Happy Chinese New Year ~~

2010 is the Year of the Tiger,

which is also known by its formal name of Geng Yin.

Tradition says that Lord Buddha had called for all the animals to come to him before he departed from the earth. When the cat got to know about the news, he told rat about it and the two animals decided to go together the next day. However, the next morning the rat did not wake up the cat. Therefore, the cat could not make it to the gathering on time and did not get a year. This is why there is no year of the cat and this is one of the reasons why cats hate rats.

I am not going to talk more about that. I just want to highlight that there are no cats in the chinese calendar and why.

However, cat, to the chinese, does have a special appearance. so dont worry neko-chans out there!

Maneki Neko, in OU

It is said that the money cat, maneki neko brings good luck to the owner.
Its right paw supposedly attract money, while a raised left paw attracts customer. (no wonder i keep going back there, ive been jinxed--)

Legends and stories

Maneki Neko is the subject of a number of legends. Here are three of the most popular, explaining the cat's origins:

The Temple Cat: This story goes that a wealthy feudal lord was taking shelter under a tree near Gotoku-ji temple (in Western Tokyo) during a thunderstorm. The lord saw the temple priest's cat beckoning to him and followed; a moment later the tree was struck by lightning. The wealthy man became friends with the poor priest and the temple became prosperous. When the cat died, supposedly the first Maneki Neko was made in his honor.

The Courtesan: A courtesan named Usugumo, living in Yoshiwara, in eastern Tokyo, kept a cat, much beloved by her. One night, the cat began tugging at her kimono. No matter what she did, the cat persisted. The owner of the brothel saw this, and believing the cat bewitched, cut its head off. The cat's head then flew to the ceiling where it killed a snake, ready at any moment to strike. Usugumo was devastated by the death of her companion. To cheer her up, one of her customers made her a wooden likeness of her cat as a gift. This cat image then became popular as the Maneki Neko.

The Old Woman: An old woman living in Imado (eastern Tokyo) was forced to sell her cat due to extreme poverty. Soon afterwards the cat appeared to her in a dream. The cat told her to make its image in clay. She did as instructed, and soon afterward sold the statue. She then made more, and people bought them as well. They were so popular she soon became prosperous and wealthy.

The opposite of Maneki Neko is the black cat that brings bad luck, the Kuroi Neko.

courtesy of wikipedia

oh!

i stumbled across this one interesting fact..

There is a Japanese belief that a cat washing its face means a visitor will soon arrive.

As for the malays, of malaysian, we believe that, a butterfly entering your house means that a visitor will arrive.

What is the logic behind the two statements?

i do not know, and i do not think there is one anyways. All that i know is that, those proverbs have a reason as to why and how they exist.

a maneki neko with a mole.. kawaii~

(nampak macam kucing baba nyonya pun ade)

Oleh itu, habislah sudah cerita hari raya cina~~

*tetibe cakap bm plak minah nih*

nikmatilah gambar2 raya cina yang terdapat di OU~

from above, you can see umbrellas like from the pasar

its actually a painting *i think*

there are 3 neko-chans, all three have moles

(macam MEW plak aku tengok, yang besar sekali tuh choco, yang due kecik tuh xia ngan panda... tapi choco je yang ade tahi lalat kat pipi ~)

Q : eh? 2 je gambar?
A : ye.
Q : da habis da?
A : ye.
Q : macam ni aje?
A : ye.

of vampires and wolverines part 1--

I just got back from watching a movie, "Wolfman",
well, i gotta say, this movie gives me more confidence in saying this , " i am on team vampire"
*i refuse to speak the name of the sparkly wannabe vampire* *ehem ehem*

real vampires don`t sparkle

XDDDDDD

but anyways, that movie got a rating of a 1 of 5 from me.
i mean,if you people like the "kill kill die die" element, that movie might just fit your appetite.
but other than that, i suggest you not to watch it.
unless you wanted to go check about the myths on werewolves, hence adding that knowledge that you have, or eradicate the theories that you might find not-that-interesting, or this-is-bullsh*t theory.

anyways,
the werewolves were typical, its like travelling back in time in the 1960s or something
(actually the movie was about the community around that time)
and so its *referring to the werewolves* ... its behaviour is well, typical.
just like i imagined it would be.
no suprises there.
oh wait.
that was a lie
the movie was full of suprises.. i meant that literally. because of the sound effect , and the way the lense of the camera sees it.

so after several times of watching the same thing over and over again,
(because all werewolves movie basically shows the same thing)
i have these questions that i am not sure i wanted answers because of the irony and the absence of conscience and irrationality. I JUST WANT TO QUESTION IT.

1. WHY can they rip their shirt but NOT their pants? Y? Y?
is it because of certain sensitive part that they should not be showing, else their movie will not be able to be aired in msia?

2. then WHY does a female werewolves , or shewolves, are totally, TOTALLY n*k*d, Y?? Y??
(i do not want my blog to be unreachable by certain countries that ban a website the instance that word is found, tq)
(juga utk perlindungan kanak-kanak...)

note : a shewolf

3. WHY is it so hard to kill a werewolve? i mean, with that much hair, why bother about wanting to kill it with bullets? BURN BABY BURN !! is the way to go... you idiots....

4. WHY are werewolves called werewolves? WHERE did that name come from? the word "were" is the past tense of "are", so its like suggesting a meaning of : "the creature was once a wolf" ??????? and now they are not wolves anymore??

5. WHY are there shewolves BUT NO hewolves?

... there were so many questions that i had in mind, it seems that certain cicumstances arise and my attention have been diverted, hence i will add more later.
(translation : i have short term memory. i just forgot about it. )

i did research on this topic a while ago, n i forgot
the book "DARREN SHAN SAGA" did mention some facts / myths on werewolves, n i forgot.
great.
now i have to go back to square one. perfect.

...i wonder what will become of my final year project for this final semester?
uuuggh...

credits to http://www.mythicalrealm.com/legends/werewolf.html for the pictures of werewolves.
if u wanna read more on this, u can go to the website stated.
the vampire picture is mine, everything else is mine, thank you.


12th Feb 2010

SEOUL GARDEN . OU

I have committed one of the seven deadly sins : GLUTTONY


and was punished right away with a burden that weighs almost as heavy as an ancient laptop.
(i gained 3 kgs...if not more)
  
but DANG, was it worth it!!!!
seriously, me and my other 20 friends are definitely going down into inferno, but hell, do we even care about that?
NO!!
it was too heavenly to even care about stuff like that...
what the hell am i talking about?


SEOUL GARDEN.
u guys have to go there.
during lunch, ok. LUNCH.
n its better for those who have to deal with books, lectures, and FYP projects like me~
a.k.a : STUDENTS
student price is about RM 21.88 per person , not inclusive of 20 % tax.
it is worth it, i tell u.
we were there from about 1.30 pm untill 4.30 or 5 pm.
 makan sampai lebam!
abes dapur orang tuh kitorang kerjakan.!
siap kene tukar dapur baru lagi tuh~ *rujuk kepada kakak sulong*
kakak sulong : "heavy duty cooking! sampai kene tukar!" *gelak besar*


O.O


all i ate there was schezuan beef.
itu sahaje.
gile taksub dengan itu schezuan beef, sampai tak mahu yang lain.
tapi ade la curik sikit ayam mr. cendawan~
hehe


air best!
the beverages/drinks are awesome, i mean, its nothing unique or new, but it practically have all drinks that other restaurants have.(okay, maybe awesome is a bit far-fetched here, but still... i LIKE it!)
eg : iced lemon tea, coke, FLOAT, blabla, Sarsi (kot), FLOAT, orange juice, etc... eh eh lupe, CENDOL pun ade
(tapi, menurut mr cendawan, cendol xcedap~)


xia : "cendol sek 14 cedaaaaaaaaaaap!!!!" (ok! nanti kite g mkn sane!)


desert ade ice cream!!!
ade mint ice cream, chocolate ice cream, coffee ice cream, etc.


yang main course untuk buffet tuh takpayah cakap ah!
macam2 ada!
wat penat aku je nak tulis panjang2 kat sini.
TAPI... yang paling aku suke : SCHEZUAN BEEF
silalah makan santapan itu ketika berkunjung ke sane wahai rakan-rakan~


Leoboi : "weyh, sedap ah black pepper chicken, macam makan prosperity burger mcd !!" <---dia nih hantu McD.
Apprentice : "sedak ah weyh, sedak~" <-- sangat comel bile dia berkata sebegitu rupa
so, black pepper tuh pun highly recommended!


conclusion untuk semua predikat di atas : SEMUA makanan best! It is WORTH every penny! pergi la makan nih!
saya nak pegi lagi, xsempat pun makan rumpai laut~~
atau kepah~~
atau jagung bakar~~
*haha*


tapi, ade satu bende kelakar pasal kedai makan tuh--
the funny thing was, after getting our hands  with shrimps, beefs and bbq chickens, its only a normal thing to do to  go wash your hands, right?
(remember the advertisement on ASTRO? "after u eat, WASH YOUR HANDS!")
so anyways, after some time searching for the sink, me n Xia went up to the cashier, (well actually, Xia chooses the cashier out of many other workers there, Xia think hes cute~), and he said that we had to go to the one world hotel and use the washroom there. 
---> kat situ takde sinki. kene pegi pinjam sinki hotel. klaka. sila gelak.
fine.
at least it was fun~
hehe
Q : y?
A : here:

Note : uhhhh... it was an impromptu~ 

i had to work with the environment-- 

note : xia comey~

entah knape gbr yg amek bdue tak jadi, gegar gile-- 

mungkin sebab kitorang asek gelak2 je...

mase seronok ambil gambar , tiba tiba, handphone hang.
knape?
sbb panda hantar message, "choco, u lengahkan Xia..."
dah la mase tuh xia yang pegang handphone, seb baik choco sempat rampas--
lepas tuh, pure2 kuar masuk washroom nak amek tissue, sehelai demo sehelai choco amek
(sebab nak stall mase)
kuar washroom, amek gambar lagi, sampai panda kene telepon suh masuk dalam.
punye la lame kitorang kat luar.




n then there was a suprise bday party for mala.
thanks to kakak sulong, bersusah payah die harituh~
kitorang nyanyi lagu bday kuat2, padan muke orang laen kat citu kene dengar suare sumbang and lantang choco.
hahah-

kek Xia

Garfield : "Happy Bithday MalaXia~"

xpayah la nak ubah jumlah lilin tu, kat atas tuh terang2 aku tunjuk 2 LILIN BESAR DAN 2 LILIN KECIK,

sape pandai, cube teka umo die brape? 

hehe

eh eh

mr Cendawan ade skali~ (sibuk memasak kat belakang tuh)

 Leoboi sengih je--

note : THEME : SISTERHOOD~

tu kak sulong ade, sebelah kanan sekali

too bad he left early, kalo tak, bleyh wat cover album skali-

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

AWARDS OF THE DAY

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

BEST COOK OF THE DAY

MR CENDAWAN

kerana telah berjaya memasak hingga ke saat2 terakhir,

habes empat2 kuah tomyam orang ko sapu-- 

ye, saye bias, hanye kerana die boipren saye, maka die menang award nih

BEST SURFEIT POSE OF THE DAY i

CIK FETTUCINI

comey~~

xia : "pose die memang berjaya menggambarkan keadaan kite sume mase tuh"

choco : "aku kne duduk tegak je sepanjang hari"

BEST COUPLE OF THE DAY

LEOBOI & XIA

kerana mereka berdua sangat comey~

couple xsemestinye bercinta, ok

BEST COLLECTOR OF THE DAY

ENCIK KETAYAP

die nih... ~

keje nye sepanjang hari camnih:

ambik ayam banyak2, masak , masak, masak,

kutip, kutip, kutip,

sampai ade a pile of ayam on his plate, patuh xmakan, patuh ayam cejux,

patuh letak, letak, letak,

patuh masak, masak, masak,

kutip. kutip, kutip,

... u know the drill,

(penat ak tulis)

bile mase die makan tah--

BEST SURFEIT POSE OF THE DAY ii

ENCIK MUSE

orang laen kenyang sebab makan banyak,

die kenyang sebab MINUM banyak

BEST NINJA OF THE DAY

GARFIELD

kerana teknik penyamaran yang bagus *konon-kononnye*

tapi sebab awek die kat sebelah tu, maka kantoi dah penyamaran die--

kene balik korea la Garfield, berguru balek.

BEST COVER ALBUM OF THE DAY

SHANGURILA + 1

cannot go la korang nih

choco wat solo mase nih--

BEST SCANDAL OF THE DAY

BDAYGIRLWANA & CHOCO

yeah, aku memang scandolous~ *perasan*

happy bday wana~

BEST FIGHT OF THE DAY

XIA & APPRENTICE

(apprentice in action)

aku tataw la pasal agenda meja laen, tapi meja kat sebelah aku yang dihuni dorang ni la yang paling bising bergado

kejap kejap ade je yang menjerit, "WEYH, TU DAGING AKU,"

"nih aku punye la" 

"ala, bukan ade name kau pun"

hehe

meriah . meriah

BEST

sume lah

panda gone solo during this moment--

penat aku kaler2, xnampak pun--

choco : "ko perasan x laki yang ko ngorat tuh orang korea?"

xia : "ye ke? O.O"

choco : "xcaye, tengok name die kat receipt tuh, ye min kyi ~"

xia : "wah!!!"

*pandai2 je aku*

ps : kepada rakan2 laen, harap maaf jikalau gambar anda tidak ada di post ini, sume gambar yang ade di cini adalah gambar dari phone sony ercisson saye, jangan sedeih2 ye,

bile saye dapat gambar dari orang laen, saye akan letak di cini lagi!

teruskan sokongan anda!

pss : yang xdapat pegi tuh, lenkali kite pegi lagi! wat final lunch! on final week! of the final semester! 

*inspired by Narma*

fraud. penipuan

Dunia ini penuh dengan penipuan.(ye, saya tulis BM, so?)
just a couple of days back, i got a phonecall, from a private number ,
so the conversation was something like this :

******************************************************************************
orang tipu : " Saya Haji Burhanuddin..." (dengan accent indonesian/ jawa yg pekat)
chocobo : "Ha?" *apsal nama kau pelik sangat?*
orang tipu : " ... daripada Celcom"
chocobo : "en" *are u serious? with that accent?*
orang tipu : "no anda 013*******, btol?"
chocobo : "en"
orang tipu : " anda sekeluarga telah memenangi rm 5000"
chocobo : " haaa?"*buat muka**since when did i get so lucky?*
panda : " what? what? buat loud speaker, i nak dengar jugak!"
chocobo : " he says i menang rm 5000, tipoo dowh, i menang rm 5 pun susah "
orang tipu : "cik tak tengok berita ke malam tadi? nama cik ade kuar kat berita pukol 8.30 malam"
chocobo : "tak"
orang tipu : "boleh saya mintak akaun maybank cik, saya nak bank in duit"
chocobo : "saye mane de akaun maybank"
panda : "watpe nak mintak akaun orang nih?"
orang tipu : "kalau macam itu, akaun apa yang cik ada? ahli keluarga terdekat atau kawan2 cik ada akaun maybank tak?"
chocobo : "hah? emm, CIMB ada la. Nak buat ape ngan akaun saye? nanti la saye tanye parents saye dulu..-"
orang tipu : "saya nak bank in duit, kalau macam tu, boleh saya talipon balik dalam pukol 4 nanti?"
chocobo : "xbleyh, saye de kelas sampai kol 7"
orang tipu : "oh, saya call pukol 7 la kalau macam tuh"
chocobo : "ske ati awak la"

**************************************************************************

one thing i regret in this conversation is that, i forgot to ask him what my name was,
at least that could explain whether or not he really knows me or he just randomly pick a number and call, ne?

so people, this is an example of fraudulent that u could see/experience/know about/ read about almost everyday.
The fact that made it pbvious was that, the "tipu" person/ fraudster (bukan friendster , ok-),
is eager and maybe he was too excited about wanting to bank in the money.
i mean, what kind of person would be so eager to give their money to someone else?
not if they get something out of it, no. absolutely not.
we know how cruel, mischievous, malevolent people are nowadays...
(hey, dont call me paranoid, im just deducting that based on all things that has been reported by the media all this time)
 and i dont remember entering any contest whatsoever.
and the most important point is, I KN0W I AM NOT THAT LUCKY. fullstop.

so later that day, after class, i did some research and it turns out, there are no collaboration between maybank and celcom that involves any rm 5000 or even rm 5, for that matter.

i was a bit disapointed sebab xdapat duit tuh
(ye ah, rm 5000 kot, sape nk bagi ?)(well actually, thats the point)

moral of the story : hati hati lah wahai manusia~
bende ni memang la nampak macam remeh temeh je, tapi , kita suma mudah lalai, jadi ini hanyalah sebagai peringatan sesama manusia..
*sejak ble plak aku jadi penceramah terhormat nih?*

ps : hari tu  pegi Mid Valley,(da berjuta juta kali pegi pn excited, ape la),  mr cendawan bawak (pg shopping!!), *coughsbbdiewatsymajokjdknepujokcough* , n decoration CNY kt situ sangat beautiful~
cube tengok kalo tak caye~ siap ade dragonfly bagai~

oh oh
Did You Know? Adakah Anda Tahu?*bukan nih sepatutnye di translate-kan jadi sudahkah anda tahu ke?*
>>Dragonfly only have a 24 hour lifespan.
>>Pepatung hanya boleh hidup selama 2 jam.
ciannye pepatung, sekejapnye idup, x sempat bercinta pun
maknenye, dalam mase 2 jam tuh pepatung tuh kene carik pasangan, kawen, dan membiak dengan cepat la- (kene kawen dulu, ok, kanak kanak?)*i do not want to give out the wrong idea, xpasal2 ak kne plak kang*
kalau tak, tak sempat merase la oh--(merase nikmat hidup la--)
bestnye jadi manusia~

note : ini gambar dari atas

(nampak banyak pepatung berpasangan)(dorang bernasib baik, sempat dating)

note : ini ialah pandangan dari bawah, lagi cantik, nampak bungemerahapenametah yang cantik

note : mr cendawan di tembok kecil cina *ini gambar curik*

(amek gbr kat sini boleh tahan gak lawanye, tapi choco x sempat...-)

pss : apsal internet sekarang lembap sangat eh? geram btol aku-

OMIGOSH-- its 2010 -!!

wow..
looking back at my entry, i realize that i havent been writing for a LONG, LOOOOOOONG time.
how time have passed.
a lot of things happened to me,
n judging by how long ive deserted this blog, u can pretty much guess how many events/shows has been screening at the cinema of my life.
*that is quite a weird saying to be said*

n yes, my english has deteriorated, as product of my brain slacking of work every now and then.

WOW
i cant believe 3 years passed right through me

.......

*awestruck*


anyways, as a new year resolution, *i just made this resolution some few seconds ago*..
i want to reblog again- *reblog?!! WTF?!! *
i`ll start writing again
just because this is my final semester in UiTM , n i want to have all my memories written nicely here,
so that it can provide me with reminiscence whenever i need em

n i dun think i wanna hide my blog away from my friends anymore.
they deserve to know the real me, ne?
*raises right eyebrow*
rite...
thus, i plan to write frequently, n i do wanna post many many piccies!!!
piccies are fun!!
yays~~

*just ignore my retardation, i`ll be okay after a few years*


--out--

*choco-chan should be doing her final year project instead of this~, n yet this is the time she chooses to start blogging again... NICE, choco--*with hints of sarcasm* .... *

**~believe it or not, i had to repost because of the many wrongdoings of my hands and brain(translation : there were too many typos and grammatical errors) ~**


oh yeah, i forgot...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!