Thursday, December 30, 2010

Hi 2010 bloggie.

Thank you so much.
You have been treating me really well this year.
I LOVE YOU.
I'm befriending 2011 soon.
I'll see you when I see you again. :)
It's a brand new beginning
...and cheers to our awesome ending.

*fingers crossed* XX

-.-

EXACTLY.
WTF
am
I
doing
online?

New
Year
is
approaching.

How
not
to
be
happy
and
neglect
all
the
other
works.

-.-

SIGH.

On the 2nd last day of 2010, I'm sigh-ing off.

:p

LALALA.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Pwned. ♥






 The Tennis Shorts! :)

Fundamental need for every women. :)

LBD. ;)

ALL THE ABOVE ARE PWNED! ;)

I'm so excited for the arrivals of these items! x)

I want some of this, and some of that!

My jaw is literally dropping! ;) MY LOVE.



Pictures credits to La' Belle Closet!

Picture credits to Attire's Attic!

Picture credits to Shoe Story!

OMG! I'm going insane with shopping!
I'm dropping!

THERE'S MORE TO COME! :D



Thursday, December 23, 2010

My 100th post is nothing like what I thought I would have posted.


Warning: This article is about race

December 01, 2010
DEC 1 — Recently there was an article in The Star regarding the state of HIV/Aids in Malaysia. It ended:
“Malays had the highest number of infections at 62,953 cases, followed by the Chinese at 12,687 cases and the Indians at 6,929 cases.”
Instead of stating that approximately 82,569 Malaysians are infected, apparently it was necessary to provide a racial breakdown. The statistics could have been arranged in numerous ways, but in Malaysia, it always comes down to race.
Granted, race can be relevant when looking at certain elements (sickle cell anaemia, lactose intolerance, breast cancer, etc.), and may even be relevant to HIV/Aids in certain cases. But in Malaysia, nothing seems complete without a comment on race — the topic the country loves to pretend that it doesn’t love talking about.  
As documented by historian Dr Farish A. Noor, Malaysia was once a hub, a cosmopolitan place of trade where many different-looking people with different ideas met and for the most part got along. Farish poses a question: Should children born today in Germany be blamed for the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust? Similarly, should a child born in Egypt today be congratulated for those fantastic pyramids?
According to Farish, we are all born with a clean slate where we can either do something constructive and good or we can do something destructive and bad. Our ancestor’s accomplishments or mistakes are not our own, nor should we be defined by race. Race alone should not be a benefit or detriment to anyone. The only reason why it does is because we choose to let it happen.   
Sadly, Malaysia is race-obsessed and many individuals feel that their right to this country is historically verified. Their feelings can exist in reality because racism is ingrained in the government, schools, and religious affiliations. After colonial rule, Malaysia was left with a political system divided by race. Allegiance was determined by colour. As quoted in The Star, Malaysian politician Datuk Chang Ko Youn said:
“Malaysia has practised racial politics for fifty-one years and we know it is divisive as each party only talks on behalf of the racial group it represents... It is easy to be a Malay hero, a Chinese hero or an Indian hero but it is difficult to be a Malaysian hero”
For whom should one vote? The United Malay National Organization, the Malaysian Chinese Association or the Malaysian Indian Congress. I can’t imagine voting for the White Party of Canada, nor it being allowed to exist.
Malaysia’s racial problems are systemic.  It starts with children being sent to race-centric and religious schools where they learn misconceptions about “the other.”  These messages are confirmed by adults in their conversations. Finally, the whole process is legitimised when voters keep electing the same people who create and support policies based upon race. The result? A national consciousness dedicated to the misunderstanding of one another along racial lines.  
To see affirmative action existing for a nation’s majority is a strange experience. Malaysia is the only country, other than South Africa, with such policies in place. Most hard-working Malays I know want nothing of it, and I don’t think they would want to be included with Post-Apartheid South Africans.
When someone does something immoral or bad, the first question an average Malaysian will ask will concern the race of the perpetrator. A conversation will then follow how this incident confirms prejudice. Please don’t mistake my words for “the foreign experience.” Many Malaysians feel the same way I do, and they want to see this changed.
1 Malaysia is a cool slogan, but it isn’t much more than that? How can harmony be achieved when racism is so deeply engrained in the fabrics of society?  Racism here is top down, and those at the bottom are feeling the weight of it daily.
It is the job of citizens to realise this and do something about it. Don’t tell me it will always be this way. It hasn’t always been this way, and it will eventually change. If Malaysia’s only company is South Africa, I think change is coming sooner than later.  
The more the media, religious leaders, political authorities and families in Malaysia encourage racialised thinking and deter honest discussions, the longer this land of “tolerance at best” will exist. 
I think the young citizens of the country care about human rights, equality and fairness. The threat of race riots seems like a great mechanism to keep things the way they are. But I think Malaysian citizens know this will not happen again — as many have already broken the mould in their everyday lives and are just waiting for authorities, policies, and regulations to follow suit.
Many young people are standing up against the old way of doing things. Interracial relationships, the push for removal of race and religion from government documents, citizens demanding better public schools, the end of affirmative action for the racial majority, and an overall awareness of similarity between Malaysians as opposed to difference will leave Malaysia a country with different looking humans living in it — and everyone living with an opportunity to prove themselves.
Race does matter.  Race is closely connected with a people’s history, culture and language.  We cannot ignore the fact there are obvious physical differences which play a role in social interaction.  However, when racism becomes ingrained in the national psyche, we have a huge problem.  
I am not here to tell people what to do. Unfortunately, my ancestors once walked around the world claiming racial superiority and a lot of people believed it. However, I will go as far to say that a paradigm based on true equality is better than one that pays lip service to equality but still puts people into artificial categories.  
In closing, here is a rhetorical question: Can we be human first? 
* The views expressed here are the personal opinion of the columnist.

Now this is what that keeps me wondering,
1 Malaysia?

If you don't intend to stay, then don't make a grand entrance.

I'm sure some of you find my caption familiar. (Not because someone already quoted it but merely because it had happened to you, somehow, sometime.) Then again, this ain't any 'emotional' post or whatsoever. I just wanna say it out.

Often, we meet new people every year, year in year out. But really, how many stays and how many leaves? Some had led you thinking it'll be 'Happily Ever After', and some you know it's just there. It's those that led you feeling the 'Happily Ever After' are those that contain poisonous issues. It's so poisonous it can kill the human out of you or sometimes, kill the old you and give you a new, stronger you.

Okay okay, down to the point of my post. You know, meeting a new person every year gives you a first impression of them whether you're right or wrong. In my case, I'm always in the wrong. C'mon lah, I'm sure you guys had it too. Hahaha.

Here's my point, when you already think that you know someone, now I've learned that it is too soon to conclude that you have really know the person, inside out. Truth is, you'll never know everything about that one person. And often, it's the person that you labelled nice and 'genuine' is the one who reveals it all soon after. And here comes the 'poisonous' part. What your mind do is, it starts reminding you of what you hated about the person. And yes, I do agree that no one is perfect in this world, but then again, how not to be annoyed when an 18 year old doesn't act like one right? Truth is, I may be pointing this post to someone but these occasions happens all the time. And I am sure that there are also people out there who hate me for who I am, not that I bother, but not everyone can accept you for who you are and especially after gazillion times of hinting, it lets you wonder, what kind of a person he/she is? WHO CARES ABOUT THESE PEOPLE ANYWAY. The only reason we care is because we want the betterment of our lives and also maybe try to improve them.

Their attitude problem is not my say, but 'Sky is the limit!' And let me remind you a little thing about me, once I have started seeing things I disliked about you, I can never see you in the same way anymore unless our friendship is a special one under some conditional cases. ;)

I don't wanna elaborate more but I'll just list some things down.

I HATE:
Princesses. (Those who wants everything, basically selfish person who really does things for herself.)
Uncooperative people. 
The only child in the family who acts like the only one everywhere. (I personally label this as SINDROM ANAK TUNGGAL.)
Clingy girls. (Not that I don't like you, if you're clingy to me, shooo! I'm no lesbian!) I can be a best friend, but mind my privacy.
People who put themselves ahead of others. (In a bad manner.)
People who act dumber when they're dumb.
People who can't sweat a little bit more to do what to get done.
People who do not prioritize when it comes down to doing a group project.
People who complain the most ridiculous things on Earth.
People who talks a lot especially when I'm not in the mood cause whatever they say at that moment, sounds really LAME to me. -.-


NUFF SAID. I don't have to live to like you. Bleh.


I'm a princess, with an awesome attitude. ;)


AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE ALL NICE PEOPLE. :)