A day of celebration...

A year ago, on this date (25 June 2009), the world lost (I don’t care, I’m gonna say it), THE WORLD'S GREATEST ENTERTAINER that ever lived. The grief of the lost will forever leave a huge hole in my heart, and many more I’m sure. Michael Joseph Jackson will always be remembered in our hearts.

22 years ago, on this date (25 June 1988), a lovely ickle baby was born in the name of Amiera Amir. 21 years later, the tiny lil’ baby transformed into a beautiful young lady, and we became friends. For her, this would be a day of celebration, but for obvious reason, many will be mourning.

Now, as a friend, how do I celebrate her birthday, whilst still commemorating MJ?.. By posting this page of course, and this vid..(This is my kinda celebration..)

A long time ago, when MJ was alive (!) and surrounded by controversies, he (or his animated self) appeared on my ultimate favourite TV show, The Simpsons. He was white (yellow), fat and Homer met him in a mental intitution(for an ‘ahem’ reason). The episode, as it seems, was on the subject of Lisa’s birthday. And guest what! MJ sang this song in that episode. (I actually managed to combine my three fav topic into one dedication!)

So Sugarplum, this clip is for you. Hope you have a great day, and many more blessed years to come. And hopefully our friendship is till the end. ENJOY!
(Note: Just substitute the name Lisa to Miera, and you’ll be fine)
Luv U gurl! @),--,‘----


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Loving Dr Spencer Reid..

Just can't get enough of Criminal Minds. Love the series to bits, not just because I have a weird taste on what is fun, but I love the bonding of the 'team'. Hehe.. so 'family-oriented'.

In season 5, episode 7, titled The Performer, is about an artist whose stage act character is a vampire (!).. my kind of weirness.. anyhu.. the episode was great, as usual, but I would like to highlight that although Dr Reid is supposedly a genuis, he is all so blurred about the 'real' world.. Seriously, watch this clip.. He is so cute, and so blurr that you just fall in love with 'him'. If he is real, he would definitely be my type of 'victim'... hehehe.. (sinister laugh)..

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World Cup Fever..

Every four years, there comes this fever that hits almost everyone on planet Earth. The WHO has not clearly categorised it as either a pandemic or an epidemic, but has recommended certain precautions to be taken, especially for men, as it is common for those with the Y chromosomes.

Symptoms includes

• Dark circles around the eyes
• Puffy red eyes due to lack of sleep
• Lack in concentration at work
• Definitely lack on concentration on the opposite sex
• Interest in other men (for their skills.. =p)
• Sometimes, undecipherable vocabs are heard coming from the mouth

Those who have caught the fever, will suffer from heavy headaches which will last for month (or a nit more).

Women are advised to, either stay clear of those infected, slow down on the nagging, provide necessary nourishments.

These symptoms may also infect the female gender, as any interest taken of these casualties may result in the spreading of the virus.

Scientist has yet to discover the cure for this plague, so all are advised to be patient.

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Too many Beggars...

I usually hate to go to the 'Pasar Tani' (day market) and 'Pasar Malam' (night market)for the following reasons:-

• U have to wake up early (Pasar Tani only)
• There is a whole lot of bustling and shoving around
• The noisy atmosphere
• Sometimes it gets dirty too
• Parking problems

But, yesterday I made my way to the market to get some household items, as the cupboard was close to bare and mom wasn't around. As I soon found out, it wasn't as bad as in the list. I got there at 9a.m (not bad) and easily found a parking space. There was noise, but tolerable. Loads of space to walk around, and the place was reasonably clean. But I found another, not so good of sight. Beggars. There were placed all along the pasar tani, and on the hot, hard bitumen too! There were kids with crunches, kids with a photocopy IC of who I expect was the father which mentions the he had gone blind, adults who were visually impaired singing, adults just sitting there looking terrible, then of course there were the occasional boxes for charity homes which gives away bookmarks as 'thank you' to donors. As heartfelt as I was, I was also appalled by the lack of actions by the authorities to monitor these situations.

These acts of begging for charity was describe as 'a crime, using the sympathy of others for self gain' by the Crime Analysis, Kamal Affendi Hashim in the mStar mag today (13/06/2010). And the problem is not just in my area, but it is rampant all over our beloved Malaysia. What does this show about our 'prospering' country? My question is, what are the actions taken by the authorities to combat these goings on? Are there any course of actions taken, as I have yet to see them.

It is not like I am heartless, not feeling the sympathy and all, but we all know that some of these beggars are under the watchful eyes of syndicates, whilst some are individual, and shockingly, some has made it into an 'occupation'! That is just plain terrible! Lazy people, out to gains their livelihood from people's generosity! Just Terrible!

I am not trying to stop you from your act of kindness and humanity, in fact I encourage it a lot. But, just to be on the safe side, you can donate to charity homes and organisations who are registered and have the authority to ask for donations. And if you do feel like giving to those poor souls on the streets, maybe the donations can be in other forms, such as by giving them food and drinks, rather than money. Like what was mentioned by the Secretary of Malaysian Indian Muslim Association, Mohammed Sharif Ghani (mStar 13/6/2010), we should not encourage these acts, as it will lead to other, later consequences. He further "Do not let Malaysia be a 'site' to open up a 'begging business'."

I, again, beg the authorities to act upon this problem, and the public to report if you find this situation as 'disturbing'.

The Vampiress Gives Back...

Unable to be of service to society due to the lack of iron, this time, when the opportunity arise for me to give my red essence of life, did I not let it go off lightly.. eccentrically, I held out my hand to give all that I can... Unfortunately, some minor glitches had to crop up upon my generous gesture.

First, the veins on my left hand got swollen, so I had to move so that my lifeline could be pumped out of my right hand.. Well, it is better to give with the right hand, right?

Then, when all that is to give is done, I had a spell of dizziness. Apparently, my blood pressure went below the norm, 83 in fact. So, I was kept on the bed for another 15 minutes or so, till my blood could have enough pressure to last me standing up. The second reading only reached 87, so again, on the bed, I was treated to a can of 100Plus drink. The third reading was around 99, and the Doc said I could go if I felt up to it. Off the bed I hopped, happily to be finally 'discharged', only to fall back into my dizzy spell again after a brief chat with a friend. So, overall, I think the norm time taken to donate those precious juice of life should be around 10 minutes, but I think I spent around 1 hour to get back to my feet...

Guess U shouldn't go against the odds, when you know that your norm is to 'suck' blood, not to give them.. For all you vamps out there, take this as a lesson. But I dare say that this is a challenge for me, and like the saying should go, "What you take, you must give back"... I will promise myself to continue in this line of charity.. dare I say that I liked the feeling of being 'poked'? :p

(BW: The writer is weird, I would admit that. But she does have two puncture marks, one on either arm. And the one on the left arm is still bruised and blue.. Me like it, omit the pain lah.)

Life in the FastLane

U know, every year, every semester, everyday.. i keep mentioning to myself that i have to keep updating my blog. And every of those time, i keep not doing them. Why? Laziness would be the main factor I suppose. It's not like there isn't anything that has happened in my life. There has been tonnes, in fact. But i keep thinking that they are all boring stuff and why would i want the whole world to know what has been going on in my life anyway. It's not like i'm special or famous or anything for that matter. But then again, I am the one who needs to keep up on my writing skills and this is a way for me to do so.. or should i say typing skills. :p

Anyway, the past semester in IIUM has been quite exciting, revealing, tiring, hectic, and to tell the truth, has been a great one so far.. I would say that for the upcoming semester too i would presume. But.. then again, I have been a bit busy with activities and classes. And this is just the beginning.. (I'm going off track again)

So, semester 2 2009/2010 in IIUM. I took two psychology classes; Personality and Islam and Psychology. For communication, 4 classes; FCQS (Foundation for Communicator in Quran and Sunnah), Intro to Electronic Media, Intercultural Comm, and STATISTICS.. Haha.. Some would know that i took stats for my psych minor the semester before, and so i thought i would excel this sem. I thought wrong! I mean, I understood faster because of previous stored information (long term memory... psych!), but there were some new topics that was not covered in psych stats and that got me stumped. Missing a few classes (2! and unintentional) did not help much, especially the two classes were on the new topics. Haha... But, like I always say, there is always a blessing in disguise for all mishaps.. this time it was in a form of a male Research Assistant to Dr. Saodah, also known among us (me and my two mates as RAG - R.A guy).. He is, should i say, cute, in a sense i suppose, very helpful and really cared for all the students in the class.. especially of our marks.. He really helped us on our assignments, and was always willing to answer any queries.. He even took time after work to help us with our revision, which in my life history was the first time that i revised for any of my subjects one whole week before the Finals! You may think this entry would be all about him, but nah.. im not that eccentric to go on raving bout RAG, although he was one of the major highlights of my semester...but i'll tell you one thing, his geeky appearance was fun to look at, with his nerdy glasses, the cap and never missing the MP3 earphone in his ear.. the classic cute geek if ever you see one.. i found that the character Dr Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds does have some similar qualities.. hehe (dreamy eyes..) ;p

Yes, it was that stressful for me to actually wanting an A on this paper. Why? i dont really know, but i knew i had to get an A and could not settle for anything less... another first for me, as i never really cared what i get as long as my CGPA is above 3.0.. I suppose the A for stats would hopefully boost up my so far no so good CGPA.. But alast, all hopes faltered when the paper was flipped open on exam day, and the questions were different from the ones we practiced of the previous semester's papers... got a bit confused on what the questions really wanted, then just answered them blindly using all the info that i had obtained from class, all the while believing that my lecturer did it on purpose so that i wouldn't get my A.. did i get an A? NO.. just an A-.. not too happy..

Anyway, that wasn't the only thing that happened within the sem.. I also signed up for hockey again..playing the all important role as the goalie for my mahallah (hostel). Had a great tournament, in fact we came in second.. which never happened before. And then i also signed up for the IIUM team.. meaning i'm playing for IIUM in the MASUM (Majlis Sukan2 Universiti Malaysia - Malaysian Inter-Varsity Sports) tournament.. Haha.. Me! a varsity hockey player! Hilarious...

Then there was the friendship built within the semester.. New friendship made and the old renewed .. Made a few good friends this sem.. Maryam from stats class, of course Miera and Waji, Ayob and the whole hockey team both from my mahallah team and the IIUM team. And then there's always Sofia, Farhan, Syasa, Eida, Cici, Zainab, and not forgetting the people in CSD and Peers and my roomates, Sieha and Eycha. The great times I have spent with these people, their encouragements for me when my hopes were down, their laughter, support, love and care... i would never forget their contributions in my life. In short, eventhough my results did not come out too good (went down a bit), but having these people around me did not leave me time to be depressed or sad.. Their ambience and good vibes are always strenghtening, cheerful, upbeat, and uplifting. And i have to add Oyen here because he is one handsome, charming cat.. and i can talk to him forever.. (dreamy eyes again..)

All in all, my semester was really lively, fun and i would never change it a bit.. well, maybe my result.. please?

Criminal Minds - 4.09 - 52 Pick-Up - Reid in a Club

Just found this vid on Youtube and it just got to me, for several different reasons; some are connected to my recent semester in uni. Those who have been together with me throught the whole of last sem would understand, especially my friend Miera.. haha... Just had to have this on my post..