
"Wait wait. How do you know if it's not a boy?"
"I'll send Donovan too!"
*pause*
"Amy is Donovan's nickname!"
"AAHAHAHAHAHA"


Title: All American Girl, Carrie Underwood

since when did life in technicolor had lyrics?

Another Coldplay video from Viva La Vida.



This MV is alright, I guess. Not mind-blowingly phenomenal, because with this album, one kind of expects the things to come with it to be different (think: Jay Z. Noes!) However, the chorus part bears a lot of resemblance to that of Lovers in Japan.

But I really didn't expect Life to have lyrics. The original song on the album has no lyrics, as I recall, emphasising the various instruments used in this wonderful song that sounds like a medley of sorts.

My favourite part is the end, when the girl got the drumsticks. SHO CUTE. Like how drummers throw them at the end of a gig.

it's orked's boyfriend!

Muallaf was not shown at the charity screening (for the Gaza war victims/survivors). Talentime took its slot. Me thinks the Lembaga Censorship (not the real name but you know lah) decided that Muallaf is "sensitive". However, it will return to the republic of Singapore for another round of screenings in late February.

Aand my sister might win the tickets to watch fall out boy in Singapore. D: go win sunburst maan


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Most of the stuff in this post is from Yasmin Ahmad's blog.

First, Talentime poster!

credits to http://yasminthefilmmaker.blogspot.com/


Second, more Talentime cast pictures!
The actress for Melur was in TARA. Guess who.
credits to http://yasminthefilmmaker.blogspot.com/


Third, do you recognise the lead actor in her latest Petronas commercial and do watch it cos it's really good?!



Yasmin has directed many commercials over the past years, almost all of them during the holiday/festive season. All of these commercials are for Petronas. Go search for some on YouTube and prepare to cry your heart out.

Her Petronas commercials are top notch, because they're not loud and in-your-face, but quiet and poignant, and makes you question yourself when the words
"Selamat Tahun Baru Cina"
or
"Selamat Hari Raya"
appears at the end of the clip.

Also, the ads tend to linger in one's mind very long.

What makes it even more amazing, I think, is the fact that she (probably) does not speak the Chinese dialects in the CNY09 commercial, nor the Indian dialects in her previous Deepavali commercials, but manages to make them carry not only a brand for advertising's sake, but also a thought-provoking message. Truly, she is a Malaysian to be admired.

(after i showed the ad to my parents [they had to listen separately cos only got one headphone here], the ad came on the tv!)

soak up the sun-sheryl crow

It's a few days to Chinese New Year, and there are two ulcers in my mouth.

Accounts homework to be done.
English assignment requires a partner and an argumentative topic.
Economics needs to be read up more.
Psychology marathon class tomorrow.
Moral Studies...hmmm...

All picture credits to, in order: Wee Han, Wee Han, me, Rachel, Rachel.
Don't you think Rachels' last shot of us climbing up the beach is synchronizingly amazing?!

Sunburst 09!

On Facebook, you can join the Sunburst KL '09 group and vote for who you want to see there this year. Ah, this is nuts! How come no one told us bout this?

Among the bands on the list are
Coldplay (mixed feelings about this. they should have their own concert, on a massive scale! but then again...the sunburst early bird ticket at RM 143 is good on the pocket)
Foo Fighters
30 Seconds To Mars
Daft Punk (alert to Iona!)
David Archuleta (alert to Ivan!)
Jamiroquai (I thought this guy already retired)
Lifehouse
John Mayer
Switchfoot

Others who have other gigs on their calender, but are on the list, are the Ting Tings, FOB, Paramore and Katy Perry (oh can you imagine the hooha she would create here? Saya Telah Cium Seorang Gadis)

EARLY BIRD tickets go on sale from 20 January - 8 February. Prices: RM143 (Early Bird), RM203 (Presale), RM253 (at the door). Go to Axcess ticketing for details.

Sunburst Festival 2009
Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club
21st March 2009


Info obtained from Junk Online


The organiser of this festival is Pineapple Concerts, the same people who are bringing in Umbrella Girl (Rihanna).

For more info, google search "sunburst music festival 2009"

T.T I want to see Coldplay perform Yellow...

Of ALLL the things they teach you at school...

...they don't teach you to warm up leftover food before eating it.

...which was why I was lying on the cold floor with a horrible stomach ache this evening, putting ointment on my stomach. That didn't work, but I prayed for it to go away. After a few minutes, it did! God is our healer! Can I get an amen?

I hope Rachel and Wee Han didn't get the tummy aches too.

So it was around 5.30pm, and we were in the parking lot of Sunway Pyramid. Rachel, Wee Han and I got hungry from walking around, so we ate all the food leftover from the morning-rice, chicken curry, masala, salad-CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP!

And that was the cause of the horrible tummy ache. Silly us. No one taught us to heat up cold food before eating them! That is why the ministry of education should put this little-known fact into the Pendidikan Jasmani dan Kesihatan syllabus.


The food that we ate was from the morning's picnic. Janelle, Iona, Rachel, Wee Han and I went to Pantai Remis on the pretence of having a picnic (but really, we were there to give Rachel a surprise birthday celebration ONE WEEK before the day).
Ahaha, she was surprised! Hooray.

The beach was empty with the exeption of the random stork or three around. We ate and celebrated but had to cabut when two suspicious figures circled close to us.

After a loong camwhoring session on the beach in the glaring morning sun (it was around 11am when we were done eating), suggestions on where to go was thrown about (as the day was still young, and ACCOUNTS HOMEWORK NOT COMPLETED). Aeon...Iona's house..."Eh let's go Sunway!" piqued Wee Han.

Four Christmases, a pair of sunglasses, a pashmina and lots of window shopping later, we went home.

Kaka

The following article was taken from
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article2141368.ece (accessed 19th January 2009)


picture from bohemianrhapsody.dk

KAKA may be the man to fire Manchester City to glory but it will be nothing compared to the impact he has already had on millions of people.

The AC Milan star has given the green light to a staggering £243million switch to Eastlands.


But the Brazilian says football plays second fiddle in a life which has been devoted to Christianity.


Just weeks ago he became involved with the Billy Graham organisation in a TV campaign which had an astonishing effect in his homeland. It was nationally reported that:


-Hundreds of people were freed from demonic possession.

-Hardened criminals turned to Christianity in their thousands.

-Many more were cured of booze and drug addictions.

-A former voodoo princess turned to Christ.


As the campaign launched, Kaka told millions: "I truly cannot imagine my life without Christ.


"Everything I have accomplished, everything I have done in my life was because God has a plan and purpose for my life.


"The Bible says He will do more than we ever thought or imagined, and this is truly how it has been.


"If God wasn’t in my life, then my life certainly would not be like this."


The Brazilian’s faith in God has been broadcast across the world via an iconic picture of him on his knees celebrating a goal and showing a T-shirt which proclaims, ‘I belong to Jesus.’

Kaka, 26, has won a World Cup and the Champions League as well as been named FIFA World Player of the Year...

He said: “If things happen it’s because God has prepared me. God has great things for us. If it’s God’s will that I be there, there I will be.”

Read the rest of the article here.