Citizen Girl and Party Princess

I didn't really enjoy the book because it was sort of confusing. The authors used a lot of lingo that was native to your typical New York City girl, which I am not, so I basically skipped most of the Italian/French sounding words, especially those that starts with capital letters. I admit I'm SO not a city girl >_< not even by KL standard ok!

The only thing I liked about the book is the fact that the authors named the main NPO agency in the book Magdalene. The agency helps illegally trafficked prostitute slaves by finding them decent jobs etc. It was a very nice touch and really brought out the feminist issues the authors were trying to convey.

This book caters to younger readers but I liked it better than Citizen Girl; maybe I'm not as mature as I think I am =(

I loved how Cabot incorporated both psychology and economics into the story. Carl Jung and the demand and supply theory can really go well together *haha* I also loved how snippets of celebrity gossip gets wedged in here and there along with smaller doses of world facts and information.

The princessy stuff was just enough to bring out the girlishness in me without making me puke. I even re-watched The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and would have watched The Princess Diaries as well if I had the DVD ♥

Key to Freedom

I had an early surprise birthday party back in Terengganu thanks to my 8th aunt ^_^ It was really unexpected because when mum told me we were going over for dinner, I thought it was one of those direct sales talk+dinner thingy because they are currently into this Teviron anions shirt thingys -_-''. So I wore a really plain shirt and shorts (I actually only have crappy clothes to wear since I usually pack only crappy clothes back to Terengganu except during CNY). When mum saw, she asked me to change into something nicer but I couldn't be bothered so I ended up looking really plain at my own party...but whatever~~

When we arrived, I was puzzled why a whole group of people started to sing "Happy Birthday". I kept looking around and behind me to see who they were singing to, and was annoyed that nobody had told me in advance that they were celebrating someone's birthday that day, hence making me look like an idiot. In case you are wondering, the party was a whole 10 days early so I didn't make the connection. A lot of people have their birthdays in January ok! >_<

The whole thing only hit me when one of my relative came up to me and wished me 'happy birthday" and asked how I feel. I felt like such an ass then *haha* The only thing I could do was smile and smile n smile =D WOW!

Here I thought my 21st would just be a plain one since we're not really big on doing parties and stuff, but WOW! Even though it was just a family home-style party it felt really nice, and I'm totally thankful =) really!!

There was a whole table full of yummy food (some of which you can't get anywhere else other than Terengganu!! ^_^) and a beautiful cake!!

I really had a great time despite spending most of the time eating, watching TV and facebook stalking my cousin's friends XD I was really happy and I just want everyone to know that =)

~Here are my prezzies~

I got my key pendant necklace and a matching bracelet from grandaunt ^_^

T-shirts from uncle, brother and Fabian's family (left to right)

Mum made me an Eierlikoer cake on the actual day!!
It didn't taste super good because I think she lost practice since it is hard to come by eggnog here =(
but it was still good =)

Other than all those prezzies, I got tonnes of 'angpau' too ^_^
Thanks for helping out with the new laptop *hehe*

I am officially legal and free now.
It sounds really great and all but in reality...
I still live at home...
I still can't drive proper...
I still can't cook proper...
I still can't do a lot of things...
There's still a lot to learn...
I don't really want to grow up...
But I have to...


Here's to 21 awesome years!
^_^

Movie Triathlon: Avatar, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Orphan

I had my doubts about the movie, and though the last half of the movie was somewhat predictable, it turned out to better than I expected. I totally love the graphics!! The Na'vi people and their habitat are so beautiful!! No wonder it is by far the most expensive movie to produce.

This is such a guy movie XD The plot twist was kind of cool and unexpected, but the ending was a bit weird. Nonetheless, a pretty good action movie (note that I'm not really an action movie fan).

TOTALLY AWESOME!!! It is so good that I got freaked out during one of the scene WHILE watching it on a portable DVD player squished at the back of an MPV with Amy and Fabian. The plot is really interesting because it totally wasn't what any of us expected. The tag line "You'll never guess her secret" is so true. It is very different from your usual thriller, which is a good thing because they are getting lame, boring and predictable these days. Orphan is really worth watching if you are into horror movies =D

Twilight

I got a copy of Twilight last Friday at the Popular warehouse sale at Summit. The reason I even picked it up was because I didn't want to leave empty-handed, really. Since it was on sale I was tempted to grab New Moon too, but decided against it since I wasn't sure if it was worth buying after watching the badly made movie. I have also yet to experience how different Twilight (the book) was going to be from Twilight (the movie), so I left it at that. I'm totally regretting it now T^T

I am so glad that I got the book. *grinning widely* It's AMAZING; so different from the movie! I totally agree with the rest that the movie really sucked ass now.

Before reading the book, I thought Bella was suppose to be cold, emotionless and whatever she was in the movie. But the book totally shed a new light on her; she was so much more normal and way easier to relate to. Either Kristen Stewart is a really bad actress or the director failed to capture Bella's personality properly.

And my oh my, Robert Pattinson really have to thank Meyer for making him more appealing. This is the first time I've read the book after watching the movie so it was hard to dream up my own image of the characters. Naturally, Robert Pattinson's face shows up whenever I see the word Edward. It was really annoying at first because I really don't find him attractive, but as I read on, he became hotter, hotter and hotter. I really fell in love with him *ahem* NOT Robert Pattinson but Edward Cullen himself. Could anyone be more perfect? *sigh with starry eyes*

♥
I love Edward Cullen.
I love the story.
I would love to be in Bella's place.
♥

Okay, back to reality =( The book really got me thinking. I guess you can say that it's a bit weird that a novel like that could get me thinking, not in the fantasizing lovey-dovey-eye kind of way, but in a more realistic way if that makes any sense at all.

I'm pretty sure I don't have to emphasize how perfect a boyfriend Edward Cullen is, his looks (not you Pattinson >_<), his voice, his eyes, his body, his strength, his speed, his love and of course his deadly identity *hehe* and may I add that he is totally huggable as well *melts* But can someone like that really exist in real life? Will I ever find my Edward?

It took Edward more than 90 years to find Bella, will mine take as long? I want to believe that there is that one person who is meant for me, but I'm afraid that I might die before I meet him. It really scares me. It will be lonely.

Maybe I'm just being emo feeling this way because of the residue effect the book had left on me. I guess it really puts you in the I-want-a-boyfriend mood. *sigh* I really don't mean to sound desperate =(

Can't wait to read New Moon and the rest......

Honeymoon after New Moon

Went to watch New Moon last Wednesday with Audrey, Jeanette, Jaime, and Veronica at Sunway Pyramid. I guessed it was sort of a belated birthday gathering for Audrey since none of us could make it that Sunday.

Thanks to Veronica, we got "superb" seats — 4th row from the front @_@ And NO, Robert Pattinson DID NOT look any hotter, not like he was in the first place anyway *rolls eyes*

I found New Moon to be worst than Twilight for the following reason:

• There were no cool fighting/flying scenes, which was probably the best part in Twilight (the movie).
• Unnecessary slow-motion scenes with the not-very-hot Robert Pattinson, and he even took off his clothes which was just a huge turn-off for me (he could have at least shaved or something, I don't know).
• The first two-thirds of the movie was actually quite boring, and when it started to get good the movie ended -_-''
• From the movie point of view, everything was somewhat predictable, yet it didn't really make a lot of sense if you get what I mean. Hopefully Ill get it when I read the book (yes I haven't read the book yet, but I've finally started on Twilight, and may I say more than halfway through with it already =P).
  

Despite all my negative remarks on the movie, there is actually one thing or rather one person that I like — Taylor Lautner a.k.a. Jacob Black. He is HAWT! after he chopped of his long hair *haha* and his body was just mouth-watering *drools* obviously a huge difference compared to Pattinson's *LOL* You should get it now that I have nothing against Robert Pattinson. I just happened to like them tan *wink*

After the movie, we met Sun Mei at My Honeymoon Dessert. They have A LOT of choices of cold/hot desserts and drinks. It took us quite a while to decide what we wanted.

In the end I settled with Nata-de Coco World (E3) — the one on the right. It was quite nice since there was not only nata de coco but pearls as well in some sort of milk mixture ^_^ The only thing that I didn't really like was the crystal grass jelly (the opaque white cubes). I have no idea what it was and it tasted a bit weird. It had a slight milk taste, a little sweet and had a harder-than-jelly texture =S

As usual, mum had to pick me up after my brother finished school so I couldn't stay to chat for longer =( Maybe I should grow some balls (not literally of course!) and start driving on my own so I won't be constrained by mum's time *sigh*