Baby Mushroom Quiche, you're all I ever need to survive
Everyone, meet my baby, Yummy Yummy Mushroom Quiche! Ahah..Just give me this and I'll be satiated. There's no need for chocolates, please. Just serve me mushroom quiche! Now this is what I mean by GIMME GIMME GIMME MORE, GIMME GIMME GIMME MORE!

On a separate note...


They say that all rivers lead to the ocean. Which is true, in fact. That's cos the point where the end of the river meets the mouth of the ocean is called the delta. How did I remember this amazing fact? Heh. My Geography teacher loves this word when I was taking taking Geog in sec 1. Hurhur. It's his favourite word, which is why I am able to remember such a thing, among many other little known facts from Geog.

So, with that said, I just realised, water from lakes and rivers are tasteless, isn't it? And water from the ocean is salty, right? So, when they converge, how come the water at the mouth of the ocean doesn't turn tasteless, or salty in that sense? Well, I have found the perfect answer for this, which I thought is superbly beautiful, if you look at it from a religious perspective.

It is God's secrets, which we are not meant to know of.

True enough, in Surah Al-Furqan, ayat 53, it is stated,

Dan Dialah yang membiarkan dua laut mengalir (berdampingan); yang ini tawar lagi segar dan yang lain asin lagi pahit; dan Dia menjadikan antara keduanya dinding dan batas yang menghalanginya.

Translation: "And He allows for the two seas to flow side-by side; one tasteless yet fresh, and the other salty yet bitter; and He creates a wall between both seas and a barrier that is preventive.

Therefore, this has made me appreciate the works of God. As they always say, God works in the most mysterious ways unfathomable to Mankind.

Subhanallah.

I adore my new blog skin. It's black. It's simple. It spells ELEGANCE and SOPHISTICATED.

So anyway, I found this really neat article as I was scouring through a magazine a few days ago (yes, I still do have time for mags, please).

Snazzy ways to say NO to Global Warming
1) Take shorter showers
WE girls take long showers cos unlike the guys, on top of just cleaning ourselves, there's also exfoliating our skin, shaving our legs and cleansing our face ... in fact, washing our hair is in itself a ritual! But showers account for two-thirds of all water heating costs. By simply taking shorter showers, you can save more than 150kg of carbon dioxide and shave off an impressive amount from you water and electricity bills per year. And as it turns out, one of the easiest ways to shorten your shower is by timing your bathing ritual to one of your favourite songs. Try it out, and you can save loads of money, and channel them towards other "guilty pleasures."

2) Take a look at your makeup pouch
THE many environmental side effects of buying a beauty product are things people seldom think about when buying a cleanser. But the next time you are browsing at a cosmetics counter obsessing about your eyebags or oily skin, rainforests might very well be bulldozed off. Well-armed with a little information and a bit of conviction, you can do your part to protect the environment without resorting to strange and weird beauty regimes or relinquishing beauty products entirely.

So, I guess that's it then. There's actually more ways, in general, but they do not seem to appeal too much to me, much less the entire ladies population. Hurhur.

On a separate note, 2 more weeks to end of school officially! Those peeps are really smart, they had the J2 Farewell Assembly on the 12th of October, and schedule the Lit mock exam after Farewell Assembly. Like, why us?! Why not the Physics students?! It's not fair. It's like saying, "Oh, I let you go officially, but I still need you to do this 3 hour paper before you leave, then I can let you go." No fair!

Mock exams are starting next week. It's a full paper for all subjects. Man, I really do need to pull up my socks, though I think that I am about done with everything, just that I need to tie up loose bits here and there.

A levels are coming up on the 31st of October. I don't know why, but I really can't wait to face the A's! Hurhur. Weird.

In any case, I shall be cutting down on the number of posts per week, but definitely not on a hiatus. I'll update when more interesting stuff crops up, no?

I'm done with laughing by myself. Cos you guys wanna know something? I was friendster-hopping just now, viewed a few profiles, and the oh-so-disastrous-that-it-would-make-the-Brits-scowl grammatical errors made by certain segments of the population. Take for instance, this person, whose picture shows that she was trying to clean her friend's smudged eyebrows, and the caption? "pity Her...eYeliNer sMashIng all Times.. & neEds me wipes 4 her eYes all timeS.." Ok, so now you know what's had me laughing since 2pm just now. I mean, it's hilarious, isn't it?

I tell you. Sometimes, the way they phrase their sentences, had me in stitches. I mean, funny is one thing, acting dumb like you are new to the English language is another. And it really shows through. What I meant was, if you intend to write your captions in English, at least do it properly, no? If not, it seems as though you are this person who is trying her 'best' to 'portray' her 'English' side, when she could not really pull it off.

Look at it this way. I was never against people who use Singlish to communicate. In fact, it is one of the easiest ways to communicate your ideas to the heartland aunties, rather than using British English (which we are using for the education system). It's just that sometimes, Singlish does sound vulgar to me. Yes, I'm not anti-Singlish, it's only that I have a thing against the way Singlish is being used in society. And you know what's had me peeved all the time? It's due to the fact that people, even though they try to use proper English, had their grammer mistakes upturned. Seriously, we need more language courses, no?

Whatever the tone of this may be, I would just like to say that if anyone is attempting to communicate your ideas in English, just ensure that it's the correct 'brand' of English we are talking about. That means, ensure that the grammatical errors are corrected, so that we do not come across as trying too hard even though we know that we are wrong. Ok, what am I saying. And also, if in any circumstances, there calls for a need to use Singlish, then please, don't speak it as if it's a vulgar language.

Matters aside, be proud of the English language! It's the only language that's universal.

P.S.: I'm only posting the above entree because I feel bad that I am not correcting the errors, even though I am supposed to 'major' in English. Hurhur.

As I was sourcing through the Internet for some interesting photos, I came across a really classic picture of the world map. It had indications on the languages which are spoken worldwide, the types of land there are, and lots of other information which, of course, half the time, I wouldn't have understood. But in any case, the map kind of sparked my interest of travelling even further. I envisioned myself on a plane, flying from one country to another, kind of like the concept of a nomad. Wouldn't it be great to be born free? I would do anything just to travel like that - if only I had the money. Sadly, at this age, even my savings are not enough to sponsor a trip to Malaysia, heh.

Speaking of dreams (which I'm sure everyone has), it's bizarre to dream of living a life of perfect harmony and luxury. I mean, usually, the richest people are always the ones that are not that happy in some other aspects. Hence, it becomes sort of like a compromise thing. Like, your happiness is compromised in the search of wealth. And ironically, the poorest of the people are usually the ones that are happy and satisfied with whatever they have. Apart from disparity, which is really there, wouldn't we wish that we can have happiness as well as a basic standard of living? Sometimes, as I walk through Arab Street, I do notice some families that looked like they were not that well-off, but the family bond, oh my, it was great. The siblings were friendly and caring towards each other, and the parents are filled with so much joy seeing their children behaving in a certain manner. However, this is not the case when I do travel to the upper-districts, where I see little brats demanding from their poor parents who are at their beck-and-call. I could see that they were unhappy, but then again, I think they think that money buys their kids happiness, hence they would give in to their kids' demands. I pity this group of people.

Seeing the poor and seeing how much they are suffering, I blame the taxpayers. Really. I mean, obviously, the tax is not enough to support the welfare programmes, that's why we still see homeless people around. Maybe it's time the government step up on tax reforms to ensure more equality living, you get what I'm trying to say here?

Baby, you were not the one I knew when we first met four years ago...

Thank God, Alhamdulillah, I live moderately and in happiness. I hope that will be able to continue when I have my own family years down the road. Insya Allah.

Haha, so for the benefit of Ms Isyah, who can't seem to see the date and the day on top of the entries, right now, it is the 20th of September, year 2007, 12 midnight.

Ok then. That's settled, I guess. I don't know how long more I must do it for Isyah.

Back to the most interesting topic for today - GRADES. I'm getting more fed-up day by day as teachers seem to be putting so much emphasis on grades rather than the improvements which we have made, or rather, for the lack of it. It's like, every single thing is graded, and it makes you all the more depressing because you know that you are going to fail the paper, yet you still have to be graded to see how well you failed. Seriously, somebody has just got to put a stop to this whole grading issues. I swear, for 80% of the people in my college, they think that grades are the be-all-and-end-all. It's like, get a life man! I have to admit, they are pretty smart for 17-18 year olds, but still, that doesn't mean that you can go round, making others suffer while you brag about your grades. I honestly, sincerely believe that you will have reason to brag about your grades only when you've achieved a perfect score, otherwise, ferget it! And that goes for a certain F guy in school, who hasn't even gotten a perfect grade, yet going round, asking people to "Try harder next time, ok?", when deep down, he's secretly saying, "Haha. You can never beat me." So merepek! I bet kat rumah, dia cuma tahu besarkan pantat aje. Wth.

In any case, I shan't murder, crash, bang, slam others because it's the holy month of Ramadhan. So I shall try to be as nice as possible, although they say frequently that being someone who you are not is tiring after a while. With that said, I shall progress to the next topic for tonight - on the Sharkie Shacking Show!

Ok, where did that come from, but nevertheless, I got back some prelim paper today! I admit, I was rather disappointed, but I noted that I made an 80% improvement since mid-years, so that wasn't too bad, was it? And thankfully, the mother at home did not really screamed and pulled my ears this time round, because why? Why, my dears, I studied. Ok, frankly, I didn't study that hard as to burn midnight oil (ugh, I dreaded using that phrase since P6!) like what some of my peers did. In fact, I hate to admit it, but I was basically breezing through the exams without any panic attacks. Gee, I suspected something was wrong, but I chose to ignore it. What an ignoramus you are, Sharkie!

In any case, I can't wait to get back my other papers, just not Math and Lit. Cos, if you have been a conscientious person, you would have notice that I did mention about screwing up these two subjects. Let me justify my reasons for saying so.

Firstly, I studied pretty hard for both papers. But I screwed up anyways. Ok, maybe not so much for Math, but more for Lit.

Secondly, I suspect the teacher had me in mind when she sets the paper. She wants to make me feel dreadful, cos it's only then that I would work extremely hard and make her grin from ear to ear. In other words, it's to prevent me from being complacent. Complacency kills!

Thirdly, the weather was so screwed up and I paid more attention to what was happening to nature than to the paper in front of me, hence, the limited attention span and hence the results (which I haven't gotten back yet). After all, you can't ignore the weather, can you? It's like, EVERYWHERE.

Fourthly, the jiwang songs are polluting my head. And I did hum during the exams.

Fifth, Mr E is the bane of my life. Enough said.

I hate declaring Mr E as the bane of my life. But it's like, you know, for most papers, I was confined to either his right, or his left. And it just distracts me, you know? Not that he's drop dead gorgeous, of course. I guess it's just his aura - his invincibility. Heheh. Sorry, E boy. I had to say that.

Guys have the biggest egos of the entire universe. Just yesterday, I did touched the ego of one of my besties by saying some nasty thing to him, which we both knew that I was sarcastic about, and the thing is, he kind of wept. Ok, not in that bucketful of tears in that sense, but he did kind of merajuk, or whatever that word is in English. And it's so funny, cos obviously, none of my guy friends are like that. Oh no, please don't mistake my bestie for a gay. Haha. We both know that he's a perfectly straight guy.

I think I wrote quite a substantial amount today. Well, I'd better be off if I want to wake up for sahur tomorrow! Night, all!

So, it's been a pretty long time since I last updated. But no worries, I'm still alive right here, right now. Just that the past few days has been really hectic - exams and all. Which brings me to my next point.

It's really cool how jiwang (emo-ish) songs can really make you concentrate on your work. I tried that for revision for SEA, and oh me oh my, listening to sad, sappy songs by Search, Spoon, Spring, Fork, Tables, etc etc (ok, I made the last two up) really made me remember those darned facts a hell lot faster. No kidding. It's like, so stimulating for your brain cells, y'know? In a way, here's my theory on it. When you listen to these sad sappy songs, you tend to wallow a lot, then you tend to think about your fate and why the freaking toot you are studying that subject. And automatically, your brain registers the 'wallowsion' (ok, so there's no such word), hence allowing you to snap yourself back and get out of the pathetic state. Get it? Like I said, it's called a 'STI-MU-LA-TOR'. And these songs, though they do repeat themselves over and over again, the lyrics are very inspiring, and I've come to a conclusion: Men those era are hopeless romantics. And I mean it in my own way, heh.

But then, you see, every action has its consequences. Cos I experienced them. Man, listening to these sad sappy songs from Spoon, Spring, Search, yada yada really made me go craaaazzzzyyyyy. Like really. It's like, I'm doing my exams, and then, pop! These songs played automatically in my head. All the time (my papers are three hours on average), I kept mumbling, "Shut up, shut up!" I mightaswell a) sing aloud, or b) sing the song 'Shut Up' by BEP. Hurhur. Seriously, sometimes, the urge to sing in the middle of doing a paper is so strong that I have to clutch my stomach, resisting that urge.

"Cinta gugur bersama, daun-daun kekeringan..." ~Isabella

And yes, being a girl, sometimes, I do remember past events that happened millions of years ago when listening to these songs, so yep, that's the downfall of the Sharkie Sad Sappy Song Society!

I bet some of you are clapping right now. Like, serves her right. Who ask her to listen to stoopid dumb songs like this? Hurhur. Padan muka kau.

Which reminds me, by the way, I should mention: I am getting bankrupt from buying the tons of birthday gifts for people who have their birthdays from August to September. Like omg, so many people, please. I wonder why these two months are so saturated with babies.

That reminds me. Somebody's birthday is coming up this Wednesday. But I can't seem to remember whose. Or maybe I did? (and hence, it has a cryptic meaning)

This sounds pretty much like a nonsensical post. Ah well. I'm livid, anyways. So, live with it. Catch the pun? Never mind if you didn't. Cos I kind of didn't get it as well. Hahahahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

AndohIscrewedupmyhistorypaper,methinks!

Studying sounds like such a passive activity. Oh, did I mention that before? In any case, even if I didn't, I'm sure all those muggers out there would agree with me, unless, (gasp) for you, studying is a hobby?! Haha. In any case (yet again), I'm having a blast with all those prelim papers. I mean, who wouldn't right? Well, look at it this way - at least the papers were not as tough as mid-years, which is actually a relief. And, I should really applaud myself, like really, for not really memorising any crap about the Indo-Pakistan conflict, yet I can cough up four pages, in complete elaboration. Heh. Sometimes, paying attention during lectures help, trust me on that. Tried and tested. And of course, not forgetting my amazing ability (which I'm sure many science peeps would scoff at haughtily), to do a linear correlation regression question under 10 minutes, with scatter plots and all! Whoah..I wonder whose strange genes I inherited? And you know what's the best part? I didn't hijack any question, which I'm sure would have gotten an NAQ for GP, which I have experienced one time too many. Trust me, with every NAQ you get, it hurts even more, y'know? Cos the marks just fly, fly off. It's just like the "Up, up and away" story lah.

Anyways, the reason why I am able to ramble on and on about all these crappy things is because tomorrow is my Econs case study paperrr, which I'm kinda confident of it, since I, well, did lots of cases already. In any case (yet again), I hope tomorrow's cases would be able to save me from the mere marks of my essays, which I can prognosticate, is prolly not gonna be an A* kind of essay. Or essays, for that matter. So, I need a miracle to help me get at least a B for my cases tomorrow. I'm hoping dreadfully that it might be on the exchange rate and some micro issue, which I foresee to be market structures. I need a miracle - badly.

Carl is such an amazing history buddy! You know, half an hour before history paper starts just now, Carl and I were basically revising through everything in such a skim-and-scan kind of pattern. Like, after 1 minute, okay, off to the next theme! Haha! That's called last minute studying. And we did discuss essay questions in brief, and guess what?! The questions that we discussed (2 of them) came out for the paper! Ahhaahhh!!! Way cool! And we did discuss in greater length about the Gulf War, and guess what?! Bingo! It came out for source-based study! So, lesson learnt here. If we haven't learnt or memorize anything, just call Carl and we can discuss possible questions and cram in some (accurate) content which I know would be impossible to recall if you are anxious. :) :)

Okie dokie, time to study for my cases! Got to fill up on my content so that I'll at least get a decent grade. Sheesh. The things we do to pass A-levels, are SCARY!!!!

Lamunan Terhenti
Entah mengapakah hatiku bergetaran
Bila bertemu lagi oh, kekasih lama
Ku cuba selindungkan api keresahan
Namun perasaan ini berapi di dalam

Ku kira engkau sudah melupakan
Kerna itulah engkau nampak tenang
Lainlah aku walau ketika ini
Masih membara ingatanku terhadapmu

Ku singkap kenangan dulu
Sewaktu kasih berputik
Kugenggam erat tanganmu
Kau tunduk sembunyikan wajah
Namun dapat aku meneka hatimu
Sehati denganku

Lalu kau mendongak berbalas renungan
Dan dengan perlahan tangan kau lepaskan
Kau pun berlalu dalam kepekatan malam
Tinggal aku seorang

Terhenti lamunan bila ku dikejutkan
Engkau dipimpin pergi oleh seseorang
Dalam keterpaksaan kau melangkah kaki (pergi)
Namun sempat jua kau menoleh ku disini

Omg, I love this song! I've been listening it since a few days ago, and it really helps me to de-stress, especially in times like this. Ok, so it's a slow song, but so what? This song is the sex, baby! And oh, another song that I've been listening to kinda frequently - ISABELLA. Haha. Raudhah, I know what you're thinking, but it's not that, okay? No, no, not that 1998 version by the many artistes like Amy, Zamani, Hattan and M. Nasir. It's the original song by Search, not by the four artistes. It's a pretty nice song. And I kind of liked the name 'Isabella' since forever. Lawl.

And yes, did I mention that the Malaysian actor Fahrin Ahmad is really hot? Hehe. I know he's hotter than Zac Efron. Waaayyyyy better-looking than Zac Efron. :) :) :) :) See? So many smileys dedicated for Fahrin Ahmad. :P

I feel like writing a letter to somebody special. Just you watch.

Dear God,
I need strength. Please give me strength to carry on until the A levels are over. I need help over here, God. Please don't allow me to wither along the way. I need to maintain my current strength and I need to do well for my exams. It's really important. And oh, dear God, if it's not too much to ask, could you please protect my loved ones for me? Thank you, God.

Your slave, ME.

Heh. That was freaking random. So, in any case, the fasting month is coming really soon, on the 13th of September. I don't know why, but I'm really excited for the fasting month to appear. I don't know. Partly because I can't wait to fast, and secondly, I kind of like to hear the raya songs on air, plus all those soulful spiritual kinda songs. It gives us a sense of awakening, you know? I don't know about you, but I definitely felt that way. So, insya-Allah, I want to be a better person after this fasting month, well, at least, better than what I already am right now. After all, I was born in the month of Syaaban (bulan Rasulullah), so I guess I can't disappoint the prophet, can I?

Till then!

Take this, Sufyan!

1. The person who tagged you is
Sufyan

2. Your relationship with him/her is
Casual friend from the opposite side of the street

3. 5 impressions you have of him/her
Quiet, nice, risk-taker, fun, (very) hyper sometimes

4. The most memorable thing he/she has done for you
Ahaha...this is hard. Nil.

5. The most memorable words he/she has said to you
Heh, I can't remember :/

6. If he/she becomes your lover, you will
Erm, I don't know. Lover is too strong a word.

7. If he/she becomes your lover, things he/she has to improve on will be
Sufyan: Eh? Be more noisy???

8. If he/she becomes your enemy, you will
Ignore him completely OR play dead.

9. If he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be
He stole my boyfriend! Haha...no offense, Sufyan!

10. The most desirable thing you want to do for him/her now is
Desirable is too strong a word. I guess I just want to be his friend.

11. Your overall impression of him/her is
QUIET.

12. How do you think people around you will feel about you
My gawd, what a chatterbox!

13. The characteristic you love about yourself is
I'm sugar, spice and all things nice. :) :)

14. The characteristic you hate about yourself is
I have absolutely poor time management unless it's during exams. I finished waaaayyy ahead of the time limit. Now this is a problem. I take things at my own too-slow-a-pace, majority of the time.

15. The most ideal person you want to be is
Hmm...I consider myself my own ideal person. So, I don't have to act like someone else. After all, why should I lie to myself?

16. For people that care and like you, say something to them.
Thank you very much. I care and like you - NOT! (just kidding!) I love y'all!!!

17. Pass this quiz to 10 people that you wish to know how they feel about you (I'll fill this in, but it's not an obligation yar. Yes, I know I'm that nice. :D)

(1) Sufyan (heh, kan dah kena tag balik...)
(2) Wei Vien
(3) Zailan
(4) Isyah
(5) Farhana
(6) Hisyam
(7) Amalina
(8) Raudhah
(9) Evelyn
(10) Darren Anwar


18. Who is no.6 having a relationship with?
Some girl in his class. Or so I was told.

19. Is no.9 a male or female?
Female

20. If no.7 and 10 are together, will it be a good thing?
Haha..I don't know. They don't know each other.

21. What is no.2 studying?
She's a science freak in school. Period.

22. When was the last time you had a chat with no.3?
A longgggg time ago. Can't exactly remember. At a record breaking time. :)

23. What kind of music does no.8 like?
Lagu jiwang arh...

24. Does no.1 has any siblings?
Ahh...Sufyan, do you have siblings?

25. Will you woo no.3?
Not in the next seven lifetimes, I think. :) :) :)

26. How about no.7?
Gawd, no! She's my cousin! Both of us are straight.

27. Is no.4 single?
Last I heard, yes. But she doesn't stay VERY SINGLE for long. :)

28. What’s the surname of no.5?
She doesn't have one. She's Malay.

29. What’s the hobby of no.4?
Ok, let's see. She eats lots of chocolates. Does that count as a hobby?

30. Do no.5 and 9 get along well?
Gee...they don't know each other.

31. Where is no.2 studying at?
Anderson Junior College! Her favourite catchphrase: "NON MIHI SOLUM!" Hurhur.

32. Say something casual about no.1
Soft la you!

33. Have you tried developing feelings for no.8?
Nopity nope.

34. Where does no.9 live?
That ACS hostel at Barker, I think.

35. What colour does no.4 like?
Yellow! She's obsessed with it. She wants all things YELLOW, I swear...

36. Are no.5 and 1 best friends?
They don't know each other.

37. Does no.7 like no.2?
No.7 would be too quiet for No.2. Wei Vien talks a lot. REALLY.

38. How did you get to know no.2?
J1 Orientation. She's a retarded person. Laugh like nobody's business. And she loves poking me from behind. And she's an ASEAN scholar, but she's not that brilliantly smart, in that sense. But still filthy smart la. And she loves interrupting my conversation with Fitrah. And she will try to speak Malay - thing is, she speaks Malay in Malaysia, where she's from. And I can write a whole essay on Wei Vien, but I'll stop short of doing that, because we engage in verbal abuse with each other, so I'll keep all things private. Hurhur.

39. Does no.1 have any pets?
I honestly don't know.

40. Is no.7 the sexiest person in the world?
Yes, after me. :) :)

Rat got your cheese?

Yup, this shall be the very reason why I shall be blogging today, even though, yes, it is Wednesday, and only four days away from the all-important Lit paper. Yuck. So, RATATOUILLE. Or, the way which the producers insist on pronouncing it, with that air of desperation for its non-French viewers, cleverly attached underneath the official title, (ra-ta-too-ee). Very subtle indeed. That thing in brackets can go two ways. It's either meant to be a sarcastic one intended at its non-French viewers, or it's hinting that the movie will be a funny, cleverly witted, with subtle humour. Lawl. So, yulp, that's my interpretation. But, there's more to come.

This movie is about a little guy, called Remy (the name is so not modern, isn't it?), who inspires to be the best chef in Paris. The catch? He's a rat. A filthy house rat. So this movie generally personifies Remy and shows how he can control Linguini (the other chef, is that the right person?) by standing underneath his tall chef's hat, or whatever you call it. But that's not my issue today. The thing is, this movie is produced by Disney Pixar Animations, and like all other pixar productions, Ratatouille's peers being Toy Story, The Incredibles, Cars, etc etc, it is almost as bland as the others. Monastic simplicity. Why then did the critics give it a five-star rating? Well, here's the thing. Unlike its peers, the producer, Mr Bird, gave the rat some really defined features, right down till you can almost feel the texture of the rat in its scenes. Some of my other girlfriends keep cooing and saying, "Aww...so cute..." at that rat. But when I question them about whether will they really touch a common house rat, the answer was a resounding 'NO'. Well, you see, watching a cartoon rat on screen is one thing, touching a rat is another thing. And that makes the movie very well-woven. It is able to breed that sense of love towards filthy creatures (to a certain extent), hence making us all creature-lovers. Heh.

This movie is also great for the food lovers. See, they did their research, and presented to us some really snazzy French cuisines, which, from the screen, are quite a feast, aye? And, I just learnt a few days ago, that the name 'Ratatouille' is a name of a French vegetable stew, so hop on. I'll bet, 50 years down the road, some bloke is gonna order this dish called Ratatouille, and he'll imagine common house rats like Remy dancing in the kitchen amongst the pots and the pans and the stoves, preparing his dish. I would, if I were that bloke.

All in all, a good movie worth investing in. It's worth it, trust me. But if the rat gets your goat, don't watch it. There's too much ratty scenes in there, if you get what I mean.

Till then!

Is it the wedding season yet? Cos seriously, it seems that everywhere I go, there seems to be some Malay wedding taking place. And the major theme colour, you may ask? I daresay 80% of the weddings I saw taking place under the void deck place their themes under the colour purple, ivory and lavender. Nothing majorly daring, like orange, or perhaps, a dash of dazzling green. Or bloody red. Really. Everyone had their wedding centred around that theme colour. I guess purple and its family of colours spell REGAL. Like ROYAL. It's a Malay thing, I guess. But then again, I wouldn't want purple to be the theme colour at my wedding (not that it's in the near future, heh). Don't these newlyweds realise that fuschia is the colour that's in season? I mean, if you compare the catwalk trends with wedding trends, they almost coincide with each other. If it's the fall/winter collection out now, and fuschia is the colour, then I guess sticking to that 'in' colour would be a safe thing. Ivory, lilacs, lavenders, they are just too boring, ain't it? Another thing that really has my beef would be the wedding souvenirs that they prepare for the guests. Most of the time, it's just boiled eggs, wrapped in all sorts of things, but the bottomline is, they are eggs. Um, why eggs? I believe it's the cheapest. And the easiest to think of. The second most popular item? I believe it's sweets, or some egg coddlers, which looks like it is made of unpolished, untouched cement. Seriously, you might wanna put in more thought in the souvenirs which you prepare for your guests. It may be cheap, but hark, can it not look like it's gonna fall apart any moment? And the wrapping? Ohmagawd, don't even get me started on that. Girl, you have issues. Me? I ain't think so. I just think that whichever things we wanna give people, we give people the best, no matter what it is. The way the guests dressed up for the wedding don't really give me issues, in fact, this is what livens the whole atmosphere. I enjoy seeing old women decked out in thick golden bracelets and thick necklaces hung about their necks. It's a bit comical, but it's cute, I guess. And oh my, the babies are so cute! Especially the baby girls. They have this ribbon tied to their heads, and they wear frilly dresses, and run around, laughing. :) :) :) You guys wanna know what's the most over-used item during a wedding? (As I'm typing this, the neighbour next block has newlyweds that's just arrived) It's the arch that usually greets the newlyweds before they step on the dais, and of course, the red carpet. Ok, I know we wanna make it special, but don't we think that a different thing would be better? I mean, better than a flowery arch? Maybe what this community needs is a boost in ideas on how to make weddings more interesting. Maybe something more splendid, that makes people excited to come to. Cos whenever we have wedding invitations, the first reaction that comes in would be, "Oh no, not another wedding.." We want it to be, "Another wedding?! Yay!", wouldn't it? So, how to go about creating that?

Firstly, if you have the expenses to spare, engage and work closely with your wedding planner. The professionals know how to turn your dreams into a reality, and make them look interesting.
Secondly, go for second-third-fourth opinions. The more, the better.
Thirdly, maintain a clear head. It helps you think about things rationally, plus, amazing ideas always occur during this period.

So, yeaps, I am not a professional, but this post is done solely based on what I observe, hence the extensive and comprehensive opinions. Maybe next time, I can offer some wonderful ideas on how to glam up that spice factor. Till then!