Someone said I analyze too much. That I think too far ahead.
Others say I should anticipate so I would know how to react.
Someone said I should go with the flow, take things as they come.
Others say i never use my head, never think before I act/talk.
Someone said I have a tendency of seeing the best in people, that I trust people too easily.
Others say that I believe in no one but myself.
Someone else said I will always come up with worst-case scenarios.
Others believe I am very optimistic.
I am all of the above and more. A contradiction of sorts, never fitting into one mould. Forever changing, never the same. I am sometimes troubled by the little things but am calm and rational facing big things.
Whenever I do something, I’ll always wonder “what if..”, “is this right?”, “should i hv..”, etc. Its not that i have lack of confidence. Its just that sometimes Im unsure. I made mistakes in the past (who hasnt?) stupid, idiotic mistakes that cost me, amongst other things, my trust in ppl, my beliefs, my dignity, and much more. Even now when I have gotten over it, the memory is forever seared in my mind - about how the ppl that I trust most are the ppl that I must be most cautious of. Sounds selfish but “once bitten twice shy”.
My greatest fear used to be rejection. But now i realize that my greatest fear is to be used. To be taken in, cared for, then thrown away like trash. Like something insignificant. With no regards to my feelings. To be cheated and stabbed in the back. I know that my insecurities stem from this fear.
Not long ago I asked someone for an honest opinion of me. One of the things he said was “U somehow pening tengok reactions orang lain .. apsal laa this world is somehow weird ..apsal laa orang cannot be this and that.” But its true, i am puzzled by human behaviour (even my own most of the time). But of course I cant change other ppl.
I can however change how I look at it. I believe that however bad the situation is, even tho you cant make it better, but u can change your outlook on it. Maybe that’s why I always look cheerful, coz i realize that even when you dont feel like smiling, but you force yourself to look on the bright side to be happy and smile, after some time, you actually believe that things will work out right.
It takes someone who really knows me inside and out (which are only a small handful of people) to know whether I have problems without me telling. Three years ago, an old friend commented about me “when bad mood…..sure can tell….just look at the face…if got frown a bit already know something wrong..even she smile when she’s sad, still can tell.”
I want people to remember me as someone who has brighten up their day at least once in the period of me knowing them. I know i have my faults - im lazy, have bad time management, forgetful (to name a few) - but I would like accomplish something meaningful in my life, something that doesnt have to impact the whole world, but to impact individual lives.
To end this babble of my incoherent mind at the wee hours of the morning, I would like to quote Martin Luther King Jr:
If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper,
Sweep streets like Michaelangelo painted pictures,
Like Shakespeare wrote poetry,
Like Beethoven composed music;
Sweep streets so well that the
host of Heaven and Earth will have to pause and say
Here lived a great sweeper,
Who swept his job well
…2004 memories…
How many boyfriends/girlfriends? none
How many crushes? 2 or 3 I tink – Lola, Heidi & I owez cuci mata anyway
Care to mention any names? Moe
(thank god he’s not reading this)
Had to say goodbye to? Everyone in Miri & KK
Grace before she left to Kch
Missed anyone? Everyone in Miri & Grace and some people in KK
Win anything? I won 2 online competitions and got LOTR merchandise & a Atomic Kitten CD
Best place you went to? Nowhere in particular
Worst place you went to? KL…haha…not used to it here….i juz need time
Happiest moment? During Bal’s birthday party I guess.
Worst moment? March-April when I had problems with friends
Best present? Christmas presents from Lian – coz no one every posted prezzies ![]()
Best party? Every weekend from March – June…seriously!!
Best movie? Butterfly Effect, Phantom of the Opera
Best song? Yeah - Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil’ Jon & The Reason - Hoobastank
Best month? June because all my problems got settled out. The only thing left was exams
Lesson you’ve learned from 2004? The value of friendships
Hope for this new year? Settling down in KL
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…me in 2004…
1. What did you do in 2004 that you’d never done before? Meet up with online friends alone (usually go in group). Club 4 days in a row. Go out clubbing before a final paper (Moral), came back and sat for the paper
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I did not make new year resolutions last year
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Not that I know of
4. Did anyone close to you die? No but my best friend’s grandmother passed away ![]()
5. What countries did you visit? Brunei…hahaha!
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? More determination!
7. What date/s from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? I don’t remember particular date, but the memories that will remain in my memory is the times that Lola stayed over in my hostel room for a month or so
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I didn’t feel like I achieved anything significant in 2004
9. What was your biggest failure? Not completing my Foundation in Engineering even tho I repeated some subjects
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Injury = shoulder pain after a motorcycle accident. Pain for almost a week.
11. What was the best thing you bought? A new handphone – Nokia 6610i after my old hp got stolen
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Lian
coz he’s so nice to me ![]()
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Certain friends who hurt me
14. Where did most of your money go? Clubbing…haha..and transport (buses & taxis)
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Blogging!
I’d do it everyday. And Warcraft, played it on LAN every night. LOL!
16. What song will always remind you of 2004? The Reason - Hoobastank
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
(i) happier or sadder? At this time last year I was happier becoz I was in KK and we had lots of activities during the Christmas & year end celebrations
(ii) thinner or fatter? Fatter…haha! Lost quite a bit of weight in Miri
(iii) richer or poorer? No difference
18. What do you wish you’d done more? Concentrated on my studies
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Going out and caring so much about “what people think”
20. Did you fall in love in 2004? No
21. How many one-night stands? None
22. What was your favorite TV program? CSI, Gilmore Girls
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? No
24. What was the best book you read? Angels & Demons – Dan Brown
25. What was your greatest musical discovery? Erm….nothing. Im not musically talented
26. What did you want and get? I wanted to complete my studies but instead I got a whole lot of fun at the expense of my studies. Im lazy bah
27. What was your favorite film of this year? The Phantom Of the Opera
28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I juz went out for dinner on my birthday and went to Sid’s hse the next day for makan. I was 19
29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? No having to move from Sarawak to KL
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? Cincai….haha….just simple but nice
31. What kept you sane? My good friends ![]()
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? None…not interested lah
33. What political issue stirred you the most? Hmm..not interested in politics
34. Who did you miss? Everyone i left behind in Curtin
35. Who was the best new person you met? Lian
tho technically I havent met him![]()
36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: I learnt that trust shouldn’t be given so easily because the person that is your friend today could be your enemy tomorrow. I’ve also learnt that it’s okay to take risks and be brave as long as you are able to think out your actions properly. And that “what people think” doesn’t matter.
I was planning on writing a pretty interesting blog bout my day in Midvalley yesterday but I got into a really big fight with my parents. Then I ended up saying that Miri wuz a lot better. Then they said “Go back there then!!”
Well, I for one cannot hear a challenge without accepting it. And that, to me is a challenge. My first thought wuz going to sort of “run away” to Miri one of these days (I wuz planning today but decided to think about it first).
There is a flight tomorrow (fri) at 8.30 pm. Ticket cost is RM 433 but I have a Student Membership card for 25% off, meaning it’s 324.75 .Loads of money but I have an open ticket for any domestic flight worth Rm 600 which would be able to cover my flight expenses.
Downside, i dont know what my parents reaction would be if i secretly left. And we’re planning of going to Bangkok this Sat (which I’m not interested in already).
Upside, I can get away from living here…which i hate coz I dont have friends or anything to do. Life here sucks! In Miri, I have a place to stay (my former hse which i’m still renting coz already signed a contract) and food isnt a prob bcoz i still have money in my bank account.
The only question is how to get to the airport. I can either follow a fren (which d chances are very slim) or take a taxi from my condo to Taman Bahagia LRT station then take an LRT (Light Rail Transit system) to KL central and take an express to KLIA. The lrt to KL Central is quite cheap. From KL Central to KLIA it’s around rm45.
Wondering if i should go or is it irrational??
I found a new interest!! heheh…I’m now part of the first ever gals football team in my uni. Cool!! I’m the new goalkeeper….and I had my first practise today. Man….i got hit by dozens of balls…not to mention missing a few balls. Come on…it is my first time playing as goalie. Hehe!!
Feeling tired now…but I’ve got a Chem quiz tomolo….so gotta study for it. Juz finished a very late dinner….so kinda sleepy oledi. Hehehe!
Tomolo nite it’s goinna be ladies nite….i wonder if ppl are going to bring me. I wonder if my “frens” will remember to call me….hmm…
Looking back on my previous entry….it sounds pretty depressing. hehe! But things are slightly looking up….well….not exactly, but I’m trying to change my own outlook on things. Hehehe….life isn’t so boring if only you can find interesting things to do.
Hmm…my fren’s bf is in KK to visit for a week…..good excuse to go out…but then always having to end up trailing them from behind…sheesh…! Like today….spent bout an hour sitting down in Burger King while she was giving him a tour of the whole shopping mall. Thank goodness I wasnt alone! There were 2 guys from our uni as well who followed us so we ended up eating and talking there while waiting.
Yay! watching Lord of the Rings : Return of the King tomorrow afternoon wif the same bunch of frens mentioned above. Hope it’ll be good! I want to know the ending…hehehe…