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Photobucket Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Sometimes...

What irks me sometimes is the fact that most of the time people are not open to new things.

I'll give you an example : Music.

When i get my hands on new music, i usually like to share it with people because it's just my nature. If that makes me a show off, then i suppose your perception of 'sow off' is just screwed.

Moving on, sometimes people totally shut me off when i tell them about it, or just completely ignore me. Fine, maybe they don't like it.

Then one fine day this song gets some air-time. Then suddenly all these people start to like that one particular song. That one particular song that at one moment, only i seemed to care about.

We are all major contradictions to ourselves.

Same goes to food. I don't understand the craze for Ria Ayam Penyet.

I'll say it again, i DON'T get it. It isn't the best tasting around, but yet people rave about it as though you're alien if you haven't tried it.

My guess is these people ONLY ate Ayam Penyet either once, or always at the same place.

Why? They're afraid of new things. In turn, they shut other suggestions out and continue to live in their own shell.

Perhaps different people have different preferences. But if it's because they've never tried anything else, then that just doesn't make sense.

On my part, i'll stop being this "show off".

8:56 AM


Photobucket Sunday, November 08, 2009
1,2,3 peter, paul and mary, gettin' down with 3P, everybody loves UHHH.



She looks weird in almost every scene, but i'm addicted to this song.

Heheheh.

2:01 PM


Photobucket Saturday, November 07, 2009
This post is pure bitchiness.

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I've got something to complain about. Uhuh this is yet another complain post.

This time, it concerns our humble little library! For almost all my life my relationship with the librarians has never been good. They would tell me to shut up when i make too much noise, or move to another spot because i'm 'blocking the way'.

Don't like fat people just say la.

So this time, i couldn't take it anymore because it's NOT my fault. I wrote in to them and this is what i wrote :

"From: vivalacheese@hotmail.com
To: qsm@nlb.gov.sg
Subject: Upset over service
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:35:19 +0800

I’m Muhammad Sadali and I’m 17, from Singapore Polytechnic.

The reason why I’m writing to you is because I was upset by the way I was treated by your Staff while I was in the library at Bukit Batok Community Library.

I found a nice spot at a corner and I was with a friend. While she was flipping through the magazines provided, I decided to relax after a long day of school. So I switched on my laptop, logged on to Wireless@SG and started surfing the internet –like how I always do.

I checked my mail, looked for updates on my facebook, twitter and the equivalent. It was when I decided to watch Lady Gaga on YouTube did things start turning ugly.

I was watching her performance on YouTube with my earpieces plugged in. I was not using any of the power sockets available and made as little noise as possible. In other words, what I was doing didn’t affect anyone –and it was perfectly normal.

Suddenly one of your staff members came and told me : “If you’re not going to use the internet to do research work, then you should bring your streaming of online videos somewhere else”.

A stern warning. She then stood beside me and waited for me to shut down my laptop before resuming with her rounds.

What irked me was the fact that first and foremost, she VIOLATED my privacy.

I DO NOT appreciate having staff members looking at my laptop screen. It’s basic courtesy and manners that your staff is evidently lacking of. Furthermore, the fact that she WAITED for me to shut down my laptop confirms my opinion.

Secondly, I was never told that the Wireless@SG in the libraries muat be used SOLELY for research work. If I did, then I would have ACCEPTED my ‘mistake’ and would have not done it again. The thing is, this ‘rule’ didn’t seem to exist until that day.

Almost everyone I know watches YouTube in the library. It’s just for entertainment and to relax. That aside, I decided to not make a scene because perhaps it was my mistake. So I left and called your customer service to ask about this apparent ‘rule’.

She struggled to answer my enquiries and then proceeded to tell me that using the wireless for research was ‘general knowledge’. She then told me that she would call and check with the branch about the incident.

I am not happy with the quality of service because first of all, there wasn’t an APOLOGY and secondly, you come and tell me it’s ‘general knowledge’ as though I have no common sense?. I feel offended by this.

I demand an apology and a clear explanation whether we are ALLOWED to use the wirless connection for our personal usage. If we aren’t I suggest you let every user of the library know about it before a staff member goes on to reprimand them for a mistake they didn’t even know they were making.

Thank you for your kind attention and I look forward to your favourable reply."

First of all, i know that the last line is a LOLLER, but i have to remain courteous, yes? And i know no one cares whether i was watching Lady Gaga or not, i just had to add it in. I'm trying to be specific here.

I was livid. You should have seen my face i wanted to rip apart her face! So i waited for a few days and the REPLY came this morning! Check this out :

"Subject: Fw: Upset over service : BBPL
To: vivalacheese@hotmail.com
From: bbpl@nlb.gov.sg
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:02:27 +0800

Dear Mr Sadali Abdul Aziz

Thank you for your e-mail of 1 Nov 2009.

We note your feedback on the using of laptop at Bukit Batok Public Library.

While we acknowledge that our users can use their laptops in the library, allow us to clarify that priority is given to library users who are borrowing books and also to users who needs to obtain information and do research via the Internet. Our staff needs to be vigilant when making their rounds to ensure that library users are not surfing restricted or undesirable websites in the library by looking and checking their laptops in the library.

We apologise if this matter has caused you much distress and acting on your feedback, we have reminded our staff to be more tactful when making their rounds.

We hope this clarifies and thank you for your understanding. We also look forward to your continued support of our libraries and library services.

Sally Boo
Head Library Officer
Bukit Batok Public Library"

Awwww Sally Booo.... :'(

At least there's an APOLOGY. Though i still find it so annoying that i was the one who was being reprimanded for this.

I'll still continue to watch YouTube in the library for all i care.

Seriously, am i the only one who would complain?

10:13 AM


Photobucket Thursday, November 05, 2009
What did i get?

So me and my mum went out yesterday to catch a movie and go out for some fun! This was a rare opportunity so i seized it almost immediately.

Trying to sneak into an M18 movie was hard. Yes, my mum's drama was convincing, but ultimately it was the bitches at the counter who wanted my IC!

Worst part? Because i didn't bring it, i couldn't even watch Jennifer's Body! Which i thought was a god send because if i caught it with my mum, it would be kinda awkward. Go figure.

So what did we watch in the end?

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My Sister's Keeper.

The thought of it at first was hilarious. I mean watching it with my mum? What was i thinking? Well we had no choice. So after burning the next hour eating and shopping, the movie started.

Clearly it was too early to judge the movie.

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To me the movie revolved around acceptance.

You have to accept the truth whether good or bad, and that was what Katie's Mum was battling with. She couldn't accept the truth that her daughter was dying. Now the irony is that Katie was ready. She was ready to pass while her mother pressed on.

I have to say the characters in the movie were convincing.

They are easy to identify with and i found myself imagining my life in her shoes. Throughout the whole movie i fought back tears that soon began streaming down my cheeks. I couldn't help it, this movie got me.

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It reminded me of the love you get from your family.

It reminded me of the fact that my family will always be there for me and look after me no matter what. Ultimately it was also a story about a mother's continuous attempts to save her dying daughter.

Yes, i thought that Anna was being a bitch for suing her parents but the playful twist in the end made it clear.

Throughout the movie i felt sorry for Katie. She knew she was dying, she knew she wasn't the best looking person and she battled all these every single day of her life. Her happiness was short-lived and when she thought she found a pillar of strength, it breaks into pieces and she gets back to square one.

Her relationship with Taylor was weird -i'm sure we don't find two cancer patients kissing attractive.

But you know what? Screw us. They have found love. They have found someone who actually know what they're going through. To watch her in grief upon knowing that Taylor had died was hard.

At the same time, no matter how dark this movie was, it was enlightening.

It portrays a cancer patient with sheer optimism and positivity that you can't help but feel happy for her, despite all the mishaps in her life. It taught me to live everyday like the last, but more importantly, to be optimistic even though we know something's bad.

So watching this with my mum suddenly didn't seem weird or awkward in the end. We both left the cinema with red eyes, acknowledging each other's feelings.

This movie had a strong impact, and i suppose it teaches us lots of things that can make our individual lives much better.

Go catch it and then try and find that one thing you can get from this movie that will impact you. Yes, i'm confident of that.

...now if i can sneak into Halloween 2.

10:11 AM


Photobucket Sunday, November 01, 2009
Why the internet can be evil.

I personally think that life would be shit without Facebook, twitter, YouTube and the equivalent.

Really, i think people might just curl up in a ball and die of boredom. I wonder how it's like in the olden days when there was NO sms, twitter and MSN. I think to myself : How the hell do they live like that?

When i wake up, i send an sms to Babe, twit through my phone and check my FB. Mind you this is within 10 minutes from the time i rise. While people in the past were feeding chickens and getting water out of wells to shower, only to realise that you'll have to get more while you're halfway done, we are in our beds, relying on this small little device that was once invented solely to make phone calls.

And while all these seems fun, it has it's consequences. If you don't know what i mean, i'll sum it up for you.

GLOBAL WARMING a.k.a we are killing ourselves indirectly (and enjoying the journey).

Let's just put that dark topic aside, i just want to point out the fact that while things like Facebook and Twitter and Blogger keep you in touch, it's equally dangerous.

Think about this way.

When you want to plan an event for your friends and don't want that one person you detest to find out, you'll have to be discreet because he can find out. Or say when your friends go out without asking you along and you only find out through photos. Or maybe someone puts up a status that's obviously meant for you.

See what i mean? It's dangerous. While it helps you keep in touch, it's also a tool might ruin your relationship with the people you initially wanted to 'keep in touch' with.

I bet there are those times when some of you just wanna rant about this person but can't because he/she might read your blog/twitter. Yes, you can privatise it, but that takes out the fun, doesn't it?

And when you remove this particular person from your friend's list, it could be social suicide when people find out. See what i mean?

If you don't have a FB account, you'll be deprived, but when you have it and something like the ones i mentioned happens, then you wish you didn't have an account to begin with. It's extremely complicated. But heck we're not giving a hoot about it.

Like the video during DVPA said : Web 2.0 is us.

Why do we do this to ourselves? If you think about it, we've dug a pit and are sitting in it, waiting to just die.

We humans are so complicated.

4:11 PM


Photobucket Saturday, October 31, 2009
Want some keropok?

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Yes my fellow readers, that's yours truly!

No i'm not sick in the head, that was for Halloween! Initially i wanted to dress up as a mummy or Fatimah Rocker, but when my brother gave me the idea of Makcik keropok i thought to myself :

BRILLIANT!

Halloween is all about making a fool of yourself and i achieved that! I took cross dressing to a whole new level, but don't get me wrong, it was a mockery, not out of a personal desire! More on Halloween when i get more photos (or when i bother to do so).

Meanwhile, I will digress.

I just wanted to point out that this has been a perfect day -it's been really cold and rainy and i managed to sleep in for the whole day! I'm not a pig (well, maybe), but i've been missing out in this piece of luxury called 'sleep' so that fulfilling.

You know how rainy days are. They are so gloomy that it makes you sort of moody, or rather quiet. It gives you the opportunity to sit, do some thinking and then do whatever you want. This, for me, is really rare because Singapore = balls when it comes to the weather.

So i fried my dinner and sat down in the dark while watching Dan In Real Life on HBO.

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What can i say? This movie is probably one of my all-time favourites!

The thing about movies like these is the fact that it is the potrayal of the perfect family -fun, bonded, close and encouraging. This, i dare say isn't what everyone experiences. Which is why i truly appreciate movies like these because it brings you to this dimension.

It makes you feel like you're part of a welcoming family. It's heart warming and you just wish that the movie would continue for life because you don't want this feeling to end. The characters are easy to identify with and Steve Carell (once again) makes it so believable.

This movie is honest and it draws you in effortlessly. Despite watching this movie on DVD for countless times, i really think it's a really good one if you've got lots on your mind, or feel like snuggling on your sofa on a gloomy day -be it rainy or not.

I guess today's been really great. I got the chance to do things i really wanted to for the whole of last week! I'll wait for Babe to get back so i can call her and tell her all about the Halloween Party last night!

Goodnight people! More on Halloween soon!

9:17 PM


Photobucket Thursday, October 29, 2009
Guess

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How dare they put a goddess beside a whore and ask who looks better!

...it's obvious which is which, right?

6:38 PM


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Through the lens

You know i've been thinking alot lately, and i realise that i no longer have a hobby.

This might be surprising for most of you who know me well, but really, i totally have no interest in doing anything currently. And it's sad, it really is.

I used to be crazy about Photography -give me a camera and i'll be snapping photos like a crazy bitch, seriously.

Somehow the excitement has disappeared. I see a camera in front of me and i stare at it, instead of touching it, looking at it's features and then finally taking photos before putting it back down when my psychotic mind decides that's enough for today.

I blame my lack of access to cameras, or rather the lack of the camera itself.

I'm no longer desperate to take photos. I find it a normal thing and i no longer have the drive to try and compose nice photographs.

I remember that there were even occassions when i would actually borrow a camera from someone just so that i can get photos of a certain event. I go through that extent and i guess i'm tired of that.

I'm tired of being so desperate. If it's not meant to be, it's not meant to be.

Accepting the harsh reality was hard, but i suppose it's better than trying so hard every single day. Which is probably the reason why i didn't join the SP Photograph club.

Why should i anyway? It's full of people with DSLRs and here i am using ...nothing. I might as well go take photos alone, or maybe drop the idea as a whole.

That being said, i find it surprising that i no longer go crazy when i get to test out cameras at Courts, which is a clear contrast from how it was in the past.

I guess things change for the better or for the worst.

I hope this is a good one.

6:13 PM


Photobucket Wednesday, October 28, 2009
What,s up?

I don't know what's up with life.

One day you're at your peak; you feel on top of the world, you feel like you can do anything possible, and then the next day you feel down.

You feel like there's no hope. You feel like you're the only one who understands you and then you start feeling depressed and disturbed.

And while this is going on inside our heads, things around us are changing.

I see life as a game. It's as though some imaginary force is controlling us, and it's our responsibility to make sure that we survive. Think about it.

There are earthquakes, floods, famine, war, terrorists, and these bring about deaths in a vast number of countries. It's as though something out there is bound to kill all of us in some way, but we just don't know it.

And they do it to other people to give us a warning.

A warning that your life might be taken away sooner than you think. Even worse, if you live to watch your loved ones go. Right in front of your very own eyes. But you can't change this.

You think you can, you want to. There's no way.

It's a variable that's not controllable. All you can do is to go through everyday in this sick game called 'life' and make the best of it. Bring out the best in yourself. Make yourself and your parents proud. Do your best as a human and help.

You may never know when it's Game Over. You just have to keep on pushing.

I find it odd that this world is never free of problems -and heck it would be stranger if it was. There's always something that can fuck you up in some way. And when you have a period of happiness, treasure it.

Seize every opportunity before life decides to fuck it up again. Life is never smooth, there will always be problems and it's our job to do the best to counter it.

It's a scary world. As i speak, the thought of someone suffering else where scares me. I am disturbed and emotionally heavy.

Sometimes i feel like giving up everything i have just so that the ones who are living such traumatising lives and myself would be equal. But then i decide against it because if i do, where am i going to stay? Where am i going to get back money to survive?

And the best part? The result of these questions are always me, deciding to put the thought somewhere else and moving on with my own life, because i'm too afraid to do it. What difference will it make anyway?

However, i often forget that someone out there is asking the exact same questions, and they can't put it away. That's their life.

I find this sick and cruel. I don't even know what else to say.

8:03 AM


Photobucket Monday, October 26, 2009
Acceptance

I've realised that the only way to be a confident person is to be comfortable in your own skin and most importantly, ACCEPT who you are as an individual.

No, i'm not working for Adam Khoo, but the only reason why i brought this up is because i really feel that everyone deserves to feel good about themselves and that we don't have the right to take such happiness away from them.

Now i sound like i'm an apprentice for Tyra Banks.

But seriously guys, today i was travelling to school like any other day when i saw someone like me having esteem issues. The only similarity between me and him is yes, you guessed it, our SIZE.

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He's only slightly bigger than me but yet he lacks the self-esteem, and it got me thinking. How is it that i'm as big as him but i am able to handle criticism and have confidence whereas he can't?

For me, i've learnt to accept who i am and bring out the best in myself. I mean really i have had really really harsh criticism in my life about my size and yes, there are moments when all i wanted to do was curl up in a ball and wait for someone to come and sympathise.

That was then. I figured, why do that when you can look at it in a whole new perspective?

It's all about having the confidence to actually JOKE about yourself. I don't mean that by dressing up like a clown and making a fool of yourself, but rather learn to criticise yourself- and not be upset about it.

I'm living proof that you can be as fat as hell and still have the confidence to show people that i can handle such criticisms and that it wouldn't affect me. When people call you a fat pig, it's an exaggeration, but more importantly, it's a FACT.

Instead of being in a fairytale world and cry to talking flowers and bugs, why not look in the mirror and actually accept the ugly truth? (pun intended)

You can't lie to yourself forever. You can't live your life everyday trying to convince yourself that you're like Megan Fox or like Jude Law. It doesn't work like that.

It's when you understand yourself that you will see how great life is not having to deal with what people think of you.

And mind you, there's a fine line between being confident and thick-skinned! Fat people of the world, don't worry. Even the skinniest of human beings can be thick-skinned. We have fat under our skin, what's their excuse?

So what's the bottom line? Basically, when they call you an ugly pig, just laugh la because it's true!

...this of course, is unless you actually have a snout. Then we have a problem.

8:28 PM


Photobucket Sunday, October 25, 2009
Lazy

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If you know me by now, you would have realised that i blog with a passion. I take my blogging rather seriously, it's not just random texts about my thoughts and what i did, but rather, it's like my own piece of 'work', if you will.

So there are lots of incidents when i see my friends' blogs die. By this i mean become stagnant, with no updates. So i will sneer at this person and say : why the hell can't you just spare half an hour or so updating every single day? Is it that difficult?

And then they would say : "I'm lazy ah" "Nothing to blog about"

So it's apparent that i'm the rare few who take blogging seriously because 1) i am never lazy to update 2) I never have NOTHING to update

Recently however, i've come to realise what these people mean when they say that.

Yes, it's no surprise that my blog has become stagnant for the past week. And this just got me thinking, if i'm that passionate about it, then why didn't i spend my by now precious time to blog?

Hence i've concluded that i blog often when i have nothing better to do. Which means that all these while, people have been doing something useful with their lives while here i am, behind my computer screen, just simply blogging.

And i call my brother a couch potato.

As if dragging my ass early in the morning to survive a 40 minute hell ride to school amongst stinky, unshowered people isn't bad enough, i still have to go through the whole day of school and then attempt to survive yet another hell ride with the by now dead people.

Exhausting. Yes?

And after all these chaos that i go through daily, i expect myself to actually sit and churn out a blog post when i can be watching people jiggle on tv and sleep? And it's not as though i get paid for it.

So i suppose i have sort of explained my lack of posting here. Yes, i do have lots of photos, but since i've established myself as someone with something better to do, i can safely say :

I lazy ah.

10:55 AM


Photobucket Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Surprised

Two reasons why i'm sharing this video :

1) Check out the part that the dancers had to LIFT her up!!! Hahahahah! They were like "Ok guys, hold on strong ok? 1....2...3? Siolah berat siak!" Hahahah!

2) Just wanna show you guys that despite her still being able to sing well, she ridicules herself with stupid performances like these.


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Moving on to more relevant topics, SCHOOL STARTED!

I don't really have photos of school (surprising, i know, but deal with it) but i have ALOT to say about it. So if you're not in the mood for words, go to ONTD now.

Aniwae, i've been enjoying all the modules!

Lessons are more interesting and i find myself more engaged in classes as the days go by, which is actually the usual thing. Until the projects start piling and the assignments never end.

That's when we reach breaking point. But personally, that is way better than being cooked up at home and not doing anything. I can safely say that:

Work and Stress > Idling

Which reminds me, i need to stop assuming that everyone is like DMC students.

I went for my GEMS just now (which is Film Appreciation btw) and i had a rude shock when the people in there were not how i expect them to be. We're all in a module called Film Appreciation and thus, i expected people who were opinionated, outgoing, insightful and fun.

Instead, i met people who were so boring, uninspiring and hollow.

It felt really frustrating. And yes, i was livid after the class was over.

Never in my life have i ever went through a "Group Discussion" which ended up being me being the only fool talking. How can people who entered this course have ZERO interest in this field? I understand that maybe they didn't want the course. Still?

There were groups who had such deep, intriguing discussions and who gave such intelligent observations and there i was left in a dull, idle group. I was ashamed to tell you the truth.

So i suppose i have to adjust myself to that. I've been too comfortable working with people who are of the same frequency as me that i tend to forget that people with different personalities actually walk on the face of this planet.

Perhaps it was my fault for expecting too much. Or is it?

6:07 PM


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Totally

This is a test post. If it works, it means i can blog from Anne!

5:52 PM


Photobucket Sunday, October 18, 2009
This post is for the Melayuuuss!

But before i get to my melayuness, i have a piece of news to share!

I FINALLY GOT MY NEW PHONE!!!!!

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It's like a dream come true! I wanted this so badly since the first time i saw it!

And i'm going to fanboy about it because it's my FIRST phone that belongs to ME and isn't passed down from someone else. Yes, i'm not like majority of you lucky bitches who gets to change their phones almost every year.

So let me have my moment. :)

Aniwae, here are a few reasons why i'm madly in love with Anne!

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I love the fact that i can just put the shortcut for msn and all on the top bar! It's so easy to access! And i downloaded Opera Mini so web-browsing on my phone now is awesome!

Moving on,

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I love the music player! It's so nice! I mean the album art will appear, it's easy to use and the sound is great!

Best part? It has a 3.5mm audio jack so i can plug in my favourite earpieces instead of using the sucky supplied ones! And i can get my 8GB card and this will replace my mp3 player!

And lastly, the most IMPORTANT reason of all :

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YES UNLIMITED SMSSS!!!!

I've been looking forward to this day since the day school started! I can finally sms things to the whole class without bothering people and asking them for their phones!

And it feels great to be able to send 6 page smses without worrying about the cost! In fact, i sent my new number via sms to 70 people without feeling a pinch! That's a new feeling for me, i'm still soaking it up!

And the qwerty keyboard is AMAZING.

I can go on and on about it but i shouldn't. Bottom line? I love my phone!

And i love my parents more because they finally trust me to have my own phone and not worry that i'll not take care of it. So thank you :)

---end of fanboy moment---

Moving on with my Melayuness, last night was the "Malam muda-mudi" event at SCWO, where my mum and uncle had a karoake competition going on!

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It's Hari Raya themed, which is why i was dressed in my white Baju Melayu, samping and my songkok! I can honestly say i am not really sure why i actually went all out for this one. It felt like Hari Raya all over again!

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1/10000000000 photos of my mum yesterday!

She just curled her hair the day before to prepare for the competition and i think she looks good with it! Way better than the last one.

Moving on,

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It's at the SCWO, apparently where they support women who have been abused.

So the only reason why the auditorium is small and the ticket is $30 is because they are supporting the organisation! So kudos to that!

There was a karoake competition and what they call "Ratu Kebaya", which is like a mini pageant-like competition where they show off their kebayas!

Anyhoots, my mum and uncle registered and my mum's number 5 while my uncle's number 1! Hahahah!

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This is random, but my mum was in wonderment last night when she saw me retouch her photos! She was like : "Wah like that i can look young!"

Yes ma, you can look young with retouching. Hence the photo above has no pigmentations whatsoever!

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I had no idea who the hell Didi Cazli was sia. The first time i saw him i was like who's this jygaboo acting all celebrity?

Heheh paiseh.

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I took this photo because i thought that the Strawberry cone thing's kinda cool! Heheh.

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Those two girls work at my uncle's fiance's shop! I've never spoken to them until last night. Ok la it felt good to finally make friends and mingle.

Here's the ultimate paparazzi shot of Era Farida :

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She was HILARIOUS! I mean really i cannot stop laughing when she cracks jokes! They are so melayu and so mak cik that i really cannot take it! Hahahah!

Then the Ratu Kebaya competition started! The judges were former "beauty queens". They were former Mrs Singapore winners!

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And i'm not lying when i say that they look like trannies.

Hey, Mrs Singapore doesn't mean you can't be a tranny right? Just get married and you're in! The one in yellow looks Like LaToya Jackson and the black one looks like a Thailand Tranny.

How wonderful.

We had dinner after that and the food was so-so la! I was pretty disappointed actually.

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I love this picture! It's one of those rare fun family shots!

Afterwards, the Karoake Competition kicked off and my uncle was first! I have to say, he's one great singer. Seriously! My mum was nervous so she was shaky but other than that, they both did well!

Some snapshots of how Malay people sing at a wedding :

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Haha i'm not even going to say anything about her singing!

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My uncle says her muka macam sardine! LOL! Whatever that means!

Aniwae, i saw this guy whose face was DAMN FUNNY LA!

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know it's not really nice of me, but this is seriously hilarious! I'm sorry if you're reading this somehow!

Moving on, more mak ciks!

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This guy was the winner! His vocal quality and control is superb! But he left for work like wtf haha!

It was time for the judges to deliberate afterwards and so me and mum decided to get a photo with Mrs (tranny) Singapore!

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HAH!

Actually, she's a real woman la. Her voice was too feminine to be a guy. Or is it?

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My mum's hand placing not right lol omg!

After that, Didi Cazli performed! I didn't know this guy and i had no idea who he was until yesterday, so if any of you wants to steal the photos, go ahead!

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I have to say, his voice is really really good! Still not a fan though.

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Halfway through his performance he did this :

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Her hormones must have been raging look at her face! Hahah!

After he sang about three songs? They gave out the prizes!

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I'M SORRY OK I'M SORRY BUT I CAN'T HELP IT IT'S SO FUCKING FUNNY!!!! HAHAHAHA!

And guess what? My uncle actually won the third prize!

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He totally deserves it!

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After the prize giving ceremony, we all took a final photo and then it was off to stalk people and get photos!

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Fangirls out there, yes you can take this picture and crop your head in it, whatever floats your boat.

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Mum actually pulled them in together can you believe it? Hahahah!

More random camwhoring :

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Oh ya i forgot to mention this, my uncle and the other to winners will be performing at VivoCity!

Now that is a huge deal!

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And that was the end of the event!

I have to say that this is probably one of the most entertaining Malay events i've been to in my whole life and the fact that it's for a cause, it makes it even more worthwhile!

Congrats again to the winners!

Ok i feel damn melayu now. I shall go watch some YouTube to regain my western self. Ciao!

2:36 PM


Photobucket Saturday, October 17, 2009
I wanna cook like Julie

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So while i am aware that i have posted this before, i just wanna post it again because it's my favourite cooking experience TO DATE!

And yes, the title of the post is "I wanna cook like Julie" because i CAN'T cook, hence i brought in semi-professional help, my sister :

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Who by then was already 6-month pregnant! I she can do it, it doesn't give you (or me) an excuse to not!

Moving on, the plan was to cook : Tortilla Wraps!

So here are some snapshots of the ingredients!

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Capsicums!

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Beautiful cherry tomatoes which tastes different from how the look!

So we wanted to cook two types of salsa, beef salsa and chicken salsa!

So what we did was we boiled the chicken breasts!

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And look at this!

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Yes my friends, that IS FAT!

Which reminds me, sialah my whole body is full of that shit. If it's so difficult to cut if off the beef imagine it's like to lose all that fats?

The only solution? Keep them la! (HAHA)

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Eeeeewwwwwww.

But it looks delish when it's cooked with black pepper sauce!

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Ya, ikr?

For the base, we blended together onions and the capsicums, vinegar etc!

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Oh love this shot!

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Yes, i do agree it looks like puke. In fact, it felt as though i was trying out someone's puke! And it didn't help that the puke looked like the person just had some chilli dogs!

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Mmmhmm.

And capsicums actually looks rather wrong :

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Think Primary 6 science textbooks about reproduction. Are we on the same page?

So since the base is done, we then added in the beef and cooked it!

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The Singaporean Nigella Lawson haha!

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Look at the colours! Gorgeous isn't it?

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And there we have it! Beef and chicken salsa!

Now all we need is the tortilla wraps!

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TA-DA!

We had to heat it up in the microwave for 60 seconds!

Meanwhile, we worked on a drink to quench everyone's thirst! Well it's not really making, more to just adding the flavour, that extra Oomph! if you know what i mean!

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Slice them lemons, add them to tea and VIOLA you get something that's so good and so refreshing you wanna keep it in a bottle and bring it wherever you go!

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If you're thinking "that's so easy, i can do that also what!"

The only question is, have you been doing that? Yah, i know.

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So while the tortilla wraps are getting warm and toasty, we set up everything on the dinner table to smear and spread the goodness of salsa!

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It's a simple task, really!

Step 1, add in the mayo!

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Step 2, add in the beef/chicken/pork (if you are not a muslim duh don't say i'm bad influence!)

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And the final product!

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TA-DA!!!!

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It's simple, it looks good and it tastes divine!

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Look at the happy faces!

And that, my friends is my favourite cooking experience EVER!!!

So if this post has motivated you to cook, or made you hungry (which is the effect on me right now), then what are you waiting for?

GO CATCH JULIE AND JULIA!

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Yes most of you must have caught it bla bla bla, but for those who have yet to catch it, please do!

May all of you be legendary cooks someday! (So that i can get free food hehe)

2:55 PM