Tagged! By Zahirah.

Directions: Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a post with sixteen random things, habits or goals about you. At the end, choose five people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose them. Don’t forget to leave a comment (”You’re tagged!”) and to read your blog.You can’t tag the person who tagged you.

This is going to be so random.

1) I apparently switch to Manglish a lot while blogging. Or so I've been told. Don't know why=P If Malaysian, must have that Malaysian-ness, kan?

2) I never sneeze once. I sneeze at least twice. Consecutively. (Wait I think everyone does that, oops).

3) I aspire to highlight my hair one day. One day.. I don't know when, but one day. Dark brown or green. I know green is wierd. But green is the NEW BLACK! Muahaha. My poor mum. Sha, must go do together-gether!

4) I started on the book the Case for Christ quite long ago, but have yet to finish it yet. Almost done, quite a hard read.

5) I used to eat variations of nasi gorengs for dinner. Now its alternated, selang seli, variations of roti. =) Roti Bom is my new favourite. Its sweet, syrupy, and FATTENING. Yums.

6) I used to be very crazy about Liverpool, Steven Gerrard, and Big Mac. Now, not so crazy la, I don't know why. BUT I still love Liverpool passionately~ You'll Never Walk Alone yeah.

7) I like small town settings, or cliches of things that befit each other. Like an old Chinese woman riding on a bike with vegetables in her basket through a small town somehow pleases me. So wierd and random. 0.o

8) I like happy endings. For books ke, movie ke, real life. Don't like sad endings... at all! But then, sometimes it may be inevitable. Happiness is relative though.

9) I cannot cry while watching a movie. One Litre of Tears did not make me cry. I think the only movie that made me tear, just a little, was Passion of the Christ (watched clips of it). Books can make me cry though.

10) I really like Sarawak, Lynthia!!!! Believe it or not.

11) I have this thing for Teluk Intan Chee Cheong Fun. So far, only Phraveen and Shawn can truly emphatise. Haha.

12) I aspire to be an Obstetrician/Gynaecologist one day. Hopefully... its just so cool bringing new lives to the world. Sounds so cliche, but really.

13) I don't particularly like ice kacang, but the one on Jonker's is sure nice. =) (Why la, so much about food!?!!)

14) I aim 50 kg. Don't ask me how light I am now. -_-

15) I'm quite indecisive, don't understand a lot of things, and always want to know what's the best thing to do, but not always succedding in finding it. Quite muddled. I know I will not be judged by my intentions, though.

16) I used to like Enid Blyton a LOT! Adored it! Hmm.. always wished then I was in St Clare's or Malory Towers or something. Like the Fatty Series best. Haha. =D

Yay, 16 things done!

I tag:~ *drumroll, please*

-Suraya Sajoli

-Haaziqaaah

-Michelle Han

-Felicia Yoon

-Elise Lai

( I'm supposed to give a reason why I tagged you all, but I don't know why either so too bad. haha)

Have fun being tagged=)

Today,

I finally stopped procrastinating,

And mengetepikan-ed all the ma-fan!-ness, the laziness, and the next time-later later lah-ness...

Yes, Joanna Han has a facebook now.

Very the ketinggalan I know.

But when your uncle and little cousins are having it, and your own father is talking about starting one (which he has!), you know..

Its time!

=P

So the lambat.

Oil palm trees and bare brown land cleared for development whiz past in a blur of green and brown as I shoved my earphones into my ears on board the KTM, yet again. My thoughts wander...

I am bangga-ing...

Because I attended Nilai Chinese Methodist Church yesterday, and I understood it!

Being a non-Chinese ed is rather good at times, and bad at others.

My Mandarin had never been fantastic, since...like forever.

Having both parents English ed, I went to a Chinese primary school rather awkwardly, with the precious little Mandarin I garnered from kindergarten. I earned the reputation then as the girl who could speak English well, but my Mandarin was a total different story. Haha.

Cows jumped over a very blue moon when I very surprisingly scored As for both my Mandarin papers. I am still quite shocked. Haha.

My shaky-command of Mandarin became even shakier went I went to SMKTM, a national school. I mean, there, I only spoke Mandarin to Rachel and Fui Chen. At home, never, unless my brother and I wanted to discuss something that should not be understood by my parents. *wicked laugh*

So, my state when I arrived at KTT was a bit the sad. I still remember the first day of class. My Chinese classmates ( all of which are Chinese ed) and I were at the small lorong, talking. In Mandarin. And the conversation went on so fast that I felt quite lost. Ok, very lost.

Since then, my Mandarin improved rapidly!!! Speaking Mandarin every day definitely helped, and though I still get called a banana by Lynthia, I persist in my stand.. that I am only semi-banana.

We have a barter system, my classmates and I, I teach them English, and they to me, Mandarin.

So when I went to Chinese church yesterday, I could actually understand it! Which is a great accomplishment!

And it was my first time in a Methodist Church also, I think. Found the 3-fold Amen and the doxology interesting.

Bzzzz...

Cheerio.

" I want a guy who can converse with me about politics, about history. A knowledgeable guy. I like that kind of guy," so said Suraya, ever so wistfully as she sat in front of her small Japanese table, her books sprawled in front of her.

Voice trembling with passion, eyes ablaze with determination, she continued, " He must be able to explain to me Picasso's Guernica, Van Gogh's Starry Night, tell me about Gustv Klimt's The Kiss.. If he can do that, he's the right guy."

I guffawed.

"He must know the fine foods- foie gras, egg hollandaise, Pho Bo, Risotto."

" He should love to shop-know about all the brands."

" Fashionable yet pious at heart."

" Tell me 'bout the Big Bang Theory, about Einstein's Theory of Relativity."

" He should be widely read, don't just read what he has to."

"And..that's my dream guy.." she sighed dreamily.

Suddenly, she blurted out, " Wait! That sounds exactly like me! "

Lol.

Later that night, as we laid ourselves down to sleep, Lynthia started on her ideal.

" He must love God first, me second."- said with a voice so full of conviction.

"Tall, dark and handsome."

"Tough."

*mental image of her ideal*

"OH YEAH!!! He must be CLEAN!!!! " she yelled out suddenly.

*mental image smashed*

I guffawed again.

Went to Port Dickson (again!) for three days with my family. It was a good family time and I have shamelessly fell in love with the sea, the beach, and the sunsets. ( though PD waters aren't that clean, actually). Ms Photographer has chosen a few pictures of the trip, and here they are!

' Tis me and my mum

My parents.. awwww=P

My father is rather.. light. Lol.

Vandalism in action

Poser.

Piggy back! My brother looks like a horse here! Haha..

I love this picture. Naked trees have its appeal. Don't get me wrong.

Very 'yeng' lah.

How great is our God.

Its a family thing. Those shorts =P

What can I say? God's creation is splendid, beautiful! And I love it!=)

Cheerio then, and happy new year!=)