Cheeese.

First and foremost, I would like to wish Syaz a happy fourteenth birthday. I'm envious because you're younger than me, but then again, I've lived longer. Ha ha. 

Anyway, I will always miss the name-calling and the "penalties", right, "Aishah"?

This morning, my aunt and uncle visited, bringing along Nathan and Isaac (the little monsters, my uncle calls them).

My brother is a stingy little pain in the ass. He likes to pick fights with our cousins and cry over many things. *sigh* Brothers.

Speaking of which, Nate's little brother isn't in any way a monster (yet). He's like, the epitome of adorable. Even if you don't pay attention to him, he just sits quietly and watches the grown-ups talk and the little boys run around and scream.

He's got dimples when he smiles. I was trying to get him to smile long enough for me to take a picture of him, but I think my reflexes were too slow for that.

After we all admired Isaac's cuteness and got my brother to stop chasing Nathan, we left for my other uncle's house for lunch. 

When we got home, my other cousins came to visit. Then together we went to see the Halloween baby. Her English name is "Mischa". Our Chinese relatives are going to have a hard time pronouncing that. 

Babies live such lazy lives. All they do is sleep, eat, sleep, eat, then poop a bit, sleep, eat, then sleep again. Diapers are changed for them, clothes are washed, and butts are wiped clean by doting parents and grandparents who expect nothing in return but a smile and some gratitude in the future. 

...I bet they must be so jealous of us relatively older people who can walk and jump and play games and tell jokes and generally able to communicate without having to cry or whimper. 

Oh well.

Civilization IV

Have you read about PMB results via SMS? 

Personally I think that's not very helpful at all.

I've accomplished quite a few things over the span of the last few days. For example, I started playing CIV again and created the Kingdom of Something. 

I also finished reading Spiderwick, or to be more accurate, The Spiderwick Chronicles the day before and started on the Pure Dead Series today. Spiderwick is like a cross between A Series Of Unfortunate Events and The Enchanted Forest Chronicles except with stunning illustrations and two authors instead of one.

I liked it because it was very straightforward and didn't have details by the truckload, like Eragon. 

I went back to the National TB Centre whatever to get my Mantoux injection checked for the results: a mere 0 mm.

No induration, no itch, no redness, nothing. I wonder what that means. I think it's good if it turns red, but now I'm not so sure. 

I didn't bother to read the article carefully, so I'm going to go back and see what the other results mean. The internet doesn't say anything about zero millimetre results. Meh.

They all state stuff like "how to measure Mantoux indurations" and "how to hold your ruler right". 

It'll be easier to ask a doctor, wouldn't it? Yeah.

Now I have to go back and continue my war with Germany with Napoleon. 

Adieu.

Die, boredom, die!

1. Where were you 3 hours ago?
- Swensens.

2. Who are you in love with?
- Nobody.

3. Have you ever eaten a crayon?
- No.

4. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?
- Yes.

5. When is the last time you went to the mall?
- Today.

6. Are you wearing socks right now?
- No.

7. Do you have a car worth over $2,000?
- I don't own any car.

8. When was the last time you drove out of town?
- Never, I can't drive.

9. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?
- Nope.

10. Are you hot?
- Good air-conditioning= No.

11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
- Water.

12. What are you wearing right now?
- Clothes.

13. Do you wash your car or let the car wash do it?
- I don't own a car.

14. Last food that you ate?
- Ice cream. =)

15. Where were you last week at this time?
- I think I was at home.

16. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
- Nope.

17. When is the last time you ran?
- Yesterday?

18. What's the last sporting event you watched?
- F1. Obviously.

19. What is your favorite animal?
- Rabbits.

20. Your dream vacation?
- Somewhere I could go for free, with no pollution or people to disturb me.

21. Last person's house you were in?
- Mine.

22. Worst injury you've ever had?
- Urm...

23. Have you been in love?
- What with?

24. Do you miss anyone right now?
- No.

25. Last play you saw?
- I don't know.

26. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?
- Nothing?

27. What are your plans for tonight?
- Watch TV.

28. Who is the last person you sent a MySpace message or comment?
- Nobody. I don't have a MySpace.

29. Next trip you are going to take?
- To some supermarket, I s'pose.

30. Ever go to camp?
- No.

31. Were you an honor roll student in school?
- We don't have those here.

32. What do you want to know about the future?
- If we'll all die of global warming and pollution.

33. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?
- No.

34. Are you due sometime this year for a doctor's visit?
- Yes.

35. Where is your best friend?
- At home, I guess.

36. How is your best friend?
- I don't know, why don't you ask her?

37. Do you have a tan?
- I doubt.

38. What are you listening to right now?
- David Cook's new album. Other than that, me typing on my keyboard.

39. Do you collect anything?
- Yeah.

40. Who is the biggest gossiper you know?
- Oh, I don't know that.

41. Last time you got stopped by a cop or pulled over?
- Never.

42. Have you ever drank your soda from a straw?
- Yes.

43. What does your last text message say?
- I deleted all my previous messages.

44. Do you like hot sauce?
- No.

45. Last time you took a shower?
- Last night.

46. Do you need to do laundry?
- No, thank God.

47. What is your heritage?
- Mostly Chinese.

48. Are you someone's best friend?
- Yes?

49. Are you rich?
- Nope.

50. What were you doing at 12AM last night?
- Sleeping.

51. Tag 5 people
- Nobody in particular.
- Nobody in particular.
- Nobody in particular.
- Nobody in particular.
- Nobody in particular.

Medical check?

Baby Alyssa. She's got these really huge eyes, but whenever I visit she's sleeping. Newborns always look a bit funny to me, but they get cuter after a few days.

I have the hiccups. 

My day went like this:

- Dropped off my brother at his playschool for their end of year costume party.

- Went to RIPAS. Underground parking must be creepy at night. 

- Waited for some woman to give me and my mum instructions concerning this medical check I had to go through.

- Chose to do the X-ray first, because it was least scary. Actually, the least scary one was the ENT (ear nose and throat) check up, but the X-ray queue was relatively short. 

- Next was the electrocardiagram (ECG for short) thingy. Heart beat was urm... recorded on a piece of pink-ish graph paper. The woman gave me the paper and told me to leave. I'm no doctor though, so I had pretty much zero idea what to do with it. Apparently some doctor will have to examine the graph and tell me if my heart is healthy or not. But that's another story.

- The Ear, Nose and Throat department was on the third floor of some building connected to the main building by a bridge. Hospital lifts are creepy, man. A doctor jammed some... thing into my ear and signed my sheet of paper.

- The Lab was the worse. Kind looking woman drew two bottles of my blood. The needle didn't hurt much, but I felt a bit weird watching my blood gush into a bottle like a fountain.

- Next stop: National TB centre. Or something like that. The building was painted a strange shade of orange all over, even the interior. Another woman did the Mantoux test on me and injected my poor left arm with (according to Wikipedia) PPD tuberculin. They told me not to scratch it if it got itchy, because itchiness and redness is a good sign and come back on Saturday.

- The last test that day was simple. I was wondering whether they were going to jab needles into my gums, since they've done that to my arm already. But all the doctor did was check my teeth and I was free to go.

All right, I have to go. Stomach's rumbling and The Simpsons is on soon.

Fifteen.

Happy birthday Ashleyyy!! Sorry I'm not putting any mushy stuff here. Hahah. We here in Brunei still miss you loads. 

In honour of your fifteenth birthday, I'll do the tag thing. 

#1 Do the “Letter MEME”.

#2 Tag no less than 5 other people, and leave them a comment, informing them that they have been tagged.

#3 Copy the “How-to” Letter Meme, and finish your Journal entry.

How you do the Letter Meme:

Dear (the last person who left a comment on your blog):I don’t really know how to tell you this, but __1__. I think I realized it when/on __2__3__ and I saw you __4__5__. I’m sure you’re __6__ enough to understand __7__.. I’m returning __8__ to you, but I’ll keep __9__ as a memory. You should also know that I __10__11__. __12__.
Love, (your name).
P/S: You’re so lifeless, __13__ (the name of person who tagged you).

1. What’s the colour of your shirt?

Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I’ll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn’t match
Grey - You’re a pervert
Yellow - I’m selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You’re a loser
Other - I’m in love with your sister

2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes

3. Which food do you prefer?

Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kebab - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women’s clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife

4. What’s the colour of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out

5. What’s the colour of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United’s goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk

6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?

Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
House - Scared
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed

7. Your mood right now?

Happy - How awful I’ve felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn’t exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we’re cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I’m allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Over joyous - That I’m open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks

8. What’s the colour of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - How awful I’ve felt
Other - Your memories from the military service

9. The first letter of your first name?

A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks
E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of your blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N - Your suicide note
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X - David’s tricot outfits
Y/Z - Your grades from college

10. The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Always thought of
C/D - Never will forget
E/F - Always wanted to break
G/H - Never openly mocked
I/J - Always have felt dirty before
K/L - Will tell the authorities about
M/N - Told in my confession today about
O/P - Was interviewed by the Times about
Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about
S/T - Get sick when I think of
U/V - Always will try to forget
W/X - Am better off without
Y/Z - Never liked

11. What do you prefer to drink?
Water- Our friendship
Beer - Senility
Soft drinks - A new life as a clone
Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo
Milk - The apartment building
Wine - Cocaine abuse
Cider - A passionate interest for mice
Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations
Mineral water - Embarrassing rash
Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism
Whisky - To ruin the second world war
Other - To hate the Boston Celtics

12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm regards
USA - Best regards
England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail
Spain - Go and drown yourself
China - Disgusting regards
Germany - With ease
Japan - Go burn
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Get away now
France - In pain
Other - Greetings to your freaky family

13. What is your favourite activity when hanging out with mates?
Gathering for drinks – Ugly pig
Foosball – Silly duck
Shopping – Kisser
Indulging for food – Cranky banana
Movies – Smelly Armpits
Snacks – H**ny wolf
Snooker – Tiny stuff
Bowling – Sexy grandmother
Outdoor activities – Vain pot
Having a long talk – Nose picker
Taking pictures – Dumb person
Other – Burn yourself

Dear Zall:I don’t really know how to tell you this, but I dislike you. I think I realised it when your dog ran amok in your camping car and I saw you carve your initials into my father. I’m sure you’re cowardly enough to understand that I did a sex-change. I’m returning your memories from the military service to you, but I’ll keep your grades from college as a memory. You should also know that I told in my confession today about our friendship. Greetings to your freaky family.

Love, Yawen.

P/s: You're so lifeless, burn yourself.

Okay, that was the weirdest thing I've done today. I tag... Myra, Fazrul, Syaz, Effie and Neko. Oh, and Zall, thanks for letting me use your name, even though I never asked. =)

Babies, bunnies, and cake.

I'm supposed to go to the MoE later this afternoon. I wonder what they want with me. Whatever it is, I didn't do it..!

Oh, and I have to wear full school uniform. As if three years in MS wasn't enough. (I know I sound like I hate school. Well, I do. Sometimes.)

Then I'd have the opportunity to go and see the latest addition to my family at RIPAS. Told ya it was a baby boom.

Born at midnight (according to a text message), 26th November 2008. She's called Alyssa Farzana.

I love babies. Especially when I'm not the one responsible for diaper-changing and feeding, et cetera. Cute little things. So fragile and innocent. 

The fact that all babies will grow up into potential arseholes kind of spoils it, don't you think?

Keep in mind I said "potential". Which means not every baby will turn into one.

I went to see my cousin's baby on Monday. Seeing her makes me miss Isaac. He's the cutest. I haven't seen him for ages.

Maybe I'll post a picture of the babies one day. Whee, babies. 

I feel strangely compelled to tell you guys why I didn't blog yesterday. 

Are you ready for my epic answer? 

Are you sure?

Okay, here goes....

...I was busy.

Hahah. You've been conned.

Hey, Myra, check this out. I was very jobless yesterday and did this.

Roxanne.

I miss F1. It's like, there's a big, gaping hole in my life right now. I always feel as if there's something missing every Sunday. 

You know, "Whoops, there isn't a race to catch today..."

Form 4 class lists for MS are out already. I'm not too sure who's in which class, who's taking what subject or who's with who together with whoever, but it doesn't really concern me because I have no choice but to be abducted by aliens before the school term starts. 

Okay, yeah, I lied. 

Still, I want to know about who's in which class, who's taking what subject and who's with who together with whoever because knowledge is power, no matter how small or insignificant that piece of knowledge is. 

Also, I just have to satisfy my ever-growing curiosity (they say curiosity kills the cat, but what can I say, it's a flaw of mine), 

Rumour has it that PMB results come out on the twenty-ninth of November, which is this Saturday. To be honest, I don't feel the least nervous. I feel that nothing I say or do or think now will have any effect on my results whatsoever, therefore, because there is nothing more I can do, I've decided I shouldn't care much.

But that makes me seem confident... Which is bad, 'cause I am not confident at all. 

I will not say I have tried my best, nor will I say I should've done better.

Being the idiot that I am, I will pretend I don't really care.

Even if I shouldn't, I sure will feel bad if I totally screw it.

Enough of that crap.

I like marshmallows. 

I think it should be illegal to stare conspicuously at other people.

Also, it should be illegal to force people to eat when they don't feel like eating.

Oh, and uh... wait. I've got nothing else to say. Never mind then.

Adieu, good people.