My Garfield

I realized how my blog is just... words. So now, it's gonna be a bit different.

Introducing.... my new 'garfield'!!

Isn't it cute? it's actually a coin kitten- piggybank lol. I don't know what it is called but it's a tabung la basically.

Noy and Asilah gave it to me last week as a gift. And I had to color it myself, how awesome is that!!? It's been a while since I last used water color so I got really excited! Also, I got to do what WongFu once did in their WongFu Weekends yeay! (check this out and you'll get what I'm talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Zn8cTbOFY)

'Wongfu4lyfe'!

Now it adds up to my collection. A bit childish, but yeayy!!

ridiculousness

...thought i'd give you guys a warning ahead:

What you may read in a few seconds later may sound a bit emo-ish cause apparently #emotweetsfortheday is just not enough

This whole week is just plain ridiculous! I got 2 exams, 2 quizzes- no make it 3, 1 team project that needs to be planned, work, da da da. Yeah, i know it's not as crazy as yours, out there, but believe me IT IS CRAZY, i wouldn't say as hell, but yeah, believe me.

Exams. Right. What would students do without them. pfft. Business law- the most ridiculous midterm I ever had. Literally. 8 crazy chapters, full of theories and believe it or not, actuaries apparently are made for numbers, not reading law, pointing who's right and who's not. I'd rather do 100 pages of life contingency practices (with breaks la of course) instead of reading 100 pages of freaking law stuff! I spent the whole weekend till today eating up that 8 freaking chapters and really, how the exam was? Stupidly hard. Well, my dear lecturer, if you want to make the exam that long, at least give us a full 2 hours perhaps. Or better, shorten it up. Or EVEN better, just be straight forward. Thank you.

Actuarial science. Well, thanks to Business Law, I haven't touched it yet though the exam is just this coming Friday. This. Coming. Friday. It definitely won't be less ridiculous than Business Law. But at least I like doing ActSci stuff. Yeap, I like it :)

Gums. It's ridiculous how people don't know how to use gum wrappers. Well let me tell you this- those gums ain't gonna throw themselves into the bin. Just wrap your freaking gums after eating them and dispose properly into it. Wasn't that hard, was it? Don't leave them under the table, or even worse, the place where the feet are supposed to be landing. It annoys people who have to walk across the hall with that sticky feeling under the shoes..

Weather. Ridiculously cold. If I knew it'd be this cold, I won't go to class with just my trench coat. I'll take my winter bubbles for class. But I didn't, so it was really my fault for not checking the weather properly. Love you sunshine, rain, and even snow! :)

Heart. It ridiculously feels lonely. Too much thinking of the studies, works, relationships da da da... made my heart feels very empty. Totally my fault. Need to do something.

Well, this post is ridiculous. I AM ridiculous for telling about all these. Well, you know what, have a nice rest of the week!

Ready or not, here it comes

inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un

"Sesungguhnya kami adalah milikMu ya Allah, dan kepadaMu jualah kami akan kembali."

I struggled upon hearing that my grandma passed away, around a week ago. I had a couple of breakdowns in a day because of it. The thought of never seeing her again had never occurred to me cause during my last visit to kampung, which was more than a year ago, she was totally fine. No signs of sakit-sakit- except for not being able to walk like everyone else does (well, that's totally normal for her age), she still remembered everyone, even memorized our phone numbers. I was really shocked when my mom told me they had to rush to the hospital cause my grandma had trouble with her breathing. And 2 hours later, my dad called to break the news.

I wasn't able to do anything for the whole day despite having an exam 2 days after. Everything that I read made no sense, at all. The only way to calm myself down was by reciting tahlil for my grandma, and I thank my housemates for that.

Semoga dipermudahkan segala perhitungannya dan ditempatkan dikalangan orang2 yang beriman. Amin. Alfatihah.

Everyone will die eventually. When, where and why, only He knows. When the time comes, we won't be able to escape the call from Malaikat Izrail.

And here comes the big question, are we ready for it?

pesanan saya kepada kamu

~being ambiguous won't solve a thing. so just be true, dear you~

I am not matured

Okay, so last night, my housemates were discussing about Malaysian issue. and above all, Malaysian politics. and wow, they're sure good at it.

I mean, sure, they're already 22, they should know a lot about these kinds of things. but, the 22-years-old- me, barely knew anything. I just sat there, eating Malaysian maggi kari Shakira brought the last time she went back, listening to what they had to say. Truthfully, I was embarrassed with myself. I'm not being a good Malaysian.

Malaysia is where I live for the past 20 years, it's where I grew up, where I paced myself to be a good person, and probably where I'll meet with my other half in the future (hopefully. teehee). Well, the point is, there's no reason for me not to know about what's going on in Malaysia. After all, it's where I'll spend the rest of my life.

Plus, it even sponsored me to come study here in the United States, despite me being a bad student. Next year, I'm gonna have to start serving for it. and for that to be true, I guess there's no other way than for me to be more sensitive(?) as to what's going on in my country.

Well, to be true, again, I'm not sure when I'll be ready for all these politics issue. I have no interests what so ever discussing about it, for now. I guess someone has to be my mentor for me to start knowing about it.

heh, that's a bad conclusion.

new semester. again

yeah. it's the start of a new semester, again.

tho i said it much in a negative way, i actually felt good, am energized to study even more. can you believe that? me, excited over studying?

well, i decided to boost my CGPA back up. finally. i've been lazying for too long now. i guess the sumer break really made me think of going back to books quickly.

anyway, the semester started off quite well. couple of good things occurred and 1 of them: I AM NOW OFFICIALLY EMPLOYED!! alhamdulillah. after months, and months, and months of applying i finally started working at the beginning of august. wasn't that awesome? but the work is really tiring. but still, it was fun to go to libraries i'd never been to before :)

another good (kinda) thing happened. well, let it be my secret. only. there's only one thing that i hope and pray for it: BEHAVE YOURSELF, WAHAI HATI..

To that one uncivilized person out there,

RELIGION IS ONE SENSITIVE ISSUE!!

Yelling "Jesus's God! Moslems suck!" doesn't make you a good follower of your religion, no matter what you are!

The fact that you are yelling to ME like that showed that YOU ARE NOT A GOOD CHRISTIAN yourself! You obviously did not read your Bible carefully, cause if you do, you won't be doing something stupid, uncivilized, moron things like yelling at people with a different religion, saying "you suck"! I guess your religion does not teach how to respect others, huh??!!

Well, guess what, you're the one who's at loss!!

6:121

"Dan janganlah kamu memakan dari apa daging haiwan yang ketika disembelih tidak disebut nama Allah, perbuatan itu benar- benar suatu kefasikan. Sesungguhnya syaitan- syaitan akan membisikkan kepada kawan- kawannya agar mereka membantah kamu. Dan jika kamu menuruti mereka, tentu kamu telah menjadi orang musyrik."

6: 121

my kdrama ranking

Okay. What I'm about to write might sound new to some of you guys. It's something that I'd never shared with others, so openly, like in my blog or facebook or twitter or whateverothersocialsitesoutthere..

I'm a k-world geek..

Yes, I watch korean dramas, I listen to korean songs, I understand/read/ write korean. So, today I'm gonna share with you guys some of the dramas that I really enjoyed watching even for the 2nd or 3rd time. really..

1. Goong/ Princess Hours

I watched this drama 3 times, and I never get tired of it. heeeee.. owh, the lady in the pink dress is Song Ji Hyo. Whoever's following Running Man definitely know who she is :D

2.Coffee Prince

I got mixed emotions when watching this drama. Again, Yoon Eun Hye in it. I guess I just love her..

3. My Girl

Lee Dong Wook!!!

4. You're Beautiful

Somehow, I don't like Jang Geun Seuk's hairdo in this..

5. My Girlfriend is a Gumiho

One word to describe this drama: cute

Alright, 5 is enough I guess. A lot more new dramas coming up and the one that I just finished watching- Lie To Me, was great too. Gotta love the casts- Kang Ji Hwan and Yoon Eun Hye. It just get a bit sloppy near the end. heheee. The one that I currently watching- Heartstrings (Jung Yong Hwa and Park Shin Hye), has a good first impression on me and I have quite a high expectation on it. Can't wait for the next episode to come.

So, whoever wants to try some korean dramas, these are definitely worth watching!!

MALAYSIA tanah airku

haaaaaa... more people are going back to Malaysia... and I'm here, in Madison, blogging.

and facebooking.

Well, facebooking apparently is my medium knowing everyone is already in (or on his way to) Malaysia. Lots of posts like

"... is on the plane to Malaysia"

"... checked in at Kuala Lumpur/ Changi International Airport"

"... is feeling Malaysia"

"..., jom lepak kat ..."

aaaaaaa... these make me really wanna be in Malaysia

i miss my family

i miss my mom's cooking

i miss hanging out with the girls

i miss wanting along to belanja me

i miss not having to pay rent, gas, electric, groceries, etc.

i miss watching astro

I MISS BEING IN MALAYSIA!!!

i'm back

It's Summer Time..!!!

What a great way to start off my summer- me and a couple of friends went for a roadtrip around the northwestern part of the US!! And wow, that 12 days trip to national parks surely ended quickly. Can't believe we'd spent all those days with new friends from Drake. Friends whom we'd never met before, and they turned out to be great, seriously. It was really just a waste of time worrying whether we could get along during the trip or not, cause they are easy to be friend with..

...Anyway, a lot of things happened during the 12 days. This post was actually to share with you guys some of our eerie yet exciting first time experiences we'd encountered during the 12 days journey. So the lists are:

1. We were pulled over by policemen. Twice- on our first and last night of driving. The first time, I was pulled over for not stopping at a stop sign. For the second time, the reason was actually quite funny. It all started with Noyan not realizing herself wearing her shades. At night! She kept on complaining how the road was pitch black and she couldn't see a thing on the road. Well, apparently, she did not turn on the headlights too!! Then, we were pulled over. again. Now we can proudly say "I was pulled over once!" lol.

2. We drove in thunderstorms!! We initially decided to change driver every 2 hours, but later we change to whenever the driver started to doze off. I drove for around 2/3 hours after being pulled over on our first night, then handed the wheel to Sarah. Once Sarah started driving, it suddenly rain. The other car later told us there's a thunderstorm coming to the area we're driving in. So, Sarah bravely drove the car to the rest area where the other car waited for us, in the bad weather. And that's our first experience of driving in a thunderstorm. Cayalah Sarah..!!

3. I was asked by a stranger if I smoke weed!! I just finished my Subuh prayer at a rest area when a woman came to me hurriedly and asked if I smoke that thing. When I repeatedly answered I don't, she asked me what was I doing and I said, praying. I guess she saw me doing my sujud and wondered if I need her help. There was this kinda creepy feeling cause I felt like she was in cloud nine, after smoking HER weed. Luckily, the boys were there and I excused myself from her. Moral of the story: don't ever go pray by yourself in a secluded area, people might think you need a serious help.

4. We were told by a woman, "Shut the f**k up!!". I guess we were too busy (and noisy) packing up our stuff that we didn't realize how loud we were.

5. I got to sleep in a sleeping bag!! This might sound funny for some of you guys, but yeah I survived sleeping in it, 3 times, though it was still freeeaaaaaking cold. One dawn the girls couldn't stand the chill, so we moved into the car and continued sleeping until the morning. That was such an experience to remember! :D

Well, I guess those are all that I remembered so far. More, actually were kept inside my heart (euww..cheesy). Anyways, the trip was really great. Though we spent MANY days inside the car, it was paid off when we got to see all the magnificent views. Alhamdulillah, we finally had the opportunity to leisurely explore the beauty and the perfection of His creation. I really hope I can get to go to this kind of trip more often, we couldn't stop praising for Him throughout it :)

"It is He who made the earth tame for you- so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision- and to Him is the resurrection"

"Dialah yang menjadikan bumi untuk kamu yang mudah dijelajahi, maka jelajahilah di segala penjurunya dan makanlah sebahagian dari rezekinya. Dan hanya kepada-Nyalah kamu dibangkitkan"

- Al-Mulk, 15.

peace. out.

Ouhh.. pictures can be found in my facebook (fb tab) --------------->

fortune cookiesss

they weren't just fortune cookies, afterall :)

why did i ever agree to this? i shouldn't say yes when they asked me to do it. yeah i know, the work was nothing compared to others'. but those are damn easy when you try and you got the solution. me? until now, i couldn't get even one solution to my damn task. DON'T YOU EVER DARE TO SAY I DIDN'T DO MY WORK! damn I did!! it's damn frustrating when you tried so many ways but still didn't get to anything. it feels like i didn't do anything. it's also way too frustrating when people see that i could not get any solution as me not doing my job. i'm stressed with the thought of people looking me as an irresponsible person.

checklist checklist

So, I have this friend of mine who did a checklist of things she'll do once final is over. So, I'm gonna write mine too! :D

MY AFTER-FINAL-TO-DO-LIST

1. Renew my I-20. I don't wanna be considered as an illegal person in the U.S.

2. Renew my UWCU card. It'll expire this June. better do it quick!

3. Return 5 books that I borrowed from Mills library for my Jewish class paper. Oh yes, I did borrow 5 books, can't believe myself, too!

4. Declare my second major: Risk Management!

5. Read user manual for *ehem ehem*. better be professional once summer break starts!

6. Find PARAMEDICS!!!

7. Clean up my room as tidy as possible.

8. Watch DRAMAS! Oh Yeah..!

These are what I have, so far. I have couple things more in mind, couldn't bear to tell people about 'em. hehee

Anyway, I've been trying to find things to do this summer- I'm not going back to Malaysia, I don't have jobs yet, and my class will only be on the first summer session. So, here's what I have in mind:

I WANNA LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR FOR THIS SONG:

Anyway, I still have a week for ALL these. Gotta study for now. Plus, I still am not done with the Jewish paper. It should be submitted next Saturday, so I'll have all Friday to finish it cause I'm gonna start enjoying the beautiful weather by Saturday. Oh yeah!

Oh, right. study. bye!

i hate them

what's 'trending' now: the death of Osama bin Laden
what some people are doing now: celebrating


there's only one word to describe those people: inhuman
it doesn't matter what religion you are embracing, it's just crazy to celebrate over one's death.


I just hate reading U.S newspaper now. I get so angry.

note to self #3

" Ya Tuhanku, berilah aku petunjuk agar aku dapat mensyukuri nikmatMu yang telah engkau limpahkan kepadaku dan kepada orang tuaku, dan agar aku dapat berbuat kebajikan yang Engkau redhai; dan berilah aku kebaikan yang akan mengalir sampai kepada anak cucuku. Sungguh, aku bertaubat kepadaMu, dan sungguh aku orang muslim."



peace.out.

money money money must be funny in a rich man's world

"if I have some extra money, what would I do with them?"

ever asked yourself this one, simple question?

as rhetoric as it may sound, you guys know better of the answer.

"Oooo.. should I get this Canon T2i or should I go with Nikon d3100?"
"Ooo.. now that I finished my 3 midterms, I can treat myself with a couple of new dresses."
"Ooo.. I wanna eat some sushi today!!"

but when you see some homeless people on State St.
"Sorry, I don't have any cash right now."
" I smiled to him. That's a gift too~"
"No, thank you" with a slight head shake (geleng kepala)

*sigh*

how lucky we are for having enough money and food to survive, compared to these people. but as humans as we all are, we tend to never appreciate what we have. we want more. and more. and more. our instincts, our lusts told us
"why should I help these people? I'm just a student myself."
"that amount of money ain't enough for trips. I should get myself a job."

I realized how I myself was looking for jobs like crazy for the past years. I've tried so many ways, applied for so many (only Allah knows), but still I'm jobless. Maybe I was stressing myself out about getting a job that He decided not to give me one. Now, I'm still trying, but with less enthusiasm of getting one. If there's a chance for me to work before I graduate, alhamdulillah. If there's none, He knows what's best for me.

Plus, both you and I know
that the money we possess ain't gonna help us on the judgment day. In fact, they will become our burden if we didn't spend them in the right way. Being surrounded with the world's wealth is not easy, really. A lot of responsibilities need to be fulfilled. And fortunately, there's a lot of ways to spend our money rightfully. So, a reminder for you, and for me, let's spend our money wisely, in ways that can help us in the other world, insyaAllah.

UPDATE: go here if you wanna help http://www.islamicreliefusa.org . Though the name is relief USA, check out this page then you'll know what it's capable of :))

MESSAGE RECEIVED

This shoutout goes not only to all students out there, but to every single people in the world

... and remember, WE CAN NEVER CONTROL THE RESULTS, BUT WE CAN CONTROL OUR EFFORT :))

self reflection

what goes right today:
1. My jewish music TA gave the lecture today instead of the professor. He's funny and it was a good start of the day
2. Finally called American Red Cross Madison for the request of paramedics for the Midwest Games

what seems off:
1. I realized how I never really did my accounting homework, solely by myself. That paid off, I did not do well on my 2nd midterm.
2. The line wasn't clear when I called the American Red Cross lady in charged, so she gave me her email.
3. I sent the email using the wrong domain (.com when it should be .org) and sounded extremely stupid asking her email, again, through her voicemail. That was before I realized I sent it to .com.

that no.3 really made me feel down. I couldn't believe how stupid I was to call her right before I checked my mistake. I definitely lose my professionalism.


p/s: adding up to my off- list: I couldn't really understand why this one friend wouldn't feel bad for lying right in front of his friends' eyes. that totally brought his image down. I felt really sorry for him crushing his own image in front of us.

me and my 'heavy' life

I have in my bag:

i. Managerial Accounting textbook which probably weighs around 3lb~
ii. 5- unit notebook
iii. my macbook
iv. 3 hard- covered Jewish books with 300 pages each
v. a thin introduction writing on Jewish liturgical music



I probably become shorter by the time I graduate~~

the mind needs some rests

feel like dying~~
finished 2, 1 more battle left
I need supplement of all kinds
hope the end result will not make me go ga gaa~ (mcm bunyi agogo pulak)

mesti!

I must NOT check my facebook again!! I got 3 freakish exams this week and still got time to go over my facebook homepage? That's insanely crazy, chabie. Gotta close that tab with the blue icon with the word "f" and start doing Risk Management Technique, NOW!!



this is how I look like when studying, btw
oh, and that's not me. really.


@back to nerdy mode

:))

i feel happy when i see someone i know is happy :))

La Tas'aluni

update:
I stumbled upon this video listening to some malaysian nasyid songs on youtube. It made me think.

Our lives are REALLY full of mysteries. Things that no one knows, not us for sure. Things that only Allah knows. Allah, as the lender, He lent us this life, and to Him it will be returned to. Just like when we're borrowing some stuff from our friend, he/ she'll expect us to return them back in the same condition as they were at the first place. It is our responsibility to keep the 'things' safe. Same as our lives. We have to keep our hearts safe, clean and clear until the time we're supposed to return it back to Him.

So, a reminder to you, and to me, protect the heart for they are not ours. They are his.

"psst.psst. what perfume are you using?"

people wanna look good, so they dressed up.
people wanna sound good, so they speak clearly.
people wanna be good, so they behave.
and people wanna smell good, so they spray.

HOWEVER

to smell good doesn't mean you must finish the whole bottle of your perfume everytime you're going out. it actually annoys people around you that they have to deal with the 'sting' of your perfume all day. i have a couple of male friends that maybe, spray a little bit too much of their perfume whenever they go out. i don't have any problem with that personally, it's just that it disrupts my ability to smell other stuffs. hehe

plus, smelling fresh is better. in other words, have a shower before you go out. that way, you will save your perfume. people will like you better, too. hopefully.

so, stop spraying when you think you smell nice, not when you think you smell good. and remember simplicity is beautiful, minimality is perfect.

THE youtube

You-what??

I bet everyone knows what a YouTube is, right? it's where people WITH talents were discovered (like Justin Bieber- not a fan, but gotta admit that he got talents), where people WITHOUT talents were also found (sorry Rebecca Black, but I have to put you under this category), and apparently, where people posted videos about themselves.

It seems like YouTube has become the new blogging mean. People now prefer to vlogging (video blogging) rather than the traditional, lame, blogging, which I'm still doing it. now. yeah. I'm lame. I know. haha (well, I hate being in front of the camera. my voice sounds weird in recordings).

Anyways. People do a variety of things on YouTube. They talk about how their days went, share opinions about some music videos, make parodies of them, tell some funny, silly jokes, and the list goes on and on and on. Some people even use YouTube for good cause (charity, promoting green, etc.). And that's what I like about YouTube- the variety of the videos posted.

I used to only watch some Korean variety shows on YouTube cause it's where most videos were. Now, due to all those copyright issues that I can no longer watch them, I changed my flavor to some funny videos by some random people. Some of the YouTube-ers that I currently subscribed to:

- KevJumba. he's the asian guy in Amazing Race, which season I'm not sure, who entered the competition with his dad, as a YouTube-er. he's funny. his dad is even funnier.

-nigahiga. he looks like he's from Hawaii but I think he's a japanese-american. his videos are mostly about him acting, excessively. but I love his "off the pill" segment where he silly-ly comments on various stuff, from movies to weird people.

- matluthfi90 and inianwarhadi. these 2 guys are malaysians. they talked about true stuffs about malaysians in interesting ways. and i like them.

- WongFu Productions. i LOVE them! Their videos are mostly about true stuffs about people in general. They have their own company in which they produce short films, music videos, good-caused videos and much more stuff. They even have their own tour in which they give speeches to universities about film- making (cool, huh?). If you wanna start watching some good, funny vlogs, you should try them. They are themselves in the videos.

okay. I didn't know really the reason why I was writing about this. but yeah, go watch some of those people and I'm sure you're gonna love them. cause they're funny :DD

I don't know how to end this post. I guess a simple bye is enough?

bye then.

and who says asians are not funny? :))

oohh.. so this is how it feels

yeah.i got 100 for my jewish music class.

it was unexpected. really. i thought i did bad. like, seriously bad. during the exam, i saw people writing their essays up to 2 pages. and mine? not even close to 1 page. that basically what worried me. plus, it is a comm b class. yeap, COMM B CLASS!! meaning, our writing matters the most. and i am a baaaaad writer. who would thought that me getting a full mark on the first exam, right? whatever it is, alhamdulillah, praise to Allah, for the 'present' and for giving me the motivation to excel in my research paper for this class. He knows the how-to's best :))

i'm not boasting, insyaAllah. surprised is much more like it. so, go chabie, go! you can do it even better, next time!!

oh yeah. i received a 'great' too. despite the bad handwriting. lol

*this post is what i call "self-motivation"

blabbering

sometimes (well, most of the time), I couldn't figure what my feelings are. about my surroundings, my friends, my studies, my future. i am complicated. really.

i am fussy. right now. about what? about everything? anything? nothing? i don't really know. i'm just too tired for anything. maybe it's the time of the month **sigh**

note to self #2

i am weird
i can be overly- sensitive for small, tiny things

i am a hypocrite
i always try to be friendly in front of people
when i don't really like them

i am an anti- social
people say i am quiet
i don't really care about that

i am ugly
my heart is
it's pitch black, believe me

i am a pessimist
i tend to look everything negatively
how can i change that?

i am not cool
i cry over things
things that i could not share with others
pathetic, yeah i know


those are the real me
that is why i need to change myself.

a piece of heart

does living overseas make one a better person, spiritually?

i've heard it so many times, even see it with my own eyes, and yes, people DO change for better (though in some cases, they don't, in fact they become the exact opposite person). i've seen a couple of friends from my high school and pre-college years, they look more charming and beautiful now with their new personalities. i felt amazed by the changes, really. why can't i do that?

living in a foreign place makes one think of the world she's living in. me, no exception. it opens my eyes to new things, things that bring me nearer to The One. but somehow i couldn't find myself becoming like my friends. i wanna be like them, feel what they feel, and see what they see. once again, why can't i do that?

there are times when i wish i could ask them what they did to make them change into what they are now. "the heart," i believe the answer would be. to be able to live in the Firdaus, forever, masyaAllah, even the thought of it makes my heart flutter with excitement. that's where i wanna be, with my whole family and friends.



Ya Allah, tanamkanlah dalam hati hambaMu ini keinginan yang kuat untuk berubah kepada yang lebih baik untukMu, Ya Allah.

note for self #1

the more you want something, the harder it gets for you to have it.

al-hawa'
control your wants for they will only make you forget to whom you are supposed to serve
"you're wanting it" is not the same as "you're needing it"

oh pretty please..

I'm in no mood of doing anything. have homeworks, yeah, but all of them are not due tomorrow, thus the laziness. I know it's not baik untuk kesihatan, but seriously, why am I so lazy..??

MAMMA MIA, here I go again

Oh yes I did went to the musical. Impressive, I know. keke.

Well, that marked my first ever live musical show. It was fantastic, both the songs and the singers were superb. Not to mention all the props, well, they didn't use much props, but somehow they use what they had perfectly. Thumbs up for the singing of course!!

Anyhow, I must say that the show was not really suitable for young kids. There were "rated scenes" that kids should not be allowed to watch. Too much grabbing and touching, *ehem ehem*, if you know what I mean. Nevertheless, it was a show you don't want to miss if you're a fan of Abba.

Somehow we were not allowed to take pictures inside the hall, so I couldn't really capture what we saw. The only picture that we took was outside the hall, which is still pretty cool cause Overture Center (the place where the show played) is pretty famous (I think) to have some Broadway musicals and performances. So yeah, I took a picture with the casts... name list.haha

Hehe. Anyway, after I saw how cool a musical can be, I planned to go to a couple more shows after this, but not sure which yet. There will be Sleeping Beauty this February, but at UW- Whitewater, which I'm not sure how far it is from Madison. Maybe, just maybe, if it's not really that far, visiting that campus on that weekend will be great!! hehe.

I'm gonna stop right now. Got a call from a friend. See ya guys later..!

my predetermined future

i failed big time..

TWICE!!

I'm not trying to boast, but failing is not an option for me, it's not for anybody I suppose. and that's why the first time I failed, I felt like a loser. but I guess the second time it happened, I just felt nothing. Well, yeah , there were some crying here and there, but after my maghrib prayer, I felt like He has something to show, to tell me. and so, I've made my decision..

I won't take any more actuarial papers. I guess, I don't have any luck in that. I won't pursue any actuarial career. I'm gonna go with risk management instead. That's my second-major-to-be by the way.

I'm not depressed, at all, surprisingly. In fact, I felt relieved for deciding my future earlier than when it's supposed to be.

so yeah..
buh-bye my predetermined future!!

*big-time-failure is when you failed but everyone else passed. yah I know, it felt like cr*p

first or maybe not

to my second blog..

So yeah, I've deleted my first blog and here comes the second one. Didn't know really why I deleted my first one. Well yeah, I didn't have time to update everything in it. School life was hectic. Never thought that it'd be so full that believe it or not, I actually missed more than a couple episodes of 'Glee'!!

Talking about Glee, I love Glee. Say I'm a Gleek or whatever, but the show had become one of my 'must watch' shows every week. I mean, it wasn't really my kind of show, at first. Who would watch a show about some kind of singing club in a high school? At least that's what I thought first. It all started when some 'kids' came to our place just to watch Glee because they didn't have a tv (now they have one, much bigger than ours.haha) and it was the last episode for the first season. Then, came this part when the club's teacher sang a remake of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' and baam..!! I'm a Gleek! oh yeah, I was totally into Mike Chang, the Asian guy in the Glee. Harry Shum Jr, his real name, just in case :)

Harry Shum Jr. aka Mike chang. He dances very, very, very well :D

Right, enough about Glee, back to my studies. Luckily it has ended. I mean, last semester's. Still got a couple long semesters more before I'll be out from Madison. Not that I hate it here, it's just that I can't wait for my sufferings to end. I mean, my studies. But you know what other said about studying, you'll miss it once you'll start working. You won't get time to rest, the 'break' you used to have after each midterm, and after one, hard, long semester. You won't get that when working. In fact, most of your time will be 'wasted' sitting in front of the computer, typing stuffs, dealing with numbers, calculating some kind of risks, and whatsoever. Wait, that will be me. I don't know about you guys' cases, but it won't deviate much from mine. There goes my statistics term.haha..

Wait, I was planning to write just one short first post on my 2nd account. This is waaayy longer. Guess I have to stop. I should be studying for the last couple of hours, but I didn't.haha
See you guys later! Will try to write more frequently.

and nothing more about Glee, I promise :)