tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47543566304699520452024-03-05T15:31:04.073+08:00Dance DeluxeThis blog was created by Stephanie Lee as a writing outlet. Purely for own thoughts, recollections, memories. Mainly as a writing outlet. Partly to pass the time away and motivate herself to scribble and exercise her fingers more. Basically for fun.slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-57239867848163230132008-05-20T22:44:00.003+08:002008-05-20T22:50:30.076+08:00Here Comes the SunI"M BLOGGING AGAIN !!!<br /><br />I've set up a new blog, people !!! But it's more private than this one. I've come to realise privacy isn't exactly a bad thing and a lot of things should not be made public.<br /><br />Anyway, if you wanna visit my new blog, please email or ask me through MSN. My blog's really a personal one, I don't want any Tom, Dick, and Henry reading my blog and commenting and insulting and saying slutty stuff and using the opportunity to stalk/threaten me.<br /><br />The world is a less safe place these days. Protect yourselves my friends...slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-30302349183642193622008-04-25T13:39:00.003+08:002008-04-25T14:06:05.525+08:00Closure.Hey everyone,<br /><br />I am closing this blog down for time being. The reason for my doing so is because I'm getting too distracted and procrastinating way too much . I've way too many things to do right now, and keeping a blog is not on my list of priorities.<br /><br />And I've just realised..I can't really commit to keeping a blog ! I had so many plans ( gosh, sound so naive now ) but I can't afford the time to materialize on them right now. I've too little time to do all the things I want to do. MUST PRIORITIZE..cannot LAZITIZE...I cannot keep making excuses like ' have no time' and all those whatnothaveyou crap.<br /><br />Besides, I don't want to trash the blog-sphere with my rants and ravings. I'd rather have a blog that sounded different. And mine is just so..mainstream ? it's not like me at all. I don't sound like me here. At least, parts of me don't. And it's really hard to be totally creative online. How to let my creative juices flow when I don't even know how this stupid thing works properly ? I have to discover myself first. Before polluting the universe.<br /><br />And frankly, the major reason why I want to stop blogging for time being until I've matured & gained more techie skils ?<br /><br />I want to start writing again.<br /><br />Forgive if you can, forget you CANNOT. I will def announce the coming up of my 2nd blog soon,<br /><br />When I've learnt how to do all those cool things in 5 mins flat and become a comp-pro and finished doing my uni stuff and gained triple pirrouttes and become a better daughter,friend, and student, I shall set up my 2nd blog.<br /><br />And I promise you, that will be 100 and 10 percent better.slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-8948551953102049152008-04-22T22:55:00.002+08:002008-04-22T23:07:52.160+08:00The Yang of my Yin Day1) I made a random search for images of Stephanie Lee and look at what I found ! <a href="http://www.stephanie-lee.blogspot.com/">www.stephanie-lee.blogspot.com</a> Well, she beat me to that name, and Oxford as well. Ain't the world getting smaller ???<br /><br />2) Got a free lift from Khai Hoong, I was really lucky to bump into you !!! And rediscovered my love of Kipling's poems. I found this just 5 mins ago !!!<br /><br /><em><strong>Now this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky;</strong></em><br /><em><strong>And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.</strong></em><br /><em><strong>As the creeper that girdles the tree-trunk the Law runneth forward and back --</strong></em><br /><em><strong></strong></em><br /><em><strong>For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack</strong></em><br /><em></em><br /><em>From : Law of the Jungle</em><br /><em></em><br />GORGEOUS !!! Kipling's Jungle Book was one of the first classics I ever attempted, and fell in love with. He wrote pages more of prose and poetry, but I personally prefer his poems. They rhyme, ain't verbose or boring, and make sense.<br /><br />Anyone out there who also loves poems - <em><span style="color:#33cc00;">they do save your reading time, don' they ? And it'</span></em><br /><em><span style="color:#33cc00;">s so hard to write good poetry. I don't speak for you, but brevity has always been a challenge for me</span></em>-<br /><br />should go check out this website <a href="http://www.poetryloverspage.com/">www.poetryloverspage.com</a><br /><br />They have a good collection of poems by Rudy Kippy too !!! <br /><br />3) Coming homeslsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-24697061198624533332008-04-22T22:31:00.005+08:002008-04-22T22:55:09.861+08:00Driving Test Results<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7AqQ5YhfkZ6UDYcZMy9k4MJplW6YwzA_XN0rkTMXlGw36-CNumfnxme82JKJjHZJZPPnIoSClT1t6sZFJjRGPcaBQhi41TewbrGnfRlDNlnemuAyV-ep2ohJ6kTJ2v8ukj9zcyLHJzTJ/s1600-h/ovalcar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192080694742989842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7AqQ5YhfkZ6UDYcZMy9k4MJplW6YwzA_XN0rkTMXlGw36-CNumfnxme82JKJjHZJZPPnIoSClT1t6sZFJjRGPcaBQhi41TewbrGnfRlDNlnemuAyV-ep2ohJ6kTJ2v8ukj9zcyLHJzTJ/s320/ovalcar.jpg" border="0" /></a> WHY ?????????????<br />WHY??????????????????????????<br />WHY?????????????????????????????????????<br /><br />God, why didn't I pass such a simple part of the test ? Going uphill is supposedly THE EASIEST.<br />And I, Stephanie Lee Su-Ling, the so-called brainy one, FAILED it..when every other complete idiot passed.<br /><br />My only consolation is that I passed the road driving test with 19/20.<br /><br />But this is just plain embarassing.<br /><br />And I'm exhibiting my humiliation for everyone else to hear.<br />As a lesson for myself.<br /><br /><em>Always pray before attempting to manover the wheel. And going up the hill. And getting into a car for that matter.</em><br /><p><strong><em>This is not an attempt to blame God for not letting me pass the stupid driving test. This is merely a ranting and grouse of all sorts..</em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong> </p><p><span style="color:#993399;">But God does do the Yin-Yang thing. He always gives you something good to balance out your bad day. Suffice to say, today wasn't completely wasted.</span></p><p><span style="color:#330033;"><strong>AND BLAR YOU DRIVING OFFICERS aka COMPLETE IDIOTS FOR WASTING MY TIME WHEN I COULD HAVE PASSED THAT TEST EASY PEASY, I'm still gonna drive anyway,</strong></span><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />CHOI !!! BAD LUCK SHOO SHOO !!!<br />TOUCH WOOD !!! This is so not gonna happen to me, I will not fail a 2nd time. No siree.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAS8IWIJU_raix-ppYdY4p4uUVsFM0JmQgeqtYQS5My2xOoBy3m4heCGsDwDs3YgUHKIcQtQAiEIZrfZ6GFAeBZjjKEHh8ZH2pvQxEPKNroerlJq5O9rZQ1ZwgUJyO_40m_dV-1SEdm9FH/s1600-h/failed_driving_test.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192080209411685362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAS8IWIJU_raix-ppYdY4p4uUVsFM0JmQgeqtYQS5My2xOoBy3m4heCGsDwDs3YgUHKIcQtQAiEIZrfZ6GFAeBZjjKEHh8ZH2pvQxEPKNroerlJq5O9rZQ1ZwgUJyO_40m_dV-1SEdm9FH/s320/failed_driving_test.jpg" border="0" /></a>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-2605623072346649082008-04-22T22:11:00.002+08:002008-04-22T22:31:19.210+08:00Time1st May<br />- Trip to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bukit</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cheling</span> waterfall<br /><br />2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nd</span> May<br />- Trip to the US embassy<br /><br />3rd May - 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> May<br />- Trip ( w the Gym Gang ) to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Redang</span> Island<br /><br />8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> May<br />- Trip to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Penang</span> ( Granny's 1st Death Anniversary and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Aunty</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Gaik's</span> visit )<br /><br />15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">th</span> May<br />- Trip to ***** secret destination which is still unknown at this point of time *** to celebrate Mother's Day.<br /><br />28<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">th</span> May<br />- Alexa's homecoming.<br />SO CAN"T WAIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />30<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">th</span> May - 1st June<br />- Trip to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Penang</span> ( Church Camp )<br /><br /><strong>From boring March, to slippery April, to hectic May, and final June.</strong><br /><br />My final months in Malaysia..Malaysia...A sense of dread fills me everyday now. I feel as if a time bomb is about to erupt and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">capult</span> me to US. <em>Time goes by too quickly, I wish I had more time to spend with you.</em>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-54804174015389090382008-04-16T22:53:00.003+08:002008-04-16T23:07:36.210+08:00Testimonial for Celeste about her syllabus. / Personal Fear Statement LOLHey everyone, this is a little something I wrote for Celeste a long time ago, early last year if memory does not fail me.I wrote it really fast, I think, in under 1.5 hours, because I had a jazz exam later ( probably Groove..I distinctly remember thinking about a denim skirt as I was writing this ).<br /><br />I unearthed it a minute ago while I was searching for some old essays. Rereading it makes me feel..so nostalgic...and GLAD THAT I"VE COMPLETED her jazz syllabus up to Jazz 4. At least now, I'm in Jazz 5, it's not too hard and here's where the fun starts. Part of me wants to go back to Introductory and learn the style properly, input it into every fibre of my muscles to serve me subconsiously later. But part of me is so glad I've finished and am done with it. I hated rushing and doing the Intensive course. It did make me improve very very quickly but...at what expense? I would have rather done it gradually like Tilla, so the style grows on you and there's the time factor to help you improve and give you space to practise/perfect/reflect.<br /><br />I realised last year I was too busy dancing and thinking about exams and rushing and being exhausted and applying/worrying about scholarships, hardly had time to reflect properly on my dancing.<br /><br />Well, one thing hasn't changed. My respect ( and subsequently fear, like duh, that's never gonna change I think..) for this particular teacher.<br /><em></em><br /><div align="center"><em><strong><u>Testimonial for Celeste Frances Theunissen.</u></strong></em></div><div align="center">( eh e h wWAIITTT...do you think she'll mind me putting this up ??? Is this offensive / invading privacy or whatever? Okay, I'll leave it for 1 week..or maybe just a few days first to test the waters..)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em>I have been a student of Celestar Studio of Performing Arts since March 2005 and currently enrolled in her Jazz Dance syllabus, both Introductory and Higher Levels as well as attending Celeste’s Advanced Level Ballet classes.<br /><br />I started learning Ballet at the young age of six and was only introduced to Hip Hop in Celeste’s introductory Jazz Dance syllabus in 2005. At first, it was quite hard adapting to Jazz, given my limited dance background. It was not the steps that puzzled me; it was the style, the main element that Celeste stresses on. However, I found that in time, with enough practice, determination, and of course, personal coaching from Celeste, I did very well for my Hip Hop assessment, garnering an A. Not only did I obtain the confidence to pick up another type of dance so totally different from Ballet, but I also improved in my ballet, becoming less rigid and less narrow minded in my view of dance.<br /><br />Celeste’s Jazz Dance syllabus is different in a sense, because it is structured and developed for a dancer by a dancer. Passion has its place in the syllabus. Also, it stresses on style, personal satisfaction, and enjoyment above technique and precision. I personally find that the technique, while different for every style, is still emphasized, leaving little room for me to get injured and plenty to improve and make the movement my own. Each of the seven styles in Celeste’s Jazz Dance syllabus is distinct and extremely useful knowledge to every aspiring dancer, because one must be versatile, a fact that Celeste has drummed in me and for that, I am extremely grateful. I would say, her syllabus has helped me most in diversifying; becoming a more versatile and stronger dancer with a wider outlook on dance and life.<br /><br />On an even more personal note, having Celeste as a teacher has been frankly frustrating and yet rewarding, At times, it is really hard to live up to her standards, especially since I was not even properly trained as a ballet dancer. But, at the end of the day, I have learnt that just listening and doing what she says, my body can produce results. I took her advice to learn Jazz in order to improve my Ballet, and now I can see how cross training in dance really has helped me to build stamina, reshape my body, sharpen my mind, and add to my faith that dance can be a rewarding career for me. But, without her, I would not have reached this level of positivism and probably would have attempted to quench my dreams of becoming a dancer. Outside of class, she is fun, kind, and even motherly at times, giving me a lot of advice about how to apply for a ballet dance programme, using the right muscles and proper technique, and enquiring about my progress in Ballet.<br /><br />Celeste is strict, Celeste is unflinchingly demanding, Celeste is undoubtedly a perfectionist, and Celeste certainly has sky high standards, only because she herself is a beautiful, amazing and inspirational dancer, besides her charisma, practicality, and sensibility. Indeed, Celeste does produce results and her students believe what she says because they have done what she tells them to do and it shows when they do it. She is definitely an unapologetic diamond in the rough; priceless and one of a kind. I am very glad and thankful for her ‘torture’; I know she does it only because she cares for her students and demands only the very best from them. Her labor of love, the Celestar Jazz Dance syllabus basically models her own ambitions for her students; to become the best professional Jazz dancer they can be and more.<br /></em></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em></em></span>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-53194500779267993532008-04-11T11:01:00.002+08:002008-04-11T12:48:54.319+08:00Laptop RequirementsWhat kind of laptop would a dance/journalism student need ?<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc33cc;"><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</strong></span> so NEW at this...I can't believe I'm going off to US and I'll have to do everything by myself there... like update my own Antivirus programmes..and like..clean my computer's hard disk drive and all..shoot..what if my comp gets bugged down by a virus and shuts down ? I'll lose my only source of communication with the outside world ! </span><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">VOICE 2002 in Stephie's head says : STEPHANIE LEE SU-LING, STOP WORRYING / HYPER VENTRILATING. GET ON WITH THE PROGRAMME.</span> </strong></em></span><span style="color:#330033;">Strangely, I obey. Voice 2002 sounds very much like Mom's voice..and a mixutre of Pn Jugdeep's , Mrs Jeya's, Aunty Wong's, and Celeste's too. </span><br /><em></em><br />Okay, since I'm a student, I'd be carrying my laptop around, <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">since chivary is dead</span></strong>, I presume no cute guys will be offering to carry it for me anytime round, correct, no ? Magnifique ! We have a start.<br /><br />Some tips I got from a friend;<br /><em>Before buying a notebook, make a list of "must have" and "nice-to have" features, so you won't be tempted to buy more features than really need.</em><br /><em></em><br />Ah ha ! Good good idea !<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><u><span style="font-size:180%;">SLSL's LAPTOP MUST HAVE / BE</span></u></strong></div><br />1) <strong>LIGHT</strong><br /><br />I'm thinking of an ultra-portable. Wow, the name just rolls off your tongue so nicely ;)<br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">According to an article I ripped off PC World.about.com : </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><u>Light Duty on the Go</u></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><u><br /></u>Thin-and-light notebooks (also called subcompacts and ultraportables) with built-in Ethernet and Wi-Fi networking make ideal second computers for handling business applications such as word processing and spreadsheets, e-mail, and Web surfing when you're on the road.<br /></u><br />Pros: At <span style="color:#33cc00;">3 to 5 pounds</span>, thin-and-light notebooks weigh considerably less than other laptops, so they make better traveling companions. Because they're compact, with smaller screens (usually 10.6 to 12.1 inches), they fit more comfortably in a briefcase and on an airplane seat-back tray. <span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Built-in Ethernet and Wi-Fi ( </strong></span><em><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Stephie like... )</strong></span> </em>lets you make high-speed Internet connections, both wired (in, say, a hotel room) and wireless (at a Starbucks or airport lounge). Ultraportables frequently offer a <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>long battery life of 3 to 5 hours</strong></span>, too.<br /><br />Cons: Subcompacts rarely offer the fastest processors. Their keyboards can feel cramped, and their small screens make them unsuitable for some applications, such as serious spreadsheet crunching.<br /><br /> Dell, Fujitsu, and IBM each offer thin-and-light models you might want to consider.<br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#ff99ff;">Actually I'm very much in love with the VAIO laptop right now...and the I book...they look so cool !!! But they're more like multimedia laptops right ? For people who're into design, and flashy PowerPoint presentation, and want all those sophisticated programmes to Photoshop their pics better ( Haha, joke,joke, no offense intended ) . Not really for this babe. I won't have time to sit around toying with 'em programmes. But yes, I will consider Dell, Fujitsu, and IBM.</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:85%;color:#ff99ff;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">2) <strong>AFFORDABLE</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"> I think I'll budget for RM 3000, plus minus another 100. I think I have just enough in my savings account to buy meself me own lappie..And I really don't want to use Dad's dough. </span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">I did think of going to US and buying myself a lap top there but...<strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">I've so much data ( read : pictures, articles, documents, programmes, dvds, music ) to carry across the Altantic. </span></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"> I have to burn all my music, documents, essays, programmes, movies maybe even some pages of some of my favourite books,etc into the laptop/ pendrive before I go because I jolly well ain't carrying a truckload of CD's and journals and school documents and pictures of my dog. </span><br /><span ></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><strong><span style="color:#339999;">Which is why I have to get started on scanning all my stuff and saving it into my pen drive. So no matter where I am, I will still have pictures of my Scholar of the Year award, Dance Mag articles, dance posters, my PMR result slip, emo rock songs, entries of my Year 2000 journal,..all those little things to remind me of myself and who I am, in case I ever lose my way. Kudos to Mom who gave me this idea when she found me sobbing because I discovered I couldn't carry ALL my stuff to US. </span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffcc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">3) This brings me to the 3rd requirement of Stephie's Lappie. a HUGE <strong>MEMORY SPACE. </strong>I think I might take a look at one of those flash memory modules...<span style="color:#ff0000;">what are those anyway</span> ? I think 1 or 2 USB ports are enough, right ? Just for pendrives...<span style="color:#ff0000;">What are Firewall ports btw</span>??</span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">4)<strong> A MULTIFORMAT BURNER. </strong>For all my CDs and DVDs<strong>.</strong>External or internal ? I think I'll try to get an external one. Just in case if I need to repair it, then I'll have to lose the whole laptop to those evil computer fixers if I have an internal one right ?</span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">5) <strong>WEBCAM. Hello, don't you all want to see my beautiful face ?</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#330033;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#330033;">6) <strong>BATTERY LIFE.</strong> At least my new lappie has to last about 5 hours...without recharging. Don't think I should get a 2nd battery, wouldn't make much sense..</span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"><strong>7) MICROSOFT OFFICE programmes.</strong> Word, Excel, PowerPoint, all the basic programmes. I'm wondering whether I should have them pre installed to save trouble & time or do it myself since I will have time/ will make it at any rate, then I can have all the cool stuff I want. And I was thinking of whether I should take Windows XP or Vista. Vista looks so cool...but XP is safer and more reliable..Besides, Vista takes up all that memory space and slows laptops down.</span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">Oh yea, I want all those cool digital media/ design & multimedia programmes too ! Can anyone recommend ? Plus I want the VCD Gear programme...</span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">8) <strong>WI FI & INTERGRATED BLUETOOTH. </strong>I have to get one with a Wi-Fi card that meets the Draft N standards and a Bluetooth 2.1 with an Enhanced Data Rate ( EDR ) Draft N's basically means faster and a broader range of WI FI connectivity. EDR means I can bluetooth things to and from my computer at a faster rate. Yay, everything must be fast fast fast !</span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">9) <strong>POWER SAVING FEATURES AND AS ECO-FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE. </strong>Don't look at me like that, we should all try to save the planet in as many little ways as we can ! Besides, power saving features are good...</span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">10)<strong> A VERY VERY GOOD & COMFORTABLE KEYBOARD.</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#330033;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#330033;">Oka7, my mom is back so we're leaving for the PC fair in a bit..wish me luck ppl !!! AND TELL ME IF THERE"S ANYTHING I MISSED OUT !!! Besides my nice-to-have list.......</span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-30103441431702241352008-04-11T10:05:00.006+08:002008-04-11T11:01:34.579+08:00Notes to Self.<p>Haha, I skipped a workout today because I came back really late last night, doing a cultural show in Cyberjaya<br /><br /><br />( Note to self : Must be able to fit a cheongsam perfectly before end of this month..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrhK9j-6FJvxTI8IbnVb3gB_nfGJj0qGDeuG1vUGeF3kvncJrJRIFFjoyT0KzRolGjkHRcyYQzXIVdHGFvk1HPop4bP-EctRPALbk9hnN56-BFMj2Wib8xt44_f6XP4bzIl9xoqOW84xb/s1600-h/393967329_b3450f0419_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187816486233660098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrhK9j-6FJvxTI8IbnVb3gB_nfGJj0qGDeuG1vUGeF3kvncJrJRIFFjoyT0KzRolGjkHRcyYQzXIVdHGFvk1HPop4bP-EctRPALbk9hnN56-BFMj2Wib8xt44_f6XP4bzIl9xoqOW84xb/s320/393967329_b3450f0419_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />What's it with the cut of the cheongsam and its partiality towards small busted women...I blame the traditional upperclass Chinese woman's figure on the lack of dairy products and lengthy matchmaking parties.<br />No matter what the American Association of Dairy Products say about low fat milk, milk is milk, it will make you grow bigger, I shan't use the word ' fatter' because everything can make you fat, not just milk, and it's a tad unfair to blame milk for obesity instead of the lack of self control and other environmental/lifestyle causes, and yes, back to the point, infants grow 70% bigger during the first 12 months if I'm not mistaken, feeding only on breast milk and adoring attention from devotees, sorry, I mean their devoted parents.<br /><br /><br /><br />Look at cows ! Calfs wean only on their mothers' milk and look how much they grow within the first 3 months ! So, if you want to grow any body part bigger, take milk. Specifically, take it with papaya. I guarantee you'll get sea shells and beyond **** soon.<br /><br /><br />And as for the latter, lengthy matchmaking parties require girls to sip and sip and sip Chinese tea and ONLY Chinese tea for the whole day, while smiling demurely and trying to win attention from potential mother-in-laws. Hey, these events are very stressful okay ? Think about it, how can they not lose weight with all that stress, the reputed fat burning and slimming quali ties of Chinese tea, and a no-food diet ? How can they not be willowly slim ? And they sometimes have to show off their skills like dancing, playing the gu zheng and other Chinese musical instruments, or making tea, or worse, cooking ! Even the art of conversation - memorising poems and prose to sound intelligent but not too intelligent and racking up their heads to think of tactful but impactful compliments to the targetted mother-in-law and husband - are very the calorie-burning la.<br /><br /><br />But they should just make bigger cheongsams...who wears a size 32A these days with McD's, Margaritas, and entertaining Media who keep us glued to our couches..)<br /><br /><br />So, here I am, very happy after a carbo deluxe breakfast of cereal and bread ( smiles very very contentedly ),<br /><br /><br />surfing the web, researching on laptops and USB drives ( it's preparation for my visit to the PC fair later. Promised bossie I'd go find him something good ;) Like maybe a Thai girl...You want you want..very fair price... )<br /><br /><br />and reading The Star online too.<br /><br /><br />( I finished reading NST earlier during OC and Numb3rs already ! OC is just so the drama, even if you<br /><br />miss half the show or an episode or two, it really doesn't matter, because almost every episode has someone dying, or drowning, or drinking, or doing drugs, or partying, or ranting out their rages, or getting back together with someone, or dating someone else, or having a sex life crises, or getting divorced/married/engaged. See ? You don't have to watch it anymore, I've basically told you the whole plot line. I watch Numb3rs because I'm trying to learn more about Math without actually doing it ! Besides, it's a lot more fun learning about those little obsecure facts of Math which textbooks fail to fascinate through decently realistic crime scenes and cute lead characters who have really boring but gradually getting better love lives. )<br /><br /><br />And the Star has thie lovely write up on the Amber chess tournament !!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/4/11/lifeliving/20856473&sec=lifeliving">http://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/4/11/lifeliving/20856473&sec=lifeliving</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FIMHn4v5UWjbOwoxkIX1J4tyej9ZjIO3-l-brrcgJp4fVaSuah9FeYjyz_EeHJPS06331l2wcax9nWiia6N0y3GN0_949SKFYtsy28KNJGVvUSVLDn4QvP-Kbz4jvqO4V_c9-j3LFW4K/s1600-h/p27Ivanchuk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187816988744833746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FIMHn4v5UWjbOwoxkIX1J4tyej9ZjIO3-l-brrcgJp4fVaSuah9FeYjyz_EeHJPS06331l2wcax9nWiia6N0y3GN0_949SKFYtsy28KNJGVvUSVLDn4QvP-Kbz4jvqO4V_c9-j3LFW4K/s320/p27Ivanchuk.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Picture taken from today’s Star.<br /><br />This chess tournament is really cool, you play the whole game 'blindfolded' which means you have to remember all the moves you've made since you won't be able to see the chess board physically. Gosh, I really really wanted to go for this tournament years ago when I was still a member of the Chess club at SBU...reading about it brings back hazy memories of my dad laughing at me and volunteering to teach me Chess.<br /><br />Why did I stop playing ???<br /><br />I am going to the PC Fair today, and I shall not look like techo-noob. I shall look and sound like a very intellectual technie or do they call them techies or teckies ? Whatever la, I'm going to read up some info on those laptops now.<br /><br />BECAUSE I'M GONNA NEED ONE THERE TO KEEP ON BLOGGING AND KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH ALL OF YOU AND HUMOURING/BORING YOU ALL WITH THIS BLOG.<br /><br /><br />**** It's a joke I read recently. Okay people, tell me why mermaids wear seashells ?<br /><br /><br /><br />Because they're too big for B-shells and too small for D-shells<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmeq9LsqxT09k65Ct8tmxB4myuBdJsmUd2C-FvjerxAvH_C5gNP1qwFNIstHMlI1y2mX9IZHjbpgSXGYOsH84jlPcxt3DUjivi-a1F6_z7gzzOAeBU3ncYQWM_0qCwpBwMRa2liq1jJBk/s1600-h/wwh3s.jpg"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cuLkXNlu4UCT8Lav-DiPiqUuJC_tQGVZzl9CtXD9G7Pn3ZQFPAUqV6Fq4dspChH4YZvuqJPOLfG20E2W_BXXK1lzQgDKQb-EwPEBXZeA1d9-2K48Nc3WVTP0pyQnNhdd9LfvFOHXae3k/s1600-h/wwh3s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187816997334768354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cuLkXNlu4UCT8Lav-DiPiqUuJC_tQGVZzl9CtXD9G7Pn3ZQFPAUqV6Fq4dspChH4YZvuqJPOLfG20E2W_BXXK1lzQgDKQb-EwPEBXZeA1d9-2K48Nc3WVTP0pyQnNhdd9LfvFOHXae3k/s320/wwh3s.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I got this picture from Shawn from his blog..more like stole it lol..go read it at trickflip.blogspot.!!!</p>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-70388282402284663822008-04-09T18:36:00.008+08:002008-04-11T10:05:13.047+08:00Direction<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ7qslzjOtRLBXSYgR_oz1XRroiHHo1RvAoIGSng7gR2q_6iYSGRGfNWEl55yGoZfU74EzxgkqHBVyRBq7MTuOW7U8eqYvuJwZETiKro7nGeBPXaT-PvL1IVU1_12HaRxvlSmrrrYOzR5/s1600-h/icon_direction.gif"></a><br />Direction.<br />Just something Tarrant said the other day when we met up to get our SPM cert.<br /><br /><br />( Gosh all the teachers seem to have this similar train of thought; if 2 ex students of different gender come back to school together..they must be together ! As in a couple, girlfriend/boyfriend, special relationship, etc )<br /><br /><br />Cornily old fashioned la...passe sudah..times have changed and platonic relationships are very 'in' now, what with our 30-something-single-and -happily -so -career women and xxx times divorced men who're -too- scared -to -pursue -another -steady, -long -term -committed relationship again.<br /><br /><br />Direction. He says I'm lacking direction in my blog, the usual rantings and ravings and ( this is a complaint from everyone except my dance friends ) too many dance posts. Well, lately I haven't been posting up anything. I just didn't make time for my blog, and when I had any free time, all I wanted to do was to watch TV and talk to my mom or dream about dance and read my increasing collection of magazines.<br /><br /><br />I think I'm lacking direction in my life at this point of time.<br />The important things I procrastinate, like cleaning up my room, sewing new shoes, packing stuff, doing health checkups,...The not so important things but things I find more important, like practising dance ( which somehow these days, is starting to become more of a chore than a joy ) , reading, meeting up with friends, cardio-ing ( I've really become addicted to the treadmill machine ! I need to work myself on it for at least 30mins every day ! Keeps me from going insane.. Walking off the anger, boredom, and stress is so incredibily theraputic. And I tell you, runner's high is NOT a myth ! It has been scientifically proven !<br /><br /><br />But I still feel unfulfilled. I feel a sense of emptyness. This queer situation I'm in is so different from the life of busyness and hectic madness I'm used to. I'm not used to being COMPLACENT. I WANT TO BE A BUSY WORKING BEE !!!<br />I'm bored with my life right now. I want something more rigid, demanding, something with a sense of urgency.<br /><br /><br />Oh gosh, I want direction.<br /><br /><br />Blinded by the temporary joy meaningless activities give, i've been led away from God. But I had a very long talk with Benjamin about God yesterday, it was very enlightening. Never cease to pray...annointing..the Trinity, Father, Spirit, Son......<br /><br /><br />He made me realise that I've reached a sort of plateau in my spiritual walk with God too. I know, it's crazy, my up and downtimes with God.<br />Somehow, I don't talk to Him in the same way anymore. I'm so tired. I don't want to struggle with this strange weariness alone. This tidak-apa attitude that I'm just so..not used to. I'm not me. This is an alien Stephanie. It's as if I'm not in control of myself anymore, because I don't care anymore. My brain is mixed with realization of what's right and an indifference towards what's wrong.<br />I feel so freaking weird sometimes when I do some of the things I do; a great example would be food. Haha, imagine a Toxic Tuesday everyone...<br />But in my new New King James version of the Bible ( Courtesy of generous Benjamin ! ), Psalm 69 gives me hope. The 5th verse already says, O God, You know my foolishness.<br /><br /><br />God knows what I've been up to. And only He has the capasity and the capability to forgive the sins that I've done. The Lord knows how much I've sinned. Sin keeps you apart from God. The more you sin, the further you go away from God.<br /><br /><br />If I could be like Hiro ( of Heroes' fame, that s'upid tv show ), I'd reverse time and erase all the stupid things I've done.<br /><br /><br />But I can't. And the only thing I can do now is to pray for forgiveness, direction, and verses 16 in Psalm 69 : Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good, Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.<br /><br /><br />Geez..as extremely emotional as this sounds…I've almost forgotten how right the words of the Bible sound. And how they never cease to amaze me with their appropriate-ness of context, time,place, and need. I've almost forgotten, how good God is, and how wide His unfailing love.<br /><br />My Saviour..<br />My Lord..<br />My God..<br />and My Father.<br /><br />Testing the words, 1,2,3…<br /><br />Wow, rereading this made me realise what a long droning post this is...<br /><br /><br />BTW<br />Has anyone heard of the Save Sufiah programme ?<br />It's bloody stupid how Malaysians think of themselves ( great big egos we have lol, I mean, generally as a population ) as SAVIOURS. Hello, just because her mom's Malaysian and from Muar but so what ? She's a British national, she has got nothing to do with us - she was never educated in Malaysia, spent her life abroad, - Why do we have to offer our help to her ?<br />She clearly doesn't need it, she's got a good head on her shoulders in my opinion, and she's smart enough to find her own way. She knows what she needs to do, just give her some space la, there's no need to condemn and gasp and go ' oh poor thing ' when there're millions of kids out there in OUR COUNTRY who deserve our help and attention far more than she does.<br />Save Sufiah..tolong la.......................Dia boleh........slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-13924302643230846372008-03-28T10:46:00.002+08:002008-03-28T11:00:01.518+08:00My INSIPID / INSPIRING week.......I've A FRIDAY OFF !!! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG !!!!<br /><br />Mon - Hectic morning, followed by 3 hours of jazz and ballet class, followed by work at night. :(<br /> Please people, there's NOTHING to blog about work. It's just...work ?<br /><br />Tue - Hectic morning, followed by 1.5 hours of jazz class and 3+ hours of travelling<br /><br />Wed - Work Work Work... Did not do any dancing today, even though I could have sneaked out but I didn't..Yo yo, got to prac Jazz, PDC,Celeste's ballet work, Ms Adeline's ballet work...JUMPS...TURNS..ROUTINES..BALANCES..POSITION..TURNOUT...<br /><br />Thurs - RECEIVED CU Student Documents !!! MY PIC IS IN THE CATALOG !!! OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG !!! Made up for non-dance day yesterday with 1 PDC ballet class and Ms Adeline's class. My lack of Stamina left me a zombie by 7 pm, did not do anything productive except read my CU student documents and cry and cry and bawl my eyes out.<br /><em>I'm leaving...and it's so scary..all these halls and housing stuff..and fees...and I HAVE TO TAKE STUDENT PLACEMENT TESTS !!!!!!!!!! what the ??? SOME ONE TUTOR ME IN MATH PLEASE !!!!!!!1</em><br /><em></em><br />Fri - ;) GIRLIE HANG OUT DAY WITH MY BELOVED SIS !!!! I don't care, for once, I shall not prac dance during my free time, I've precious little time to spend with my family now.<br /><br /><em>margaritas...............</em>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-18136908037404617112008-03-22T20:07:00.004+08:002008-03-22T20:29:58.972+08:00You wanna know what's on my mind ????Some people asked me why didn't I blog about the election ? Hello, I was way too busy keeping track of it and discussing it and staying on top of all the juicy gossip and reading all those so called poisonous emails to be blogging bout it ! =)<br /><br /><strong>Pre Election</strong><br /> Nervous anticipation<br /><br /><strong>During Election</strong><br /> Glee, laughter, and ridicule<br /><br /><strong>Post Election</strong><br /> Irritation. Like, GET ON WITH THE PROGRAMME LA!<br /><br />Sore losers...having all these protests, and backstabbing, and spreading rumors, and refusing to acknowledge so and so, and lashing of tongues...ain't gonna help la.<br />Get on with the programme.<br /><br />I'm really sick of politics now, some of you know I also blog at H.L's for socio-political issues/comments, because mine is a strictly personal life/dance blog and I don't want anything overly dirty/sick/disgusting in it, thanks very much.<br /><br />Another reason is this; dancers go to my blog to read about dance, socially/politically conscious people go to H.L's to read ( or laugh ) about the state of our country's socio-political affairs.<br /><br />Different blogs cater for different things, why be a Jack of all trades and Master of none ? Bazir masa aja...Setiap benda ada tempatnya dan setiap perkara ada sebabnya.. ;) my BM still sounds decent !<br /><br />Seriously, don't complain if you find my blog too saturated with dance/complains/happy-fyingly lame stuff/Stephy deluxe style crap. It's mine ! That's why you come here to read it right ? You come here to read about me. And what I like/dislike/love/heart/crap/emo-ing about. Don't sigh if you see another dance post, just skip it ! The power of the scroller is in your hands.<br /><br />By the way, I'm emo-ing now..I'm sick, with a whooping, hacking cough, my voice sounds 'sickly sexy', according to Tracy. I have to agree with here though, I think I can pass for one of those ..em..girls who can do phone sex with their deeply stimulating porno voice.<br /><br /> ' ...<em>Made me feel something somewhere, where, no other women has ever been able to make me feel before...' - </em>Marc, Ugly Betty<br /><br />And my SPM CERT !!!! ....<br /><br />Better run now, got stuff to do. Love you all, despite the cold stares and shaking of heads you give me when you see another of my dance posts.........Thanks for loving me as I am ! I love you too !!!<br /><br />Love may be an over rated word these days, but as Michael Jackson once said, " I'm a lover, not a fighter " ( <em>The Girl is Mine, </em>sung by MJ and Paul McCatfree, sorry McCartney )slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-23846691484489876292008-03-22T19:55:00.002+08:002008-03-22T20:07:09.876+08:00Malaysian PunctualityHey, everyone knows Malaysian time's different from the standard one the rest of the world's used to, right ? We're Malaysians, Malaysia Boleh Special la.<br /><br />We run generally 5 - 15 MINUTES later than everyone else. There's just so many things we have to do that prevents us from being early or even being on time. Leaving the house 5 minutes earlier is really out of the question, what if I'm the first person there ? Then I'd have to wait for the rest ! Nah, let them wait for me instead...And there's that excuse of traffic, and with the horrid weather now, the excuse of rain. the excuse of parents/friends/bf/gf/cat/dog......<br /><br />I'm freaking sick of waiting for you all to make a move. Why on earth can't you be DECISIVE ? Decide on where you want to go and eat and just GO. What's with the 'customary' hanging around and struggling to make polite but unsubstantial conversation to pass the time just to ' wait' for XXXX ? Is it some sort of tradition I,as a Malaysian, am not aware about ?<br /><br />Some people just have no idea how IRRITATING it is to waste time. I just loathe hanging out with people who can't decide what to do and rather waste time chatting about mindless gossip. I just loathe waiting for people who really have NO VALID EXCUSE to keep me waiting.<br /><br />STOP WASTING TIME !!!! LET''S JUST GO ALREADY !!!slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-34886529764099186232008-03-20T22:53:00.003+08:002008-03-20T23:03:15.824+08:00Look what Google came up with on me.....<a href="http://wms.edu.my/spm.html">http://wms.edu.my/spm.html</a><br /><br />Wesley...you make me wanna cry.....<br /><br /><a href="http://wms.edu.my/scholar.html">http://wms.edu.my/scholar.html</a><br /><br />K after viewing my testimonial..I tersangat ingin balik...to Form 5...to have my school life back. I'd cherish it a lot more and do more outrageous things that I missed on doing. But I don't regret the choices I made on how to spend my time and who I chose to spend it with, I really don't regret skipping out on shopping and movie trips and going for dance/music classes,volunteer work ( although it was agony deciding!) and study stuff instead. I just regret ffk-ing my friends. Sometimes I wonder, if I hadn't spent so much time studying..would I have been a better dancer now ? Would I have been a better friend if I went out every weekend with my gfs on shopping trips and other girlie past times ? Would I have been a better person if I onlined more,watched TV & MTV like normal kids do, and did parties and hung out and got to know other people from the socialsphere, instead of spending time traveling between school and all those extra things and sleeping from sheer exhaustion?<br /><br />Man, I'm bad at time management la.<br />Or maybe, I just doubt myself and my capabilities.slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-13822899014928576792008-03-20T22:41:00.003+08:002008-03-20T22:52:17.081+08:00Astro and I<span style="font-size:85%;color:#00cccc;"><em>Who am I kidding ? If I DON'T GET STARTED..LIKE SOON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and STOP P-ing...</em></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#00cccc;"><em>This is like school all over again...the exam-coming-soon-but-still-unmotivated-to-make-a-studying-move- senario.</em></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#00cccc;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#00cccc;"><em>Anyway, I googled myself for fun. Wanted to see whether I'm worth mentioning to some people.</em></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#00cccc;"><em>Guess what? I am.</em></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc66;">Prime Minister Presents Datin Seri Endon Mahmood and ASTRO Scholarship Awards<br />20-Aug-2007 -</span> Article taken fr <a href="http://www.astroplc.com/">www.astroplc.com</a><br /><br /><em>Prime Minister, YAB Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, today presented ASTRO Scholarship Awards to eleven (11) deserving students as part of a higher education scholarship programme.</em><br /><br /><em>Currently in its second year, The ASTRO Scholarship Awards programme offers scholarships for undergraduate and graduate courses in local and foreign higher learning institutions. This unique programme allows scholars, who have keen interest in the broadcasting and media industry, to pursue a relevant area of study such as Engineering, Computer Science, Humanities, Mass Communications and Dramatic Arts (acting, stage design and film production), as well as Computer Graphics. </em><br /><br /><em>As part of the ASTRO Scholarship Programme, two (2) outstanding students have been selected to be the recipients of the Datin Seri Endon Mahmood Award for performing arts and humanities. This award was established in memory and recognition of the late wife of Prime Minister YAB Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, and Founder of Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia, to honour her commitment in revitalizing and strengthening the culture, art and heritage of Malaysia.</em><br /><br /><em>This year's Datin Seri Endon Mahmood Award recipients are Mohamed Hazeman Huzir, who will be pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in English and Literature at the International Islamic University of Malaysia and Stephanie Lee Su Ling who will be attending the Texas University to study Dance & Journalism. </em><br /><br /><em>Out of the remaining nine (9) Astro Scholarship Awards recipients, two (2) will pursue their studies in one of our many exceptional local universities while seven (7) will pursue their degrees overseas. Scholars who will be attending a local university of their choice are Khairun Nisa Mohamed Zabidi, who will be studying Bachelor of Arts (Mass Communications and Public Relations) at the Universiti Teknologi MARA and Kausilyaa a/p Rajakumar, who will be studying Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) at the Universiti Teknologi Petronas.<br />The students heading abroad are Anwari Ashraf Hashim, who will be studying Film & TV Studies at the Middlesex University, UK; Abu Bakar Siddiq, who will be studying Directing & Cinematography at the Full Sail University, USA; Siti Shazlina Mahadi, who will be studying Neuroscience at the University of Edinburgh, UK; Shriram Venugopal, who will be studying Electronics & Communications Engineering at the University of Nottingham, UK; Shawn Liam, who will be studying Multimedia & Computer Graphics at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia; Joel Lee, who will be studying Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Australia; and Jason Kang, who will be studying Design for Advertising at the London College of Communication, UK. </em><br /><br /><em>With the latest additions, ASTRO now has twenty-five (25) students under the ASTRO Scholarship scheme. All of them will be offered a place at ASTRO to begin their careers upon the completion their courses.</em><br /><br /><em>ASTRO's chairman YBhg Dato' Haji Badri Haji Masri said, "The ASTRO Scholarship Programme was established in the effort of nurturing creative talent and develop human capital in the media and broadcasting industry. Offered exclusively to the immediate family members of Astro's subscribers, the scholarship awards are part of Astro's customer loyalty recognition and community development outreach."</em><br /><br /><em>The unique Astro Scholarship Award programme prides itself by being different from other corporate scholarship programmes by offering, not only world-class education, but also a promising career with ASTRO, and a specific development programme which includes a one-on-one mentorship with a senior ASTRO executive and internship with ASTRO's businesses and divisions in Malaysia and across the region, as well as ASTRO's international business partners, to combine academic rigour with practical industry exposure.</em><br /><br /><em>Bursary value of the scholarships ranges from RM8,000 per year for scholars pursuing a degree course in Malaysia to RM150,000 per year for scholars studying overseas. This will cover the students' tuition, living expenses, air travel where warranted, insurance, and internship expenses. By the fifth year, ASTRO hopes to sponsor 60 or more of Malaysia's brightest and talented students to pursue undergraduate and post graduate courses recognized by the Public Service Department (PSD), both locally and abroad. </em><br /><br /><em>The ASTRO Scholarship Award had attracted hundreds of applicants from across the country, from fresh SPM school leavers to those currently in the industry's workforce. Selection depends on an all-round combination of academic excellence, leadership in extra-curricular and community outreach activities, and involvement in the local performing arts. Short-listed candidates were evaluated based on a rigorous process involving essays, character and behavioral screen tests, and presentation of creative works, with the final selection done by a luminous panel which included representatives from local and foreign academic institution.<br />The presentation ceremony was in commemoration with Yayasan Budi Penyayang Founders' Day and Official Opening of Wisma Penyayang at Seri Kembangan, as part of the continuous collaboration between the foundation and the ASTRO Group's corporate social responsibility efforts.</em><br /><br /><em>- end -</em><br /><br /><em>ABOUT ASTRO<br />ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS plc is the region's leading cross-media operator with Direct-To-Home satellite multi-channel television services in Malaysia and Brunei and soon, in Indonesia. It is the country's leader in commercial radio, and publishes Malaysia's most widely circulated magazine, the Astro Guide. The ASTRO Entertainment Network produces over 20 television channels of original and aggregated content of various genres in multiple languages. Celestial Pictures owns the world's largest Chinese Film library and its digitally remastered films are released internationally through theatrical, video, television and new media distribution, and the Celestial Movies channels. The strength of these complementary brands has extended into interactive and multi-media services, including provision of content for mobile devices. AAAN operates out of the All Asia Broadcast Centre, a fully-integrated digital broadcast and production complex in Kuala Lumpur</em><br /><em></em><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;">My Google search also showed that I'm mentioned on NST and The Star, our local daily newspapers. hmm...kinda depressing yet happy-fying in a way. I mean, I'm not mentioned in any weirdo's blog, at least not my full name...but on the other hand...</span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;">Sigh, having a fever and a real sore throat now...my bedtime headache is coming, my room is yet to be cleaned, my stuff is still in a mess, and I haven't gotten my luggage bag yet. Well, at least I sorted out my flight tickets...</span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;"></span><br /><span style="color:#66cccc;">Why am I so depressed bout leaving ? It's not like I've never left home before.</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>Should I come back for holidays ?????????</strong></span>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-16079841478031746102008-03-20T21:41:00.003+08:002008-03-20T22:39:16.487+08:00KIASU REGRET VS REALISM21st March - 15th July.<br />How many days are there left for me to enjoy Malaysia ?<br /><br />There're so many things I've yet to do !!! And so many things I'm procrastinating !!!<br /><br />The pile of <strong>'kiasu regret'</strong> is getting higher and higher and higher and higher.<br /><br />There're some things that I want to do because I'm 'kiasu', the infamous Malaysian/Singaporean - scared- of -losing- syndrome. I just want to do them so..I've done them, accomplished those things that teenagers do ! For instance, I want to<br /><ul><li> check out KL's clubbing scene since I'm FINALLY 18, PARTY ! PARTY! PARTY! Hang out with all my cool mates...;)</li><li>take blogging really seriously and make a really gorgeous blog with loads of gorgeous pictures & photos & write tons of interesting articles,</li><li> go to all the music/local gigs/MPOs/concerts/conventions/performing arts events</li><li>visit all the art exhibitions and watch language/art films,</li><li>do something really meaningful for charity,</li><li>date and fall in love,</li><li>eat all the famous Malaysian street foods ! In small,moderate portions of course..but there're so many many many places that I want to go and eat....I've got a whole book on 'em... Wanna eat roti bom, roti canai, mee kahwin, char kuey teow, rojak, cendol - I'VE NEVER HAD A PLATE OF ALL THESE DISHES TO MYSELF IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, I'm one sad Malaysian eh ?</li><li>meet up with EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY FRIENDS before I leave ! Mamak and yum cha and shop and check out all those places that I've always wanted to go to !</li></ul><p>But when I look at this list.. some of them are just so unrealistic and..not me. </p><p><strong>The realistic things I have to do;</strong></p><p>1) Fall in love. With Jesus Christ Superstar again.</p><p>2) Clean my room, get it ready for my sis. Get ready for uni - all that official paperwork which I'm so dreading...wtheck I should be packing up my stuff for uni already....But I am clearing up my stuff..gradually...Does anyone want my dance mags ? Maybe I should just donate my dance collection to TDS.</p><p>3) *** haha, this is extremely personal **** sew my soft ballet shoes and tights - Major procrastination of 2008</p><p>4)DO SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE WITH MY SPARE TIME APART FROM DANCE AND WORK. - SOMETHING THAT CAN PRODUCE VISIBLE RESULTS.</p><p>5) Practise PhotoReading. Omgosh, I still have almost 14 books ( NEW ) that I haven't touched !</p><p>6) Write letters.</p><p>7) Get me triple turns and split jumps and 'dancer's maturity' and technique UP TO STANDARD. And quit obsessing about class outside of class.</p><p>8) Spend time with the people who really matter to me; my family and my very small social circle of Besties.</p><p>9)Take a personal risk for charity. Haha, I can't really explain it here, ask me if you really want to know !!! ;)</p><p>10) Write essays, brush up my Math & English & comp skills, travel, go for Christian Education classes, participate in arts and music festivals, </p><p>11) GET RID OF EYE BAGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and P.E.C ! and D.B.C !!! </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Kiasu regret list and Kinda More Realistic Me List.</p><p>Let's just combine both la...can we ? In a space of 4 months ?</p><p>TIME TIME TIME TIME TIME TIME TIME</p><p>MANAGEMENT.</p><p>HELP..GIVE MY STRENGTH.</p>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-40363929967873102932008-03-19T22:58:00.003+08:002008-03-19T23:12:46.329+08:00Celeste Theunissen - MY jazz teacher of approx 2 years at time of writing ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpg9GxeHhrZtzRNfX_ORrzBpYSFKWgNciJHgp5XUjmduddmY7e3_LCqTHC2KQY9-1g5-ktPwZUdi46N6soyLIBkna7kypXTRwG0Acl-2QLhI94qtXBTP1SMckcczdWS3C-jhmt2r7zrNa/s1600-h/ct1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179468015166121410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpg9GxeHhrZtzRNfX_ORrzBpYSFKWgNciJHgp5XUjmduddmY7e3_LCqTHC2KQY9-1g5-ktPwZUdi46N6soyLIBkna7kypXTRwG0Acl-2QLhI94qtXBTP1SMckcczdWS3C-jhmt2r7zrNa/s320/ct1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfw-UFrk_2JfKII0iaCIQee6-p724QkakyCCpj1ktSoZZeiBiJ94qKONKmb017EhCqoRiwZhqJxBD3BffPSvDeN3O4ZZYqT787JEo9MvenHtYIM3k1YAFDQpyv3QBkkcOqPZW9vg-u2FSv/s1600-h/ct2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179468019461088722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfw-UFrk_2JfKII0iaCIQee6-p724QkakyCCpj1ktSoZZeiBiJ94qKONKmb017EhCqoRiwZhqJxBD3BffPSvDeN3O4ZZYqT787JEo9MvenHtYIM3k1YAFDQpyv3QBkkcOqPZW9vg-u2FSv/s320/ct2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGltlJeWvovQhkXULnNFZJ70Nfhh23inGFuSVB3MSdx55fq81-ew2t2muDVuq4U_C8VHzxqbGsNgDA15C9pJlJqPu6_DeosQLM9gNLwhpguka8OanrkuPg8N3SkLdIGmn_VcWCTK63kAL/s1600-h/ct3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179468023756056034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGltlJeWvovQhkXULnNFZJ70Nfhh23inGFuSVB3MSdx55fq81-ew2t2muDVuq4U_C8VHzxqbGsNgDA15C9pJlJqPu6_DeosQLM9gNLwhpguka8OanrkuPg8N3SkLdIGmn_VcWCTK63kAL/s320/ct3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>MY TEACHER IS SO SO SO SO GORGEOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div><div> </div><div>These gorgeous pics are taken fr <a href="http://sandbox.mydancer.net/">http://sandbox.mydancer.net</a></div><div>Mine is there as well, but obv I'm not as pretty as my teacher/sifu...</div><div> </div><div>GO VIEW THE HISTORY OF CELESTAR STUDIO !!! AND <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>DEF DEF MUST CHECK OUT</strong></span> THE PROFILE OF MY TEACHER !!!!!!!!!!!!</div><div> </div>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-66063987443111437402008-03-19T15:49:00.003+08:002008-03-19T16:13:15.693+08:00The Random Things I want / HAVE to DO before I leaveTitle says it all.<br /><br />1) Tone up and get to my ideal weight and at the VERY VERY LEAST LOOK LIKE A PROFESSIONAL DANCER.<br /><br />2) DANCE LIKE A PROFESSIONAL DANCER - Get my technique and consistency up ! This is like..practically all I ever do/obsess/think/dream about these days..... Triple turns both in Ballet and Jazz, SPLIT SPLIT SPLIT 2metres high GRAND JETE ELANCES and SCISSORS LEAPS..<br />But aside from that, I want to achieve the maturity of a dancer too - emotionally and mentally. I need to think and relax and truly just dance from the heart and soul. Cannot cannot cannot have a stupid fog/mental barrier/blackout/blurout/panic attack. "<strong> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">CANNOT</span>." - <em><span style="color:#000099;">oh so celeste</span></em>....</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>eh, sorry sorry, this post is supposed to be about the RANDOM things I want/have to do before I leave, not about the goals I'm working towards. That's another blog post. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Aiyah..salah salah ...Never mind, I shall just continue writing. So what if terkeluar tajuk ( or whatever they used to say to us in high school when we wrote about a different subject from the essay topic given ). This <u>IS</u> MY BLOG after all. A record of my thoughts and all the 2320930293 different voices/personalities in my head. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><em>So to retitle this post : My 2 main goals before I fly off on the 15th of July. - *** yuck, how uninspiring.....steph, what happened to your creative juices? dried up along with your tears last night ? ****</em>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-61723951916906458122008-03-19T00:17:00.003+08:002008-03-19T00:22:08.720+08:00How much time do I really have left ?I'M LEAVING.<br /><br />Booked my ticket just now.<br />15th July.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />OMGosh !!!!!!!!!!<br />IT'S A ONE WAY TICKET !!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Suddenly ,I feel so... so...argh, I wanted to blog bout my jazz classes and ballet classes yesterday but this news superseeds all...<br /><br />One way ticket.<br />A one way ticket<br />MY one way ticket<br />The one way ticket.<br /><br /><br />The only other thing I remember as one way is the song by Planet Shakers.<br />'One way, Jesus, You're the only one that I could live for '.<br /><br />Today's the 18th of March, well, technically 19th already. 4 more months to the Jazz 5 exam and the BJDW workshop. 4 more months of Malaysia.slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-70876895499547348232008-03-11T21:30:00.002+08:002008-03-11T21:41:01.219+08:00The Moment of Truth'Who do you say I am?' (Mark 8:27)<br /><br />This is the question Jesus asked his disciples. At the time, people had all sorts of opinions about Jesus - everything from a demon possessed lunatic to the Savior of the world. Jesus knows that how a person answers this question will set the tone for every other area of life.<br /><br />No different today - which is why you need to answer this question as well. Here's the way The Chronicles of Narnia writer named C.S. Lewis put it:<br /><br />A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic - on the level with a man who says he is a poached egg - or he would be the devil of hell. You must take your choice. Either this was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. ( Mere Christianity )<br /><br />Question #2-<br /><br />'Who are you looking for?' (John 20:15)<br /><br />This is the question Jesus asked Mary Magdalene as she looked into the empty tomb of Christ. She had heard that Jesus had come back, that He really is God, and that all His promises must be true. Yet...someone coming back from the dead??? So even with Jesus standing right in front of her, she didn't recognize Him.<br /><br />Who are you looking for? Did you know Jesus stands before you at this very moment with the offer of salvation? Or do you doubt this truth because it seems so impossible? Maybe you are at the empty tomb of Jesus, ready to give your life to the One who can truly fulfill you, but you are still looking for that in someone or something else. A boyfriend or girlfriend. A future career. An academic award. A sports achievement.<br /><br />Who do you say Jesus is?<br /><br />Who are you looking for?<br /><br />It's time for your Moment of Truth.<br /><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">I got this article from dare2share.org. God is really amazing, He reaches out to me, somehow and some way. But that's what He's good at !</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;">By the way, about dare2share.org - It's an awesome Christian <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">webmag</span> that actually doesn't sound preachy and has some pretty cool & relevant & intellectually challenging articles. Being Christian has more facades than one.......</span></em>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-22114306969487094392008-03-09T00:21:00.004+08:002008-03-09T00:33:29.040+08:00Frustration caused by an Unreplied Text Message can be cured by Runga Bic<em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Don't stray</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Don't ever go away</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I simply should be much to smart for this </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">You know it gets the better Of me </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">sometimes When you and I collide </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I fall into an ocean of you </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Pull me out in time Don't let me drown </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Let me down</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I say its all because of you </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">and here I go </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Losing my control </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I'm practising your name </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">So I can say it to your face it doesn't seem right </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">To look you in the eye </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">And let all the things you mean to me</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Come tumbling out my mouth indeed its time</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Tell you why I say its infinitely true </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Say you'll stay </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Don't come and go </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Like you do </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Sway my way </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Yeah I need to know </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">All about you </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">And there's no cure </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">And no way to be sure </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Why everythings turned inside out</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Instilling so much doubt </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">It makes me so tired I feel so uninspired </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">My head is battling with my heart </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">My logic has been torn apart </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">And now It all turns sour </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Come sweeten </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Every afternoon </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Say you'll stay </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Don't come and go </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Like you do </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Sway my way </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Yeah I need to know </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">All about you </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Say you'll stay </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Don't come and go </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Like you do </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Sway my way </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Yeah I need to know </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">All about you </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Its all because of you</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Its all because of you</span></em><br /><br />I love Runga Ric !!! Sway's my flavour of the day...Man, I'm so longing for you...RETURN MY SMS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><em>Sway my way............</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>By the way, some of you may be interested to know...her mom's a Chinese Malaysian. :) Her dad's a Maori warrior ;) She can play drums, guitar, piano, and she was part of many local jazz bands in NZ where she grew up in her teens.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>And she's married ! I want her latest album ' Birds ' !!!!!</em>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-33499307661696553162008-03-08T23:17:00.002+08:002008-03-08T23:26:52.712+08:00Deluxe( <em>Haha, if you're reading this, Celeste/Tilla, thanks for being a source of inspiration for this post)</em><br /><em></em><br />I'm thinking of changing my blog's name to <a href="http://www.dancedeluxe.blogspot.com/">www.DANCEDELUXE.blogspot.com</a>. What do you think ???<br /><br />Deluxe, deluxe, deluxe...it's such a nice word ! Catchy, simple, yet powerful ! And oh so trendy !<br />Who coined it ????<br /><br />Actually, it's a French word ! Deluxe has its origins from Paris ! <em>De luxe </em>means luxurious or very fine in quality.<br /><br />I must dance deluxe then !!!slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-44782775833546662292008-03-08T23:07:00.005+08:002008-03-08T23:16:51.802+08:00Sway my way, I need to know, all about you..<div>Listening to :</div><br /><div><em>Michael Buble's Everything </em>and <em>Runga Bic's Sway. Am liking the latter more though....</em></div><br /><div><em></em></div><br /><div>I'm still waiting for him to sms/call. I sent him one earlier, asking " Whatca doin? ", and HE REPLIED..but after that, nothing.....</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>GERAMNYA AKU.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175389570056414642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikD8dKq7AVKcyxf-FIwCxHd8eVK0xuNGrAkCs5Z5tJxpFiPeWpH4o81x25E-zxg1uWcQAGKixFCb6rSgfhBiG770LZ2yqA7E9RtjbQELQkHj2gFS_DARQHu-6l_cR7Xwv81XGvFiCYXbRU/s320/Picture+2834.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p align="center"><em>Won't you send me flowers too ?</em></p><p align="center"><em>Won't you look at me in the eye and ask me out ?</em></p><p align="center"><em></em> </p><p align="center"><em><strong>THE WORLD </strong></em>IS FULL OF WRONG GUYS......</p>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-62810431966415894312008-03-08T18:29:00.004+08:002008-03-09T00:17:27.770+08:00Continuation fr My Ideal Guy ListIn today's news - two lesbians in Australia were sentenced to jail after they were found guilty of murdering another girl. One lesbo suspected that the girl ( their new housemate, or something like that, if my memory didn't fail me ) was flirting with her partner. So her partner decided to kill the girl to prove her love to the other. Guess what, after they murdered her, they kissed....<br /><br />Did I mention that one of them drinks blood too as some sort of vampire ritual ?<br /><br /><br /><br />This sort of sadistic news makes me very skeptical of love. If you really love someone, you'd trust them, not ask them to prove their love to you by taking another person's life, and kiss them right after the murder as a 'sick' reward ! Urgh...a depressing note to a positive post..<br /><br /><br /><br />But let us remain positive and see whether I can come up with another 9 characteristics of my Ideal / Mr Right.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><u>The Top 9 Characteristics of My Ideal Guy</u></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><u></u></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><u></u></strong> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">Actually, to admit the truth, I already kinda have an ideal guy, whom I'm waiting for. But then again, he's just IDEAL, in my humble opinion. Mr Ideal may not be Mr Right. I don't want to impose too tight a criteria and campak Mr Right because he doesn't match ' this and this and that'. But I do have some ideas of people who are compatible with me and whom I can get along pretty well with. So this list is really..more like..a list of the common factors of guys whom I've fallen for share.</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></em> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;">I've a long way to go, so maybe, I'll have to update this from time to time, but I think the general rules will persevere ! ;)</span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><br /><div align="center"><strong><u></u></strong></div><p> </p><p>1. A man. </p><p>I cannot, cannot , cannot take orders from people easily. And I don't listen to just anyone, I don't even listen to my parents sometimes ! - the best example would be my career choice, which I fought for almost 2 years. Haha, I'm a real stubborn bitch at times. </p><p>Which is why I say, I need a MAN. A REAL man. <span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>A kind of guy who's mature, decisive, trustworthy, honest, someone who has a sense of purpose and direction and ambition in life, someone whom I can respect and admire, who'd always intuitively knows the right thing to do and doesn't need someone to mollycuddle/make all decisions 24/7.</strong></span></p><p>I cannot, cannot, cannot stand <em>wishy washy guys.</em> The kind of guys who are always going " <em>Should we do this ? Or that ? Aiya I don't know la, you choose " , </em>who don't know what to do with themselves, what to do in life, how to make people happy, how to be discerning in judging people/making decisions/ taking action/ socializing, who lack confidence, and who aren't capable of taking care of others or being a good leader. Aduhai, I just can't. </p><p>Maybe what I'm talking about is society's image of a 'macho' guy. But a 'macho' guy doesn't necessarily have to be a guy who LOOKS tough and brave and capable and has all the 6 pack, triceps, biceps, whatever you want to call it. I mean, yea, they do look protective, to a certain extent ( I'd very much like to have them around when I meet a burglar ) but <u>the maturity of mind and character is also very important.</u></p><p> I need a man who has a <em><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">sense of integrity, a sound knowledge of right and wrong, and a great belief in himself and the good of mankind</span></strong></em> ( meaning, a person who still believes and sees the best in people, not the ones who pinpoint a person's fault and laugh at their misfortune ). <span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>A man who strives to be the best in what he loves to do, a man who has passion</strong></span> (for something else apart from sex! duh..) , <span style="color:#000099;"><strong><span style="color:#000066;">a man who makes the best of what he has, and uses it to make it even better, a man who thrives in whatever environment, circumstance, country, and climate</span> ! (</strong></span> haha, the last one was actually intended just for rhyme, but somehow, it does ring true, I'd want a guy who can succeed in a harsh, biased, political climate, or deserts, snow, and storm ! )</p><p> </p><p>To me, maturity is achieved when a person can take care of others as well as themselves, which is why my guy has to be a MAN, one who is capable of handling someone as volatile, impulsive, at times indecisive and unpredictable, and deceivingly innocent-looking but very stubborn person like me.<br /></p><p>2. .............</p><p>You know what, these two requirements are the only ones I have for my Ideal Guy/ Mr Right. </p><p>I'm not asking for a good-looking guy, or making it mandatory for him to have a 6 figure monthly salary and to give me 3 holidays abroad a year. I'm not even asking for him to a faithful boyfriend/lover/husband/virgin even. I honestly believe in good, strong, foundations and to me, if he matches the 2 most important requirements I'm looking for, the rest of all that " must be loyal to me, love me as who I am 100% and my family and my cat and have a nice car and big house " crap will come too, naturally and eventually. </p><p> </p><p>Haha, so to conclude, ( actually, I have really low standards right ? So..how come I'm still single ??? Aiya, God, faster bring him to come see me la! )</p><p>My Ideal Guy/Mr Right has to have the similar life principles as yours truly, has to share the same faith in the One True God, and has to be a man.</p><p>Tada. Only 3 requirements ( technically 2, because people of the same religion should share similar life principles, but then again that has not been statiscally proven so well.. )</p><p> </p><p>Can I ever find one ?</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ff99ff;"><em>*** I think I have ***</em></span></p><p align="center"> </p><br /><p align="center"><u></u></p>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-37882075439681583522008-03-08T18:14:00.004+08:002008-03-08T18:28:16.017+08:00Novice Blogger Wants to ApologizeBefore I forget, I want to apologise for my bad editing ! Several of my blog posts are quite hard to read - yes, I admit, I'm not very reader friendly, when it comes to both content and design, but I'm trying ! So if you have any comments- content / suggestions - clarity, PLEASE LET ME KNOW !!!!!!!<br /><br />" <em>It's too late to apologise...it's too la...te....I said it's too late to apologize...yea..yea..yea. "</em><br /><em>- </em>STUPID SONG STUCK ITSELF IN MY HEAD AS I WAS TYPING THIS...-slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4754356630469952045.post-17884323502817870112008-03-07T01:44:00.004+08:002008-03-09T00:14:58.521+08:00My Ideal Guy<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Haha</span>, I was reading Joanne Lee's blog - <a href="http://www.rainbowscolours.blogspot.com/">http://www.rainbowscolours.blogspot.com/</a> when I got an idea for this post...<br /><br />Joanne's my prayer partner of 2.5 years, the person whom I go RUNNING/CRYING/SCREAMING to when I've trouble getting to God ! Despite the fact that we haven't seen each other, until like YESTERDAY for almost 2 years, I think I'm closer to her than a lot of people whom I see, talk, or smile to everyday. It's just chemistry, I suppose. But having a prayer partner ( especially one so faithful ) kept me sane throughout the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SPM</span> madness and the Gap Year Craziness.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#993399;">Joanne, I dedicate this post to you. Thanks for always being there for me - the critical moments, the light hearted fun, the serious God talk, and the loving prayers.<br /></span></strong><br />And thanks for reminding me to stay and press onwards in the path I've chosen.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>The Top Ten Characteristics of My Ideal Guy</strong></div>( <span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"><em>Voice 1001 in Stephie's head : Do we really have to do this ? Like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">uber</span> embarrassing and boring and bimbo, no ? </em></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc33cc;"><em>Voice 122910 : No, no, no, we have to do this so Stephie will always be reminded and not fall for the wrong guy and get hurt and all that crappy stuff all over again ! It's a gentle reminder, now shut up and let her proceed !</em></span> )<br /><br />- Perhaps to be reviewed from time to time..general guidelines, to prevent pain..like a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">panadol</span>..only healthier ! ;)<br />- <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ciplak</span> a bit here and there la..fr a lot of people I know..but our idea of an ideal guy is basically a universal one ! Besides, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, is it not ?<br /><br /><br /><ol><li>( Let's call him Mr Right/Ideal/Potential Ideal ) <strong><em>Religious Belief and Life Principles.</em></strong></li></ol><p>Mr Right/Ideal has to share the same principles of life with me. Meaning, he has to be of the same religion, or PRO CHRISTIAN at the very least. He has to be a person who loves God and takes religion seriously</p><p>- <span style="color:#009900;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>because I don't ? well, I'm TRYING very hard to k, I just read Jeremiah</em> - But I love God. I really do, I just don't treat him that well, like the way I treat my own father and other males in general. Maybe I should stop being so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">chauvinistic</span> in my way of thinking/ perceiving God as a male. Might do wonders for my spiritual life....</span></span></p><p>Religion gives you your basic fundamental principles of life, if you don't agree on the basic things of life, how can you possibly agree on more pressing / mundane issues ? How would Mr Wrong Masqerading as Mr Right/Ideal ever stay together with me and resulting us to being a lasting couple ?</p><p>Religion also equals to love. If you're a faith-believer, you'd have a different capacity of love. I somehow believe, that people who practise their religion faithfully, sincerely, correctly, and of course peacefully make better lovers. </p><p>Some think that when a person loves his/her God so much, they don't have anymore room for the human beings. But the truth is, we're created in the image of God and our Superior Creator has an infinite capability and capacity to love. And even if you don't believe that, use your common sense - ever seen a mother who has stopped loving their children ? Or a father who doesn't delight/feel even a seed of pride in their child's accomplishments ?</p><p></p><p>And besides, I can't be with someone who lies/cheats or likes to drink and smoke the whole day or doesn't give two hoots for charity/ friends/ spending time with family. I need someone who has similar life principles..ie : Someone who also believes in the importance of family, career, ambition, passion, hard work, humility, and service to others.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*********************I'm really tired now...blog more tomorrow la..........</p><p></p>slsl_stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02623051445278724417noreply@blogger.com0