Black and Blue

2006-12-19T11:10:00.000-08:00

Its snowing outside..beautiful,fluffy,white bits of frozen water..brrrrrr but yes delightful, for the swedes, lack of fascination of it at my age is probably hardly a topic at the dinner table. However snow is totally awesome for a malaysian girl whose only encounter of snow has been in Mines Wonderland in Kuala Lumpur and the joyful experience at Mount Wellington in Hobart, tassie , Australia. Seeing it spread across the quiet streets of the Spanga suburb and the across the bits of green grass that are shyly peeking is putting lots of smiles on my face. I concetrate on drawing and making shapes with my shoe soles on the snow.( actually, its also the words sweden sucks..he he). My boyfriend keeps trying to smother my back with bits of snow that he picks off fences tops and is dissapointed at my response of not wanting to participate in the snow fight that he is initating.For the record i do attempt to get back at him and one of my snowball's travels in high speed hits his back lightly as he is making his escape. I hope to make up for it and have some real snow fight with him soon. Note: Buy a new roll of tissue for my nose that "would be" runny.

I bought two new books today...yipeee! i just realise it has been a while since ive bought any books. I am currently reading why we want you to be rich by Mr. Trump himself and Robert Kiyosaki. Its extremely inspirational, its totally awakened the "I WANNA BE FINANCIALLY INTELLEGENT OR EDUCATED " side of me . Now the next thing to do would be to quickly start reading more stuff to on how to actually start making money.

Food has been great here..in fact I am not eating healthy at ALL..lots of sugar, fast food...hmmm...in fact I got a little hyper earlier,from all the sugar from the burger king for lunch i believe and the happy feeling from the snow. ARGH I feel the extra tyres,love handles..sigh...oh well..I hope i would be motivated enough to work out often in Hobart as I usually am.

hey people did u read about the new developments on cyber laws about whether bloggers can be sued for defamation for writting untrue things about people, I think the answer is leaning towards a yes!! he he he..hurrah for law suits..!!!

2006-10-06T06:50:00.000-07:00

My poor neglected blog...Been extremely bimbotic lately!! Dreamy...head filled with clothes and makeup and skincare....have no idea whats gotten into me!! Ive been singging to myself a little too much...been staring at my reflection in the mirror far too many times lately.. I bet even the Queen from Snow white doesnt look herself in the magic mirror as many times as me!

Vain....VAin....VAIN..........

2006-09-09T06:20:00.000-07:00

WEIRD....WEIRD....

I walk downstairs into the kitchen and I get a shock...!! In the clear plastic box that contained scrumptious scones were now yucky, brown,crabs..Hang on..I take a closer look..Err shrimps? like small crabs moving about...I get annoyed...Those bloody housemates of mine! On the counter where we place food ,is now temporarily home for this crab like things (tiny) until they become FOOD as well!!

Congratulations to Jenny from the block...:P...!!Our dear Ipoh Mali Jenny...because she has removed her braces after two years of wearing em. I am soooo happy for her because I had braces on for four blady years!! Yes.. I have fallen asleep with my mouth open at the dentist during my appointments during those years!! What can say!!! I had a busy hectic school life!!:)

Hey did I tell u guys about the time I went to the supermarket here woolworths to get flour to make home made pau( which by the way , I still haven't done so!!) and I ended up going into a clothes boutique and walking out with a 80 dollars Australian made lovely formal dress on impulse...!! Well good news!! I might get to wear the dress to the law ball this year..Most of the Malaysian law students are going this year so I reckon its going be a blast!! :)See there's a reason for EVERYTHING that happens..!! Even impulse shopping..

My boyfriend calls me in the wee hours of the morning and tells me " HEY,I've got interesting news for u,IBM gave me a penguin soft toy as a thank you gesture...People this is a sign that MEN are being recognized as sensitive creatures internationally!! Penguin soft toys ROCK!!Bariah ,err I know penguin's ur trademark but dont get all GREEN N POSSESIVE okay...Look on the bright side...

Penguins loveable
Bariah is a Penguin
Bariah is loveable..See it all works out!!

2006-09-08T02:03:00.000-07:00

Animations are creeping up everywhere..no,not like the boogie man! Its just that so many have been released at the same time.Hoodwinked..Barnyard..Monster house..Curious george..Sammy and a sequal to Antz as well..my, my..see what i mean? Being a big fan of animations, i do what any big fan would do. Download as many of the listed animations as possible. Hence today's blog will bring you a review on all three of the animations mentioned above.

The Most shortest and informative review ever!!

Hoodwinked Warning! Dont watch hoodwinked if ure hungry...cookies and goodies
mentioned throughout the movie.
Humour- 80%
Animation effects- 85%
Entertainment level overall- 95%

Barnyard

Humour- 80%
Animation effects- 90%
Entertainment level overall- 94%

Monster House

Humour- 60%
Animation effects- 70%
spookiness- 70%
Entertainment level overall- 85%

Today i decide that I cannot dismiss the fact that im a chocoholic anymore..I eat some of those yummy,beautiful, delighful brown coloured goody every single day now. :)...To think that i actually went without eating chocolates and cookies for a year :)

CHOCOLATE glorious Chocolate

2006-09-03T03:47:00.000-07:00

IM HERE...DOWN..DOWN..BELOW...IN THIS IMAGE OF AUSTRALIA ON EARTH!!!

The coffee tasted bad...The Swedish biscuits thrown in the bin, the muffin that is too sweet is lying in there as well. Honestly, anyone would agree that I'm having a "bad luck with food" day. My boyfriend's theory is that I have a committed a big sin resulting in me being deprived of one the luxuries in life taste good food. What was the sin, u may ask..I woke him up when he was fast asleep..:P ,fair enough, even the law gives great importance to an individual's loss of one night's sleep, applying the law of nuisance. :)YES!!People..Every one of us can bring legal actions against ANNOYING neighbor's!!

However every grey cloud has a sliver lining ,mine today is chapati's that turned out well...first attempt as well..so that's put a smile on my face for the rest of the night.

Had a few smses from an ex housemate today from Malaysia,was overjoyed to hear from her and suddenly I realized how much I want to get away from here, quote from my SMS "WAAAAAHBOOOOHOO..I CANT WAIT TO GET AWAY FROM THIS KAMPUNG HOBART...". I miss Malaysia so much...:)..nothing like home..sweet home...!!

2006-08-28T05:45:00.000-07:00

THEY LOVE ME..LOVE ME NOT...THEY LOVE ME..lOVE ME NOT!!!!

Do people really care about the environment? Do you believe that the environment is at our dispense? Whatever the answer to the question may be..Climate change is screaming right in our face today..it only takes the sea level to rise a few metres for a few countries to dissapear from the world map..first world country like Australia or a third world country..either is at mother earth's mercy..so what are we going to do about it? What can we do? Shift the blame to each other...Politicians shift the blame to other politicians..Scientists shifting the blame to Politicians and some doing it very discreetly indeed..." Yes, Mr. Howard..if only you had approved my patent..!"...Ive had my own time pondering on how i feel about these issues..i have tried to reason why i myself have been passive about contributing to any efforts at all in saving the environment.

I love the environment, do not get me wrong BUT i have always had other things to worry about that i care about MORE. I care about getting an education. I care about investing time in finding my own talents. I care about improving my skills in the kitchen by hunting for new recipes every now and the. I care about making my parents proud. Thats the problem i suppose with the human race and the way of life now..we often do not indulge in taking action presently as everthing seems fine..Hey..the air i breath is still fresh, i havent died from inhaling it..im living a good life...the streets are clean..no unpleasant smells except maybe from that guy over there whom reeks from ciggarate smoke..I do worry though..i do worry whats going to happen when hurricance katrina doesnt only happen in one part of the world..I worry about the overpopulation of the earth..all u people out there who want a kid..adopt one...im serious or just adopt a pet..!! The earth cannot take anymore baggage, human beings who just keep taking and taking..

Can the damage done to earth be reversed, is SHE capable of doing so? Thats another argument thats been going on...From my point of view, theres got to be a limit to everything..moderation is the KEY to have a balance in everything..if we do half as much to prevent environmental damage as much as we take from the earth..I wouldnt be typing all this right now..Its up to us PEOPLE...! Let passion for the environment grow in you for she has no mercy for those who have none for her.....

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2006-08-27T07:00:00.000-07:00

Reflections on my experiences in the kitchen has brought back many emotions. There is the happiness, the shame,dissapointment and pride. On rare occasions,pain. All of this emotions ties in with the experience of cooking. What makes a good cook? someone who never gives up and practices again and again, someone who just uses Mccain dinner packs and calls that cooking ??

I think that how good a cook a person is depends on the amount of bad experiences they have had in the kitchen..ive had many hence that makes me a good COOK! :P...my latest one involved opening a can of pink salmon with a fruit knife.sheezh..im certainly not going do very well surviving in the wild if i dont have a can opener...argh! i just discovered that i cant make CHAPATI! after all the effort of going to woolies..SHEEZH..now ive got so much of flour in my cupboard..anyone wants some? Or maybe we have a lil barter system going on here I need whole wheat flour not the plain wheat flour that i got...Anyone has some?

2006-08-24T01:07:00.000-07:00

I was horrified when I read this headlines...

MAN SACRIFICES HIMSELF IN FRONT OF A DEITY

An Indian man sacrificed himself by slitting his throat in front of a Hindu deity at a temple in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh yesterday. Natha Ram Pal, 45, a father of four, was taken to hospital, but died later.

WHAT IS HINDUISM? WHY DOES IT BRINGS RESULTS SUCH AS THIS...

Its funny..ive been bothered about Hinduism..bothered by the religion in a lot of ways..Its familiar to me yet strange. I claim to be a Hindu yet I know so little. I still remember how excited I felt when I held the copy of the book Am I a Hindu?. I remember how a lecturer said "AM I A HINDU?" with a teasing tone in the classroom when she noticed it in my bag. I remember the roar of laughter by classmates right after the comment. That could have been nothing. But the very laughter again when I mentioned that there are 330 million gods that exist in Hinduism in my environmental values class somehow hurt me in a way. Should I be proud of the complicated nature of the religion and the subjective of it?Or Should I be frustrated and wonder whether I AM A HINDU?

Ive made a list of reasons why I think I qualify to be Hindu

1) I am Indian

2) I feel a personal close relationship with Lord Ganesha

3) I have never eaten beef and will never do so.( In Hinduism, its a sacred animal plus my name means holy cow)

4) I do pray in my own way. I do not follow any specific procedures.

Thats all I could think of. I did some research on the internet and what defines a Hindu is said to be one that acknowledges and believes in the rig vedas. I must be honest. I have not read or seen the Rig Vedas before. Does that make the close connection that i feel with the religion false?

One thing is for sure, I feel the desire to deepen my knowledge on the religion. I am proud to be a Hindu.

2006-07-28T22:12:00.000-07:00

Today has been a non productive day so far...hmm...i actually could get started on my big cleanup of the house for my mum and my boyfriend's arrival here but i dont think im up for it for today, HAVING body aches due to gym doesnt help either...I was reading the newspapers today and something caught my eyes...!!!!! FREE Sahaja Yoga Meditation classes...in HOBART!!! This is something that I should certainly try out...its a lil far out from where im staying and the area is a little dogdy but yes!!! i must go try it out...:)...

i have decided today that i want to start sketching again..i cant paint if my life depended upon it but sketching..ahh...i have some ability in that department..:)..! It certainly beats staring blankly at the laptop...:P

GOLDEN RULE: WEAR A MASK WHEN DOING MEDITATION ON A HILL

2006-07-13T08:26:00.000-07:00

hey..hey...I have neglected my blogging activities for some time..took some time off from hobart and went to melbourne..was alrite..was shopping and shopping and kind of got sick of it after a while:)..yes i know what everyone is thinking..females dont get sick of shopping..its an irrational thought but well that is possible at least for me it is...and of course the other reason why a female could be sick of shopping is that she is broke..:P..sickness from watching all the sale signs and good bargains and knowing that theres no way she can have any of the items..

So its back to reality again...sigh...Good news is that ive completed my law degree hence im an offically an unemployed law graduate..My classes are starting next week for the Graduate Certificate in Journalism..one of my units that im taking is environmental values and it has seriously got me thinking as to whether i am meant to get into the environmental law field... I AM ALL FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS and all...hmm...I must see whether my passion for the environment that i was so full of when i was younger can be revived in the next 13 weeks of the course.

Speaking of animals..i have finished reading this amazing book..Life of Pi by Yann Martel..Very amusing and sad at the same time..it revolves around Pi whose passionate about religion and embraces all three main religions in the world..he's hindu by birth and then becomes a christian and a muslim as well. Whether anyone could actually commit themselves to loving god in such three diffrent religions in reality is questionable but alas there are free thinkers out there...those who have no particular grip on a religion but have faith in God..one God for all....

ME, being a Hindu myself.. as everyone knows its not a religion but a way of life..I love everything being about a Hindu...it doesnt force and give you conditions to fulfill in order to prove your love for God but it just gives you the freedom to love God in any way u want..therefore i believe a Hindu gives her or his love willingly and from his or her heart...God...im unworthy to even converse with you for i have sinned but i ask of you for forgiveness and i know deep in my heart that you love me for im blessed with so many gifts...i am indeed very lucky...

Pi must be loved by God very deeply as well as he survived the sinking of "tsimtsum" cargo ship, he and his family were travelling to Canada and transporting precious cargo with them, his fathers animals, Pi's father was a zookepper and was forced to shut down the zoo and sell the animals to a zoo in Canada in order to receive funds for his familes new life in Canada.

The story then slowly takes a twist when he suddenly realises himself stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a hyena, Bengal Tiger and an orang Utan on a lifeboat..It certainly is a must be read book..how is Pi going to survive? Ill leave that for you to find the answer..:)..

I loved the ending of the book..thats what i love most about the book the intelligent way the ending was written and eveyrthing becomes clear and rational..if you like..:)..and no,its not ONLY for kids book...highly recommended for mature adults :P..Aight..ill sign off now..see ya people..

2006-07-03T05:23:00.000-07:00

My goodness...time does past by very quickly doesn't it..its been already a week since i acquired freedom from the chains of law..I must say that i have indeed been enjoying myself for this past one week, Waking up late in the mornings or well sometimes afternoons, spending time online for hours just chatting, surfing, looking out for new recipes...speaking of which my choc fudge found itself in someone else's mouth other than mine today..with a good feedback on it as well...hmm..i have been looking up quite a bit of new recipes to try out lately..i suppose its because at the end of the day before i go to sleep, i love the thought of having accomplished something, its just well...self fulfilling...even if its just having tried out new recipes..:)

There was another "newness" to my life today if i may say so...I was a student again though today in a unlikely classroom...beautiful waves dancing with glee was my blackboard....fishing!!!.Patrick was the teacher although he quite perfectly fits into the picture, a man as old as my father, quite the fisherman as he fishes every week.Patrick thought of eveything, good old chap, 2 beach chairs, thermos full of coffee and a fishing rod for me as well. It started out well and then he started teaching me how to use the rod and to throw it out into the sea water. i tried and the rod line got caught on a tree branch i was standing right under....well never mind, Patrick said...ure still learning....and yes a student i was..

We sat down and talked with the waves just reaching inches away frm our feets and minutes later we managed to get one beauty..cant remember the name of the fish now but i dont think i can forget the sight of the guts of the fish being taken out and the blood all over on the sand being washed away as quickly as it dropped by the waves. I wasnt disturbed by the sight but im just reflecting on the fact how by the spilt second the fish that was alive was now dead...now that didnt really come out right because it does sound like i was disturbed by it ...never mind!!

The highlight of the little fishing experience was the sudden presence of a little visitor..heard a loud squawk coming out of the sea waters and my eyes grew large with curiosity ...a small black head and a figure wading became visible..a PENGUIN...WOWEEE...i was stunned because i love these adorable wild creatures..loved the fact that i was seeing a real life one and not one on the discovery channel...plus im a malaysian...sure was a special moment...

There u go...a little insight into my first fishing experience..it doesnt really matter i didnt have a bucket full of fish to carry home..at least i did reel in a large Cod fish...decided to let the fish back into the sea though..to be honest i wouldnt have know how to cook the fish...Must admit that i still in the process of familiarising myself with Australian seawater fish...:)..in terms of the recognising the kinds of fish and methods of cooking the fish.

Thats all for now folks...Take care and see ya in my next blog entry...

“Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.” Hebert hoover.

2006-07-03T05:16:00.000-07:00

Black and Blue

2006-07-01T08:40:00.000-07:00

Ahh...ive finally sucumb to the world of blogging...didnt really give much thought to blogging before until now...cant be that bad if my good friends are into it..:)..theres no better time for me to start blogging though...im on holidays..just finished all my law papers..wohooo...cant explain the feeling..of course the next question is whats next? Fortunedly though i get to enjoy the pleasures of being a student for another semester...Im planning to get into world of words..words..and words..a graduate certificate in journalism doesnt seem to bad although i get the occasional confused look on the face and moment of silence before i hear someone say..whats that got to do with your law degree...fair enough but guys really, i need a break frm criminal codes, common law and judges..thats why i suppose im right here, typing this , getting into blogging..one baby step at a time..im passionate about writting words..or typing...however one might describe it, its just so exhilarating ...like F1 only that i dont fancy F1...

Hmm all this blogging is making me hungry, im stopping myself from reaching out for another oatmeal cookie..well at least im not reaching out for one of my chocolate fudges...hmm i still need to get rid of the chocolate fudges....does anyone want some?..As Bariah and me agreed earlier on thats the sad part about making or baking yummy fattening food, eating them...i know all you " I dont care about what i eat" people are thinking "yup! thats another one who would die, trying to be skinny" but to me really..i only have one body and if i dont have self control and cant control what i put in my mouth then im not much of an intelligent individual after all......later....