Wednesday, August 20, 2008
New Look
hope you like it. took me some time to find an art piece that i think that all of you would/may/cross-my-finger-hopefully like
it's by Nanami Cowdroy.
xx
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Finite
Exams -> Greece -> Wimbledon -> Lake District -> Graduation -> Canada -> UK -> Malaysia.
Have been home for a week now and the jetlag is finally wearing off. Home is great but I miss Manchester terribly...
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Weird bullets penetrating consciousness..
me: hey dr.G. these are the documents you've been asking for
dr.G. : OMG!! you found them i've been looking for them for 8 years!!!
me: o really?? [in the head thinking: i found them in 5 minutes]
dr.G : you know what!! you should get married!! you'd make some guy very happy!!
me: err... OH-KAAAAYYYYYYY...
[in head : where the hell did that come from???]
weird curveball straight shot to the head..
bang bang
i'm down
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
END OF EXAMS!
Post exams: catch-up sleep -> badminton -> chinatown dinner (first solid meal I've had in days) -> casino till 6am. All done in 18hours. Now this is the life!
Going to Greece tomorrow for a week. Gonna take that time to relax (and get wasted. :P)
PS: Diva, what are PsychoX's reasons for wanting to meet up? Man he has to give this whole thing a rest and get a life already!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
drama much?
i have news. and it's not good news.
you guys would have to remember the PsychoticX and that very eventful car chase right?
ok that X is now calling me and asking me to go out for dinner.
so far i have thrown a couple of excuses to avoid this unwanted event but i'm not exactly sure how long i can keep this charade up
so what am i suppose to do??
love
diva
PS: this is an SOS.
xx
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Exam fever
There's nothing more I wish for more than to have a day of badminton, mahjong and hardcore drinking. When this is all over I am going to do exactly all those things like there's no tomorrow.
I'm dying for some Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey right now. But it's 3am so fat chance... So Hobnobs, green apples and more cramming it is to quell my hunger pangs. Oh Joy.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
fat recipe #1
1 mrs field's choc chip brownie
2 mrs field's cookies
1 tub sara lee's boysenberry icecream
(they ran outta chocolate)
please consume within 48 hours
argh!! i've got the munchies bad!!!
it's the exam stress. i have constant cravings for ice cream.. then mrs fields..
i can see where all my money ends up!! literally... in the toilet bowl!!
the amount i eat cannot be justified!! i don't see where it goes
*say it goes into the boobs and i'll slap you senseless*
i'm not a camel.. i'm not a camel
recites chant 100x times
sigh*
xx
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Delays and Obsessions
My luck at Mahjong has been awesome this year. I play very often in the casino - at least once a week and of course like economic cycles, there are peaks and troughs but the peaks have been waaaaay outnumbering the troughs! I've been on a shi-san-yao (13 orphans - one of the hardest combinations to make EVER. Probablities are one in more than a billion according to this one MJ website.) roll this year. 3 times I've gotten since the start of the year! Twice they were under special circumstances. The first time, I was waiting for the yi-tong to win and chances were very slim since my friend had already 'pong'-ed three of them. But of all the luck, he decided to 'kong' the remaining one and I could 'chiang kong' (rob the 'kong') to win as you can see from the first pic. Since this was a super special combo, I was paid 10 quid by my very annoyed (but very impressed) friend. :)
The most recent time was only yesterday when I was unbelievably lucky. I kept getting the tiles I needed and I was lucky enough to 'zhi-mo' (self draw) the last tile I needed (yi shuo - one bamboo) to win! 10 pounds from everyone! And a round before this I 'zhi-mo'-ed a qing-yi-se tong zhi (self draw pure suit of circles). Since it was a normal special combo, it was just 6 pounds 40p from everyone. But I wasn't complaining! Quite a hefty booty at the end of the night. :D



And the night I got the special three lesser scholars combo above I won 90 quid! I was so lucky - kept on self-drawing maximum combos. Mahjong is very very chi-kek since we play for such high stakes. Throwing the wrong cards can have disastrous (and expensive!) consequences. It really trains my mind to be alert and mindful of what probabilities my opponents and I have of creating combinations based of the style of playing and aggressiveness. Too intent on winning and you run the risk of throwing the winning tile of an opponent calling a bigger combination than your own so sometimes, it's better to destroy your combo to play defensive and prevent your opponent from winning. It's like the Art of War!
OK enough Mahjong talk. Have to get back to the books! Got my Advanced Business Economics exam on Friday and I'm not even fully prepared yet. ARGH!
Monday, May 5, 2008
Dork is oooollllddd....
can you get your butt outta the busy gear and come have dinner with me and Teapots..
love you lots! hand hope you have an awesome one!
xoxo
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Ah spring :)
Current fads:
1. All my American TV shows are BACK!! Been going on somewhat of a series binge recently. Not the best time with exams around the corner. Sigh...
2. Napoleon Dynamite! Awesome stuff.
3. Oscar Wilde.
Classic quotes: 'What nonsense people talk about happy marriages! A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her...'
And beautifully written prose: 'Take these things away and hide them from me. Though it be the day of my coronation, I will not wear them. For on the loom of Sorrow, and by the white hands of Pain, has this my robe been woven. There is Blood in the heart of the ruby, and Death in the heart of the pearl.'
This blasted Business Analysis presentation of mine is really taking its toll. It's happening this Thursday and I've been having sleepless nights since last week. I really don't know why since I am prepared. Perhaps it's my subconscious telling me I'm missing something? I had no fewer than 4 nightmares last night, of which the last involved my dogs snuffing it. Pretty morbid stuff...
On a happier note, my post-exams and pre-graduation month is going to be quite eventful.
Going: Island-hopping in Greece ; to the Lake District; to Nobu and Gordon Ramsay at Claridges, London; and also to the Jack Johnson and John Mayer gigs here. But first I'll have to get these blasted exams outta the way!

By the way spring is in the air!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
the things i supposedly already know...
i know that i should update more. heck the both of you should too!!
there are a lot of things i know
like say getting over a particular ex - hard enough considering the special circumstances i'm stuck in
like how i'd like to hear a certain person's (let's name him L) voice at the moment coz it seems to be an amazing source of comfort
like how much i really hate clowns but for some weird reason i keep beef's picture with a very stupid looking clown in my phone coz it reminds me of the last time i laughed when L was around.
like how much i'm hung up with all the stupid things in life that i can't fix but wish i could
like how ridiculous i am to spend AUD 95 on a small bottle of so called miracle lip-gloss
like how much i miss being in kl at the moment because i want to be with my family and how much i wish you guys were there too so we can go on one of our ronda-ronda trips with everyone we supposedly-commonly know
and especially how much i have to stop crying coz it won't fix anything..
boys, i think now might be the best time to ask for support and a shoulder to cry on..
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
SET IT OFF
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT
IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
In Spite of the World (The Ataris)
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Kinda New (M.O.S. Clubber's Guide)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
As Sure as the Sun (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Well That Was Easy (Franz Ferdinand)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Haiti (The Arcade Fire)
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Yes Please 21st Century (Muse)
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Semi-Mental 4/15ths (Biffy Clyro)
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Rock This Party (Bob Sinclair)
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand)
WHAT IS 2+2?
Hey Teacher (Louis XIV)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Bartender and the Thief (Stereophonics)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Grip Like a Vice (Go! Team)
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
My Love (Justin Timberlake)
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Maneater (Nelly Furtado)
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
This Love (Maroon 5)
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
The Confrontation (Ugly Duckling)
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Hang 'Em High (My Chemical Romance)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Summer Skin (Death Cab For Cutie)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Slow Motion (David Gray)
WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Set It Off (Audioslave)
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Some of the song titles are quite appropriate answers to the questions! LOL...
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Product of Procrastination
1. Cold, steel grey days
2. Whiskey and lemon juice
3. Hoodies
4. Chasing pigeons
5. Having an idle mind
Pet peeves:
1. Kids
2. Enclosed spaces
3. Being with kids in enclosed spaces. No escape.
4. Prolonged journeys
5. Toast crumbs in my butter
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
now i'll definitely hit the big money jackpot!
i think i need to buy 4D number now.. jackpot dreams and easy-life cruising.
Dato. you know the best motivation in the world?
FUCK I'M GOING TO FAIL IF I DON'T GET STARTED ON THIS SHIT!
there.. hope that helps.
Dork. unless you have a better idea, you're stuck with that.
for the dato's visit:
hummer : check
the hilton : i've stuck a sign outside my apt that says (the sHILTON)
same thing, just no room service
middle eastern sexbombs are the only thing on that list creating problems. you know why?
they're all covered up like penguins. so how is one able to tell that they are sex bombs underneath all that cloth??
please enlighten me on that one...
Achtung Baby!
And The Dork has finally posted! I'm going to play the Grand Lotto later. Haha...
I refuse to do that survey, Diva! It reminds me so bad of Friendster. I'll answer any personal questions you have, but not some random jobless stranger's. :D
I have to quit procrastinating. 20 credit Global Justice essay due next Monday and I haven't even started. I've done all the reading and summarizing of texts but I just can't bring myself to start. Need some major motivation.
To The Dato and The Diva, I'll be coming to Melbourne most probably at the end of November so don't be going anywhere! I expect to be picked up at the airport in a Hummer limo and whisked off to The Hilton where I'll be given a bath of milk and honey and be pampered by Middle Eastern sexbombs. Think you guys can arrange that? Awesome! Looking forward to it already. Haha...
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Wassup
monday morning blues..
( continue reading only if you have nothing better to do)
Real name: Sui Lyn Yap
Nickname: Yap, Yappy, Yapster, Sui, Lyn, Lynnie, Lindts
Married: No
Male/Female: lemme check.. hmm boobs no extra wiggly.. female
High school: Mgs Klang, PLC Melbourne
College: PLC
Short or long hair: Long
Are u a health freak: as long as i don't look like a malnourished african kid. no
Height: 160cm / 5' 3
Do u have a crush on someone?: now?? no..
Do u like yourself: yea. i look at myself in the mirror every morning and go.. "who's the pretty girl. i'm soo in love with you, i wanna marry you.."
Piercings: 3
Righty or lefty: Right First.... Piercing: 6 years ago. ears Person u see in the morning: kim. coz he's my housemate Award: for the one that would grow up but never grow out of her awkward teenage years Sport u join: shopping. shopping in 3 inch high heels for 2 hours should be considered an olympic sport. don't judge it till you actually try it. Pet: 3 rabbits - K.O, 1 dog - K.O., turtle - K.O. i don't have a very good track record as you can see.. Vacation: not been on one for a while. i don't consider that 2 week break a month ago back to KL a vacation Concert: don't remember attending one.. First crush: ?? Drinking: latte from squisito I'm about to: work till 11.30 then uni Your future... Want to get married: don't intend to at the moment unless i cave into family pressure or fall madly deeply in love with the right one. Careers in mind: journalist, editor of some magazine, designer / making jewelry Which is better? something that allows me to achieve all 3 Hugs or kisses: xoxo Shorter or taller?: taller Romantic or spontaneous: a combination of both. i'm very greedy aren't i.. Sensitive or loud: loud. Troublemaker or hesitant?: trouble is my middle name. Have u ever.... Drank bubbles: yes.. i really wanna try kristal.. costs $400 Aud. =( lost glasses/contacts: i've broken several pairs of glasses tho.. Ran away from home: yea. for like half a day. liked someone younger: no liked someone older: so far my track record says i've only ever dated older guys Broke someone's heart: yeah.. sorry! it was by accident/intentional *(cross out whichever is applicable to your situation) truthfully i think my heart got broken more tho.. karma. what goes around comes back to kick you in the arse Been arrested: no. i'm a juvenile waiting to be thrown in and locked up for the betterment of the public Cried when someone died: yea. balled them out like a stupid. Do u believe in... Miracles: if it happens to me right now. i would. wait* nothing happened.. no.. Heaven: i believe that it is an interesting idea... Santa Claus: yea. along with the tooth fairy, rudolph the red nose reindeer and.. (continued below) Magic: yes and fairies, gnomes, witches, wizards... Angels: if they really looked down at you all the time.. that's kinda creepy stalker-ish right? i mean you'd be in the toilet peeing and an angel is looking at you. in real life you call those people perverts... Tag 5 people: JJ - you've been tagged twice now! Willie Nh3 MinMin whoever bo ming gia cho (nothing better in the world to do) and is reading my blog now.. now i've given you something to do..
Surgery: 2 wisdom teeth. 3 years back. hurt like a fucking bitch
Currently...
Eating: blueberry bagel
Want kids: that don't cry don't demand and don't make too much noise.
Lips or eyes?: both are equally important
Kissed a stranger?: yes? no? maybe? i can't remember... must have been a drunken night
Yourself?: yes. no. sometimes. it falters
Answer truthfully..
Is there someone u want to be with right now?: not in particular. but i'd like to have someone to want to be with.
Do u believe in God?: kuan nim po pi me... woot* she rocks my world the way red hot chilli peppers / artic monkeys does in the morning..
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Hello!
*heaves a long sigh* at least it's much better than my normal one that is currently only consisting of depressing news about me.
well hopefully dork makes and appearance soon. he's currently slutting his way all across melbourne. champion. i just suppose it's all in his character.
i sincerely hope that he doesn't try to whack me when he sees this.
i'm currently slaving away another day at work to buy another pair of shoes. big question playing up: should i just save up to buy that chanel bag instead?
Monday, March 10, 2008
BEST WEEKEND EVER
Spent the weekend in Birmingham at the All England Badminton Championships with my badminton gang. We were probably the noisiest group in the arena with our 'Come On!'s and 'Malaysia Boleh!'s. Unfortunately, our precocious young pair Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong fell at the first hurdle and we had to suffer watching Lee Chong Wei as well as veteran pair Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah lose in the semis. But overall it was a treat to watch all the action live and in the flesh. And as an additional bonus, we got to meet Koo Kien Keat and Lee Chong Wei and get their photos and autographs at their hotel thanks to my friend who used to train with KKK in their younger days in the Perak state team. Ah happiness. :)
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Dato just turned 21!!
HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY!
may you celebrate it drunk with laughter, alcohol and love
loads of xoxo!
wish i was there
Diva
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
forgetting how to laugh
you know i think you've lost a little bit of your spark. you don't look so happy anymore.
maybe it's because i cry myself to sleep too many times
maybe it's because with everything going on i feel the loneliest now
maybe coz with everything that is going on it feels as if every part of my soul is being slowly sapped away.
one day i'm afraid i might not be able to laugh anymore.
i've already stopped for so long that happiness feels like a distant memory
it's weird
this feeling of always being so sad
yet it's becoming more and more normal everyday
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Winter Blues
Chinese New Year's coming up. Wish I could be home. Actually know some people who are going home for just a week to spend CNY. Lucky bastards. I really miss my mum's homecooked feasts... And to The Diva, I would like some cookies! Pineapple tarts especially - but only if it's not too much trouble. :)
Nothing much else going on. The Manchester Games are coming up this Saturday and I'll be playing mixed doubles for badminton. Classes have also started for the 2nd semester - Global Justice is fantastic (why didn't I choose PPE or Politics and IR as a degree?!) while all my other business and economics modules are sleep inducing. I need a miracle to get a 2.1. SIGH.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Going home soon.. soon..
can't be helped everyone is doing their own "thang" in different parts of the world at the moment.
good news is that the dork will be posting up soon.
hopefully he will crack under pressure. so dato please go and nag him some more on facebook. he's agreed to post here but he's just procrastinating on it.
(re: taking ages to join facebook situation all over again.)
i'll be back on the first day of cny. that would be the 7th of feb.
yay!!
when the both of you were having a holiday prancing away, i had to study and work. so no declarations of how unfair it is ok!
so there i'm going home now for a well deserved break!!
dato, do you want me to post you cny cookies?
a care package with loads of xoxo's stamped across it.
Monday, January 21, 2008
London Calling
1. Awesome, accommodating, funny UCL buddies
2. 2 Jap restaurants (oh-so-rare in Manchester)
1 1960s-style American diner (jukeboxes and milkshakes ala 'Happy Days')
1 Chinese restaurant (London's best duck rice)
Too many Krispy Kremes
3. Drunk Monopoly (No more cash: just credit cards. And vodka)
4. Stupidly hilarious pervy convos.
5. Badminton at the UCL social
6. Casinos Casinos CASINOS!
Ah good times. :)
Sunday, January 20, 2008
it's just not fair..
Dato is prancing around in London
Dork is slutting his way in KL
and here i am
working my ass off in melbourne
so i can pay my rent
so i can eat better
so i can hopefully buy more shoes along the way..
and studying so i can get extra credit for my summer course
but if i suddenly take off and run away
don't blame me
i just need a really long break
sigh*
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Remembering
I miss the randomness of talking about everything and nothing at all.
I miss the hilarious times when we posed in the Gap and Armani stores.
I miss the rush of speeding down highways in the batmobile.
I miss the support for each other during times of need like the time I wrecked my car.
I miss the petty squabbles while growing up and laughing about them years later.
I miss the laidbackness, the generosity and the spirit of giving.
I miss the simple stuff like chilling out over a good meal.
I miss the company of my best friends.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Kids Swearing
How I waste my time
1. Prison Break
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Heroes
5. House
6. Scrubs
7. Ugly Betty
8. How I Met Your Mother
9. Gossip Girl
10. The Tudors
11. Weeds
12. Smallville
13. CSI
14. CSI: NY
15. Family Guy
These are the ones I watched on a religious weekly basis. They don't even include random stuff like Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond re-runs. All the time I could be putting to better use I spend in front of the computer watching all these shows. ARGH! (Gossip Girl is a guilty vice I have to admit cos it's my OC replacement! But hey I don't need to justify myself!)
During the American Writers' Strike I was in TV limbo cos I had absolutely nothing to watch! At times I was even reduced to watching crap tween shows like Hannah Montana (which is puke-inducingly bad by the way).
One more exam to go! Marketing and Political Morality went really well so I'm hoping to keep up this good run. Then it's off to London for the weekend! :)
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
pedophilic cartoons
the not-so-secret-anymore fact that i think that the wiggles are pedophiles. i even think barney the dinosaur is a pedophile under that big purple inviting disguise of his. the bright colours and happy-fying songs are all to lure little kids into a state of trust. the Hi-5 team could possibly be pedophiles if they were say 10 years older.
old men jumping around singing kids songs is just plain wrong. they really should get a life.
you can blame me for being bitchy, but i'm blaming michael jackson for teaching me that you can never be too careful
it all started coz PharmySharon wanted to stick a wiggles plaster on my cut. o god the horror. not to mention 100% fashion roadkill alongside showing support for closet-pedophiles. even tho the plaster might be free i'd rather spend money buying a plain looking one. (i didn't have to tho, she had a plain one ready)
if i have kids they're never watching those shows. the most i can deal with is sesame street. even then i have to think twice. i heard the guys who lend their voices to the characters are stoned nearly 90% of the time while the show is being taped.
jj> i dunno about the 2 blogs thing yet. i started this just so we could keep in touch. i'll get will to start blogging at least once a week when i can reach him, i'm sure he'll be kinda up to it. but he's not contactable at the moment. Dork is slutting himself halfway round kl by now from what i heard.
bleah* lucky bastard
First Post
This feels weird cos I haven't blogged in over a year!
It's exam season! 2 more papers to go and yet here I am procrastinating.
*sidenote: Lyn do you think you can handle contributing to 2 blogs? And will William really contribute? :P
Ok back to the books!

(Isn't this pic of us 3 Musketeers better? :D)
Monday, January 14, 2008
HELP
can one of you please book the first flight to melbourne
(i think Willy Wonka would be a better candidate la since JJ is having exams)
and come here and just chop my credit card up please?
i'll put up a little resistance, but just chop it up!! ok?
it's pure EVIL
i'm 2 dresses, 2 tops, 1 pair of jeans and a pair of shoes poorer.
FUG..
and that is seriously damn poor ok
it's the sales!!! everything in my mail 50-70% off online special sales, special sales for VIP members, sales for designer clothes.
i'm so not going out anywhere this weekend.
hermit mode - ON
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Bitch Rambling in Melbourne
by the time you read this you most likely figured that i've set up a blog for the 3 of us.
coz well i'm stuck in melbourne working to pay my rent, willy wonka is either backpacking his way thru some jungle or partying his ass off in kl and NgJJ is stuck in manchester sitting for his exams.
so me being bored here at work and missing the both of you decided to set up this blog for us to just keep in touch. so hopefully you guys take the time to blog and update this so i can keep in touch with you.
much love
the diva
xx

