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Everybody's talking about the earthquake that rocked Sumatra and caused tremors around the Klang Valley.This is the latest news sourced from The Star. Click here to read.

If you're expecting me to tell a thrilling tale where I experienced the floor move beneath me, you're in the wrong place. Sorry..I missed the earthquake. That sounds rather offhand, forgive me, but I think I can live without that experience.

I was swimming while it happened.
Yup, I was in the water, doing some laps and some silly games with Yean Shan (doing stunts in the water and swimming the entire length of the pool underwater and things like that) and I didn't feel a thing. It was only when I got back to my room to find my FaceBook homepage flooded with "OMGtherewasanearthquakethefloormovedwhathappened??" status updates. Even some people complaining why they DIDN't feel anything. I'm rather glad I didn't have to feel the tremors. I might have thought the building was falling apart and panicked.

I'm not an expert on earthquakes but I do know that an earthquake was BAD when it hits a 7.9 on the Richter scale because the worst ever was a 8.1 or something like that. This is sure to be on the front page of newspapers tomorrow. Another natural disaster that will put us more in awe of Mother Nature than ever taking into mind the precedents of the 2004 tsunami and the 2005 Hurricane Katrina (why do they give disasters female names????); to name the two which I found really terrible. It will not be pleasant to read of the damage and grief it brought. I can't imagine what it feels like to lose a home or a family, somebody or something that you love and worked hard for, in a matter of minutes.

I pray that no worst will happen because there was another earthquake before this bad one. The previous earthquake claimed 128 lives. I dread to think the death toll for this one. Pray for the victims. Pray for the people who will be going there to rescue and help. Pray against any more disasters. I'll be keeping an eye out for any donation funds for this in church and I hope many others will be doing the same. Or maybe go the extra mile and pitch in to help. It is not enough to shake our heads at the news and pat ourselves on the back that we don't stay in Sumatra. DO SOMETHING!!!

You would have thought since I pay (or rather, my parents pay) RM450 a month for a twin sharing room with no air-con,no washing machine and sharing bathrooms; at least the internet provided would be decent. But NOOOOOOO.....it is slow and actually temperamental! Its slow and only on rare occasions fast. I can put up with slow...but I cannot put up with NO LINE. Its not the first time this has happened. There will suddenly be no line and no explanation for it!!!

Seriously annoying.
I only managed to connect today and I have like lost my mood to update nicely. Grr...

Scratch that. I'm not in a good mood.
A series of unfortunate events happened yesterday. First, my slipper straps broke while I was in the bus and I had to walk barefoot all the way to Padini to get a new pair of footwear. Next, my hostel keys went missing. Missing from my room!!! And no, I have not been careless. I clearly remember coming home with them because I opened the front door AND the room door with them. Plus I have a witness. My roomie clearly remember see-ing me open the door. I have not gone out since and now my keys have gone missing!!!Its a PAIN!!!! I've triple searched everywhere!!!!My room,bed,cupboards,kitchen,bathroom, even the dustbins!!!! Nothing!

I have to go and complain to the management now and I might face a fine for it. My bigger worry is WHO TOOK THE KEYS???? Its a scary thought that someone (only an insider could have done this) has my keys and can anytime use them to access my apartment and room. There is a possibility I left it on the common room table and the cleaner took it. That is the reason why I want to report. Its really S&^*&@#!!!!!!!!!!!

See...I know I am really in a bad mood when I write a ranting post.
God please help me.

Phew...finally finished resizing and uploading all these photos.
Yea, I resize my photos because the oh-so-fast hostel line is just great for uploading photos.

I believe we all had a nice long weekend thanks to the Raya holidays. My Tuesday class was cancelled because it is illegal to have classes on public holidays. My family came down from Ipoh and spent the weekend in Klang. And as usual when they come to pick me up, we drop by Sunway Pyramid and eat and shop shop shop before heading to Klang.

My Yee-Yee finally got her wish of belanja-ing my Mummy at Canton Fare.
Yup, Canton Fare. Its a Chinese fine dining restaurant which is opened by my Yee's boss. The one which my aunt frequents is located in Mont Kiara, among the shop lots around SoHo KL. Its my second visit and this time I took PICTURES!!!

And my favourite among all the decors are the nice wood carving decorations:-


We got a huge duck so there was enough skin to go around. Now for the other dishes...

You can actually ask for the duck meat to be cooked in other ways like stir fry with veggies but my Yee preferred to enjoy it as it is..Next:




The dishes all came in good timing. Not like some restaurants where you can grow 10 foot long fingernails while waiting for the food to arrive. Very good service from the staff there. *thumbs up*. We were so stuffed after eating so we moved around a bit and looked around. And since no other patrons were there with us in the upstairs dining area, my family were like posing for the camera with the decor:-

So silent.

I'm the only resident left in my hostel apartment.Everyone has left to go back to their hometowns for the Raya holidays. My roommate left for Pudu just this morning. My other housemates were lugging backpacks and luggage out of the door too. So now its just me.

(I sound so emo)
Nah..actually, my parents are coming down to Klang for the holidays instead of me going back to Ipoh. I do want to go back but I guess it will be a good idea for my family to come instead.
My brother will get to go out of Ipoh for a change and meet my cousins. AND they'll be traveling against the mad Raya jam on the highway. Which is so much safer. Yea, everyone rushes OUT of the city and back to hometown for holidays. My family is the opposite. I remember last time during school holidays, we would be zooming smoothly on the highway while the other side is literally at a standstill with a massive jam.

Hey guys, if you wanna see really nice pictures of T-Music Festival, click here. :)
Since I have already posted about T-Music Festival, its time other things take stage.

Has anyone been to Carey Island before????
I know, you must be asking, "Been WHERE...??" Carey Island is near Banting and is a great place for seafood. My aunt and uncle stumbled upon it and they decided to bring my Yee Ma's family and me there for dinner. It was last weekend when I missed my train back to Ipoh and spent the weekend in Klang instead. Anyway, the dinner was also a late birthday celebration for my aunt. We went to see the sunset on the beach before we went to the restaurant for seafood. Some pictures:-

My mummy came down to spend Sunday with me before her meeting in Putrajaya on Monday. Did some shopping and had a great time. So happy. I have to wait till my family comes down for Raya this weekend to get the pictures from Mummy's camera. Till then.

Please forgive me if this blog is silent during weekdays because classes really take up my time and you really don't want to hear me blog about the long hours of nose grinding. Ahhh...the beauty of ACCA...

Like literally....

Even by my standards (I perspire easily) it was so hot in the Bukit Jalil Stadium that I gave up on fanning myself with the handy brochures I was given and just let it pour!!!
I finally got to hold the tickets that I won from Nuffnang!!Sze Haw collected them from the office for me. Behold our Golden Tickets to our Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory!!!

Actually, cameras were not allowed but Sze Haw's bro managed to bring in her camera for her. I can't wait for her to give me the pictures, so the pictures I'm gonna show are from my mobile (no zoom,no focus).

We had to walk down so many steps to get to our seats.
A picture of the stage while it was still light for me to snap nice pictures:-

Justin Lo was one of my favourites because I have heard his songs from Sze Haw's constant playing on her laptop. And also, Manhand (local group) deserves a BIG HAND. They really made us Malaysians proud with their performance on stage. The crowd went wild for them. *Cheers!!!!* And then the grand finale of the night:-


I was seriously anticipating her appearance on stage. Very very nice end to an awesome night to hear her sing my favourite song from her, "See Me Fly". Its now stuck in my head and I'm playing it for the 13th time (iTunes counted for me).