Hmm....

Close friend material....not "best" friend...

Sari da Bari!

Haha..went to me cousin sister's wedding dinner yesterday evening...


Highlight of the evening was me cousin sister and her hubby..but in my world, it was I, as always..


Heheh..kidding..in my head, the attention was divided la..


It was my first time in a bloody sari..first time in public, that is. Wore my mum's favourite colour..purple, which kinda suits my taste as well :)


I tell you..mums are just guhh-r8 la..de way she tied de sari..fuh..cepat giler like zoop zoop zoop! ahaha...haiz..i love u ma. Not for the speed la..that too, but more because she really thinks about what I want and like and gives me only the best :) That's why mums are waaaat? ha~~...guhh-r8.

Back to the dinner..


It was held by the pool..at the Lost World of Tambun..ha~~..The first thing that occurred to me great mind was, "dude..should've worn sneakers man.."

The canopies were actually erected on the sandy area..so macam walking on da beach la..romantic no? (if i was wearing sari cam ne? all grace gone..lolz)


But i think i handled it ok la..legs got used to it or maybe because i was just sitting at one place, our assigned table for the whole evening, playing and layaning me 5-year-old cousin, Shaarvena. Haiz dat lil cutie..bukan main seksi! i swear..lolz..times have really changed. To think of the times when I was a 5-year-old *faraway mirage playing in da eyes*


And then there were the toasts..Seriously, you ought to listen to all that ryte? Baru sopan, no..but i tell you..it's funny la actually what my uncle, cousin and bro who were sitting at the same table did. It's called dinner for a reason la ryte, but ah, there were no refreshments..like, before the dinner, ko bagi la something ryte..i don't mean to demand or wat la..i mean, i was totally fine, just enjoying the reflection of the lights on the pool, the kids' antics (it surprised me to know that i had so many LITTLE cousins. like..kids O.o who might make worthy underlings of banu DA GREAT someday. who knows..), great music; they were blasting MJ k..haha..chunted.

SO yea la, when MJ comes into the picture, all grouses are already compensated for :) That's for ME la..lolz..others got a lil restless..i don't blame them. It's their first time at a Christian wedding..and so the reception was also held in a different manner, with toasts and speeches which you don't really get that much of in Indian wedding receptions. You see, my cousin got married to a Christian and she was brought up as a Hindu and kebetulan, she mmg Indian la, so yea..thus the possible cause for all the restlessness. Sigh..still, the jokes they made was just heartwarming..(?)...at least it provided some entertainment la..haha..laffing da baffing..



Really missed Shoba though...



I tell you..Social Studies was a guest at the event aso la..ha~~haha, mainly cos I was observing most of the time la..


Our canopies were divided into 3...2 large ones, and one smaller one. I don't know if it was an intended layout or wat la but i kinda noticed that one canopy was for the bride's side and the other for the groom...


I don't know if that's the norm or was it clever (i suppose that's what they thought it was) planning on the bridegroom's side.


Sigh..anyways, one thing i DID know..one thing i DID notice was that..well, the ice wasn't broken. There was a certain formality in the air..People say that weddings bring people together, but I wasn't a witness to that happening yesterday..


Oh well..it really could be because the reception was held for the bridegroom...still...damned nagging feeling eh :p


Ah well..all that aside..I did have a great evening, i guess. Got to see my relatives..and most importantly,MY MUM got to see her sisters and brothers...was great to see her smile :)


Oh and not forgetting the highlight of the evening! haha..banu in a sari! it's really damn shitty sayang that I didnt take a pic la..I have reasons for that la..cos ah, one, I was rushing..the dinner was at IPOH..so hadta travel..and then, another thing..the tension was running REAL high yesterday...so yea..takkan la aku nk sibok2 ambik gambor..


There'll be other times..in fact..there's this thing coming up at the end of the month..hehe...


Banu DA GREAT shall blog about it...await the awe, peeps.

23rd of November '09

Been a balleh balleh LONG time since i wrote no...hmm..



It's a freakin Monday..on a freakin holiday...man..u can actually write a song starting with dat..maybe i will





But anyways..before that..let's just lay out de plans I have come up with..for the hols..

• Re-read and re-read (maybe re-read for de 4th time) To Kill A Mockingbird. Continued thereafter with Lord of The Flies...i'll read that twice maybe..hafal da bafal la kalo camtu..

• Tutor neighbour's kid..i haven't got the faintest idea wat I'm gonna teach the poor kid..he's poor cos he's gonna be tutored by me..lolz..effin hell man...GOD, u gotta help me out here...i just hope i dont scare de kid..wonder when's he coming over...

Continued on the 28th of November '09

It's a Saturday :)

And tomoro's the big day!...girl's day out!

Gonna meet me gurlies after quite some time...yeays :)

ALright..quote for the day : Boredom breeds stupidity..actually, I'm not sure if I'm quoting that from anyone..o.O

Just came up with it..suddenly..

Was based on this conversation i had yesterday with this...um..person.

It was LAME lahh..i swear. hahah...sigh...Not sure if i should post the message thread here..ah well...

I'm X, He's Y

Y: Well, if Adam falls, Eve trails..

X: ah..i forgot who i was talkin to

il giv it my best shot: eve doesnt trail behind adam

hint:psst.. u ask me "why?"

Like..seriously, what's with the "hint"??? $%$###*&^*^%%#^#^$&&(&*(

That was me swearing at meself..so yea, in my world, being lame and stupid are two very similar conditions...the lame feeling creeps in first and then there's like dis siren blaring..."stupid.stupid.stupid."

Oh JOY.

Muahahah!

Hey y'all :)



First, for the laugh...


MUAHAHAHAHAH!!!


That's for the redemption...



The last entry on my blog sounded so pathetic right..haha...well, I'm happy to say that I have since redeemed myself from all the awkwardness! YAY ME! heheh


Today's Banu DA GREAT'S bday btw...:)


Thanks to all those who wished and wished they had wished...



O.o


Crap la.

Am I really?

Been a long long time since i wrote no..


A friend once commented that he noticed that I write only when I'm in negative mode. Not in those exact words la...but..meaning..when I'm upset..angry..sad...ha~ all that bodo feelings la..


So yea..my reply to that? Doesn't matter la ar..not relevant to what I'm about to write today..



Today, I'm not really angry, upset or sad, etc...just STAGNANT. No feelings. I'm feeling CALM, but can't explain why. Not that being calm needs any explanation..just that I've never been this calm and I've never questioned and not came to a conclusion about why I'm feeling as such.



I had this totally embarrassing experience with a senior in my college...about a month ago...don't know why, nothing clicked..I mean, I make an OK person to talk to la..but ah..when it came to him, conversation just didn't flow.



It was SO bloody embarrassing weh..I made stupid mistakes, lame remarks, the whole time we sms-ed, it was SO painfully awkward (even this word is la).


And then, there were the weird (again this word..must find synonym) bumping-into shit in the hallways. I swear la. I don't know WHAT the hell came over me..i just ignored him! like wth??? It was like he wasn't there. I ABSOLUTELY HATE treating people like that. I mean, i hate it when it people TREAT me like that. So duh la I won't subject another person to such a thing right.


You probably know why this affects me so much la...duh...i like the dude.


Was attracted..and so..wanted to know more about him la. Thus the mortifying attempts for that purpose la. Lol.


I'm glad I can do that. Laugh. At myself. Cos, if I didn't, the damage it will do to my self-esteem. HEH. Good god..but even then, I know I'll pick myself up. I'm getting pretty good at that.


There came a point that I just stopped trying to talk and chat him up. And I sort of decided not to beat myself up too much because of it or because of whatever that had already happened.


It didn't go well.


It didn't click


Right


So. OK. stop.



And when I did that, I kinda got the impression that he was perhaps not that keen because I was ...AHEM..a junior...a freakin 19-year-old junior..ha~ If that is, indeed the reason, well....shallow. Doesn't matter really. Cannot force a person into a friendship right....oh well~



And I also thought he was arrogant...



Now..I'm hearing that he's not...he's a friendly person...this is all according to a friend la ar.


And I'm going into that pit again. That I'm-not-good-enough pit. Sigh..


At the edge of it now..but nah...ain't gonna fall in..


Am just wondering, did i REALLY not perceive him correctly? Was I wrong?


I rarely read people wrongly...And I take my time to pass judgement, if any.


Hmm....

The Age of Stupid (Hottie). Joy.

Yesterday. Was a weird day...




That's an understatement really...






AHEM. Banu DA GREAT had a quite a number of firsts yesterday:

• First to be awake in the household...Didn't sleep actually..TRIED..like shyte...but couldn't...so after tossing about for like..2 hours? I got up...and thought..hey, let's do some reading...then I got online..which brings us to the next First...

• First proper conversation with this senior...drum roll~~~SHOGI HAMANNOP...i don't think he's gonna hate me for putting up his name here *wink*..Quite a name, isn't it? It was a pretty worthwhile conversation..He said he was glad he woke up and got online; He got to chat with BANU DA GREAT. Not his exact words..but well..u get the drift. AHEM. I also had the privilege of not letting him study for an exam he was going to sit for, in the evening, unintentional privilege of course...I'm crapping, aren't I....anyways..YEA LA. it was a good conversation ok..too private to actually SAY here wat we spoke about...THIS was his exact word: "INSIGHTFUL". O.o

That's not really "quite a number of firsts"...It shall continue after the next few lines...

I had the privilege..ahem..of going to the global premiere of "The Age of Stupid"...sister's friend e-mailed her the invitation...and my sister forwarded an invitation to me...thanks, Shoba, really..I had a great time.except for this hottie who took a seat beside me..I shall talk about this fella, later. Hmm...

So yeah, what is this Age of Stupid thing...well...this is what the email said...

The Age of Stupid is the new documentary-drama-animation hybrid movie from Director Franny Armstrong(McLibel) and Producer John Battsek (One Day In September). Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father, The Usual Suspect, Brassed Off) stars as a man living in 2055, looking back at the present age we are in....and our inaction to do anything substantial to slow or stop climate change...

(I typed the whole thing out k!..daem...dono what's up with the copy paste thing)

That's just an excerpt of the mail..so yea, the movie is basically about climate change..and how we, the stupid human beings, are not doing anything...yea la..all we do..is js talk talk talk..and then O.o.

The point of this blog entry, you see, is not really ABOUT the MOVIE. It's about what happened before we got to the place where the screening was happening...and during the screening

And thus, the list of FIRSTs shall continue da bontinue...

• First time in Bukit Bintang...i know, shame really. Been studying in KL for like one whole freakin year..and my first time. But there's a first for everything right, so yeah, THIS was Banu DA GREAT's first time, in Bukit Bintang..

• First SHYTE EXPRESS WALK towards the monorail station right after we got down at KL Sentral. Dude. I swear. I was walking with HEELS. Short ones but STILL, HEELS. Jessica and Shoba were wearing SNEAKERS. AND NO, i wasn't VAIN or anything kay, to INSIST on wearing HEELS or anything..sneakers are rotting back in college. Aint no fortune-teller to KNOW that I was going to freakin brisk-walk , RIGHT?! Jessica had to rush, cos she was a volunteer at the event..so yea, not whining, k Jess :) Just that, well, it WAS HARD walking with those...sandals..which weren't mine, btw...thanks shoba ;)

And I SUH-WER, DUDE it IS NOT EASY running in traffic with heels! SHYTE la..lols..i'm laffing now, but I SO wasn't at the time of incidence. I just kept repeating, "I'm DEFINITELY blogging about this". That also, btw, showed my addiction to blogging...hmm...nevermind. That's another issue. AHEM

• First monorail ride. SHAME really...been in KL like...yea yea..u know the rest, ryte..yada yada yadaaaa...The monorail ride...was..well..a blur..cos then, we had to walk again, SHYTE EXPRESS WALK AGAIN, to Grand Millenium. Joy.

Grand Millenium. Hmm, nice place. It was only 6-something PM, and the screening was starting at 8..so we had time on our hands, Shoba and I. Jessica was already busy with her work, so after registering and getting our ticket (only one, for us both), we headed off outside, to grab something to eat...

When we stepped out, we were approached by this dude...a Japanese tourist, we learned, who asked us a favour, to take a picture of him...we agreed, being the "friendly Malaysians" we are...

And then, he asked..."Are you..Indian Malaysians?"

One or two second pause. And then, "*smile* yes, we are," said Shoba. Then the dude wanted to take a picture of us. O.o

Flashes of our picture being doctored and put up in some porno website or something came to me. (eh, it happens k. ha~)

Then, I studied the guy; bespectacled, carrying one of those cameras that you see only on professional photographers or peeps who know a thing or two about photography, his accent suggested that he was educated...

AND, Banu DA GREAT wasn't getting any negative vibes from him. I'm quite a decent clairvoyant by the way. My instincts never fail me...they don't backstab me even...O.o..so yeah, Shoba and I agreed. We're gonna appear SOMEWHERE, i'm sure...the heck..haha...

What you thinking ar~

Stupid of us? We WERE about to watch a movie called.."The Age of Stupid"...O.o

You know what..don't mind that..crap

He was just a freaking tourist. OK. Roger that.

It was a nice picture of us, though. He let us check it =) HAHA...oh well~~

Then, we walked along the street...for the food. And saw 7-Eleven...JOYYYY.

We figured since the place didn't even LOOK like Malaysia, ONE BIT...things were going to be...a lil expensive...7-eleven should be the safest bet...so yea, enta da benta...

Right before we entered..I noticed this cabbie..staring at us..like..O.o (a a really BIG stare)..that was when I realised..people..generally, around Bukit Bintang..had this LOOK on their faces..this..GAZE..weird ones...like they were cautious? Don't know if that's the right word...

Quite intimidating...but well..didn't put much thought into it...wanta look, look la..teehee =D

So then, I grabbed a MARS bar (why is it called Mars..mcm bar tersebut dtg drpd mars. lame. me writing that last sentence is lame. not the brand. O.o), Shoba a bun..me, kaya and sardin puff. i was so da hungry bungry...couldn't contain myself...thank god for the high mets levels..AHEM..(but I still forgot MnMs..shyte..)

Then we took a walk again...we really did have time on our hands...to Pavilion...there's this fountain right..right at the entrance..so yeah, we saw loads of peeps taking photos..so we joined in..lolz...I was like, "I feel like a fool"..cOS lately, I just don't like taking pictures..why? That's for me to know, and for u to NOT find out..(twinnie, learnt this from u =p). But anyways...good pictures..i think. O.o

I couldn't stand Pavilion. Really. Like..i think I'm sick of malls really...We just walked...till we walked right out. lolz.It was just a one-way walk..and we were out. O.o

Then, we just went back to the Grand Millenium..and took the elevator back to level 2..and saw that the crowd was already growing..there was a queue, for tickets...since we'd already gotten ours, we sat at this lounging area..and spoke..

I came to realise then, that I am quite a social retard. Lolz..really. Ain't kidding. I mean, I talk alot. But yesterday, it was like..I was..in a reverie..a prolonged one..It was like..I was in DEEP observation mode. It was weird..but I don't think I cared. Still don't. Hmm..that's good, i think.

Or it could be that I was just in a daze..didnt sleep the night before wat...woke up at 7 PM de day b4.haha...so yeah...body clock upside down..so maybe, that's why..

Banu doesn't DO shy..or so I thought..Hmm...Oh well~

And now, AHEM, comes the story of the HOTTIE..i said that word, the capitalised one, with full-on SCORN. I hated the dude man. I swear.

So this is what happened...

Shoba and I were just sitting there u noe..in our assigned seats..and this dude, the "HOTTIE" comes and sits on the seat beside me. And I just went O.o. He said HI and Shoba and I acknowledged of course. And then he was like, "Which organisation are u from?"

So I said, "Oh uh, we're here with her (gesturing towards Shoba) friend, actually" And Shoba took it from there. Then Shoba asked, "You're from Malaysia, is it?" Like confirming la..cos he had this accent...dat SUGGESTED he wasn't. So the dude went..."Uh, yea..why...I don't look like a Malaysian is it?"

Shoba: *smiles* Um, cos u don't sound Malaysian...(she said this with a SMILE. a freaking non-suggestive smile. O.o)

I THINK that's what caused him to like totally SHUT down. Like..one moment, he was talking..and the next...it's quite a blur to me now actually..Note that I don't even remember what organisation he was from. That was probably because I wasn't listening.. Remember the thing about social retardation and me? Well yea, this was one of it's manifestations.

And then, he got up and went to the back, cos he was part of an organisation, right. And he held up this banner, which formed the number "350", together with 2 other members of the same organisation.

All this while when he was gone, I was thinking, "Banu, get a grip. DOn't just SIT there and go O.o" I've this really scary BIG EYES, I've been TOLD that, ok..lolz..so yeah, I thought, instead of subjecting the dude to THE unnecesary DEATH STARE, I should...talk. O.o Right.

So, the movie was about to start. And the dude came back. I was like, "Uh hey.."

He didnt' respond.

I thought, um..maybe he didnt hear.

When he was properly seated, I said, "350.." (with a tone that suggested PROMPTING, a CUE)

Dude: Uh-huh.. (looking straight ahead like I was just a FLY or flyin bloodsucka which just BUZZED into his ear which he was trying to swat off)

....................

I just looked at him for about 1 whole second and half a millisecond or something, and just directed my eyes and head back to the screen..muttering in my head, "right..whatever."

Throughout the length of 85 minutes of the movie, I was basically non-existent.

Let me tell u why this bothered me so much.

When Banu DA GREAT watches a movie...she reacts. And the people who accompany her to movies, react as well. To one another. If the dude didn't say hi in the first place, this wouldn't have bothered me. But he did, didn't he. SO yeah, after establishing SUCH an introduction, he just SWITCHES to IGNORE MODE? YYYEA, rrrright. Pissed.the SHYTE outta me. i swear. *exhale*

As I was watching the movie, I just didn't BOTHER reserving ANY comments.. like..i blurted out "What the hell", "DUH", "Yea, right", "Whatever"...I didnt care what the dude would think. These remarks were OF COURSE, to the visuals I saw in the movie. Usually i observe a code of conduct around stangers. This time, however, no hold-backs.

So damned easy to get me worked up, no? Mark that. =D

When the movie ended, the dude gave me MORE reason to believe that he was, indeed, arrogant. (and annoying). There was applause. And he took his time to join in. And the way he applauded? HEH! Meluat aku..i swear..Melodramatic giler..I was amused, to be completely honest. the LUAT-ness came only AFTER the amusement.

Then, he just got up and left. To the back of course. bleh.

Way to go for the display of amazing manners, unidentified hottie. I don't even know why I'm still calling him that. (I didn't bother finding out his name.)

He must have had an aneurysm after the initial presentation of "friendliness". That's the only probable explanation that I've come up with. I swear.

Or he just didn't possess the social competency of handling Shoba and me. Hmm. Nice. =D

All in all..I had a great time..could've gotten a better seat. Actually. HE could've gotten another seat. The heck. I actually have another theory...on why he HAD to sit there, other than the obvious one that the dude wanted to good seat. But heck..i already spent enough space on the dude ryte..

Me dear readers, if you're interested in watching The Age of Stupid...layari la laman web ini..

http://www.ageofstupid.net/resources)

Says here that you can still watch it..online, for a month..free. :) even though official screenings ended today...

Enjoy da benjoy...

p/s: i REALLY would THANK GOD, PROFUSELY (even make a vow to be a nun in my next life)..i swear...if the "hottie" reads this..maen..aint a crime to hope, no? hmm...

pp/s: JESSICA, THANK YOU :) for the opportunity...

Like this..or..like that?

Dude. I swear


I'm in a state of pure confusion now. Seriously.


I was browsing http://thestar.com.my..you know, just going through headlines and stuff...and then one headline caught my eye; "Dr M unfazed by "slipper" remark, remembers worse insults"


Of course, my reaction was automatic..like a knee-jerk, to click on the link. Tun Dr Mahathir is like..this icon, dude. I idolise him for his headstrong attitude and his ability to speak his mind without fear and hesitation, always with admirable credibility.



And so, I was interested in what he had to say about the "slipper garland" comment made by Sukumaran..this dude in MIC la..(me malas wanta say more, seriously don't want to politicise me blog dude)


He's a witty guy, ya noe? so duh la..i wanted to read...so, what's the deal u ask...well..


Here's an excerpt from the article that has caused much confusion to Banu Da Great. tch tch tch...

On Sukumaran’s wish to apologise to him, Dr Mahathir said: “Apologise also okay, don’t want to apologise also don’t matter. It’s only when my own people hurl insults at me that I feel slighted.”

You know what STUNG? the word "OWN". Well, okay..on second thought, i understand la, that it means people of his race, Malays.


This is how my brain interpreted what Tun said:


"HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! DEI. i don't care if u say sorry or not la. Makes no difference. Slipper wat? Right. Pfffft! (laughs off in da background). BIG DEAL. *laughter continues till he coughs or something"


Further analysis by my intellect>>>>> I (Tun) am Malay. YOU are Indian. OK?


And after THAT interpretation, I just went....O.o


Like, uh...owhkayyyyyy....



I tell u la ar..dear worthy followers of this phenomenal blog, AHEM...


Tun, seriously, I KNOW you are a respected UMNO nationalist. You stand up for your race's woes and importance..well-being...anything regarding Malays, you are, by all standards, the best advocate of their rights and whatever it is that concerns them la k. Totally understandable and trust me when i say that I have the utmost respect for you, for those reasons.


True...



But ah, is this what I think it is ah?



I mean, from one side...there's Najib, preaching about 1Malaysia about how we have to unite as ONE nation, and respect each other..bla bla...REGARDLESS OF RACE.


Actually, you know what. Let me provide you, me readers, a brief definition of 1Malaysia la k?


OK, screw that. Go and find out yourself la dei..lolz..seriously. I just tried to find a definition, you know, that's easy to comprehend..something concise. Did I find any? You know the answer right. Ha~ DAH!. 1Malaysia
Click that and you shall be directed to that page, wokai?


I'm sure most of you know what is it about la anyways...right..


Ha~..It's basically a concept coined in an effort to strive for unity. Since we're of a diverse community and all la kan...


So! Back to the topic at hand. (I blabber alot, i know. It's what I do best). I'm having a conflict now. Between what Tun is saying...and what Najib is saying.


Honestly, and simply put la kan, I understand THIS about 1Malaysia:

If we were to become ONE Malaysia, then,

• there shouldn't be any of those "Saya Melayu la" or "I'm Malay/Chinese/Indian/etc" claims from ANYONE.

• UMNO, MCA and MIC should be dissolved. I mean, what need is there for representatives of races if there's only going to ONE race, the MALAYSIAN race right? If we really are so caught up in politics la right, that we HAVE to have political parties, then create Party Malaysia or what la right (i reallly hope there isn't any party that exists with that name, already. Kalo ade pon, er...GOOD la..lolz) Why do people call it PARTY anyways? It makes it sound like it's something FUN or something.. heh~

As far as I'm informed la right, the three main parties that make up Barisan Nasional, the UMNO, MCA and MIC (i don't know why they always come in that order. O.o) were only united back in British colonial times, somewhere around..um..1954, dekat2 nk merdeka, ha, that time la, TO PROVE to the British that we, the people of Malaya, are CAPABLE of being UNITED as A NATION. ONE NATION. That goal was obviously achieved. They saw it happening, and thus, independence was ours. :)


(OPCOZ, there was more to it la..but this ain't no history lesson) O.o


And then...it continued...what for? I mean, ok. UNITY had to continue la, DUH. But the segregration...the party thing...like seriously...what for?



In short la kan...BANU DA GREAT is CONFUSED



Hmm...


I've got loads to say seriously...but well..."the liberty of speaking your mind, is well and alive in Malaysia, but it's your liberty AFTER the speech that's in question"

And dude..i love my country. Malaysia. MY country OUR country. Which is why I even bothered commenting.


=D