And the kicker : He's taken.

I didn't sleep the whole night last night. Being a postgraduate student, my classes start at 6pm and usually end at 9pm. So waktu tidur, makan and everything else pun jadi tunggang langgang la sebab I'd get home around 9.30-10 pm, have dinner (when actually one should have dinner at 8 pm), channel surf and bila mood dah sampai baru la I would open up my lecture notes to study until the wee hours of the morning.

So yeah, I would go to bed after Subuh and get up at... well, you can figure that out yourself. Anyway, this morning after Subuh prayer, I still was wide awake. So I decided to channel surf until I get sleepy. The usual routine. Tekan 101, 102, 103 --- 701, 702, 703 (no good cooking show was on) --- and patah balik to 101, 102, 103. Like the show would change from the last 30 seconds I tuned in but hey, it's a force of habit (which my mom finds very much annoying when she joins me in front of the telly).

Kept channel surfing until I reached Channel 106, Astro Oasis. 'Soal Asyraf' was on. I know this show from the commercials I've seen on TV but tak pernah sekali pun tengok cerita ni. A big loss, I now only realized.

Sebab the host, ustaz dia... holy crap memang buat orang coughs*tertarik*coughs. He smiled throughout the entire show, spoke with a distinct hint of loghat utara and when he recited a verse from the Quran, memang cair respect la... Goodbye James Morrison's sexy voice. Hello Assalamualaikum Ustaz.

Wajib la Google kan? Apparently he was the winner of the first Imam Muda. And he's from Penang. (You do know loghat Penang is a weakness to me kan?) And he's super smart. A UM graduate and he won a scholarship to purse his postgraduate studies in Al-Madinah International University as part of the prize of winning the Imam Muda title.

Patutla my roommate Teha suruh parents dia cari calon suami dari siri Imam Muda tu.

Guys like that, I think normal girls like me can only "berangan" je because their knowledge in Islam are far superior than mine. The way they recite the verses of Quran alone would put me to shame.

Both wives of the 1st and 2nd winner of the show my God memang lawa. Good women are for good men and vice versa, no?

Random : I might be following season 2 of Imam Muda. And my mom would think I've completely lost it.

She calls it "Supercalifragisexy".

I should be sleeping but I'm too excited that I can't seem to calm and rest myself.

Tomorrow I'm going for some retail therapy session with my sister (very much needed after the one planned with Amal & Ain had to be postponed). Probably we'll catch "Alvin & The Chipmunks 2" first. My sister insisted on it.

Yes, it's just another typical girl's day out with my sister. But the reason I'm really excited is because I'm finally getting the Chanel Classic Flap inspired handbag I've been eyeing for months. I saw a similar one in Dorothy Perkins last month but I saw another one that looks almost the same as the authentic version in Miss Selfridge last Saturday. And it's within my budgeted price range. That's always awesome.

Awesome has become my frequently used word this month. I wonder why...

This bag has been getting all the buzz on the internet. At first I wasn't that into it but after seeing a certain favourite style icon of mine with the bag, I was converted.

A confession : During my semester break last August I got hooked on The Hills on MTV. I know, I know...It's not the most intellectual show available on cable TV but there was nothing else better to watch at that time. And I was really curious with the whole 'Speidi' rage thing. From that show I've concluded 2 things. 1. Spencer is a jack@$$. 2. I kind of like Lauren Conrad. She's sweet and I started to take a liking towards her sense of style. It's too bad she left the reality show after the 5th season. Somehow LC made The Hills almost endurable.

So anyway, Lauren was spotted a number of times with the Chanel bag. And that got me all hyped up. Haha.

Always the perfect accessory is the handbag

Casual black

The store has the handbag in 3 colours : cream, red and black. I'm not sure what colour to get. Oh well, we'll see how it goes.

I'm also planning to get a long, knee length cardigan. Something I had in mind for quite some time now. Saw one in MNG that was 50% off. A really good bargain ain't it? I know I don't have to height or *coughs* slender *coughs* figure to pull the look but I could always try. It could even be the perfect motivation for me to lose weight. I'm a girl. And like every other girl, the new year's resolution does include losing weight. Ain's even inviting me to be her gym partner next year. It could be a good idea for me. ;)




Next up : An entry about my other style icon, Serena van Der Woodsen. Before this I've never really bothered myself with people and their fashion styles but after consuming a dose of Blake Lively in Gossip Girl I've become a fashion addict ;D

Wipe away the teardrop from your eye

I was watching reruns of Supernatural season 2 last night. (I know you're probably wondering why would I re-watch a show that was done with years ago but hey, the Winchesters are so much fun to gape at. Haha)

Anyway, in this one episode Sam (my favourite Winchester) has a fling with the victim who actually turned out to be the monster itself. When there was no other cure to help her, Madison, the werewolf-slash-monster girl asked Sam to kill her. Something about not wanting to hurt other people and Sam...you know, the usually sappy drill. Sam was close to crying a river and Dean being a big brother that he is told Sam he'd do it if Sam couldn't bear to pull the trigger. But Sam knew he had to do it himself anyway.

Now why am I giving you a play by play here? Because it was throughout this scene that I noticed a really good background song. It complemented perfectly the entire scene of Sam being in agony for having to kill his *coughs* girlfriend *coughs*.

Then I went googling that song on the internet. The track is called Silent Lucidity by Queensryche. This metal / progressive rock band has been around since the 1981. How cool is that huh? And the track was released in 1990, when I was just 3 years old. It's an oldie but a goodie.

It's a really wicked power ballad (power ballads are slow rock songs for most general rock bands, not the Mariah Carey or Celine Dion kind of ballad) and halfway through the song there's a guy doing some mojo-talk in a really deep. It's hauntingly creepy actually because right after that there's a girl pleading "Help Me". Uuhhh???

Anyway, other than that I love the song. It has a symphony-rock feel to it. Like I mentioned before, if you could fuse orchestra-symphony into a rock track then you've got my vote.

**Charlie And The Chocolate Factory is airing tonight on TV3 @ 10 pm. Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore *yeay!* and lots and lots of chocolate. You can't get any better than that. ;D **

Before the socially akward was a Hilfiger model.

I like it when Spencer Reid smiles. He makes me all glow-y inside.

=)

Enoughism : It's never enough.

As plain as I may sometimes look, I do love fashion and all things shiny, blingy and pretty. But if the situation calls for me to dress "practically" instead of "fashionably", then I'm fine with just a tee, hoodie and jeans. Takkan la nak pergi kelas + tunggu bas bawah matahari yang dah sedia maklum terik pakai makeup or heels kan?

I believe that fashion is a medium of expression. What one think is pretty/ugly is different from the next person because every one of us express ourselves differently. You might think the suede jeans worn by the girl across the room is fugly but what you don't know is she's thinking the amount of makeup you're wearing makes you look like a drag queen.

In my opinion, to be regarded as a truly fashionable person, a LOT of work is required. I've a friend who knows a friend and she told me her friend wakes up at 5 am every day just to groom and prep herself to class. Holy M.A.C! The longest I've spent getting ready for class is half an hour.

Another thing that I truly believe in is : Fashion/Beauty is pain. It is never about being comfortable.

I had to learn it the hard way on days when I'm wearing killer (literally, killing my feet) shoes, impractical bags and jackets/blazers too hot for the Malaysian almost-always-dry-and-dreary weather. But I can't help it. I'm a sucker for jackets/blazers.

Am also a fan of hoodies. A hoodie by nature is meant to be comfortable. It's practical but it has a way of making the *coughs* wearer look shabby and bulky. Thus I've come up with a theory that all things comfortable are most of the time a fashion blunder. 2 simple and obvious examples :

Crocs - They're good for your feet but really, the design leaves much more to be desired. There are actually web-pages dedicated to eliminating the very famous plastic shoes. I for one am not a Croc fan, not matter how good or comfortable they are for my feet.

Tudung Arini, Ariani (I'm not even sure what they're called) - Tudung yg direka untuk mereka yang couldn't be bothered to actually pakai the proper tudung with pins and all. A mini version of telekung made of stretchable fabric. Just sarung and you're done. Done for doom that is. I actually banned my mom from buying one of these.

The examples and comments given are just my opinion. My not-so-important opinion, because really, I'm not a fashion police. Please don't get all worked up on my random, almost satirical comments. Did not mean to intentionally offend those who actually do involve themselves with the object of discussion. I myself am a fashion mishap sometimes.

Now we'll move on to a more fun and lighter topic...

Currently there are 3 things I really, REALLY want more than anything:

1. A Loewe 160th Anniversary Special Edition tote bag.


2. A pair of Oxford shoes. I saw one in Clarks that was to die for.

3. Fashion Inside Out : Daniel V's Guide to How Style Happens from Inspiration to Runway and Beyond ( A book by Daniel Vosovic).

Irina Shabayeva won the 6th season of Project Runway. Am really happy. She's my favourite contestant for this season. There was supposed to be a two-hour special episode of Project Runway: All-Star Challenge right after the finale but sadly it's not shown here in Malaysia. I was really looking forward to it when first heard on E! about the all star challenge. Ada Daniel Vosovic okay...He's my most favourite designer throughout all seasons of Project Runway.

Warning : About to enter gushing Daniel V mode.

Daniel V's creations are all beautiful. He's the only guy that doesn't involve himself in any "drama" or confrontations and not even once throughout the 2nd season have I seen him bad-mouthing other contestants. Daniel truly channels his talent in designing and winning to the fullest extent to a point where he won 2 weekly challenges in a row. Plus he's always been the judges' favourite. He takes their comments humbly and turns them into constructive criticism. Some contestants either snap back or get all defensive.

He's also gorgeous, talented, well-mannered and really sweet (you've to watch the show to get what I mean). Like a true classic gentlemen. There's a catch though : He confessed in one episode that he's gay. Dang it! The nicest and gorgeous guys always turn out to be one. But it's okay. I still like him anyway. (I should really join a groupie. Haha)

I was bit sad though he only became the 1st runner up during the 2nd season of P.R . But at least he won the All-Star challenge. Yay to that! =D (Will be looking for that episode on the internet.)

My Loewe tote bag will be arriving in late December. Ordered it online. Told you I'm a bag addict. Now I have to start saving $$$ from scratch again for the oxford shoes.

Ain said that I'm, and I quote "a corporate slave". That, or I'm just leading a consumer-driven life.

Taken from Merriam-Webster :

Consumerism is the equation of personal happiness with consumption and the purchase of material possessions.

Enoughism is the theory that there is a point where consumers possess everything they need, and buying more actually makes their lives worse off.

Baking pies & waking dead

How I've missed writing here. And now because I'm (un)officially on holiday, I can finally rant, spam and review practically anything I want on this blog without having the annoying "You-know-you-should-be-doing-your-work-right-now" voice tugging inside my head.

So, where should I start?

Pushing Daisies Season 2.

I'm back to being happy again =D


A quickie about Pushing Daisies : A story about Ned the pie maker who has a gift. He could touch dead things and bring them back to life. He uses this gift to help solve crime/forensic cases. Think C.S.I minus the always grim and sullen mood. There's 2 simple catch to his ability though. Keep the dead thing alive for more than a minute and something else would die in its place (to keep the balance of life, I presume). And touch a dead thing twice, it dies again. This time, forever. A humourly morbid twist for an otherwise another average American TV show. Anyway, one day Ned brought back Chuck a.k.a Charlotte, his childhood sweetheart from the dead but he can't love or touch Chuck the way a typical guy loves his girl. One touch is all it takes to send Chuck back 6 feet under. Adorable kan, the premise of the story?


What do I like about Pushing Daisies anyway? Hmm...I like how the narrator begins each and every episode with "It's been ** years, ** months, ** days and ** hours..." and ends with "The facts were these...". I like how Lee Pace plays Ned in a bashful, innocent-like manner so perfect to a T. I like the dresses that Chuck wore. Basically, everything that could make me happy is in that show. There's quirk, colour (each episode is literally colourful. Like a children's storybook come to life), daisies (it's my only favourite flower) and pies. Absolutely, visually delicious pies that are to die for. Blueberry, kiwi, lemon...all pies imaginable are in the show. It's sad though they discontinued the series after only 2 seasons. I think it's one of the original series available on TV. If you like the works of Tim Burton, I think you'd like this show.

The many styles of Chuck

You have got to love those red Mary Janes ;p

Another pretty dress.

*Hint to Amal : Bile nk makan lemon meringue pie ni??*

Kathleen Kelly (from You've Got Mail) is my all time favourite female character. The one thing she and I have in common is she likes daisies too. "Daisies are the friendliest flower". Just a random fact I felt like writing. ; )

Daisies my mom bought for me from when we went to Cameron. Cantik kan?? LOL!

Holidays are usually the time of the year where I catch up on all TV shows I've missed. Those in queue include True Blood S2, Castle, Supernatural S4, Criminal Minds and The Amazing Race S15. (I'm soo hogging the telly)

True Blood Season 2 : Godric

There was a time when all teenie-boppers were googly eyed and gaga-ing over Edward Cullen, I was head over heels for Bill Compton. Being the fan that I am of vampires and their dark, twisted and troubled souls (except for the ones in 30 Days of Night. Those kind gave me nightmares for 4 days after watching it. Had to practically sleep with the lights on), you could say I was disappointed with how Edward was portrayed by Robert Pattinson. I love Edward Cullen in the book but somehow I wasn't feeling the same way about the one in the movie. I guess what I had in mind and how I pictured him isn't the same as what the director had in mind. David Boreanaz of Angel was always the perfect vamp for me. Which was later replaced by Mick St John from Moonlight. Which was then replaced by Bill Compton from True Blood. And now (as sad as I am about this fact), he is replaced by Godric, also from True Blood.


When I bought the 2nd season DVD of True Blood on Sunday afternoon, I promised myself not to watch it until all of my work is done (which would be by the middle of November). I even considered having my mom hide the DVD in some place I don't know (yes, it has happened before. I'm known to have very low self-restraint) but not before I have a sneak peek of it. I have to know what happens to Bill and Sookie...

So I slid the DVD in the player, remote in hand and started fast forwarding from one scene to another. Just a preview, I remind myself. Okay, I see Bill and Sookie (Yeay, they're still together!). Fast-forward. Sam is afraid of a woman named Maryann(I wonder why?). Fast-forward. Eric is hotter now (I'm sure Cia is excited about this). Again, fast-forward. Wait, why is Lorena back in the picture? More fast forwarding. What??!! Eric nak Sookie? Mana boleh!!! Oh my God, Sookie kena attack!! (Bill, you've to help her!!). Fast-forward again. Wait, who's this guy who saved Sookie? Godric? (Siapa pulak Godric ni??) A little of rewinding. Oh, Eric's maker. Fast-forward balik. A 2000 yrs old vampire in a body of a teenager. Powerful (Apparently all other vampires bow to him). Kind (He's against all this bloodshed). Wise (He's very philosophical for someone who's in a teenager body). Troubled (classic tortured soul that looks like he's heaving a tremendous problem in his chest). And my, my, my...aren't you the David Archuleta look-alike (I could go on and on describing him). The best part, he has an accent! Godric, you are officially my new favourite vampire. Accent trumps everything, even Bill.

And with that, I put down the remote and watched the whole scene involving Godric. So much for the sneak preview. Then when the scene is over, I fast-forwarded to another scene with Godric in it. Up to the scene where he plans to kill himself (What?? Get off from that roof Godric!!) And when the sun rose, he stood there and burnt to death. (Why? Why? They should've killed Eric!!)

Godric only lasted 4 episodes. And with that I switched off the DVD player. Texted Cia to mourn over the death of Godric (she has finished watching the whole 2nd season). I'm not even sure I'm looking forward to watch the whole DVD come this November. *Sighs* Why did they have to kill Godric??!!

This just in : Because the character (Godric) proved to be popular among viewers (see, I told you), the creator of the show hinted the possibility of Allen Hyde returning as Godric in the near future.

*Nak beli the Sookie Stackhouse novels. Most bookstores sell them separately and there are 10 books altogether. Went to KLCC last week and saw the box-set at Kinokuniya. Wajibla nak beli but it's RM 300!! Mane nak cari duit??? I think I need to brush up my begging skills with my mom. Yeah right! Like THAT'll ever happen*

Spoiler ahead : The books said Sookie ends up with Eric and they're married. *Haiyoo*

Kappa Tau Gamma (K T Γ)

I think I may be going crazy now because I've not seen Cappie for 3 weeks. Last 3 weeks I had to bail out on our weekly date because I had a fever. Hence I had to go to bed early. Last 2 weeks we took a rain check on our date because Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam was running amok seeking revenge. And last night he cancelled on me. Again. To give way to a crawly Kuntilanak who needs to find a new guardian. Are you effin' kidding me?? Who cares about some frickin' old dude with white hair crawling out of mirrors? I need to see my Cappie!!!

Right...all drama queen attitude aside, let's focus on more pressing issues. Who is Cappie, you might ask? He is my latest biggest crush whom I have to say just might knock Ryan Atwood off the #1 spot. Cappie is a character from a TV series, Greek and is portrayed by Scott Michael Foster. Basically it's a show about college students who are members of fraternities and sororities.

*Warning: Gushing mode entering*

Cappie is absolutely...adorable...And I found out that Scott Foster is the lead singer of an indie band called Sirens Eye. Can he be any more perfect? *sighs dreamily* And he's the total opposite of Ryan. While Ryan is all about dark past, troubled and brooding, Cappie is goofy, laid-back, funny and did I mention gorgeous? I can stare at him for hours and hours and hours....

Evan is another guy in Greek who happens to be Cappie's archenemy. My sister thinks Evan is way cuter than Cappie and worthy of having a crush on but he's so...preppy (we're talking buttoned up, tucked in shirt)..and predictable.. responsible (wait, is that a bad thing?) I think it's much more fun rooting for the slacker dude. Haha.

Haiyoo...I tau la it's fasting month and there are no ghosts roaming around..but do you really have to pick Tuesday night to show all horror movies on TV2??

p/s : With the way I'm gushing and going head over heels for Cappie, you might think I'm just another lovesick teenager suffering from teeny bopperism. Minus the teenager, I'm just another girl who's acting like a teeny bopper because she refuses to grow up into an adult yet.



---------------------------I had to include Ryan. Couldn't resist. ;p ----------------------

------------------------------------- Jealous much dear?? ----------------------------------

Bad things 'WITH' you or bad things 'TO' you??

For those of you who love True Blood (like mõi), you would know of the opening credit song to the show. For those who don't, it's a song called Bad Things by Jace Everett. It's a bit country-ish meets rock and roll. Because I was soo hooked on to the song, 2 of my dearest roommates had to put up with me playing that song over and over and OVER again on my laptop. Now there's a line that goes "...before the night is through...I wanna do bad things with you..." So one day Teha (my roommie of course) said "Nasib baik 'WITH you'..kalau I wanna do bad things TO you, nampak sangat kne pakse x rela". I was silent-stilled for a moment, then burst out laughing. Hard. Trust her to come up with things like that.

There was also a time where a Britney song was playing on my laptop. It goes somewhat like this...

I forgot my name.....I forgot my telephone number

If he wanna see me, he don't even know it

I forgot my address.....damsel in distress

I forgot my boyfriend was the one that had bought me this rock
[Amnesia-Britney Spears]

Teha : Semua pun dia lupa, ape je dia ingat?

Me : LOL Teha.

The Winchesters, The Colt and The Impala

*nothing music-related here...just gushing about 2 drop-dead-gorgeous guys ;p *

Have always been a gigantic fan of SUPERNATURAL. Because the producers took two of my-once-huge-crushes during high school and put them both in one show where ghosthunting never looked this good. If you were a TV-show-junkie just like me during those days when Angel and Buffy The Vampire Slayer ruled the scene, you would remember that Dean Winchester was Alec from Dark Angel and Sam Winchester was Dean from Gilmore Girls. So tonight marks the first eppy of the 3rd season of Supernatural. Last time we saw the Winchester bros, Dean sold his soul to the devil in exchange for Sam's life and somewhere along the way they 'accidentally' opened hell's gate. So now the world is roaming with all sorts of sinister souls. In tonight's episode they encountered 7 freed demon who supposedly represented the 7 deadly sins. This is such a coincidence because just last Thursday I watched a Morgan Freeman + Brad Pitt movie, se7en, also about the 7 evil vices.

So folks... start securing your perimeter with salt and don't forget to load your gun with silver bullets. Because maybe there's an escaped demon roaming outside your house right now *cue for lightning and thunder bolt effect* (LMAO)