Shopaholic bukan shopholic

Talentime

Today,was a day of me doing absolutely nothing,assignments or study-wise despite the fact that there's a stack of things to be done.eheh.But hey,you gotta take a break sometime and today was my official none edu-related day.

What I wanted to blog about this time is about the movie Talentime.Such a simple movie with a simple setting.The movie revolves around the lives of the students at Anderson School and the racial prejudice that unfortunately,does exist in our 'prosperous' country.Watching the movie made me think a lot about the fact that yeah,each race in our country has somewhat a prejudice towards one another.Yeah I know that it doesn't exist in everyone but mostly,it ran deep.

I have to give kudos to Harith Iskander,Mahesh and of course Mohammad Syafie.Though I know that it's Pamela first movie,I have to say that she was a bit stiff in some parts and her Malay were a little bit off in some scenes.Mahesh on the other hand,although he got a none-speaking part,I thought he did a great job with his expressions(it's not an easy task!) and he was able to flaunt his abs a few times in the movie..teehee.

Adibah Noor was great and I envy her perfect English(she's a TESL grad after all..hehe).Jacyln Victor did a pretty good job too considering that it's her first movie.Mohammad Syafie's character,Hafiz was the character that almost made me cry.I wonder who sang the songs that he sung during the movie.It was just amazing and the dude has such a nice voice.Seeing Azean Irdawati in it was bittersweet cos' I'm pretty sure when the movie was filmed,she was really sick.I was excited when Jit Murad was in the movie as well because I'm such a fan of his after going to Actors Studio--which has been closed..:(--to watch Full of Jit.

The movie taught me that racial prejudice are created because of our own misconceptions about each other.The movie also proves that prejudice can also(which actually happens a lot in our country) stem from the influence of our own family members.All in all,Talentime is a good movie.I'll give it 3 out of 5.There are many funny scenes,a few sad ones and some corny ones too.The songs in the movie are just beautiful.Trust me.Even the indian song with a great meaning behind it.

Tekanan

Life is getting more hectic by the second.I'm so sorry for those whom 'terkena' my outbursts or temper this week..It's just that,like a friend of mine said,'Everybody is stressed out'..So if you think you have it worse,others are too & you're not alone!Let's all run and naked & wild after all of this ends(Izza,I know you want too!!).

With all the assignments and tests,to top it all off,I have one more website that I have to translate before the dateline(It's BIG money & I'm super swamped!!YIKESSSS!!!) & I have to tutor the boys too.I also have a pending going out thing and I'm dying to shop some more.Although I've shopped twice with Izza this week..hahaha.

Today,I did my T.Lit microteaching with my 2 fabulous group mates.It was HILARIOUS.Especially when Mak(Farhana) went overly emotional with her character as Tiro and Safa getting very defensive as Mokgobja(I think I'm spelling this wrong??) with her accusations.I can't help but laugh so hard.Fatin & Soleh did a good job too in acting out their part..Thanks so much you guys!!!

On Thursday,my group might be doing our Micro for T.Grammar..I can't wait but I'm also a lil' bit nervous..But being nervous is better than overly cocky!ahahaha.

Friday is submission for the MELTA prob& solution essay.

Lots of tests are coming up..Sunday is T.Lit test which I so haven't studied for.Next Monday I have Grammar 2 test & Shakespeare quiz aannnddd submission of the Grammar article review.

Next Wednesday is the submission for the SLA essay(*gulp*).

I can seriously go crazy.Now you,you understand why I can't go out with you this week??^_^Ada paham???


***Why lah I stoop to that level??haih...Sorry to my friends who advised to not be mean..I won't do it again!!!***

I want to shop so badly!!

Last night did some shopping with Izza the wizard(saje je kasi nick bru..haha) because this week will be thewpeer busy for us all..so why not reward ourselves beforehand with some much needed retail therapy right?Though sad for Izza because the shoes that she wanted was out of stock in that particular color..Hopefully they'll stock it next week aite??

I bought a beautiful long dress from Forever 21 which wasn't on sale..(unlike the skinnys that Izza bought..damn!hahaha)!But I had to have it & tis' worth every penny(gosh did I just use Shakespearean Lang??Mentang2lah tgh wat esei Shakespeare..LOL).Definitely the most I've spend on a dress using my own money thus far..huhu.

Hopefully by next week(or sometime this week ke??hehehe),I'll be able to buy 2 more dresses there that I still can't stop thinking about..droolsss..Tried this gorgeous stiletto red heels..it was muy kinky but sexy at the same time & it fits...but..it put way too much pressure on the ankles..ouchh..Had to pass it..I need new shoes!!!!!!!Please2 cepat la masok duet proofread tuh..huhu.

And today I've 2 group discussions for the 2 microteaching that's happening this week..arggghhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Boley jadi gila okay...:P.Boy my seniors weren't kidding when they say that part 6--'Rase mcm nak mati'..LOL

Thank god I bought lots of Skin Vitals mask to relax me on those extra stressful days..love them a lot!!

***I just bought my In-Style April 09' issue!!Go and buy it (with Salma Hayek on the cover)because....our own Malaysian designer,Bernard Chandran,one of his designs was worn by Estelle during the Grammy's..(page 94).In this issue,Fergie's humongous wardrobe was also featured & it was to die for...*droolllsss*.Plus,every year,in the month of April,In-Style feature it's BEST BEAUTY BUY list..yesh!!!!***

Jobs--in response to Teddy's comment..^_^

As a degree student,we tend to spend a lot of money on a lot of stuff..hehe.Thus,the fact we're over our teenage years means that we shouldn't depend too much on our parents..right?So,in order to be able to splurge once in awhile(80% of my shoes are bought using my own money) or buy things that our parents won't buy for us(in my case,super high heels cos' my mum doesn't agree with me wearing it..hehe),we need to take up part-time jobs or in my case odd jobs.

Odd jobs to me are jobs that does not require me to have a fix schedule everyday instead it's jobs that I do in like 3-4 days or during my free time but,it pays me very well.Don't worry,I'll explain all the jobs that I've done in the course of almost 4 years studying in this uni,below.So teddy,there's ways of making money if you know where to look but I have to admit it also depends on the connection that you have and having your own transport is important too.Networking is very important in this world!

Liyana's List of odd jobs

1.Staedtler School Project--went from one school to another in the Klang Valley region & helped Ad(a super senior of mine,who has graduated already) with his storytelling about the making of pencils.We went to about 8 or 9 schools and from each school I made rm60 or was it rm80??

2.Make-up artist(along with 2 others) under Absolut Pitch(Edmund & Gabe) for OK Mag's Anniversary Party at Zouk--It was a 2 day job & I got rm400,that required me to go to KJ(for rehearsals)& then of course,staying at one of the hotels near Zouk(but it was paid by the company!).Plus,I got to eat at TGIF&Pelita for free!!And meeting the celebs was a big plus too..^_^

3.Tutoring-I've been doing this for 2 semesters & it pays me quite well too.I get rm200 per month.And this is the only job that I've taken that requires me to be at a specific place,at a specific time,almost every week.It's a great opportunity for me as a TESL student because I tutor secondary students.

4.Baking cookies for sale & Raya-This is a hobby which I've absolutely have no time to do now.huhu.I think I made more than rm600 last year for all the baking & packing that I did on my own.No helped required from my family as I'm the only girl & my mum doesn't bake.hehe.

5.Selling bracelets--I sold bracelets for fun last year because I needed some cash in a short period of time.Made more than rm300.

6.Translation & Proofreading for Vistaberkat--This is what I've started doing this semester,thanks to one my super senior who has graduated too.So far,I've made rm500 for a 3 days worth of work.I'm in the process of doing translation work for 2 other websites.

Yes,how cool is that whenever I open the website,the words that people read,are grammatically correct because of me!(though I've to admit,my blog is not that grammar perfect..give me a break because this is a blog,not an essay to submit for marks!)On the other hand,I will not reveal which websites that I'm working on..^_^

I guess that's the list of work that I've done..unless there's more that I can't remember..huhu.Oh,volunteering to become runners for UiTM event's pays quite okaylah..The highest I got was rm150 for a 3-day event.

So,you can work,involve yourself in the student body(I miss PMFP!) and still make sure that your grades is above 3 pointer.^_^Teddy,I hope this post gives you some inspiration?Now back to assignments for me because...Next week I've 2 microteaching & 2 written assignment to send!!arrghhhhhhhh.Oh,all of these things,helps you to become more organize & handle the stress that comes your way.But do have a pimple cream/acne treatment at hand because with stress,comes pimples!!LOL

My recent amazing great find for my eye bags(or like a senior of mine that grad already,Anas,calls it--beg mata!) are SkinVitals Eye Lift Anti-Puffiness Anti-Wrinkle Firming Cloth Eye Treatment Mask--yesh it's very long!!It contains Coenzyme Q10 & Soy Protein(natto gum).It bloody works!!!Seriously!!I used it a day ago because I looked like a zombie & after taking off the mask,I can feel my under eye area plumping up & I felt instantly refreshed.So people,go & buy it since it's just rm7.88 at Guardian..(ceh promote plakss).

Stop it

This semester has got to be the most hectic semester ever for me and my friends. The reason being is that next semester; we’ll be doing our practicum. In 2 days, I drowned 3 bottles of Red Bull,in order to keep me awake .

I know that it’s not good for my body but believe me when I say that in my 22 years of living, I have never drank 3 bottle of Red Bull in 2 days & in fact ,this semester ,is the first semester that I actually needed to drink Red Bull.

You know that you’re life is hectic when you cut class in order to go back & catch up on your sleep(which I did with some of my friends last week..& today..hehe).And you know you’re stressed out when you & your friends keep getting angry easily.huhu.(But all of us knows to apologize to each other when we raise our voices out of nowhere..Kan??Kan kwn2??)

On to the reason why I’m blogging...

To me, violence is never the answer for anything. And a conversation that I had with some of my friends 2 days ago, about the stories that they got when they become facilitators to children of the army, last weekend, just made my blood boil.
How can you, as a teacher just go about & slap whomever you want in school? I just don’t get that. That is just total abuse of power. And how can a teacher not question a student first and instead just punish him for no apparent reason?

Now before you go and judge me saying that she’s a ‘manja’(spoiled) kid and so-so & that’s why she’s against ‘strict’ teachers, when you read this ,I kid you not that my parents, although they love me, didn’t ‘manja’ me growing up.
But of course when you were a kid, your parents had to beat you up once in awhile in order to straighten you out & I wasn’t spared that either. So my view on why I hate violence doesn’t come from a bias point of view.

I just think it’s so wrong for a teacher to beat up or cane a kid in front of his classmates or schoolmates because it would further demoralize him/her. And this in turn will make less interested in learning and will make them harbour hatred toward the teacher.

Being a TESL student, I have learnt a lot about how to teach but I know that all of that is nothing compared to what I will be facing next semester for my practicum.
But I still stand by my ground that a teacher should not use force in the classroom or the school. Maybe in extreme cases like bullying, they should. But they should not use the cane on a regular basis.

On the case of bullying, did you watch the video on the boys who beat up that short kid in Sarawak??I was very shocked & like one of my lecturer said , imagine that is your son or your brother .It was just very sad seeing the boy being beat up by lots of other boys.

There are other things that can be done rather than taking the easy way out and using force on the students and I totally don’t agree with it.Period.

Syukur Alhamdulillah

Lawakkah??

Wow,2 blog post in one day??ahaha

Yep,I just had to blog about this too..People may not know this,but I secretly(though it's not a secret among my close friends) love watching Raja Lawak.Truthfully speaking,I have a lot of respect for people who can make jokes spontaneously because it takes a lot of thinking actually to make people laugh.It's not an easy feat because some people may end up making jokes that are well...instead of Raja Lawak,it'll become Lawak Bodoh.Like what Amir did.I'm sorry(wait a min,that's his lame tagline..bleargh!) but I just don't find him funny!

I don't know how many times have I complained to Napz,Mak or Hanna(they're my Raja Lawak watching companions) about how Amir so doesn't deserve to be in the finals.No offense to the Kelantanese though!haha.The 2 contestants that I don't like in Raja Lawak 3 is of course Amir & Am..Can you hear the crickets when they crack a 'joke'???

And I'm super glad that Sepah won!!Yeayyy.And here's a clip of one of my fave moments during the finals..when Nabil & Jozan(I heart you Zizan!!!^_^) sang the Wonderpet song.As you all know,I've blog about Wonderpets a few months ago.It's better if you watch it in Malay rather than in the original Eng form because it's so much funnier in Malay.




I watched Wonderpets late last year & I find it so hilarious.I love it when Ming Ming name is pronounce or any of their hilarious rescuing missions(LOL!!--Remember when they went under the sea & they met a group of sea creatures that are almost like them???LOLLLLL) or the fact that they celebrate every rescue mission by eating celery.

Like Hani said when they celebrate with grilled celery or like they said in the Malay lang in that episode,saderi/seleri panggang--'Healthy giler Wonderpets nih!'...LOL

The theme song of Wonderpets in Malay!!!

Confessions of a shopaholic

This post will make me sound so bimbo-ish which I'm so not!!!But what the heck...A girl just needs her chick lit fix sometimes.I know I tend to be serious but I do read light stuff from time to time.And I love Sophie Kinsella's book.I even mentioned her books 4 years ago during my pre-TESL interview in Shah Alam to which both of my interviewees,Ms.Sal & Ms.J,said that they read it too!!I have all of them & the last one was of course Remember Me.

But in my honest opinion,it wasn't as good as her other books.The last book in the Shopaholic series was of course Shopaholic and Baby(which I hope she'll continue with like,Shopaholic and Twins..maybe??).I bought the hardcover one years ago & got a free Shopaholic green halter with it.haha.

Okay,why am I blogging this when I could be doing my essay is because I'm just super excited over the movie version of the Shopaholic book.Although it's a wee bit dissapointing that Becky in the movie is a New Yorker instead of the Brit that she is in the book..But at least there's Hugh Dancy playing Luke!But although the response that the movie got from the critics in the US has been lukewarm(they gave the movie a C)..I'm dying to see what parts of the book is in the movie & what part isn't..^_^.And isn't it ironic that Jerry Bruckheimer(of CSI,Pirates of the Caribbean,Armageddon) is directing a chick flick??LOL.

Here's a video clip of a song from the soundtrack,an interview with Hugh Dancy & a trailer of it.Can't wait!!

Official Trailer



Interview with Hugh Dancy



Jordyn Taylor--'Accesory'

A breath of fresh air

*Buying vege seeds for mama!*

If it kills me

All pics courtesy of Jess's camera--Thanks hun!!!

I know I should be sleeping seeing that I've an 8.30am class tomorrow but I just can't help it!!!

The title refers to my fave song from Jason Mraz's We sing.we dance.we steal things album,which he sang a few hours ago during his first ever concert in Malaysia!!!!!!!!!!
IT WAS AWESOME.Scratch that..it was beyond awesome..There were many of my friends who was raring up to go to the concert &we discussed about it many time at my FB account.

Believe it or not,when my friends and I were caught up in the traffiq jam leading up to the concert,there was this 4 people in a red saga car who out of nowhere,showed us,through their car window,Jason Mraz's current cd!NO JOKE!!We were laughing & I was like pointing to them like,yeah we're going to the concert too..hehehe.And I showed them my ticket through the window which made the guy open the car window & shouted 'Jason Mraz rocks!!'...Exactly!!!!

The concert was awesome..I'm even more in love with Jason Mraz than ever.He was so funny & his vocal range was amazing!!And here's the order of the song that he played during the 1 hour & 30+ minutes concert that started at 8.30 pm.

2nd :You and I both( everybody sang together to this song!)& Sleeping to dream--a medley with the Oasis song 'Wonderwall' thrown in the mix..the part "I don't believe that anybody could feel the way I do about you now" which he dedicated to the ladies!!!

3rd :If it kills me--my fave & he sang the whole song!!I was soo in awe..*sigh*

4th:I don't know the title--an old song or a brand new unreleased one??

5th:Live High

6th:A beautiful mess--also a fave of mine from the new album.

7th:Geek in the pink--which made me scream so loud because before the song started,I told Acad that I wish he'd sing that song!I sang along to the whole thing!

8th:The dynamo of volition--love his 'hip-hopper' impersonation before the song.

9th:I'm Yours--Everybody sang along to it!!And after this song he took like no longer than 5 mins break to change his clothes to sing...

10th:Lucky--he duets with Candy which a lot of people didn't recognize & to be honest,ALL of us could have sung together better than her!

11th:Another song that I've no idea the title of it.

12th:Butterfly!!!--one of my fave too for obvious reason(the title!!).


But I really wished he had sang Bella Luna & Details in the fabric..huhuhu.After the concert,as we were waiting for other cars to go out,because it was blocking my Unser...we heard a commotion across us,which was the backstage area.Lo and behold,Jason Mraz & his band was about to board the bus to their hotel..AND...I ran across the street,pushed my way inside the crowd &manage to stand below him,under the bus window & had a CLEAR view of him from upclose!!!waarrrgghhhhhhhhhh..

He's so cute!!!!!!!!!!!(faints...).I swear if he asked me to marry him,I'd accept with no hesitation!!..kidding..or am I??hahaha
All of the pictures from tonight are in Jess's,Huzen's & Izza's camera as I didn't brought mine so I'll upload em' later!Nite peeps...or morning in some cases!!

Weekend!

*Freaking crazzzy ride!The Pirate's Revenge.Like Hafriz said after the 5 of us had 'experienced' it.."The pirate really had its revenge!"...LOL...*
Somebody came back from Japan after 2 years last Saturday & he's no other Kak Aisyah fave's brother(actually,the only brother that she has) Syahmi.Since I was told to cook spaghetti & meatballs for him(we had an agreement that I should make him caramel,a few months ago..i think...but somehow it turned into spaghetti instead...long story!),I did so & I guess it's the first meal that he had since he landed on our soil.hahaha.Thanks for the gifts(though I'm sad over the absence of that pink yukata!!! )!

To cut it short,the next morning,went to Sunway Lagoon with Izlin,Hafriz,Kak Aisyah&Syahmi.Woke up super early in the morning after sleeping late (because I was up watching reruns of Raja Lawak 3(I don't like Amir!!!) with Napz,Hanna & Mak) only to find out after me & Izlin perused the internet that,Sunway opens at 10 am..haih.So we went for breakfast first,and then after running here & there,we got to Sunway.

Luckily,I parked at such a lucky(pun not intended!) spot because there was this uncle who just came out of his car & he called us asking if we were going to Sunway Lagoon & we said yes.And he told us that his company are having a family day today at Sunway Lagoon & that he has many extra tickets.So he gave us 5 tickets for all parks for just rm40 each(instead of the rm60 that we were supposed to pay).How lucky is that?haha.Thanks so much to that uncle & his family!!

So we started first at the amusement park & we tried the roller coaster first & of course,I shouted.Sorry to the person who was next to me at that time!!haha.Embarassingly,that was my first time getting on the roller coaster & I think I shut my eyes the whole time cos' it was going fast as hell.We went to try the other rides after that but the scariest part was the Pirate's Revenge..ayeyayayay.

I was screaming bloody murder,,didn't open my eyes the whole time & tears even came running down my face.It didn't help when Syahmi was like forcing me to open my eyes while we were suspended on air!I was like"Tak nak!!!". I've pics to prove how crazy the ride was.Like I said,never,never,never,never again!And the brave sister & brother duo(Kak Aisyah & Syahmi) actually had the guts to try the crazzzyyy Tomahawk which me,Izlin & Hafriz sit out & just watch them being thrown in the air from the benches.hahaha.

Afterwards,we went to the wet park & splashed around & had a blast playing 3 rounds of pool volleyball!Although we were duped by the cute lifeguard/referee that we were going to win a prize if our team won.cehhh.After getting soaking wet,we changed clothes or in Kak Aisyah& my case,we blow dried our hair.haha.Went to Sunway to eat at Wendy's& I ate a lot that made this person,whispered in my ear.."Kate nk diet??"...ceh!!!

Walked around & bought an ironic birthday present for my dad,who's birthday was on that day.Send the peeps home & drove all the way back to Puncak Alam to my family!
*Cutie pies in a row..LOL*


*Water babies!!*
*Mucking around*
*Lapar gilsssssssssss!!!*