California Gurls!

California girls
We're unforgettable
Daisy Dukes
Bikinis on top
Sun-kissed skin
So hot
will melt your popsicle
Oooooh Oh Oooooh

Damn that song is pretty addictive . By Katy Perry ft Snoop Dogg if you were wondering....

Anyway, BRAND SPANKING NEW LAYOUT! Pretty much the same coding and whatnot as my previous layout, but with a change of graphics (yes, I cheated and just edited colors and images!). A bit of the layout is out of whack as you can see from that blue gap next to the top image, but when I figured how to fix that it resulted in the graphics not connecting, so I left it alone... also scroll to the bottom to get the full effect of the design please.

So I decided to draw myself hee-hee, depiction inaccuracies aside, the art itself turned out alright imo, unfortunately the sky background was very half-assed so I guess I'll re-do it when I improve on that... lots of fun to draw yourself as a cartoon! I suggest you try it sometime! Right now I have the urge to turn cartoon-me into a kick-ass superhero/villain (haven't decided yet) in an impossibly fantastical post-apocalyptic sci-fi universe and incorporate others I know in real life into the storyline! Yes, Ling and Sandra - I'm looking at you guys! Hahaha..... but then again my ideas are often overly ambitious so this will probably not happen. Would be awesome if it did though...

So totally don't have much to say lately. I totally fail at blogging. I only wanted one so I can play around with the layout and try new coding etc. I'm starting to believe that editing websites through HTML is now primitive seeing all these interative flash based websites popping up! I'm feeling e-old...

Three more weeks left of uni. One assignment that only requires 5 references. 2500 words. Subject is the gender depiction in Fight Club. BOOYEAH! I think I'd shoot myself if I don't pass this essay.... the movie has so much homoeroticism to make any straight man uncomfortable! I should pick up the book as well.....

I have the cravings for the new bubble tea place that opened up in the city!

I Can Understand Why...

... Some people can have a latex fetish. Some of these designs are sexy as! God, I Wish I had a killer body to pull off that frilly black body suit piece! It's just gorgeous! Would even be willing to fork out the $390 usd for it too.
So after looking through some latex clothing/kinky wear, I am even more set on having a superhero costume party! ... Just got to work on the bod.... no one wants to see an overweight supervillain, hopping around in skanky latex!

I'm sick of the black layout for this blog, shall work on this sometime next week perhaps. And I need to brush up on my HTML skills... was writing this entry using the 'edit HTML' and I realize that I have forgotten most of the codes used for basic coding hahaha... took me a while to remember how to link up pages!

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Do Not Believe in Essay Writing

....... especially on such a god awful topic like realism, involving a boring old text. Just 600 words to go then I can call it over! Well, not completely over.... but enough to past the minimum word requirement. I really wish they would give us better topics to discuss, and I don't believe in word amount requirements! It should be based solely on quality not quantity!
Looking on the brightsode, after this Friday I can officially declare myself free for a month or two before the next assignment is due!

Return of the Villain

It's been a while since I've written anything, and so much has happened over the last year that I don't even know where to begin! But just to say, I most definitely knew 2009 was going to be the shittiest year of my life - and I was correct.
I had to drop out of uni in the second half of '09 because I got diagnosed with leukemia (not that it really bothered me all too much after the first day) which I won't go into detail about since I've practically told everyone I know about it in real life, and its odd to say this but the memory of my half a year hospitalization is very faded and not as vivid as I thought it'll still be... Perhaps it is I that is trying to suppress the thoughts unconsciously? Anyway, its an experience I never want to have to go through ever again, but it makes me annoyed when I see others bitch and complain about their own cancer conditions... Before you ready your guns to shoot me for being so insensitive, hear me out! Though I must add, that I may not explain myself in a manner of which others can understand and what I say will probably make me look like a bitch, but alas, I will say it... I want to say it...
I understand that people handle illnesses differently, and that the effects of treatment can be much harsher for some than others, so lets not measure the amount of pain someone has to go through... however, it makes me angry when I see someone crying over the loss of their hair due to the effects of chemotherapy... it honestly does! And what I hate more is when I see these people on TV, talking of their experience and complaining about the hair loss! It is like they want the sympathy, and the attention - to me, it looks as if they are selling out, and I just can not stand it! What makes it worse is that they cover their scalps with scarves - so why make a big deal about having no hair when you don't want any one to even know you have no hair?! What probably angers me the most is the fact they are hiding behind the hats.......
I walked around with my shining head held high, yes I was laughed at, yes I was stared at, and yes some people whom I am close with felt awkward being near me. But so what? I have cancer, I went through the treatment, and these are the battle-scars I carry proudly. Proudly. I don't know if the cancer will come back (but looking at the odds, I'd say it will) but for now I won't think of it until that happens. One thing this experience has taught me is that life is full of spontaneous occurrences, and I don't ever want to waste another minute of it..... come what may! Good... or bad.

Comment is Not an Option

Well first of all.... nay, I can not comment you no longer Sandra LOL! And secondly, Adam Lavine?! You and Ling should go hang yourselves! *shakes head* (lol jk loves).

Anyway first week of uni is almost over, and I'm already hating it! Like really really hating it! I know three months isn't much, when you really put your mind to it (especially when I don't have that many assignments this semester! Hurrah!) but I just have these nagging vibes of negativity in the back of my mind that tells me I'm going to do shitty. Haven't failed a unit as of yet, however '09 may change my cleanstreak. Oh, and learning about documentaries sucks some serious balls... (give me my dramas anyday!). What's worst - I'm the biggest loner in my classes! It's absolutely TERRIBLE! (Heh, I've been meaning to try this word out) Well, Ok, I may have over exaggerrated, but it's still very awkward with some of these people.... Some serious people skills are in dire need! Willing to offer money LOL.

The King Has Said It All - Book Rants!

I'm glad someone finally (publicly!) said it - the thing that everyone knows deep down inside, but just won't admit it - "Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn"! LOL. Go Stephen King you good thing! Yes, I am a biased-hoe and I have hated the "Twilight" franchise before I even opened the book and read it, likewise I have not read anything Stephen King either (purely because I'm a chicken! And I only know him in association with horror/thriller - his movies still make me shudder just thinking about them!). For one thing - how unoriginal can the story get! Vampires, werewolves, humans falling in love with them - makes me want to hurl!- a rock at the author! And yes, I have not read it (save for a page or two) - and I never will read it. Which is also just like the "Harry Potter" series! Less hate for HP ever since the coming of Twilight, but I just can't seem to bring myself to read the books after an attempt of The Chamber of Secrets some years back - perhaps it just isn't for me? And that may very well be the case with "Twilight"....

Another book I absolutely despise is "The Court of The Air" by Stephen Hunt. And this dislike is sitting purely with the writing - or lack of! I mean the world Mr. Hunt creates is undoubtably one of the most amazing settings I have ever glimpsed into. A monarchy that degrades its ruler by cutting the king's arms off "so that he cannot raise a hand against his people" (inaccurate quoting), and the city of robotics, airships and militants whose shady side brings rise to the tale. What not to love by this steampunk scene?! Alas, my interest with this world is cut short with the author's writing style. I just can't explain it. How could he waste such a wonderful creation, with this (in my opinion) half-assed narration? The description was thoroughly lacking and I had to fill in any blanks with my own ideas. It is also easy to get lost in the text, where one minute when you finally get an udnerstanding of one thing, another thing comes up to hurt your head even further! One point of example is the technology - it took me three reads of the same chapter (can't remember which exactly) to finally understand that I was reading through the eyes of a machine, some security device to be exact. I mean, I totally understand that he doesn't want to destroy the illusion of the universe he created by explaining every single detail - but I hope he realises that explaining nothing is equally as dumb! So after about eight chapters, I just had to put the book down... it is now whithering away on my bag-rack somewhere. Amazon may have given it 3.5 stars, in my opinion it barely reaches 1.

However, a fantastic book I did buy the other week was "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman. And I mean marvelously - orgasmically - fantastic! To be honest, I only bought it in hopes that it proved far (very very very far) more superior than its 1987's film of the same title. I had watched the movie a few years ago because I heard it was really great - I was disappointed. The plot, story and characters were all memorable - but I guess it was the total presentation of the film that I just didnt' sit well with me, which I just couldn't digest. The book, on the otherhand, I couldn't put down from page one! It is so masterfully written and constructed with every page as eventful and colourful as the next! Already it is battling for the first place position of my all-time favourite reads - overtaking my affection for "Catcher in The Rye" by J. D. Salinger, and tieing with "Across The Nightingale Floor" by Lian Hearn. Oneday I hope to write something as amazing as this tale of Buttercup (the most beautiful girl of all) and her escape of heartbreak, revenge, Cliff of Insanity, poison and marriage to find true love with farm boy, Westley. And to end my PB rant "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!" LOL.

..... Recently I've gotten in touch with what I really want to do in life - even though I feel it's a little late - not as if that will stop me! It was a childhood dream of mine to become a novelist back in my primary school years, where in fourth, fifth, and seventh grade all my teachers had all praised me for the stories I come up with in our Creative English Writing sessions. I still remember the stuff I wrote back then - worlds of magic, fairies, evil kings - and sea monsters that like the rhythm to "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi, only to die in an ironic manner. It brings a smile to my face! So here I am once again - aspiring to become a publishing author (liek I once dreamed of when I was ten)! I don't know if I will ever achieve this - but even so it's still great to dream big...

edit: LOL thanks for telling me that I wrote his name wrong. MY BAD. Clearly it shows I'm not a fan...

Teen Titans, GO!... Oh, and I'm back

Just got back from holiday overseas 24hrs ago! here is my short summary of the trip:-

Food was nice (Winnie, I suggest you never go to Cambodia or you WILL die from starvation!), TV was muchos loved (CARTOON NETWORK IS MY SAVIOUR), I have a new appreciation for bodies of water (waterfall, lakes, murky fishing spots!), too many stuff I could not buy (*sadface*), I was a 24/7 diner for mosquitoes, did not bring moisturiser (bad BAD idea), funny asian snacks, wedding was boring as hell, got sick so many times (damn colds, which everyone was passing around to everyone else), lots of lol from funny book about the 'Dos & Don'ts in Cambodia' (all must read it! quote: "SLOWLY, SLOWLY in THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD"), met the Italian relatives (WHO LIVE 2HRS FROM MILAN AND VENICE!!), having a siesta nearly everyday (i think i've grown reliant!), being a total bitch to sis' 'hubby' (that man annoys me), learning how to make palm sugar (when its hot and melted it's delicious!), discovering that many people can't swim (and hearing of the tragic consequences), missed the chance to see a REAL PROPHET (thingy or whatever!), seeing Angkor Wat for the 1988968986545th time, having not spent a single ounce of my own cash (as everyone else bought me anything and everything I wanted), getting re-in-touch with khmer history (quite interesting it all is), MISSING AUSTRALIAN LAND - THE LAND WHERE THERE IS JUSTICE AND MUCHLY APPRECIATED ROAD RULES.

If you would like an extended version, then you will not get it. On other news, I've had the Teen Titans theme song running through my head for the last few days! GREAT CARTOON!!! Also got addicted to Fantastic Four Animated, and fell in love all over again with the Powerpuff Girls. I think what I will miss most of Cambodia is their TV channels! HBO IS LOVE.

When there's trouble you know who to call, Teen Titans
From their tower they can see it all, Teen Titans
When there's evil on the attack
You can rest knowing they got your back
'Cause when the world needs heroes on patrol

Teen Titans, Go

With their super powers they unite, Teen Titans
Never met a villian that they liked, Teen Titans
They've got the bad guys on the run
They'll never stop 'til their job gets done
'Cause when the world is losing all control

Teen Titans, Go