Mira's

Petrified

2010-03-16T08:28:00.000-07:00

The horror.

What's life without a soul? Without a family? Not being able to do what my heart desires the most?

What about sleep? Quality of life?

I'm just exhausted, way too much.

Oh god please. I need a sign.

Untitled

2010-02-21T06:56:00.000-08:00

Haven't been, and won't be able to update for at least one week ... Deprived of internet at the moment

Fergalicious

2010-01-30T08:10:00.000-08:00

Here's the thing. I came across this short episode of Snoopy's called " Snoopy's Getting Married" and started doing some research...

Before I reveal the results of my research... here is the episode...separated into 3 parts:

In the video, you would come across this peanut character: Sally Brown

Guess what, her voice is starred by noone else but Fergie of Black Eyed Peas

Yup. I am not joking.

Click here

Engagement

2010-01-25T09:39:00.001-08:00

AHHHHHH

I'm engaged!!!! Officially!!!

Ring's a bit loose though... but still... I'm excited!!

Way Back Into Love

2010-01-22T13:40:00.000-08:00

I'm back! Pardon me for being missing in action ( again )

Had a tough time in Ireland

Ready for work in Malaysia - I guess

Gonna miss Ireland for sure.

I Decide

2010-01-07T12:28:00.000-08:00

It's just the hardest decision to make...

Family and Friends VS Goals and Dreams?

Nothing but sufferings for the next two years...wish me luck

Hope my decision is worth it

The Journey

2010-01-04T09:30:00.000-08:00

I've been Missing In Action... I know

To sum it up, for the past two weeks... I spent my Xmas in KL...and New Year in Ireland... with all who are dear to me.

Xmas eve was at Le Meridien KL.... it wasn't really about the food, but more of the people around me that matters

Lorraine, me and Desmond

The two reindeers :)

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New Years Eve was spent in Dublin with my Brother and his housemate Chung Lee

Strahan aka Sor Chai aka my brother and his housemate Chung Lee aka Leng Chai :P

" Yo whats up"

A bunch of lunatics

Unforgettable 2010 celebration..

Chung Lee, Strahan and Desmond

Bro, me and Chung Lee

A truly unforgettable trip.. and a night to remember... perhaps the happiest moment in my life in 3 years...

A short note to my brother StrAhan and Chung Lee:

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR EXAMS!!! :)

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Well... flight back to Malaysia was a pain in the arse. Allow me to put it in point form:

1. My flight scheduled was delayed from 9am to freakin' 10PM %$#^$%#^%$#^$%# So we had to spend 10 hours in the airport hotel

Desmond and his pint of Guinness at the hotel

2. From 10 PM we waited till 12midnight cause it was delayed AGAIN

3. Got stuck in Abu Dhabi due to the long transit time of 7 hours &*^*&^%*&^%*&^

Me at Abu Dabhi Airport

4. from Abu Dhabi to Doha.... found out that our names were not in the system ie NO BOARDING PASS for transit flight.. * panick *... and our airplane leaves in an hour's time !!!

5. Finally got on the flight........ and the nightmare begun...

6. MASSIVE air turbulence on the flight ( had an anxiety attack )

7. Reached KL......EXHAUSTED

Lesson to be learnt: NEVER fly during bad weathers....

Just My Luck

2009-12-12T00:28:00.000-08:00

Watched Terminator 3 a few days ago... and John Conner said this:

"By the time Skynet became self-aware it had spread into millions of computer servers across the planet. Ordinary computers in office buildings, dorm rooms; everywhere. It was software; in cyberspace. There was no system core; it could not be shutdown. The attack began at 6:18 PM, just as he said it would. Judgment Day, the day the human race was almost destroyed by the weapons they'd built to protect themselves. I should have realized it was never our destiny to stop Judgment Day, it was merely to survive it, together. The Terminator knew; he tried to tell us, but I didn't want to hear it. Maybe the future has been written. I don't know; all I know is what the Terminator taught me; never stop fighting. And I never will. The battle has just begun."

I got this off IMDb movie database's memorable quotes. I was not entirely inspired by those words, however I was brought back to reality, for once, during the entire week when I was drown in utter sorrows and disappointment. I have never felt so lost and exhausted in my entire life and days didn't feel like days at all during that point of time. Do I have reassure myself that everything happens for a reason and on the other hand thinking that I am merely living a lie, just to live another day to suffer? We go through this vicious cycle of laughter and tears all the time, repeatedly... so when does it stop? We reassure ourselves that how we see life is just a matter of perspective...but what if... we know that life's just a pile of s*** but forced to see as gold? Is that true optimism....or merely denial?

Wordy post this time. Never had such verbal diarrhoea in ages.

Anyway, Desmond bought me this:

it has a little note at the end " calm down dear", so sweet :)

I decided to pop some corns to take my mind off all these matters...

The recipe is pretty simple:

Ingredients

1 tbsp corn oil

1 tbsp butter

40–50g corn kernels

1 tbsp honey

¼ tsp salt

Method
Heat a heavy based pan over a medium heat. Once it starts to heat up, add oil and butter, and put in the corn kernels. Spread it around the base of the pan, then cover pan with a lid. Wait for the popping to stop but shake the pan occasionally to make sure that the corns pop up in the oil and butter.

Remove the pan from the heat. Add the salt and stir around. Then pour in the honey. Stir well and mix thoroughly until all the popcorn is well coated with honey.

Serve immediately.

I didn't use honey though cause i'm 1. lazy and 2. Not having a sweet tooth at the moment ( so unlike me i know, stress can really change someone's tastebuds huh )

Anyways...also...been shopping for DVDs to de-stress.

That's all folks. Thousand of apologies for the pessimism in my post.

Suicide Note

2009-12-06T08:21:00.000-08:00

What's the quickest, painless way to end one's life?

Torn

2009-12-04T11:07:00.001-08:00

Never felt as torn as this before... my dear snoopy ... as torn as I am

Mutilated Snoopy....

F.Y.I. I have 4 large snoopies and Snoopy No. 2 ( shown in picture) is currently being "warded" in my brother's room

And of course...I re-emphasize that I am as torn my dear snoopy.... due to various reasons only for people who are dearest to me to know

Anyhow....praying ( not as if I am that religious) that everything would be well by Xmas.

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Meanwhile, had a VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY bad day at the post office, DATO KERAMAT ROAD PENAND. Let me briefly elaborate in point form:

I was trying to send a mail, via pos laju to Ireland, so here goes:

Malay Lady at the counter was rude to me ( PMS perhaps? )
Gave me the form to fill in for pos laju
After filling in, realised she gave me the wrong form. ( ARGHHH ) HENCE, had to fill in another form.
After filling in the form, she HAD TO TELL ME that pos laju does not cater mails to addresses with PO BOX
#@%$#&^%&^%^!#$^%
I decided to send by normal mail and SWEAR not to go back to that post office EVER.

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Though my day was pretty bad..... I received this from Lorraine.....

"Nightmare before Xmas" Keychain!!!! Totally brightened up my day....... isn't she such an angel? :D I've always been a fan of Tim Burton's.

Dear Lorraine ( sister )...if you are reading this:

1. All the best for your exams! I know you can do it! ( You too Sharon * wink* )
2. Calm down... keep your cool...you're an honors student... you will score better than just average!

:)

Can't hardly wait for Xmas...

Life Goes On

2009-12-01T10:23:00.000-08:00

Pardon me for not updating my blog recently... blame it on.....

this...

got pretty hooked on to this TVB series...finished 33 episodes in 3 days :S Crap...

Anyway, Yong Hsin came to Penang last week...so we met up and went for drinks/dance at Bagan

Yong Hsin, Lorraine and Mira

Lorraine and Yong Hsin

Lorraine and Desmond

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In the mean time.... been helping my mom out with her paper marking...

nearly died marking the English grammar.. not as if my English is THAT good but still.......

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Also, been addicted to these songs....

1. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga - Thanks to Lorraine, my "kaki" :)

2. Down by Jay Sean feat Lil Wayne

3.Evacuate the Dancefloor by Cascada

... and the list goes on.... too many clubbing songs... blame it on the radio stations... my only source of entertainment...

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Having bouts of stomachaches and frequent visits to the loo isn't something I could tolerate for two weeks on a daily basis ( serious )

I have been doing a lot of sleuthing lately... not to mention also having many unwanted comments/contributions from my family...

" Must be the fish...."

" no no...must be the junk food"

" No la must be the poh piah... the lady was handling it with her hands..."

" must be the oysters"

"............." - Me

Or my mom's favourite: " Must be all the eat-outs.....stay at home and eat don't go out"

Sigh...

Well anyway, note to self:

1. Reduce eating out ( spend more on shopping YAY )

2. NO MORE JUNK FOOD ( there goes my potato chips, prawn crackers, chocholate etc. Sob )

3. DRINK MORE ALCOHOL TO KILL the GERMS! ( Joking ) <---------- can be ignored

4. More fruits ( Grapes and pomelo here i come! )

5. More yoghurt less ice-cream ( Shall I resort to supplements? )

Ok that's it for now. Too many changes at one go, doubt I could take it..

Mama Mia

2009-11-24T07:05:00.000-08:00

First of all I would like to introduce the world to a new hobby of mine: PIRACY ... I'm now into more cheapskate piracy without me heading out to buy DVDs ( a little too outdated but heck ) With Vuze and Pirates bay ... I've boarded on the Pirates Ship ( with Captain Jack Sparrow or whoever ) to sail the journey to piracy.. yippee... ( lame )

The Pirate Bay - Torrent Site

Oh, I've got a new toy : MacBookPro! Been spending time getting used to it...pretty cool...with the multi-touch trackpad, back-lit keyboards and all.... ( much better than my old ibook). Anyways, still looking forward to Windows 7!

I have not abandoned my old Toshiba Satellite A100... after years of serving me throughout my medical school years...but since it has showed some signs of senility ... I am currently trying to reserve its function ... zzzz..

And while updating my songs...I realised I have reached way pass 16 GB.... 20 GB of music *shocked * which renders me no choice but to manually update my ipod now ( which is a stupid 16 GB ipod Nano...argh )... till...I get a new one?

Mira's MacBook Pro :)

Went for Korean food few days back with Mu Sen and Ching Ee for some catching up...

The cute couple - Mu Sen and Ching Ee

Last week we had another of Lorraine and Sharon's .. AND Kenneth's post assessment night out at QE2 again

Desmond and Lorraine

Sharon and Lorraine - Beautiful and Gorgeous

Kenneth and Sharon: " What's up ? "

Ben and Lorraine - Caught! * evil grin *

The music for that night was rather appalling for some reason... but nevertheless we tried our best to make full use of the night by DANCING...

Oh and I would like the take this opportunity to thank Kenneth for his lovely CD - A documentary of a Star named Mira :)

Thanks Kenneth. Truly inspiring :)

Before I end this looong post ( at least for my record till date ), here's a bit of medical quiz for Medical students and Doctors out there:

Picture of the lateral part of the right knee

Case: This is a 24 year old female who presented with such skin appearance on the lateral part of the knee. It is painful and has tingling sensation, associated with 3 days history of general malaise and low-grade fever. Apart from the skin lesion above, physical examination otherwise are normal. So, provisional diagnosis? ;)

Hints:
1. Treatment is usually symptomatic ( Analgesics etc. )
2. Commonly seen in a General Practitioner Setting, 1% patients seen in Malaysia gets it.

Do approach me personally for answers :P

Hopelessly Addicted

2009-11-16T05:55:00.000-08:00

This post of mine is all about my recent addiction.

#1: KUACI / Sunflower Seeds

Once pop you can't stop, best taken with chinese tea and watching a movie, next thing you know, you wake up with a jaw pain :(

# 2: Fruits

Be it watermelon, grapes, apples etc. I'm a fruit bat for the time being :)

A rather unique way of presenting a watermelon. " Watermelon cake", presented by Desmond's mom. One word - CREATIVE

Also, my all time favourite grapes with wine = 2 huge bags sitting in the fridge :)

# 3: Wine and Cheese

Wine and cheese has always been my favourite and recently... been having it almost every single day ( my staple diet for the time being )

One of my wine and Cheese session at Harrods: Cheddar Cheese, Smoked Cheese, Brie Cheese, Blue Cheese and Camembert Cheese with grapes and Rosemary Crackers :) Served with Chilean Merlot Wine.... Utterly heavenly!

Too bad it wasn't served with Caviar and smoked Salmon :(

# 4: Collecting Stickers

Sticker collecting has been a craze these days. These include:

Guardian sticker collecting: One sticker for every RM15 spent

After 40 stickers, you get 1 big head plush for free...

Till date...I've only gotten the elephant :(

Another sticker collecting craze would be from Cold Storage

for every RM 30 spent you get a sticker

And then according to the number of stickers you get, you get to redeem this Italian designed glassware FOR FREE!!!!!

I'm almost there!!!!

Guess I haven't been updating my blog in AGES. Too busy with my work I suppose.

Emotions

2009-11-07T09:50:00.000-08:00

Fridays have always been quite the same for me... so far...on a weekly basis:

Morning- work

Afternoon - relax

Night- PARTY!

After 3-4 hours of tedious research work at Silver Jubilee Rehab centre, Dr Irene, Dr Eow, Desmond and I went to Sire Museum for lunch.

Note: Dr Eow examined me for my medicine long case during my finals *faint* I could still remember clearly how she got me gagged with her very last question about platelet transfusion. Thank god I still managed to get Honours for Medicine!

Desmond, me, Dr Irene and Dr Eow

Anyway, I am all stressed out and tired.... hence this post would consist more of pictures than words..

After lunch, I was greeted by another long-awaited parcel at home :)

Snoopy Alarm Clock

Went karaoke-ing for Lorraine and Sharon's post assessment destressing session at Red Box

From left: Desmond, Lorraine, Sharon, Andy, Benjamin

A duet by Lorraine and Benjamin

Another duet by Sharon and Benjamin

Karaoke session ended at 12 and we decided to head to MOIS for some calorie burning, butt shaking and crazy dancing session :)

The gang

Desmond enjoying his beer tower

She's so hiiiiiggggh...high above me.....she's so lovely..... Lorraine is physically and mentally HIGH

OOOOooooOOOooooOOooo

The housemates

The....semi sisters? LOL

Benjamin and Desmond

Had great fun... but Sharon was really drunk... ouch.

Jai Ho!

2009-11-02T02:25:00.000-08:00

#1: Gonna receive my very first Paycheck soon! :D

#2: Another parcel arrived!

My very first Snoopy Passport Holder! :)

I'm SO on Cloud 9 :)

Alright, not as though I have never gotten grants for my other research and salary for being a substitute teacher previously....but still... Woohoo! Don't really feel like a leech anymore!

Patron Tequila

2009-11-01T08:47:00.000-08:00

To start off, meet the Principle Investigator (aka Boss) of the research I have been working on - Dr Irene, Clinical Specialist of Neurology Department, Penang General Hospital

From left: Miss Ooi ( Physiotherapist ), Desmond, Mira and Dr Irene

This picture was taken during the Stroke Ward Rounds at the Silver Jubilee Rehabilitation Centre, a place where post-stroke patients undergo rehabilitation to regain back as much body function as possible.

The whole afternoon was spent at the rehabilitation centre to gather information for the Video on " Stroke" Desmond which is working on. For that purpose, we interviewed the patients, staff members, and also, took quite a number of pictures and videos of how the rehabilitation centre works.

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That night, 4 of us ( Desmond, me, Lorraine and Sharon ) had a blast at QE2 in conjunction with Halloween night.

So for the night... we morphed into...

Sharon the Witch, Mira the Fairy and Lorraine the Cow-girl :)

Lorraine's got STYLE! YeeHa!

Some Penang Medical College students

Gorgeous Sharon - waiting to bewitch her preys *wink*

....And we danced!!....

.....And we had lots of fun!!!

What's next? Karaoke? Anyone? :)

Oh, and before that, my precious parcel arrived the next morning ...

Snoopy earrings! :)

Paparazzi

2009-10-28T01:43:00.000-07:00

Life's been difficult for the past 10 days....there were tears of joy and tears of sorrow.... nevertheless... here are some updates...

Recently Dextor has been having some mite problems...so we had to take her to the vet for injections on a weekly basis...

After taking Dextor to the vet...we went shopping for halloween costumes..

Heh, just a preview :P .... or maybe not? Hm.

After shopping, we watched "Where got ghost"

So-called Homedy ( Horror plus comedy ).

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Recently there's a German Food promotion at "The View" Restaurant, Equatorial Hotel.... and so we decided to give it a try...

The food was good. We ordered Venison and it was splendid... along with wine and oysters.

Desmond was high on wine, venison and oysters...

" Best venison I have ever tasted, I don't feel like going to 32 mansion anymore" - Desmond

A view of the restaurant.

6:30am now. Nights/morning! Heading to bed now Zzzzzz....zzz...

One of These Days...

2009-10-20T04:56:00.000-07:00

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Thank you so much for listening/reading. I am sure tomorrow will be a better day. Cheers!

Back to work. Stress stress.

P/S: I know it was random but please do pardon me for this one.

Get Your Freak On

2009-10-16T07:16:00.000-07:00

I HAVE been contemplating all these while whether or not to join the Slurpeelicious Contest and finally decided... either due to insanity or impulsivity ... to head out to the nearest 7 Eleven shop to get slurpees for the photo shoot out.

And thanks to this insanity/impulsivity of mine.... I went out in my nightie... lucky for me it is just the bottom piece but still... argh *trichotillomaniac* !

Cute lil' snoopy sticker on my right thigh... merely a cut underneath it...

And boy do I notice how long my hair is... could seriously use it as toilet paper... okay cut the crap.. a lil' too vulgar

See the shiny black shorts with laces? My nightie T_T

Note: Totally love this nightie from Secret Possessions :) Given by Desmond's mom who bought it all the way from UK....say...one year ago? Comfortable indeed!

And so, despite that 30 minutes of utter shame outdoors, we managed to get 6 cups of slurpees :P

And started our camwhoring session

Click here to vote for me! Pretty pretty please? *puppy eyes*

It's Like That

2009-10-11T09:09:00.000-07:00

Life's just like that. We sleep, wake up, work, eat, relax, and sleep again.

ZZZZzzzzzzz... ( So adorable! )

Work work : Mira at her workplace (Neurology Clinic, Penang General Hospital) - entering patients' data.

Tidying up my messy room

Recently Desmond got me this cute little "ghost" handphone thingie that goes " OooooOOOOoooOOOO" and flashes whenever there's an incoming call. A perfect gift to set the mood for Halloween :D

I love it :)

Which reminds me, I had better start my Halloween shopping pretty soon: Toffee apples, pumpkins, candies, costumes etc.

and...Ah, my Dracula Snoopy...

Well, I've been hanging out with Lorraine quite often recently, truly blessed to have such a nice and cheerful friend/sister to de-stress with once in a while.

Today, we decided to do something different: Walk the dog

The dog got EXTREMELY excited when we took her out and INITIALLY, she was walking us... or.... rather...we were running after her...

The dog was basically defecating and urinating everywhere to mark her territory...and yeah... I HAVE mentioned that this dog is OBESED... so... she got really tired after 45 mins ( poor stamina) and home we went.

Dinner time....

We had Lok Lok to satisfy Lorraine's craving :)

and then...

Satay to satisfy MY craving for Ostrich meat and Venison

Yums! I love the Ostrich meat :) Would definitely go back again to try the Kangaroo and Horse meat :D

Highly recommended! Click the link for more info:

http://www.what2seeonline.com/2009/10/penang-food-satay-ah-basri-expect-satisfaction-from-every-cucuk/#more-8244

A Moment Like This

2009-10-09T09:00:00.000-07:00

I have been indoors all these while... working on my research... and also...

toying around with my snoopy stickers....

my firming mask facial treatment...

I love bodyshop products :)

And also, feeding....

my rabbit Dextor......

my dog....

erm... all of them were well-fed...

Overfed with chillie padies :P

Alright, too depressed to continue on further.

Firefly

2009-10-04T08:16:00.000-07:00

Firefly is:

A. Malaysia's first community airline

B. A nocturnal beetle that has luminescent abdominal organs

C. An American Space Western TV series

D. The title of a song by A Teens

I'll save the crap and go for "D" cause Kenneth is part of this post and he likes/liked this song :P

The started off with a hectic morning, I had to deal with two patients in the Neurology Clinic for the drug trials.

By the way, taking a pulse from a dystonic Parkinson's Disease patient was NOT easy, trust me, and depressing part is? I had to do it 3 times :(

As evening arrived, Desmond and I met up with Kenneth for dinner at 7pm for Indian food, and of course, spicy food with Shiraz - Highlight of the night! :)

Cheers to 5 years of friendship...

Active sweat glands in action.... Vindaloo Fish anyone? :P

Kenneth after spicy food and Shiraz...

Diagnosis: Delirium? Bipolar? Or just plain krazy? :P

We decided to head to QE II for a drink...

In Kenneth's car - I LOVE HIS FORD ESCAPE! GIMME GIMME!

Me and Kenneth

Left Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy :P

At the rate I'm spending my weekends in such an unproductive manner, I should consider shooting myself. Enough entertainment, work work work, focus focus focus.

You Belong With Me

2009-10-01T07:17:00.000-07:00

You're on the phone with your girlfriend
She's upset.
She's going off about something that you said
'Cuz she dosent get your humor like I do...
I'm in the room
It's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she dosen't like
And she'll never know your story like I do'

But she wears short skirts
I wear T-shirts
She's cheer captain
And I'm in the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see, you
You belong with me

You belong with me
Walkin' the streets with you and your worn-out jeans
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
Hey isn't this easy

And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say your fine
I know you better then that
Hey whatcha doing with a girl like that

She wears high heels
I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me

Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know
Baby...
You belong with me

Oh'
I remember you drivin' to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh
When you know your about to cry
And I know your favorite songs
And you tell me about your dreams
Think I know where you belong
Think I know it's with me...

Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along
So why can't you see
You belong with me

Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time
How could you not know
Baby you belong with me
You belong with me

You belong with me

Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me

You belong with me...

Blame It

2009-09-30T11:22:00.000-07:00

Blame it on the goose, gotcha feeling loose
Blame it on the 'tron, catch me in a zone
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol

She said, she usually don't
But I know that she front
'Cause shawty know what she wan't
She don't wanna to seem like she's easy

I ain't saying what you won't do
But you know what we're probably gon' do
What you been feenin' deep inside

Let it out now, girl what you drinkin', gon' let it sink in
Here for a weekend, thinkin', we can
See where we could be if we press fast forward
Just one more round and you're down I'd know it

Fill another cup up, feelin' on your butt what
You don't even care now, I was unaware
How fine you was before
My buzz set in, my buzz set in

Blame it on the goose, gotcha feeling loose
Blame it on the 'tron, catch me in a zone
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol

Blame it on the vodka, blame it on the henny
Blame it on the blue tap, got you feeling dizzy
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol

Ooh see, she spilled some drink on me
And now I'm knowin' she tipsy
She put her body on me
And she keeps staring me right in my eyes

No tellin' what I'm gon' do
Baby, I would rather show you
What you been missin' in your life
When I get inside

Girl, what you drinkin'? Don't let it sink in
Here for the weekend, thinkin', we can
See where we could be if we press fast forward
Just one more round if your down, I'm fallin'

Fill another cup up, feelin' on your butt what
You don't even care now, I was unaware
How fine you was before
My buzz set in, my buzz set in

Blame it on the goose, gotcha feeling loose
Blame it on the 'tron, catch me in a zone
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol

Blame it on the vodka, blame it on the henny
Blame it on the blue tap, got you feeling dizzy
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol

T-Pain
Girl, I know you feel good
Just like you look, couple more shots
You open up like a book, I ain't trippin 'cause I'ma read ya
Shawty, I ain't trippin', I jus' wanna please ya

I'ma take a shot of Nuvo, shawty, then you know
It's going down, we can go kick it like Judo
You know what I mean
Shawty got drunk, thought it all was a dream
So I made her say I, I

Now she got her hand on my leg
Got my seats all wet in my ride
All over my ride

She look me dead in the eye
Then my pants got bigga
She already knew what to figga
Had her lookin' at her boyfriend like, "Fuck dat nigga"

Blame it on the juice, gotcha feeling loose
Blame it on the 'tron, catch me in a zone
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol

Blame it on the vodka, blame it on the henny
Blame it on a blue tap, got you feeling dizzy
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol

Now to the ballas poppin' bottles
With they henny in they cups screamin'
Money ain't a thing, if it ain't throwin' it up in the sky
Hold your drinks up high

And to my independent ballas
Who can buy they own bottles
If you lookin' like a model
When them broke fellas holla, tell 'em, bye
Hold your drinks up high

You can blame it on the goose, gotcha feeling loose
Blame it on the 'tron, catch me in a zone
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol

Blame it on the vodka, blame it on the henny
Blame it on the blue tap, got you feeling dizzy
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol
Blame it on the a-a-alcohol

- "BLAME IT" by Jamie Fox.

So why the lyrics?

Incidental finding of a rare picture: My brother tipsy/drunk in Ireland! MUAHAHhahaAh HA!HAhahhaa......*cough cough*....urgh...

Extraordinary

2009-09-28T09:48:00.000-07:00

I find this piece of article pretty interesting, compared to the abundant political news which I can never (ever) seem to understand:

Red Durian in Kota Kinabalu

behold....

Apparently the flesh is drier and has this sweetish sourish taste, or as they claim " taste like carrots"

Click here for the article.

Personally, I wouldn't try it, reasons:

1. I dislike the smell of durian - Gives me terrible headaches

2. I dislike the taste of durian - Taste like spoilt banana mashed with tofu with cream cheese ( urgh)

3. Durian is unhealthy - fat fat fat, cholesterol cholesterol cholesterol, carbs carbs carbs etc.

4. Durian is ugly :P

Apologies to those who love Durian and wouldn't mind being adventurous but seriously... I hope my 5th reason won't put you off

5. It looked like a rectal prolapse at first glance

(That's a picture of a buttock by the way)

Setting aside my criticisms, I am pretty fascinated by the fact that the Durian fruit is ranked the world's 5th most unusual food according to www.virtualtourist.com

Click here for the article

Well, at least this is something better to brag about to the world, instead of creating our own Malaysian F1 team. Kennysia.com conveyed his message utterly apt and amusing in his blog.

Honestly I feel that the money spent should be put to good use elsewhere.

Precious Illusions

2009-09-26T10:19:00.000-07:00

I Hate This Part

2009-09-26T07:12:00.000-07:00

I no longer bother whether or not I live life enough to make others happy, whether or not my existance do mean anything ... at all...

And it is not that I have not noticed this fact long time ago... I do... and have actually accepted reality no matter how cruel it is... but at times when "Depression Al' Mighty" decides to pay you a visit... chauffeured by several other situational factors at the same time... you're just vulnerable to it's powers.

Its times like these I start to miss those precious times I had back in Ireland...

My Trip to Edinburgh...

Ballad session in my college...

My visit to beautiful Galway with my best friends...

Festive celebrations in Ireland with friends 15 hours flight away from home...

and the list goes on...

Sigh...

Been reading about Palliative Care these days, and so, I came across an old friend : The Kubler Ross Model, also known as the 5 stages of grief , a process which one would go through when facing any catastrophic event, be it loss of a love one, divorce, terminal illness, death etc.

1. Denial

2. Anger

3. Bargaining

4. Depression

5. Acceptance

However, some do criticize the sequence of the stages, as one may not necessarily follow the order of the stages, nor do they necessarily start from stage 1.

I have not seen the world enough to conclude that everyone has been through these stages but I have been " stage-hoping".... from Denial...to Depression...to Acceptance...and to Depression...and.... there I go... hopping like a little bunny

That's my pet rabbit Dextor , not me :-/

"In the words of a broken heart
It's just emotion taking me over
Caught up in sorrow
Lost in the song
But if you don't come back
Come home to me, darling
Don't you know there's nobody left in this world to hold me tight?
Don't you know there's nobody left in this world to kiss goodnight
Goodnight, goodnight" - Emotions by Destiny's Child/ Bee Gees

Good Night......

Fighter

2009-09-20T08:30:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I last felt this way: This mysterious, melancholic feeling that renders me just paralysed ... immobile... in my room

It all began with a phone call...

And I struggled... a battle with emotions ever yet tears my heart out just to fight...

I am still fighting... one week.... I will fight...... for Tuesday... I will fight...

Fight, fight, fight....

Again...

Party People

2009-09-17T12:47:00.000-07:00

And so, it was Lorraine's birthday party at TGIFridays, Queensbay Mall...

Derrick drove all the way from KL to Penang just for this party... and left the next day morning with his " reward" = Tau Sar Piah

Us (Me, Desmond and Derrick) being the "surprise" guests for her birthday.... had to hide in one corner ... and we spent our time.... drinking and snacking during the wait...

not to mention... " camwhoring"

and then, when the birthday girl arrived... we sneaked up to her and gave her a huge surprise.... ( did not capture that moment, dang )

Pictures:

First of all, the host of the night...

Kenneth ( in black) the organizer of the birthday surprise

The crowd...

Flowers for Lorraine, from Kenneth

Ah....best picture of the night :P

A gift from one of Lorraine's groupmates... I seriously want one of these......

Lorraine reading her birthday card...

Sharon, Lorraine and Derrick

And back at home.....

Flowers and chocholate from Yong Hsin earlier that day ..... so sweet!

Happy Birthday Lorraine!

2009-09-16T05:48:00.000-07:00

This post is entirely dedicated to a special friend/sister of mine: Lorraine Thong

17th of September : A special day none other than her birthday

As the story goes:

I knew Lorraine 4 years back in Ireland, she was two years my junior then. And even though it was quite some time ago, I clearly remember first meeting her in person outside St. Stephen Green's shopping mall. I did not know her name back then, but she knew mine. I am still ashamed till now.

Even though I was quite a hermit and always hiding in my own cosy room and the college library, I knew many guys have the hots for her: She's popular, smart, hardworking, sporty ... and the list goes on...

I was not a friendly person back then ( year 2004-2006 ), but Lorraine was always the happy-go-lucky girl who would lend a helping hand to whoever who needed her help, and also, never fail to give others gifts on special occasions to put smiles on their faces.

I was one of the lucky ones:

1. She loaned me her locker to store my belongings

2. She gave me a bottle of perfume for Xmas ( knowing that I love perfumes )

3. She bought me tonnes of snoopy mechandises

etc. etc.

She was the pre-med/first med representative while I was the sports coordinator/photographer back in Royal College of Surgeons Ireland... ( I swear at least 60% of the guys in the picture were interested in her ) Lorraine is standing utmost right of the picture, I'm next to the left.

Our ice-cream outings at Haagen Daaz back in Dublin ( I SO miss that place )

And back in Malaysia....

We continue on with our love for ice-cream....

But hers is stronger...... this is Lorraine and her Sticky Chewy Chocholate : An all-time Chocoholic

Lorraine and Earthquake Ice-cream at Swenson's !

Her unique ability: Tying a knot on a cherry stalk with her tongue! * OMG! *

Happy Birthday Lorraine! May you be blessed with all that your heart desires and in addition to that, a wonderful birthday! You're smart, pretty, lovely, adorable and hardworking and TRUST ME, tonnes of guys are after you :) and of course, your family is nevertheless proud of you!

You deserve the best.

Rainy Days and Mondays

2009-09-13T07:10:00.000-07:00

Nothing much today apart from forcing Desmond and my dog out for a walk... spent the whole day at home...

Such sedentary lifestyle both of them have...

Desmond and Snoopy : Who has a bigger tummy?

My dog when I first adopted her...

My dog now... looking like a whale

Mondays again... .... --> Monday blues

Hanging By A Moment

2009-09-11T12:13:00.000-07:00

Had one hell of a hectic day ... literally dead on my feet now ..

...and I am still exhausted.

Had Japanese food for dinner and went shopping...

Balloon for the tired Mira/kid

Bought shoes and bags from Clarks ---> Satisfied * grin *

The model in this picture above insists that I comment/compliment this picture, so here goes:

"This is a picture of a tall, mascular and charming young man in red shirt with a unique picture of a guitar made human skeletons tatooed on the shirt. His incredible strength is evident by the 3 bags of Clarks Merchandises he is carrying, each weighing at least 1.5 kg . His smile strikes the hearts of many young ladies who turn their heads in awe at the sight of this gentleman..."

Zzzz....

Anyway....

Me! And my pink handbag matches the pink buckets on sale ... .... ..... ( Of all things.... sigh )

Searched the entire ( almost ) Penang but no cotton candy :(

Sigh again...

Take Control

2009-09-10T11:13:00.000-07:00

Enough with happy/fun posts...

I am officially devastated/down/depressed/detremented today...

I realised I have lost control over many things in my life and I am at the verge of losing my sanity...

I pray for a MIRAcle...

and...

I am still praying...

It's About Life

2009-09-09T10:18:00.000-07:00

Managed to get some work done..and hence...decided to head to Queensbay Mall to do a bit of shopping...

"I'm bringing sexy back
Them other boys don't know how to act
I think it's special what's behind your back
So turn around and i'll pick up the slack.
Take em' to the bridge..." - Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake

Nothing about the song... Just wanted to promote the " Say No to Plastic Bags" campaign..

That's why... I always carry a reusable bag with me... And seriously I think it is quite a good start to protect the environment... though it can be a pain whenever you forget to bring along your reusable bags during the "plastic bag free" day...

# For your information, Jusco ( at least the one in Penang, Queensbay Mall ) declares every Monday as "Plastic Bag Free Day" ... so no plastic bags will be provided on Mondays...

Anyways... I managed to get a few stuff...

Body Shop products , and .... I have four RM 10 coupons...anyone up for it? :P

More Chillie Padies......

Snacks.... sweets.... drinks.... ( so unhealthy! )

Spam burger? LOL! NO WAY! I did not buy that...

Did not really buy much cause I am/was never a shopaholic.

Fire Burning On The Dance Floor

2009-09-08T07:42:00.000-07:00

Today, I shall talk about Bird's Eye Chilli a.k.a Chilli Padi.

I have always been a fan of spicy food and Chillies are a must for my meals: Chilli Padies in tuna sandwiches, pastas etc. AND, when the chilli padies are not up to my standards, I add Paprika powder, pepper, wasabi etc. ( Spice Up your Lives People! )

Check out the amount of Chillies I eat each MEAL:

No joke, minimum 100g of Chillies per day ( yummy! )

Explains my recurrent gastric problems, LOL! But what's life without a tinge ( maybe more ) of enjoyment?

Next indulgence: Bhut Jolokia ( Hottest Chilli in the world! )

So, am I qualified to be given the title " Spice Girl" ? I don't mind being the nickname "Chili Padi Spice" instead of ( i think ) Posh Spice, Sporty Spice, Ginger Spice etc. ( Pardon me, I worship the God of Rock, a total loser when it comes to pop music ... ...)

Guess not, LOL! Not as hot/popular as them.

Oh, Good Grief!

2009-09-06T07:35:00.000-07:00

Couple of reasons why I enjoy visiting funfairs/game arcades/indoor themeparks:

1. I get to act like a kid

2. I get to eat cotton candies

3. I get to win prizes ( be it sucky ones or nice ones )

Went to a funfair near Queensbay Mall Penang a couple of hours ago just for the heck of it and manage to win a couple of prizes back, though, Desmond still insists that those were Rubbish.

Oh, and me being a grammar freak... noticed something that made my eyes sore for a bit ...

So, to all the medical students/doctors out there: Differential diagnosis for " painful eyes"?

On a separate occasion, went to Genting Highlands a couple of weeks ago, and as always, would never fail to visit the indoor themepark ...

Won a couple of stuff but this one is my favourite:

This little baby giraffe on my shoulder :)

4 In The Morning

2009-09-05T13:01:00.000-07:00

It's 4 in the morning and my conscience tells me that I should be in my REM/NREM sleep right now.

* REM = Rapid Eye Movement

*NREM = Non-Rapid Eye Movement

Anyways...

Went to CROSSROADS ( A pub somewhere along Bintang Walk ) some time ago ... and while halfway enjoying myself to the jazz music, I realised I broke the rules unintentionally ( oops )

*embarrassed*

Ever wonder whether or not a person could have more than 24 hours a day to spend? Which means extra entertainment, extra time to sleep, extra time to relax..... Well check this out:

If only I could create my own 48 hours a day like them.... I wouldn't be sitting here lamenting the amount of workload I need to accomplish... *sigh*

*yawn*

Let's sing/dance to the tune shall we?

ZOMBIES ON YOUR LAWN

(chorus)
There's a zombie on your lawn
There's a zombie on your lawn
There's a zombie on your lawn
We don't want zombies on the lawn

I know your type: tall, dark, and dead
You want to bite all the petals off of my head
And then eat the brains of
the one who planted me here

I'm just a sunflower but see
me power an entire infantry
You like the taste of brains
we don't like zombies

I used to play football
Road cones protect my head
I have a screen-door shield
We are the undead

(repeat chorus)

Maybe it's time to reevaluate
I know you have a lot of food on your plate
Brains are quite rich in cholesterol

You're dead so it doesn't matter,
Instead we'll use this solar power
to make a lawn defense at any hour

I like the tricycle
There's butter on my head
I'm gonna eat your brains

(repeat chorus)

There's butter on my head=IMO the best.

You Rock My World

2009-09-04T12:49:00.000-07:00

Hard Rock Hotel in PENANG... opening on the 19th of September 09!

AWESOMENESS! :D

P/S: This picture was taken in KL by the way :P

Please visit http://www.hardrockhotels.net/penang/ for more details

I would also like to take the opportunity to highlight a new favourite quote of mine thanks to Elisabeth :)

"Bad thing about free flow of beer.
A bunch of drunken and mad people. haha.." - Elisabeth ( Blackout )

Truth hurts, but welcome to reality.

Move Along

2009-09-04T04:42:00.000-07:00

After 4 attempts of trying to be a regular blogger...I have finally come to the conclusion that I would just move along and blog whenever I want to ...

Today's another semi-productive day for me, woke up at 1pm ( hence the word semi- ) and went over to Lorraine's place to pass her the stuff she needs for her assessment tomorrow. GOOD LUCK LORRAINE!

If you're a foodie, no it's not Quiche Lorraine we're talking about. Lorraine's my best best friend/sister. And she bought me a pretty dress all the way from Cambodia! :D

I was greeted "grandly" by the amplified machine gun shooting "symphony" of Call of Duty when I got back home. Not surprised to go through this greeting everyday in the evening since I have a gaming machine ( human and computer combo ) at home :S

I'm all geared up for a nice outing with Lorraine and Desmond tomorrow. Cheers!

~~Mira's~~