It's Been Awhile

haven't blogged since the year began ...

was feeling kinda emo that time has flown so fast...

i can't believe that its 2010 already... i'm still getting used to the fact that its (was) 2009...

and i still instinctively say that i'm 19.... well, it comes to mind as the age that i'm SUPPOSED to say... when in fact i still feel like i'm 17

uni's getting better... found some awesome people to just chill with, and we totally connect... reminds me of certain people with whom i spent my high school life with ;)

got things to fight for, or try to fight for... re-dabbling in debate ;)

got a couple of part-time jobs :p

jobs that i enjoy/almost love doing... and they pay well, and they're part-time.. so it totally works for me... and i can make them move around MY schedule... the best part....

yeap... so that's what's up in my life so far.. oh, staying at home and commuting to uni daily now... until a good offer for a room near campus crops up...

CNY break coming up.

it's just week 3 and already we have 4 assignments due... here we go again :(

Haagen Dazs Outing

let the pictures do the talking....

(not bad for a VGA camera, eh?) ;p

reminiscent of a prior ice-cream outing too... :')

a random shot i've been meaning to put up...

(what a stupid sign =.=)

Of Childhood Dreams And Growing Up

so i'm turning old on certain day in a certain month not too far away....

tis to be a SAD day =(

but in lieu of said SAD day,

i have decided to embrace the OCCASION (NOT the FACT, mind you)

and celebrate it with a ceremony,

symbolic of the fact that certain fantasies can turn into reality, but they would not be as imagined.

that games turn into real-life endeavours,

that if i have to face the fact, i might as well make the most of it.

that if i have to give up those games and fantasies, i might as well live them before i lose sight of them.

hence,

as i turn old, i would like to celebrate it with a Garden Tea Party.

something that represents a young child's desire to appear grown up, to be more mature than they are.

that, at one point, was me.

and my dreams were horribly crushed.

being grown up sucks lollipops.

i may be holding on to that dream, hoping that it will come true, hoping that being a grown up is as fun as when i thought it was as a kid...

maybe i'll turn into the grown up that kid wanted to be...

i don't know...

all i know is that i want my friends to be there with me...

playing pretend, and at the same time,

viciously, cruelly. being in a reality.

so maybe it will be classy, maybe it will be posh...

maybe innocent, reminiscent of a much, much simpler time....

i just want that dream back.

(if you hadn't yet figured it out. this is an invitation to my birthday party.

KLCC park, theme as in the pictures ;)

wear a NICE HAT, and DRESSY DAY attire

a saturday in february.

will keep you informed...

SAVE THE DATE

XD

)

Revealing Me In The Now

i took this test again, and DAMN ITS ACCURATE. this is TOTALLY how i'm feeling right now!!! advice???

(highlighting relevant points would be unnecessary as they are all relevant. btw i'm compensating by shopping :/ )

Name: JOanna
Date: 12/26/2009
Colorgenics Number: 57261043

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You are feeling really miserable at this time and you'd like to form a relationship with someone with whom you could really communicate. At the same time, whoever it may be, that special 'someone' must not conflict with your own belief system or ideals. This makes for tough going - but it would seem that the situation is only transitory. It will soon pass.

You are working extremely hard - perhaps even above and beyond the call of duty. You are preparing for the future and therefore trying to build a firm trouble-free foundation upon which you may base all of your dreams and aspirations.

You are very demanding - and insisting on total involvement but you do not reciprocate with the same depth of feeling. However, it could well be that maybe an unprecedented surprise is awaiting you in the near future. For just as one whilst paddling in the sea, could flounder into a whirlpool, so you may be drawn into a loving situation that has high emotional demands - and you could well respond with a depth of emotion that you never even dreamed that you possessed.

Having experienced considerable disappointment of late and not knowing quite what to do about it this has led you to suffer a great deal of agitation and anxiety. You are trying very hard to make favourable impressions all round. You feel that you have a right to do anything that you wish without being condemned for your beliefs. Everything seems to be going against you and you feel helpless to change the situation. The possibility of failure is most upsetting and this situation is leading to untold stress. You honestly believe that the situation is not of your making - it is not your fault - you have been misled and abused by those that you trusted, but you are trying to look at the situation quite dispassionately. Would you perhaps not agree that this situation could be regarded as unrealistic self justification?

You are worn out - suffering from what has been described as 'burnout' and nothing seems to stimulate you to break away from this state of lethargy. This situation is causing an acute distress situation and not being able immediately to resolve the problems is exposing you to excess stress and tension. You are endeavouring to break away from this situation by withdrawing into a state of 'Never Never Land' - an illusory substitute world in which things could be as you would like them to be. Now is the time to take time-out - to relax. A short break is all that you need and you will find that matters will resolve themselves.

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2010

like it or not, a new year dawns upon us.... with the Christmas season barely out the door, i'm getting a headstart on my new year's post.

my prediction for 2010: it will suck.

2009 in retrospect:

i watched yay many movies:

1. Dark Floors – 3

2. They Wait – 8

3. Bride Wars – 6

4. Inkheart – 7

5. Valkyrie – 7

6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – 8

7. Slumdag Millionaire – 7

8. Marley & Me – 6.5

9. Confessions of a Shopaholic – 6.5

10. He’s Just Not That Into You – 4.5 (point 5 cos Jennifer Aniston was in it)

11. Friday The Thirteenth – 3.5 (point 5 for good looking cast)

12. The Fast & The Furious 4 – 4 (point 5 for the cars)

13. Knowing – negative 5 (waste of money, never should have been made)

14. Star Trek – 9 (twice)

15. Paul Blart: Mall Cop – 7

16. Angels & Demons – 7.5

17. X-Men Origins: Wolverine – 7

18. I Love You, Man – 7

19. Monster vs. Aliens – 6.5

20. 17 Again – 7.5 (point 5 for Matthew Perry <3>

21. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – 9 (point 5 for Megan Fox)

22. Public Enemies – 9.5 (point 5 for Johnny Depp <3>

23. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – 7 (point 5 cos i like the books)

24. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra – 8.5 (twice)

25. The Proposal – 5

26. Orphan – 8.5

27. I Love You Beth Cooper – 7

28. The Ugly Truth – 7 (point 5 cos Katherine Hiegl was in it)

29. Up – 7

30. The Time Traveller’s Wife – 6.5 (point 5 cos Rachel McAdams was pretty)

31. Jennifer’s Body – 7.5 (point 5 for Megan Fox)

32. This Is It – 9

33. New Moon – 5

34. 2012 – 8

35. Mulan – 8.5

36. Avatar – 9.5 (twice)

yeah... a lot of movies ;) ratings are upon 10... some i watched alone, some with company... i hope i beat a certain someone's record :)

The Analysis Of: Avatar

did anyone consider the fact that avatar is politically incorrect?

i mean, it's basically a story about white guys (the humans) trying to be black (the aliens, who are played by African-american actors, in addition to the fact that the aliens share facial bone structure to African tribal people)

so what are you trying to say, James Cameron? now that The Oppression is over and America has an African-american for a president, you think that being black is better than white? 'tis a far cry from MJ's opinion....

besides that, Avatar has the same plot as Pocahontas. Go figure.

i still LOVE LOVE LOVE the setting and effects tho.

Growing Up

God, i get it now.

i won't be properly independent until i move out and get my own place.

and i won't get my own place until i can afford it on my own, and not have the constant awareness that i owe my parents the monthly rent...

it's like i feel as though either i do something my way the whole way, or not at all... it's like i won't settle for something lower than my expectations, in situations where i have control.

but i can't grow up in a place where i was a kid. and i can't keep playing house in a house that is not mine...

i want to jump, but i can't fly... not yet anyway, not properly...

stuck.

Room For Rent, Genting Klang, Setapak

Notice:

Room for rent/ Room to let/ room available

Block 9, Level 3, Unit 10

Genting Court Condominium

Jalan Genting Klang

Setapak

near wangsa maju.

medium room

can fit 2 persons

3 house mates

RM 220/month

utility bills shared

move in date: anytime

facilities:

cooking stove, refrigerator, good wifi connection, non-furnished

food shops, stationery shops, grocery shops nearby.

bus stop just outside main entrance.

many buses available to UTAR and KTAR and Wangsa Maju LRT.

male or female house mates welcomed-

preferred Chinese

students preferred

contact: JOanne- 017 6527 835

AVATAR

BEST-MOVIE-EVER.

GI Joe is nothing compared to this.... nor Transformers....

EVERYTHING WAS GLORIOUS.

the graphics, the effects, the PLOT, the STORYLINE, the SETTING....

WOW.

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!

Foxy

"The male fox will mate for life, and if the female dies, he remains single for the rest of his life. However, if the male dies, the female will hook up with a new mate."

Ah, to be a fox...

From "According To Jim"... (Jim talking to Cheryl, Cheryl's Jim's wife)

Jim dressed as Santa:" You know, I named one of my reindeer after you... Er... Foxy."

Cheryl:" You mean, Vixen?"

Jim:" Yeah, yeah...."

Found It

check out this pic...

look familiar?

us in 2009...

AND

us in 2007...

somethings just don't change

=D

The last Twilighter

well, the last slut turned 19....

that makes all of us...

SAD.

because we're now all turning 20 soon. YUCK.

PS i like this shot, it looks really nice!

dinner was at sushi zanmai... it was ok. i dunno why its so popular anyway.

dessert was at Delicious... once a gain it disappointed me :(

the peach banana crumble Eu recommended wasn't all that good...
and the "chocolate" pavlova was just meringue and sugar... and chocolate FLAKES!

RIP OFF ARTIST!!!

the decor was the only thing that was nice...

then there were the mandatory cam whore shots....

golden tree...

PS da, how do i look in your top? ;)

URGH. 20.

Bonono 19

this girl needs no introduction...

(but to all the katak-bawah-tempurungs out there, it's Amanda Bonono!!! :p and no, that's not her REAL name, i just don't like putting up people's full names.... )

she's 19 today... even on her time, right, da?

and that's a long call away from when we were 17... back in high school... ah those were the days...

this is us on graduation day :') memories... (she's so cute in this pic!)

friends since form 2....

and through it all, there were times when we excluded her...

and then there were the times when we had fun together...

(going for joyrides!!!)

and now she's 19... and that's almost a year younger than me. :( URGH.

GAWD i feel old.

enjoy your last TEEN year, like i think i have mine...

the worst part is that i can't be there with ya

but i'll let that go, cos you weren't with me for mine DX

and now i'm rambling, and getting emo cos everyone's getting OLD.

so welcome to the twilight year babe!

the old committee's moving on, it's time for new blood to come in...

bottomline: GO HAVE A KICKASS 19th YEAR IN THE US of A!!!

Disjointed

check this out. freaking cool moves.

will i have to be the serena to your blair? i need a chuck.