minum milo dapat nintendo

I've got a little good news for the people who still pop by my blog once in a while, hoping in vain that I'd update it.

"Hey, I'm updating my blog now la!"

Anyways, it's not extremely amazingly good news, just a little fun update to share. SHIT, just realized I just gave it away in the title. Oh well~

So, back in December 2008, I entered a really random contest by Milo - Peraduan MILO "Sikit-sikit, lama-lama jadi bukit". All you had to do was to count the number of MILO packs hidden in a picture and submit your entry with a proof of purchase. I figured, since people in my office drinks Milo a lot and there's always Milo in the office, why not? Not like I had to invest in buying Milo; I just had to pay for stamps.


I had completely forgotten about it, thinking that I'd never win because I never win lotteries or lucky draws or anything of that sort....until last week, when I got a package from an unidentified company.


Silly thing is, I didn't even know what I won. I saw the Super Mario Brothers game first because the whole thing was bubble-wrapped so tightly and the first thing that came to my mind was "hey! I won a game! I can give that to mr. boyfriend...".



But the letter told me otherwise! I had won a Nintendo DS Lite (yes, in this color), a Super Mario Brothers game and a RM200 Hong Leong bank account!!!


I am one of the 5 lucky weekly winners! It's really crazy...

...but do you want to know what's even crazier??

Guess what my housemate won in a different contest?

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Guess!

Ok fine, la la la. I tell I tell.

She won VVIP tickets to Lee Hom's concert this coming weekend AND backstage passes! I think there's some after show party that she has access to as well...isn't that insane?? She only entered 6 entries. And she won the grand prize.

LOL. Now, that kind of luck I don't have la. But our apartment must have pretty good fengshui!

Alritey, I've done my update. Signing off now...ciao~

Haha...what a perspective!

Think we've got it bad? U. Chicago has it worse

By Julie Straus
Columnist

Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2000

Two weeks ago, I visited a friend at the University of Chicago. A renowned research institution, Chicago's undergraduate program is better known as the school "where fun goes to die." With a quarter system, Chicago students endure three sets of finals per year. But here at Princeton, we're complaining about exams after winter break.

Compared with students at most schools, we are spoiled. We have 24 weeks of classes, compared to Chicago's 30. This week is designated "midterm week," and most professors schedule assignments accordingly. Yes, there are professors that schedule midterms and papers outside this period, but most do not. As many Chicago students can confirm, midterms there run from Week Four through Week 10.

Certainly, we are an exception when it comes to reading periods: nine days before exams devoted to catching up. The University is even gracious enough not to count Houseparties weekend in those nine days. Chicago designates two days that begin immediately following the last class of the quarter. So does Columbia. Penn allots three days. Yale students are lucky, with seven. I am not advocating change, because I think Princeton's academic program has evolved to fit the nine-day reading period. But I am asking that we put our situation into perspective.

As fortunate as we are, why do we complain about too much work? Last spring, when Chicago administrators proposed a plan to weaken their core curriculum, students there protested for months to preserve what many see as cumbersome academic requirements.

Too many Princeton students act as though they are owed "better" — less reading, fewer papers, longer vacations. Actually, we are owed nothing. Professors are the employees in the academic world; we are merely the clients. They are paid to challenge us, to help us develop our minds and pursue our interests. To do so requires reading, writing, examinations and assignments.

Attending this school is not a job, and it is not something we have to do. This society has created a system that justifies our spending four years pursuing our interests and expanding our minds. As college students, most of us have little real responsibility. Yet somehow, some of us have come to place so much emphasis on our classes that we perceive them as something akin to a job and beg for benefits.

For those who say that an advanced degree is essential in today's employment market, and thus argue that completing this education is something we must do, I respond that you did not have to choose Princeton. You could have enrolled in a technical school, learned a trade and earned a decent living. A Princeton education is a gift that we are fortunate to have received. This is a luxury — to spend four years exploring anything and everything, from astrophysics to Zen Buddhism — but we are not entitled to any of this. What we take away from our Princeton experience is directly related to what we put into it. "Dean Hargadon and Company" offered each of us admission here because they believe that we are the individuals that will make the most of our time here and the resources available to us.

Whining about work is not making the most of the Princeton experience. If your work is such a burden, perhaps you are taking the wrong classes. At the same time, however, we must strike a delicate balance between class work, extracurricular activities and socializing. In this respect, we should not emulate Chicago, where the first Monday in February is an academic vacation affectionately called "Suicide Prevention Day." Chicago earned its notoriety because too many students there were unable to strike the appropriate balance between class work and extracurricular activities. Let us not suffer the same fate. But let us not suffer the worse fate of misunderstanding why we are here.

steak steak steak

OMG...Morton's is sooooo goooooood!

Or perhaps I haven't had good steak in a long while...

unattenable promises

I had promised myself the Coach bag if I don't screw up in this project.

Damnit, I don't think I'm getting it =(.

say hi to my baby!

Way overdue, as usual. But can't really help it when wireless does not work in my house even after we've changed the router from the Belkin guy.

So here's the story:

I finally got my first Coach bag.

*tears*

I knew mr. boyfriend's mom was getting a Coach bag as a christmas present even before I went to HK but I didn't know which one. She kept me guessing and mr. boyfriend was of no help because he was not there when his mom bought it. Maggie and I even went into Coach stores to try to guess which bag. We were pretty close -- we did guess the Sabrina bag. However, I was pretty sure I would not be getting a monogram bag and we did not see this bag and therefore did not guess this exact design.

So why did mr. boyfriend's mom bought me a Coach bag?

Last year, I told mr. boyfriend that there are many different levels to expensive handbags...you start low with Coach, Nine West or Kate Spade then move on to the Guccis, Pradas, LVs and Channels.

He went and told his mom I said that.

*bangs head on the wall*

Definitely not something your boyfriend should tell his mom!!!

Anyways, I like it that it's not conventional, its monogram more subtle due to the color contrast and that it is convertible between a shoulder strap bag and a hand-held bag. Of course, after my baby's debut at our horse-racing day out at the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Hong Kong (yes, I went horse-racing! Will tell the story another day), I have not used it much especially in Malaysia.

Say hi to my baby!
Then I started browsing the Coach website and saw this bag:

COACH PARKER LEATHER LARGE CONVERTIBLE HIPPIE $358

What do you guys think?

Yeah, I know it's a little boring but honestly I'm not a very adventurous shopper and I'm drawn to the shape of this bag. I also want something practical that I can carry to work and it would be able to fit papers and notebooks. Just not sure which color I should go for...

The mustard yellow is not as dull as the brown but even the mustard yellow is a big adventurous for me!

What say you?

on this and on that

On Chinese New Year: It was a VERY very quiet Chinese New Year for me this year, even more quiet than when I was studying in the US. It was also a VERY very wet Chinese New Year in Kuching, as the rain kept pouring down. But surprisingly, I ended up spending more time with my high school friends this short 5 days than in the last 4 years altogether. And even more surprisingly, it was also during this break that I had my first taste of going home past midnight in Kuching!! 12.30 a.m....damn sad right?

On Lee Chong Wei: As I was checking in at the airport in Kuching for my flight back to KL, we saw the national badminton team who's on the same flight as me. My dad goes, "Eh, the badminton team is here. Where is Lee Chong Wei?" and at that moment, Lee Chong Wei proceeds to walk past my dad. My little brother who idolizes him was too chicken to get his autograph and we didn't have any camera with us but he was still super duper uber excited to see Lee Chong Wei in person. At the boarding gate, I decided to ask for his autograph and my little brother is extremely happy now. I got to admit, I was a little awestruck and nervous because I was afraid Lee Chong Wei would say no.

On Valentine's Day: mr. boyfriend is coming this Friday for the weekend! Enough said =)

the inaugural sekhar memorial lecture with the honorary bill clinton RUINED by RUDE LADY!

I never had abundant luck throughout my life. Of course, I consider myself lucky as I always seemed to manage to pull through at every level of my life (getting an overseas scholarship; accepted into University of Chicago; working for McKinsey) but I almost never win any lucky draws or random competitions or lotteries. So I was extremely excited when I found out that I had "won" a spot to listen to Bill Clinton give a speech in his inaugural visit to Malaysia.

Clinton gave an amazing speech -- it was captivating, relevant and inspiring. He was charming and he knew what to say and what not to say. He was also funny and definitely a joy to listen. I was and is still very glad that I was there amongst the crowd.

I really thank the organizers -- Sekhar Foundation and ASLI -- who footed the bill and brought Bill Clinton to Malaysia for this wonderful occasion. However, I was terribly offended by the people who were working the registration.

We were told to register and pick up our ticket/tags earlier at around 2pm. I was wearing a grey top and suit skirt (without the suit jacket) with heels, totally appropriate as "smart/business attire" as prescribed in the emails sent out to us. But when I picked up my ticket, the registration table asked me "where's your jacket?".

First of all, a question such as "where's your jacket?" should not be asked during registration (since the lecture was later at 5-6pm). A polite reminder to wear a jacket during the lecture would suffice.

Secondly, there was NO indication in the email that we NEEDED to wear a suit jacket. The email distinctively wrote "smart/business attire" and obviously I was careful enough to make sure of that for something as important as this.

I lied and said that my suit jacket was in the office but I couldn't help pointing out the fact that I was NEVER told to wear a suit jacket.

The youngsters at the table immediately started looking for someone who had more authority to speak with me and this lady stepped to the front to talk to me.

I repeated what I said and she retorted, "no, it's business formal".

Please la, I have the email from the organizers as proof can?

She insisted over and over again that it's business formal and then proceeded to make a comment "you're going to meet Bill Clinton without wearing your jacket?".

That is SO not the point. Not that I'll actually meet him (not to mention that I was sitted so far behind!).

I was at least in business casual if not slightly more formal than business casual and she was wearing this V-necked dress with some cleavage showing. Please tell me which is more appropriate?

And while I was still talking to her, she went "next person please" and totally ignored me!!!

I didn't want to argue anymore because she's obviously awful and rude and will not budge from her self-declared righteousness and I'll forgive her ignorance although my blood was boiling from the way she was treating me. I may be young, but a little respect please! I wasn't even being rude and I was simply pointing out a fact. It is SO Malaysian to not let people argue the facts and treat the public like shit and that's what I HATE about Malaysia. I'm sure that if I were in a different country, someone would have apologized for the inconvenience and patiently explain that there may have been some miscommunication but a suit jacket would be needed.

And guess what?

This girl who was sitting next to me in the lecture was wearing jeans and slippers wtf!

I wished I had been braver to fight it out and ask for the supervisor's name for being so rude and inconsiderate.