I'm graduating!

Here i am at fakulti kejuruteraan elektrik. Wah, can't wait to graduate!

Wanna update but got servayed instead

1.Silly name you were called by your friends?

:: jacintut, cintoot, tanter, jesi jesinta, si karen

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2.What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

:: choc & peppermint

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3.What movie/s are you waiting for?

:: Twilight

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4.If you wanted to be in a band, what would you be?

:: The Lead Singer

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5.What is the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?

:: Butot

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6.Do you want to live with your gf/bf forever?

:: okay bah juga

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7.Where is the place you want to be in right now?

:: in heaven hahaha

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8.What song are you listening to?

:: Jon McLaughlin's So Close

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9.If you were given the chance to show your talent on stage, what would it be?

:: stand-up comedy

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10.What movie/s made you cry?

:: Muppet Christmas Carol...must be those damn hormones

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11.Name famous people/s you had a crush on?

:: Daniel Henney and Rashid Salleh

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12 What are your favorite drinks?

:: Coffeeeeee, Starbucks

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13 Which cartoon characters are your

favorite?

:: Bloo

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14.Last day you went shopping?

:: Today...gonna continue tomorrow hehehe

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15.If you could freely kill just one celebrity, who would it be?

:: if i tell, i'll be in jail

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16.Coke or Pepsi?

:: Coke

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17.In a week, how many times do you go online?

:: Everyday

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18.Pink or blue?

:: Blue

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19.Describe yourself in one word.

:: jacinta?

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20.What's the first thing you do when you wake up?

:: tidur balik

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21.What's the last thing you do before you go to sleep?

:: brush my teeth

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22.Something in you that you're proud of:

:: my talents in music and drama...i guess...my sense of humour

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23.Are you happy?

:: yes

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24.Why?

:: for no reason at all

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25.But is there something you wanna do?

:: tell my ex "Ko**h!!" hahahahhaha

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26.Complete this sentence: THE WORLD NEEDS...

:: a hero

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27.What was the last thing you ate?

:: maggi mee asam laksa...malas mau masak

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28.If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Why?

:: Pink cos it's cute

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29.What did you eat for breakfast?

:: sandwich

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30.Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?

:: Felly

31.Who is the last person you texted?

:: Alicia

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32.What will you be doing after this?

:: sleep...tomorrow have to wake up early

End of survey...See you in December!!!

What if your soul mate is right in front of your eyes?

Yesterday morning, after church I went for brekkie alone at my fave shop in GM(sobs...sia kelaparan sudah bah...bergegar2 ni driving, time di Mass pun ndak concentrate). While waiting for my food and nice cuppa java to arrive, I observed something so amusing that I got the inspiration to write about it. There was this young couple, about mid-twenties, sitting next to each other, eating silently. I noticed the occasional eye contact, but none of that "I suap you and you suap me" PDA-ish thingy...hmmm...anywho, I also noticed that everytime the boyfriend looked elsewhere or eating his food, the girlfriend was looking intently at somewhere else, or should I say...someone else. I hope I didn't exposed myself...luckily I didn't, cos if I did, manalah sia terkasitau kamurang kan?

I thought she was merely looking or glancing, but I noticed that she was looking at a guy at the corner table. Well, he looks like an average Joe, but who knows there might be some hidden passion behind that guy. In my eyes, cumil bah juga the kusai. She looked softly at him, you can notice that something is going on inside her...then, she let out a sigh.

The guy she was looking at, also returned her glances. His eyes were intense and I could see some sparks flying...bzzz...bzzz...bzzzz...then when I glanced at the girl, dia pula tersipu-sipu makan kunun. YAIIII...

Dalam hati sia, apa bah kamurang main tingu-tingu ni?

I think the girl memang lama sudah minat sama ni lelaki, walaupun dorang macam strangers in the night. Before they left (and my watanho sejuk suda...) the girl's boyfriend pi shake hands sama the guy. Cheh, berkawan pula dorang ni. I was asking myself, didn't he noticed that intense glancing or come-hither eye contact between his friend and girlfriend? I observed the girl's behaviour as they were leaving the premise. Her smile was polite and her eyes were sad. And the guy's? He looked at his friend and then to the girl, then he looked away...looking at his coffee kunun.

Mungkin ada cerita bah di sebalik lakonan dorang ni. Maybe at one moment in time, they had feelings for each other but none of them dared to take the chance. Maybe both of them fear rejection or their feelings not reciprocal. Or maybe there's trouble in the girl's relationship?

Anyhow, what would you do if your soul mate is right in front of you? He or she is there, waiting...looking...hoping that you would come up first...and show them your feelings.

Kalau sia?

Hmm...sakit bah rejection. Kalah2 sakit kena jarum oleh beribu-ribu jarum.

But if I didn't confess, until when should I wait? I don't want to spend my life with a guy I barely love and surely I don't want to look what could be and sigh.

My Verdict?

I'll Let You Know...Soon.

hehehehehehehe

A Message From a Comedian

I got this message via email from one of my former students, Gloria. I find this message witty, yet it made me think of how real the circumstances mentioned in his message. It was written by George Carlin, one of America's greatest comedian.

Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.
A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

TWILIGHT

Forbidden love between a mortal and a vampire?

Sounds...romantic.

Twilight, according to its official website tells us about the love between an ordinary girl named Bella Swan and a vampire (a very handsome vampire) Edward Cullen. According to website (which you can check out at http://www.twilightthemovie.com) TWILIGHT is an action-packed, modern-day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire.

Here's the synopsis:
Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring about fitting in with the trendy girls at her Phoenix high school. When her mother re-marries and sends Bella to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she doesn't expect much of anything to change. Then she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), a boy unlike any she's ever met. Edward is a vampire, but he doesn't have fangs and his family is unique in that they choose not to drink human blood. Intelligent and witty, Edward sees straight into Bella's soul. Soon, they are swept up in a passionate, thrilling and unorthodox romance. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But what will Edward & Bella do when a clan of new vampires - James (Cam Gigandet), Laurent (Edi Gathegi) and Victoria (Rachelle Lefevre) - come to town and threaten to disrupt their way of life? (source: Twilight Official Website, http://www.twilightthemovie.com)


The story reminds me of Anne Rice's vampire sagas and of course, one of my favourite vampire movies is Queen of the Damned (starring the late Aaliyah). But it also reminds me of The Covenant where the story was about four handsome men who were wizards...eh, wait...that's wizards, not vampires.

Since a friend of mine recommended the book to me, so I'm going to read it FIRST before I watch the movie. Check out the trailer:

Alicia and Cynta's Saloon DAY

I had been thinking to re-perm my hair. Since I had so many bad experiences with hair saloons, I went saloon hunting a day before my birthday. So, I decided to try GRAND MILLENIUM HAIR SALOON, located at our trademark CKS, Nosoob Baru hahaha. I decided to try their eyebrow shaping service cos it's kinda cheap (RM5, and she even lined my eyes for free). At the end of the brief service, I began to enquire about the highlight (cos si Alicia mau highlight rambut dia) price as well as hair perm.

Mell (the hairstylist - looks cute herself, people say if you like the hairstylist's hair, then your hair will be treated nicely) told me that the highlight can begin as cheap as RM5 per "batang" (I guess, per streak...whatever you may call it) till rm120 for full head. As for hair perming, it ranges from rm80 to rm120 as well. But the perk is you will get two FREE treatment sessions worth RM31 each. So today, Alicia and I went back to the saloon and tried her services. Here's a peek of our after-session...

During Highlight...Al's head is full with aluminium foils

Al sans foils...tres chic! heehehe

Me with my "new" perm-do...hahahaha


If you like what you see ( I mean our hair!!), head up to Grand Milennium Hair Saloon, located at Plaza Grand Milennium, Nosoob Baru, Penampang.

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

WOOOHOOOO!!!!

I have lived 26 years at 12 midnight today.

Two days earlier, I decided that this year's birthday is going to be a different one. I promised to drag myself to do the things I would usually don't do (hope u get what it means). My typical birthday celebration would be me staying at home and watch Disney Channel, then at night I would go out with my friends to celebrate. Family? My celebration with my family is usually held during the weekends (except when my birthday falls on a weekend).

Although birthdays are usuallyhappy affairs, well how would I know that this year would be "different"? Hey, I didn't plan for today's event to unfold according to moi...see, I ain't a sitcom. But, today...18 November 2008 is one-of-a-kind.

Let me begin with 12 midnight, 18 November.

12midnight :

I wished myself a Happy Birthday and replied my sis-in-law text.
Wrote in my private journal.
Dad knocked at my door, to wake me up (but, I was awake) and to get ready cos Kung2 Johny had passed away (RIP Kung2!!)

My "birthday face"!

9am - 3pm
Woke up from a brief sleep and replied the SMSes I received from my friends and colleagues (awww, they remembered :-))
Turn on my laptop and login to Facebook - replied the messages on the Wall.
Dad told me to get ready to go to Kung2's wake at Tionghua Funeral Parlour.
Breakfast at Luyang - Roti Kawin (make that 4 pieces panggang ones...yummy!! Two half-boiled eggs and a cup of old-fashioned Kopi Susu)
After breakfast, Dad and I terlimpas kedai 4D and Dad asked whether to buy number or not. Bah, I said, I had my birthday today and Kung2 died oso today, so what the heck! That is one of the things I don't normally do on my birthday. So yeah, Dad conveniently asked me to go and buy...sudalah I never bought a lottery ticket in my life...I bought one line only that!! Mati2 my dad ketawa and he went and bought his (10 line kunun). Then, off we went to Tionghua Funeral Parlour at Mile 5.
7pm till now

My last minute dinner gathering!! Alicia and I decided on Country Grill as the venue. I wanted to do a karaoke-themed party but I think intimate settings and gathering are wayyyyyy better hehehe...anyway, I have never done a birthday party where the number of guests are small and the restaurant has a beautiful ambience and good service and cheap food! Guess what, I didn't even blow my budget there!! hahaha

Although I wanted to do things differently on my birthday this year, this is the part where I wanted to keep, if time and tide permit. I cherished the company I had that night. All our lawaks, laughter, spontaneous stories, you named it...all came out at the dinner table. Pus and Mel missed the "toast" when we toast for Felly's upcoming engagement and of course the toast for moi! But never mind...the fun begins right after hehe...I love the presents as well, so thoughtful and personal. It has always been like that, and I've always wanted a gathering like this. It was so lovely...by the way, the cake was also something out of the ordinary cos it was sponsored by...Mel and Pus! And the rest of the crowd in the restaurant supported and clapped when my friends belted out a bootleg, original version of Happy Birthday (and the background songs after Happy Birthday were mostly Christmas Songs!! Oh, Christmas thou art so near!)

All in all, my birthday is bliss!! And I loved every minute of it.

This blog post is dedicated to Kung2 Johny

Eternal rest grant upon him, O Lord, and may your perpetual light shine on him. Amen.

For One More Day

Today, I can't help to ponder on the fragility of life; how death can come without knocking. On my way back from breakfast today, I felt so glad and blessed to be alive; to be able to see the world as it goes. Then, my dad called me and told me to go to the Palliative Ward to visit my grand-uncle, Kung2 Johnny who is now terminally ill with prostrate cancer.

Upon arriving at the Palliative Ward, I was shocked to see Kung2 Johnny lying there, hardly recognisable. The last time I saw him during Chinese New Year, he was still jovial despite the cancerous cells slowly eating his body. I recalled fondly of him, hugging me so tight and treating me as if I were his only grand-niece. I can still hear his shaky, yet tender voice telling me to take good care of myself and my family. Yet, the frail old man lying on the hospital bed, getting in and out of consciousness is hardly the same Kung2 who said those words to me.

I cried.

I cried to see his frail body.

I cried to see his wife held his hands lovingly as we said the prayer for the dying.

I cried because I remembered he was the only grand-uncle who never called me names when I was young; the one who always treat me like I'm one of his actual grand-daughters.

His condition made me think of how I've spent my life so far. Perhaps, he is God's reminder to me that life is fragile. I wonder...have I been really living all these while?

What am I going to do if I only have one more day with my loved ones?

Pic of myself?? The Former Ratu At Home hahah

I'm responding to this tag as requested by pare ku, si Anie hehehe...

[1] Take a recent picture of yourself or take a picture of yourself right NOW!

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[2] DON'T change your clothes, DON'T fix your hair... Just take a picture.

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[3] Post that picture with NO editing.

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[4] Post these instruction with your picture.

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The People Tagged for this are:

Felly
Mary
Lydia
Imelda
Eric
Bian
sepa2 who wanted to kasi tunjuk face hahaha

Nah, puas2 la kamu tingu 'bekas ratu'

HAHAHAHAHHAHA

Cikgu, kau bekas ratu kah?

Kamu percaya kah kalau sia kestau kamu yang ada cikgu approach sia tanya sia the above question? When he asked me, I felt like I wanted to roll on the floor laughing sampai terberak. I know-lah bah my face ni ndaklah drop-dead-gorgeous, tapi bulih2 bah ada orang tanya sia soalan tersebut dengan "sumerius" sekali. Our brief conversation follows below:

Cikgu A : Cikgu, are you Cik Jacinta Karen?

Me : Yeah. I'm Jacinta. Napa?

Cikgu A : Cikgu, kau bekas ratu Unduk Ngadau kah? Ada colleague kau kestau kami kau bekas ratu.

Me : (dalam hati) Buduuuuuhhhhhhh...

Me : Hahaha (ketawa polite kunun) tedalah. (Celaka kau, C***)

Cikgu A : Tapi, cikgu macam ada tu aura yang pernah ikut pertandingan ratu cantik bah...macamanapun, cikgu punya nama ada dalam senarai pengadil Unduk Ngadau ah.

Me : Bah, sa mana2 seja (yaiiiiii...AKU jadi pengadil Unduk Ngadau??)

Maybe, all of you were asking how come there was an Unduk Ngadau pageant in November. Well, our school and another school in Lahad Datu had our RIMUP (Rancangan Integrasi Murid Untuk Perpaduan) programme today and one of the main events were Unduk Ngadau. It was quite a suitable event cos the theme was "Perpaduan Melalui Perayaan" or something like that.

So there I was, a judge for the Unduk Ngadau event. My segment was personality in which I have to judge the participants' "senyuman and interaksi". Hahaha...these are my verdicts of the final 5 contestant:

Contestant 1 : Senyum2 kambing...REJECT!!
Contestant 2 : Okay, good smile...good eye contact...alaaaaa...tergagap waktu introduction..tiapa!
Contestant 3 : Wuisheh...ini memang ada bakat jadi ratu ni...gaya ada, stail ada...OK! PASS!
Contestant 4 : Wow, this girl's smile is so genuine..sampai nampak di mata dia. Gaya jalan pun okay, jawab soalan pun okay...
Contestant 5 : Uinah...lemah gemalai ni orang oh...cara capak pun okay...jawapan pun bulih tahan...kasilah markah tinggi sikit hehehe

And the winner was.....

CONTESTANT 4!!!

but seriously...

BEKAS RATU?????

ROFL!!