Musical taste and Twilight saga

The most amazing band ever (God, I couldn’t resist adding that. Hahaha), Muse, just posted on their official website the announcement of one of their songs will be appearing on the New Moon soundtrack, albeit a remix version. Yes, the remix version is inferior to the original one; I can’t help but notice it. I wouldn’t go far down as to say it sucks; nothing that comes from Muse could suck.

The comments of the Muse fans… Even though understandable, is so silly and ridiculous. That Muse has sunk so low because they’re in such a crappy movie’s OST… Yes, it is annoying when you hear people only knowing Muse because of Twilight, and saying you’re just like them, but really, shouldn’t it be up to them to decide?

Wouldn’t true fans support their decision instead of bashing it, even if it was extremely horrid?

Okay, that would be friends. Strike that.

Shouldn’t you just keep quiet and let Muse decide how they want to go about with their careers?

Most of the time, the most difficult thing for a musician to do is to reach an audience. And the Twilight phenomenon (it is a phenomenon; the saga, not the ones that happens twice a day  ), I think, is a good platform to use. Oh, I know, the Twilight fans are insane, but their insanity has triggered quite a lot of attention and people–including me–got curious and went and checked it out. Although I do know Muse before the Twilight hoo haa. But really, being in a highly advertised, high anticipated, highly blablabla movie is like free publicity; it is not just the target audience that would be going to the movie; busy bodies would, too. And the curious. Basic economics; increase advertising equals to increase in demand.

Admittedly, I got curious over the hype over the book. I didn’t know anything about the movie before I decided to buy the book, even though I only got around buying the book after I knew the movie was coming out. I like rushing that way. And after I finished the book, I wondered how bad the movie would be, since the book was so bleh. However, if I had to pick one of the books in the series, I think the first book might be the best. Bella’s not too annoying yet. In New Moon, she’s so pathetic!!! As it is, she’s so weak, but New Moon… OMG!! And I so can’t stand Jacob Black.

What made me continue buying all 4 books–apart from reading the reviews of Breaking Dawn and getting horrified over the anti-abortion agenda put forward by the book there–was the fact that Meyer writes quite a long acknowledgement page. In comparison to the other fiction books I’ve read so far, then. Now I’m getting more and more. Oh, I’m the type of person who judges a textbook according to the preface included. Yeah; crazy, I know. It works, though. Haha.

The Twilight saga is not the only series or book (those I have tonnes) that I’ve purchased the book solely for the reason of the hype it generated and not because I’m a fan; Harry Potter is another. Oh yes; I find Harry Potter overrated. Oh, her imagination is amazing, bladiblabla, but, as a piece of literature? Nahh… Doubt it. I would be quite horrified if they start building something like the Scott Monument for JK Rowling. I like hating something I know about. It’s so stupid to hate something because of what you’ve heard about it; go to the original source and hate the original source!! Probably the only thing I hate passionately that I don’t really know about it Doctor Who. Though, to be honest with myself, I hate the branding/ advertising/ marketing team of Doctor Who more than anything else about the franchise. Imagine arriving to the UK for the first time ever, and having the 10th Doctor’s posters plastered everywhere, like Big Brother from 1984. Was torn between hating David Tennant or the whole Doctor Who thingy. Took a while to realize that those two are not the ones to blame but actually those who project the image; the marketing team. The show doesn’t really bother me; heck, I’m actually indifferent to it; not me genre (I do hate the genre though; can’t stand sci-fi).  Though, having lived in the UK for 3 years, I know bits and pieces of it. Like that girl I met in Glasgow said, you must be rather ignorant and live in your own hole to not know about it after a month of being in the UK. Admittedly, I know someone who didn’t know anything about it even after 2 years of living in the UK.

Hate the hype given to the Twilight thingy (can’t really call it phenomenon, because the phenomenon happens because of the hype), hate the fans’ reaction… but really, don’t hate the book if you haven’t read it. Reading the plot and summary of wikipedia is not enough to give you the whole picture. Maybe hate Meyer’s brand of vampires, but really, do not hate something you don’t know. It is stupid and you’re just showing how ignorant and lazy you are. Ironically, ignorant hate is the most powerful hate of all. You would think that the saying “what you don’t know won’t hurt you” is true. I mean, really, how are you going to convince people that you’re right–that people should hate/like what you hate/like–if you don’t know anything about it? “Because the fans are insane” is just so stupid; look at the fans of Twilight; they’re mostly female teenagers. I think you’re the craziest and most unreasonable when you’re a teenager And not forgetting, peer pressure and influences affects you most then.

I very much doubt these “true” Muse fans know much about the storyline in the Twilight saga. Some of them point out that Meyer writes about a vampire love story instead of some conspiratorial theory or some political thingy or whatever else that Muse’s lyrics is all about. Yes, it is not the main topic, but if you do listen to the words of the lyrics carefully, and read the book, you will see, scattered here and there are ideas or stories of some songs. And it’s not just Muse that inspired or helped with her writing the series. On her website, Meyer provides a playlist–a soundtrack of sorts–that, I suppose, inspired her to write the way she did. Muse may appear on every list (I think; I’m too lazy to check), but it does not dominate the whole playlist. And c’mon!! Wouldn’t it be boring if someone just decided to write a book/ story based on the songs that a band has written? Remember Mamma Mia? It might be a hit, but plot wise… What the hell?

Not to say that Twilight’s plot is so great. It’s okay, but it is a lot like a work of fanfiction, and the characters are heavily idealized (no surprise why teenagers are crazy over it; we’re often most unsatisfied with ourselves then), and Bella is such a Mary Sue (super obvious in Breaking Dawn). To get everything she wants is just ridiculous. People might say you’re just jealous, but really, it is just unrealistic!! And to suddenly change 180 degrees (I don’t get the changing 360 degrees thing; don’t you realize if you turn 360 degrees, you get back to square one?) when she turns into a vampire?

And I can’t quite shed the feeling that Edward is into Bella because of her looks, and the mystery and allure due to not being able to read her mind (on that note, I realize that quite a number of other vampire themed stories seem to have mind readers, whether it is the vampire or not. What’s up with that?). Reading the partial draft of Midnight Sun (oh yeah, I went all out; I want to know how far should I take this hatred of mine. Haha), it is a lot to do with the mystery, I think. Since Bella is actually just as bad and smitten over Edward as the rest of her high school is, and Edward doesn’t seem to fancy anyone because he knows they’re crazy over him, ladida. And the obsession over looks!! And how Bella thinks that if she turns into a vampire, she’ll be prettier and Edward would like him even more.

What the hell? What a wonderful thing to be telling your teenage audience. Oh, Bella’s just a horny virgin wanting to pop a cherry, in my opinion; never having a boyfriend and all.

Anyway!!! Stop criticizing Twilight now. This bashings seem to be rather seasonal. When the movie’s around the corner or in theaters… Hahaha. Oh well.

Fans would always be the same, just the different things they would go crazy over. You’re just as unreasonable/crazy as the fans of something you dislike. Those people would think you’re the crazy ones for liking what you like.

The “side effects” of being in the Twilight saga’s OSTs might be that those crazy Twitards go crazy over them for all the wrong reason, but it has helped them break into the US market. KT Tunstall broke into the US market through American Idol, and she hates those kind of reality TV. Like she said, it is crazy to turn down such an offer, especially if you don’t have the exposure there. You shouldn’t cut your nose just to spite your face just because the target audience of a movie is a bunch of crazy and horny girls.

When you see the Twilight OSTs songs, I don’t really imagine Twitards would listen to those songs if it wasn’t for the fact that it was in the OST; you’re reaching a new audience. Maybe they’re not as “true” as you are, and they’re pretentious (though you are that as well), but with an amazing band like Muse, they’re just too dumb to realize Muse’s awesomeness. But in that bunch, it is very possible that they would be interested and fascinated by them and get their album, and probably make it possible for Muse to come to your place to perform, since they would have a wide enough audience to make it worth performing there. All is not baaaddd, though it will be bad if the actual fans don’t actually get the ticket. But would you bother going to a band’s concert if you only knew two of their songs? Wouldn’t it be easier and cheaper to get their albums first before deciding to go to their concert?

And also, most of the times, those crazy girls drag their boyfriends to watch the movie. I don’t know why the boyfriends would subject themselves to seeing their girlfriends ogling someone else. Those boyfriends would probably like Supermassive Black Hole, try finding out which band that performed it, and tada!! New fan!! Just because you were there from the start doesn’t make you a better or more superior fan!! Yes, Johnny-come-latelies are annoying, but better late than never?

Shouldn’t you be supportive of your favorite band having reached a wider audience? Or do you think that Muse should be kept a secret that only a selected few with “superior” musical taste would listen to? Sheesh!!

And did you read the NME article on why they’re letting “I Belong to You” appear on the soundtrack? The frontman, Matt Bellamy, says “[It's] one of the ‘can’t believe we got away with it’ kind of tracks. I think it might be worth giving it a go because it’s a track that might not get played live very often… one of the obscure tracks off the album so it might give that track some life that it wouldn’t have otherwise.” Full article could be found here.

Though, reading through all the comments, one of them said that the fact that Bellamy thought that Twilight was going to be an indie film makes him/her feel better… White person!!

Maybe explains why they’re so pissed off that Muse is using some “big corporation” to break into a market.

On a somewhat related note… On the topic of Muse and Twilight as well…

On Sept 11th, I tweeted “How DARE you say that I only liked Muse after Twilight. Excuse me; I only bothered downloading the OST BECAUSE OF THEM!!! Will bitch on blog” but I didn’t due to time constrains (the cookies to bake and the things to shop for Eid) and the insinuation that I would do it once I get back from my kampung… Syawal is almost over and I still have yet to bitch over it. Hahaha. And since I am talking about those topics already… what the hell. I am still pissed off about it.

I am quite sensitive when people accuse me of liking Muse only because of Twilight. I don’t mind people liking them because of the movie, but to accuse me of doing the same? Urgh!!!

I don’t really announce to the whole world that I like Muse before that. I tell the whole world about new discoveries, not so much the old stuff. I don’t go around telling the whole world about Travis, or Taylor Swift, or Rascal Flatts, or Lucie Silvas, or just whoever, after some time I’ve discovered them, until there’s something else to trigger it. A new album, maybe.

Like, for me to mention and go about Muse was because of the Twilight OST. When I discovered that Muse was going to be in the OST, I knew I just have to get the OST!! I even went as far as saying that I love the OST just because there’s one Muse song. And after listening to it, I didn’t bother gushing over Muse’s song–I knew the song already, so rather gone case that I would like it. Still, I like all the songs in the OST; well picked. Oh, wait, I’m ambivalent over both Rob Pattinson’s songs.

I “discovered” Muse while I was doing my A-levels; 2004. I went to college with these guys… Went as in literally get from my house to college. Fine fine; hitched a ride with these guys; sons of my mother’s friends. They played Absolution, the album, over and over and over again. It remains my favorite album from the band.

Initially, I hated them. I hated them with a passion. But typical me, I wondered why the heck do I hate them; I haven’t been listening to their lyrics, or their songs, properly. I was just refusing to listen to it. I was always sitting at the back seat, and they blasted the songs sooooo loud!! Truth be told, I basically hated the fact that those boys didn’t bother being considerate in playing less loudly. Maybe they wanted to turn me deaf. They always said that I can never go to a gig. Hrmph. So it remains my dearest ambition to actually attend a Muse gig, just to shock the hell out of them.

After about 2 months of constantly playing that album (like it’s the only album they have), I decided, fine, if you can’t beat them, join them. I might as well try to enjoy the music… and the end result? I love them. Hahaha. That was also about the time when I started sometimes sitting in the front seat and realized, and didn’t have the heart to tell them, that the front speakers were not doing too well. Explains why they play the song so loudly and not realize it was hurting my eardrums.

I tried to download as many of their songs as possible, but it was not easy; the internet connection was shite (still is, actually. Hahaha). Only when I went to England did I manage to get all of their songs. Yes, all. And I love them all. Though, admittedly, sometimes I keep it quiet that I like certain bands, because it used to be that I listen to mostly country and pop music, with the exception of Travis and sometimes U2. And I became a closeted (now out of it) T in the Park watcher; TV of course. I still can’t imagine subjecting myself to 3 days of not showering and be surrounded by those who might have came without showering for more than a day. In the summer at that!! I was starting to dabble with indie and the various rock genres. Hahaha. I don’t really like Glastonbury; too diverse for me. Hahaha.

So I would consider myself a Muse fan about 2005? End of 2005 though.

Funny, the same year Twilight was published. However, I was still blissfully unaware about it. Hahaha.

By the end of my degree, I was firmly a rock music fan. Hahaha. Though, of course, to like every single rock band is crazy. Could you keep track, anyway?

Anyway, so, when the Twilight OST came out, I was raving over it. When I watched the movie, I loved the score, and raved about it when I finally got it. You have to give credit when credit is due. Kinda dumb to be enjoying something secretly but publicly hate that thing. So hypocritical.

Muse performed during the VMAs. And the next day, their latest album, The Resistance came out. Went a wee bit crazy over trying to get the album and the performance at the VMA. And this idiot just started blabbing as if I’m such a Johnny-come-lately who only liked Muse because of Twilight but pretends to like them before.

Excuse me!!!

I almost lost my hearing senses because of them!!! It was worth it, to drum into me that they are the best band ever.

And to be arguing with me why is it so… God!!

And to think that you are a Johnny-come-lately yourself!! Not over Muse, obviously, but to a lot of things.

The list is just too bloody long to list out.

With you, it is either you discover the band/singer/actor/show/musical/etc or like it. If not, you’ll use that ridiculously condescending tone, asking, oh, you like that band/singer/actor/show/musical/etc eh? How could you like it? I don’t, or I have never heard of it. Are you sure you’ve heard of that band? Maybe you’re imagining things.

God!!

Seriously, if everyone would have the same taste as you, life would be extremely boring and dull and we would never advance because we’re so content with what we like, because that is what people will produce.

Initially, after reading the book, I wasn’t going to go watch the movie; it’ll be horrid, I thought. However, I found out about Muse being in the OST so I downloaded it. I listened to the OST and thought, I can see how the songs would fall into place, though it turned out quite different from how I imagined it, but it was good nonetheless, except for some spaces where it was so silent, you could hear a pin drop.

Basically, it was more because of Muse I watched Twilight, not the other way round!!

Stupid git!! Urgh!!

PS: Hahahaha. I’m browsing through my old entries, and I said that I wanna watch New Moon to see how the actor playing Aro laughs the comma-ed laugh. Hahahahahaha. Maybe I will go watch it. Hahahahahaha.

Shisha

An acquaintance whom I assume smokes cigarettes posted this article on shishas up on facebook.

I am rather surprised people don’t think smoking shisha is bad; think that it is not as bad as smoking cigarettes.

I mean, hello!! It is still tobacco!! Why is it less bad?

Is it because the smoke is cooled down by the water?

I don’t know why, but for some reason I’ve always thought between cigarette and shisha, cigarette would pose less harm since you don’t share.

I’m not big with sharing things, so I suppose the bias is there.

Oh, I absolutely can’t stand people smoking. I would go even as far as to ignore friends when they’re smoking sometimes.

I can’t believe some people who smoke shisha actually look down at cigarette smokers!!

C’mon!! You guys are the same, man!!

Netbooks

I am currently using one. Couldn’t explain why the last post because got so frustrated. Fiddled with the screen resolution, and found something that allows me to see everything and allow me to click the full screen thingy.

So, when I finally manage to download all the drivers to be reinstalled once my laptop was reformated, I was estatic. Finally, I would be able to use iTunes to play my songs and have a Google toolbar on my Firefox (though it might be possible I would be sticking to Chrome. Not sure yet…).

However, that wasn’t the case.

We spent from 11pm till 2.30am, waiting for it to be done. When it wass “done”, my cousin was checking stuff and found that my things were still there. Not just in the D hardrive, but also C. The only thing it did was not recognize most of the hardware attached to the computer. WTF?

Tried again, and again, and again. The same thing happened.

Truly, if I wasn’t getting a Mac for my next computer, I wouldn’t think of getting a Dell ever again. Reformating is such a pain in the arse. No wonder my friends who get Dell usually just buy a new computer instead of bothering to reformat it. But it is so wasting, and what the hell am I going to do with the unusuable laptop now? Just let  it collect dust and worsen my allergies?

Even more annoying since they have changed most of the outsides of my laptop; it is just the insides that are giving me problems.

Only the first few months that that laptop was sane. For some annoying reason, IE, regardless of which laptop I’m using, would screw up on me. Which is why I made sure I downloaded Chrome when I realized I had to be using this stupid laptop.

Typing is such a pain in the arse. Typing words are easy. However, to make sure everything is properly capitalized and what not is not. The shift button is after the arrow buttons, and it is ridiculously short. Seriously, the lightness of the laptop is so not worth it!! You’re better off suffering just a teeny tiny  bit with a 12 inch than this crappy thing posing as a PC. And it gets hot bloody fast!!

I don’t think you should even think of using this in Scotland, and if you do in London, you’re insane. Acceptable in the Nordic countries, and maybe Eastern European… Or in Mids of the US and Canada, and even then only in winter.

It should not even be allowed to enter a tropic country such as Malaysia!!

God!!

And you know what? The biggest irony is that it is mostly the older people that uses this tiny crap!! Because a proper sized laptop is just too bloody heavy. These are the people who can actually afford to get a car to lug the oh-so-heavy laptops around the city (and wouldn’t even think of taking the public transport, ever, anyway) and have dwindling eyesights. Weird, huh?

I don’t even have the mood to rant because it is such a pain in the arse.

Arrggghhhh!!!

It is just so bloody frustrating to try and do research.

It is times like these that I feel most frustrated and stressful that I don’t have a job.

Sigh…

OMG!! I thought my need to grumble would overcome my typing problems…  But now I see I have a bigger problem when it comes to wanting to blog.

The small screen has forced everything to be push together… So I might be typing gibberish on one end for all I know. Arrggghhhh!!!!!!

I hate tiny screens.

Want my 17 inch MacBook Pro NOW!!!!!!!

Arrgggghhhhhh!!!!

I fucking hate eejits who fold books.

Especially my books.

And even if that person is my own mother.

Urgh!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGHHH!!!!

Of course I would feel that way; I’ve used a 20 quid note as a bloody bookmark because that was the only thing I could slip into a book.

Wouldn’t you just love having that book eh?

How can arts students think that drama students are more pretentious than them?

How???

Tell me how!!!

Like I’m either; but I remember the times I wanted to be both.

Hahaha.

But really… artists are like burdens to tax payers.

Especially modern artists.

I hate modern art.

On another note, if Lady GaGa and Franz Ferdinand ever collaborate, I imagine that they’ll just be a Duke of Wellington and a traffic cone short of being Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow. And a so-called “human rights” exhib short.

Though maybe if one of them was gay… Or bi… Or whatever.

The sh[OUT] exhib was soooooooooooooooo not human rights!! Why can’t they call it gay rights or something instead of human rights? Like there’s only one human right ever. And they’re not really contemporary art. I hardly went “what the fuck” at most of the art. Well, maybe that tree thingy. I still can’t figure that out.

Oh man, I actually went into a modern art gallery!!

Akkk!!

I still think the best form of art in Glasgow is when the Duke of Wellington is “crowned”.

Though I have a picture of the horse being crowned instead. Hahaha. And a pigeon shitting on Wellinton as well.

God knows how many times did I actually went and admire that form of art.

Hahaha.

If  I was still in Glasgow, I wouldn’t be walking aimlessly everywhere trying to kill time; I would be thieving.

Current obsession is to go to Flickr, search for a performer’s picture… and try find pictures of their shoes.

There are quite a number of those based in Glasgow that I would love nicking their shoe collection.

Of course I do not know their shoe sizes. But sometimes it is nice to just own some shoes

And I would always see when they drag me to court, I’ll see my criminal law tutor as the magistrate who tries me. I don’t know why. Oh yes, it is weird that your English criminal law tutor actually practices Scottish law.

Why does she have so many pairs of oxfords? Arrgggghhhhh!!

Good thing you’re not on the same bloody island. Man!!

On another note on Glasgow; my mother still hasn’t gotten over the fact that I went to Glasgow when there were swine flu cases there instead of staying in Edinburgh.

Actually, she was pissed a lot of time when I was in Scotland. Hahaha.

When she told me it was difficult to cross borders, I told her I just crossed the Scotland-England border. Not that there would have been any checks anyway.

I remember the first time I was going to Cardiff. I asked one of my friends, did she think I need to bring my passport.

Her response? “You do remember Wales uses English law, right?”

Wooppssss.

Well, I suppose when you’re from Malaysia and you have such states like Sabah and Sarawak which doesn’t welcome people from Peninsular and treat us like outsiders. 1Malaysia my ass…

Some various crap happened that made her quite pissed.

Though considering I left Glasgow 2 months ago… it is kinda weird that she’s pissed I still went to Glasgow anyway even though there were swine flu reports.

Why is it that when I do my laundry… with just my clothes in the washing machine, it would definitely rain?

Urgh.

Why is it that when someone other than me who does the laundry, the other person doesn’t have the curtesy to ask me if I have anything to chuck into the machine and then hang it for them?

Of course, my mother acts as if hanging of the clothes is the most difficult thing in the world; must always make sure it is done by the cleaner.

Gahh. So bloody annoying. I’m not getting them clothes. I woke up bloody early just to put them out.

Grrrr.

Truthfully, am I the only person who finds this year’s Comic-Con rather annoying?

Fine; I am not there attending it or whatever. More like the coverage is what is annoying me. And how people are reacting to it.

How so many people are suddenly wishing that they’re there. How they wish their own country has their own Comic-Con (truly, don’t you know that the one in San Diego is an international event? There are British stuff there, too, you know…). How the amount of coverage is so bloody wide.

All because of New Moon. I mean, seriously???

Gahh.

And some even thought that Comic-Con was actually held for the first time ever this year, and some think that it is a one off thing just for New Moon.

I’m not a Comic-Con fan and I doubt I’ll ever attend it… but seriously???

Gosh!!

Makeup

I find it weird that a friend of mine has no qualms about using designer make up, but frowns at the amount of money I spend on my shampoo and conditioner.

Seriously man.

Oh, and the amount I spend on my shampoo? Not that much since I use lugged John Frieda from England. Plus, it doesn’t cost that much; 5 quid a bottle!! Not as much as her makeup anyway!!

Urgh. Seriously!!

Looking down at drugstore brand makeup and all. Like it is so horrible. If it comes anywhere near you, you would suddenly break out or something.

I suppose it is dificult now that you have an expensive taste. I don’t envy you, but seriously, a lot of your money goes into paying for the advertisement than the greatness of the product. Fine, say that I sound like a sour grape; not that I care anyway, since I am bitching. Plenty of people get by with drugstore brands anyway, and have certain pieces of designer makeup. You’re not the only person who has a 9-5 job, you know.

Gahh!!

Anyway, putting that ridiculous person aside, even without using designer brands and concentrating on drugstore brands…

Why are foundations just ridiculously expensive? And considering that it is the fastest finishing item!!

Find, it goes onto a larger surface ladida… And amountwise it is more…

However, my blusher is only about 5g less than my foundation, but it is aboyt RM15 less than the foundation on discounted price when the blusher is at normal price!!

Just how insane is that?

(A sick part of me thinks, “probably the price of all foundation increased thanks to the amount the cast of Twilight and New Moon used.” OMG, if this is true… it’ll be hell till they finish Breaking Dawn. The amount of vampires. Dieeee)

Especially considering there’s no glitter in it… Or complicated double color… I don’t know. It is just so annoying that it is so expensive!!

And I know I did get more tanned while I was in London. Damn the stronger sun there!! Arrgghhh!! Trust me to get darker when I go to a cooler climate country. Though my foundation doesn’t look gray; that’s superb news. Hahaha.

I find it weird that another friend prefers those powder mineral foundation when she doesn’t like the two-way cake because she feels like the cake is “too light”. I find the powder so… urgh, I’m not sure how to explain. But I have problems when it comes to the eye area. It’s like… suddenly, my skintone becomes more uneven because I can’t apply the foundation properly at the eye area.

I abhor liquid foundation. I really do!! I find it quite troublesome to apply, even with a foundation sponge. Using fingers is an absolute nightmare. It amazes me how some of my friends think they got away with it, not realizing that I can see clearly the finger streaks on their faces. The thing is, we’re not so close that I could point it out to them. And most of those that make this mistake are so big headed that they think their application is superb that they would feel absolutely insulted if I point it out. A big help is to not apply your foundation in yellow light; you can’t see yourself clearly. Seriously, yellow light makes gray look rosy, and you do not want to look gray and streaky.

And if you do use liquid foundation, please use powder to set the foundation, and so that you would have a more matte finish. With just liquid foundation, you look like you just had botox, with all that shine.

I absolutely adore two-way cakes. For a better coverage, wet the sponge before tapping it to the cake. I find the coverage equals to the liquid, but with less hassle. And if you choose not to powder, you could get away with it. However, sometimes even when applied with a dry sponge I would set it with loose powder. It just, stays better, you know?

Still… arrggghhhh!!! Why so expensive?????? I’m down to my last refill. And I got rid of all my other types of foundation. Heck, I don’t even have concealer. Dumped most things since I realize I had them since my first year of university.

Ewwww!!!!

So now, being extremely broke, I need to stock up on essential make up; foundation and concealer.

How frinkin’ perfect. Thank goodness I still have base and loose powder.

Since I started using a brush to apply powder, I can’t imagine using compact powder anymore. I’m thinking it is likely I’ll be lugging around that pot of loose powder around once I start working.

And my facial masque is also finishing. Oh, not everything, thank God. I think that might be about it. Still, I don’t know what brand of masque would I use next!! I’m currently using Crabtree & Evelyn which I got when they were discontinuing a line, so I very much doubt that I would be able to get it. Anyway, it is not as fantastic as their La Source masque, so I doubt I would be getting it anyway. I just can’t think what masque would I be getting next…

Hmmm…

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MACBOOK PRO HAS REDUCED PRICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Admittedly by about RM800 only (okay I’m keeping track of the 17th inch one only), but still, something to be excited about!!!

Ahh… Ogling MacBook Pro while listening to Amy Macdonald. Makes me happy everytime.

Yeah, I am liking her a bit too obsessively now. Hmmmm.

But she’s so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Her accent!! OMG!!

When she speaks, she has this breathless way of speaking with that adorable accent, and so soft spoken. However, when she starts singing; such a powerful voice!!

OMG!!!

Academics

I’m shit scared of them.

Even my really sweet, soft spoken tutor whom I used as a referee when I was applying to Queen’s Belfast.

I have no problems during tutorials, but when I see them afterwards for any questions or whatsoever… I get scared.

I was shit scared when I was walking to the Law School today, when I was going to pass my thank you gifts to them. Was so bloody relieved that none of them were in their room, but at the same time panicky that I wouldn’t be able to see two of them that I would like to ask to be my referee. I don’t know how to put it in words, to explain why I have been keeping quiet. But at the same time, I don’t want to bother them unless I need them. Feel bad for not contacting them and wanting to update them. What the hell… I don’t know what is wrong with me; why I have such complicated feelings towards academics.

You would think having a mother who’s an academic and see them at a social level would make me feel comfortable with them, but noooo!!! I feel awkward and don’t want to bother them at all.

But at the same time, I feel guilty for just going up to them and ask for a favour just like that.

Oh, I don’t know. Sigh. Oh well…

Friday the 13th

The grand finale of the worst week of my life is finding out that the BBC iPlayer doesn’t work outside of the UK.

I am devastated that I wouldn’t be able to watch the Red Nose Day 2009 shows live as and when they are shown like I did in 2007.

Mamma Mia spoof with French and Saunders!!! Waaahhhhh!!!! I wanna watch!!!!!

Though… looking at the line up, I am thinking… probably the 2007 one was better.

Vicar of Dibley!!!!

Weirdly, then I didn’t really concentrate much; I just watched it and feel amused due to the fact that they were poking fun at “leaders” of Christianity in an area… Quite like Father Ted. Hehe.

Of course there was another reason to it. Hahaha.

Pity that he wouldn’t be in this year’s line up. Sniff sniff.

Oh well.

Mamma Mia spoof would compensate it, though not much.

Still!! French and Saunders!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

Arrggghhhhhh!!!!

I’ll just go to bed. Cry myself to sleep.

Will recount my week tomorrow. Still need to exorcize it through the only means left; can’t bore people much with it.

Oh, and Nina; I’ll comment on your grammatically wrong comment later, but just to tell you, the Dr ? doesn’t actually go by the title Dr, annoyingly. It’s my ENT who’s a surgeon… and being a Commonwealth country, we follow the British way of calling surgeons by Mr and Ms… Super annoying, that.

Doctors

more animals

I believe strongly in that; that confusion looks better sideways.

I’m pretty much like that kitteh, staring at the scribblings on my appointment book.

There’s an appointment that writes “Dr ?”

Thanks a lot!! Now I don’t know which clinic, let alone the doctor I’m supposed to see!!

Who was the smart alec to actually wanted to write the name of the doctor I’m supposed to see–and then realize that (s)he can’t provide the name–without writing the name of the clinic instead?

Seriously?

It’s not as if I always get to see the doctor whose name is stated in my appointment book anyway.

The worse thing is that it is “doctor”.

I wonder how many doctors could a hospital have. Geee… Should be just a handful.

Sigh.

Though I suppose having “Mr” instead wouldn’t help matters since quite a number of the “doctors” I see are surgeons. But seriously!!!

Imagine calling “hello, I am not sure my appointment is with which clinic” to the operator.

Sigh.

Just, brilliant. Need to find someone with a question mark in his/her name.

Reminds me of that stupid joke Faliq loves by… God I can’t remember by who.

Sigh.

My life is really doomed, huh. That I have so many doctors that I am not sure who could be this elusive Dr ?.

There’s something about *someone*’s tongue that has been bothering me.

It’s really frustrating.

What kind, I’m not specifying.

However, the result has been me banning myself from watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Sigh.

Hah!! Just guess!!

Doubt anyone would get it.

Savings

I can’t think of a wacky title, so shoot me.

Anyway, as everyone knows, we’re in the midst of global economic crisis. If you didn’t know that, you must be a frog living underneath a coconut shell.

And apparently, everyone has a solution to how we can save the economy.

Interestingly, especially science students that read the newspapers and don’t really understand what the author of the article is really saying.

Oh you know the kind; who would quote articles, or agree with what some big person says, especially in their facebook status or msn nickname or personal message.

Seriously, why do you embarrass yourself?

One fine day, I somewhat got into an argument with a medic student about the economy; what should be done.

Let me emphasize again that she is a medical student, alright?

With a Malaysian background, that would mean almost no formal education in economics, unless you were unlucky enough to have economists for at least one of your parents.

And even then it is no guarantee that you would understand basic economic principle.

It amazes me how governments all around the world are trying to inject spending and trying to make people spend more in bids to save the economy, when this person, happily came and said what we should do to save the economy is to save more.

Save???????

Of course, every macroeconomics student would know that savings would contract the economy instead of expanding it!!

Saving and spending within your means, the economy would be fine.

No, it is not the economy that would be fine if you dothat; it’ll be your finances.

Things that increased the economy are consumption/ consumer spending, investment by private firm, and government spending.

Seriously, what do you think government is doing here? Trying to give people more jobs in the civil service? So that people would spend more when they have money!!

She refuses to accept it; she still insist; savings save the economy.

Alright then. Save all you want.

The saddest thing is that, she’s not the only one that thinks so.

There was this seminar my mother attended, where an economics tutor stated that people should save more to help with the economy.

Wow.

I suppose it’s not so bad when you’re a medic student and you think you should save.

Oh, and she doesn’t believe in autonomous consumption; where you would still consume/ spend money when you have negative income.

What the hell are you doing now, then? You’re still spending!! And you have no income, what with being a student!!

And your parents’ income are not yours even if it is the household’s!

Bahh…

Seriously…

Keyboards

I am ow in Seremban… accompanied my mother here for some workshop crap. She insisted that I come as she doesn’t know the way to the hotel. Sigh. So my laptop at home is unrepaired till Tuesday, as I would need to go to the hospital on Monday. Which reminds me, I need to get my supply of meds then.

So now I am using her laptop. An old 12 inch one… with the somewhat square screen; not those widescreens… So there is not much space for the keyboard. I don’t know; I feel it is quite cramped. And since it is not a Dell, some of the keys are located differently, though not the main ones. Just the arrow buttons and such. I still hate the British/European querty keyboards with the inverted commas (“) being at no2 and the @ at where the inverted comma is supposed to be and all. What logic did you all use there? Seriously!!

But it remains, this keyboard sucks. I keep hitting the up arrow key when I want to hit “shift” on my right.  Sigh. I hate small laptops; which is why my dream laptop is the 17 inch wonder of MacBook Pro. *dreams* Hahaha.

I was showing this clip of Jo Brand’s standup to Amni… talking about marriages. What I really love about it is when she was talking about women and men; how we see each other differently. She said “…men view women differently from the way women view men. A lot of men view women as sex object, whereas women view men as useful objects. The other night, I left my husband bent over, like this, with a burnt back. Well, the ironing board was broken, what can I do?”

Hahaha. Somehow quite true.

And it’s like, true, no? That we women prefer things over sex, no?

Well, at least it is with me anyway.

Oh, here’s the clip:

I just love her.

Anyway, yes; me. I told a friend that “I want a Mac as bad as you want to shag David Tennant.” The said friend is rather horny right now; probably ovulating. I’m just counting the days till she announces that she wants to watch Doctor Who. I would definitely mark the date on my calender.

I also got more and more descriptive in describing how bad I want a Mac and how satisfied I would feel when I do get the MacBook…

Definitely would be better than an orgasm, I think.

And my preferences of things over sex also is in the academic field.

How, you might ask?

I prefer studying theft over sexual offences.

Hahahahahahaha.

I am one consistent person.

Hahahahaha.

But yeah, I do hate this laptop; the fact that it doesn’t have firefox (I can’t install it because the Admin account for the laptop is password protected and I’ve no idea what the password is), it uses old version of most things, I need to use Windows Messanger… There’s not much songs in it… The complains goes on and on.

However, at least it is a laptop and I can connect onto the internet through it. And that it emits light that enable me to read or at the very least see what I could be seeing, unlike a book.

I brought 4 books along with me. However, my mother can’t sleep without the lights on (total opposite of me), so the only place I could read the book would be in the bathroom.

Even though I’m in a hotel, I don’t fancy reading in toilets/bathroom unless I’m pooping. Hahaha. And even that I would only read magazines. You know… To pass the time.

Oh I would never use the laptop while I’m the washroom though. Crazy!! Would be worried sick if water might touch it.

Someone once told me that you could actually pour water on a Mac and it wouldn’t affect it at all; it’s waterproof. Wow. I wonder… Must ask them!!

Though I banned myself from entering an Apple shop for fear of wiping out my credit card and purchasing one.

Kinda sucks, sometimes, that my mother didn’t put a limit to the card.

Need to be soooo strong not to tempt myself. Sigh.

So, no going into an Apple Store.

Heck, I usally try to make sure I don’t even pass it directly… like go to the other corridor. Look from afar; that kind, you know?

My mother would just slaughter me and turn me into haggis if I got a MacBook. Especially after paying RM600 to extend the guarantee for my laptop.

Sigh… I miss it so much.

Oh well…

Moons

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

I will not countdown to New Moon to see a MacBook on the big screen again.

……..

I will no longer be able to see the moon without thinking of a MacBook ever again…

Shit!!!!!!!!!

(This entry was written after I was saw the gadget section of the February issue of CLEO. Oh, it didn’t have a MacBook, but it had an iPod.

And I don’t even like iPods!!!!!!!

Arrgggghhhhhh!!!!!)

Yes, I ogle gadgets instead of actors in movies.

Oh, and something related to the Twilight saga…

After reading Breaking Dawn with Edward suddenly using “love” when he speaks to Bella…

Suddenly “Edward” has a face in my mind.

Of course it’s not Robert Pattinson. The guy I considered was Ed Westwick. Initially anyway. Now things have changed…

Oh, the guy’s still English; don’t worry.

However… the guy is the pak cik (literally uncle, what I mean is older man who could be as old as my father) who always served me when I got jacket potatoes near the coach station back in East Midlands, who goes “enjoy your dinner, luv!”

I miss those jacket potatoes… Coleslaw, corn and cheese, please!!

I still don’t get why some of them English (maybe even the Brits; not sure about them since I don’t come across them much, what with doing law) insists on calling lunch dinner.

Heck, I don’t get how different region could have such different accents by the region.

But give me Scouse over those posh London accents any day. Just so cuuuuute!!! Paul O’Grady!!!

Oh, and of course, Edinburgher!! Heee.

You know what I miss most about London?

The Undergroud!!

OMG if I do get to London any time soon, I would spend a whole day on the tubes… and keep changing lines till jet  (and tube) lag finally exhaust me. Hahaha.

Do I hate…

London that much?

“That” being hating a movie because one of the main actor is a Londoner.

Heck, maybe even the whole bloody cast, he’s the only one.

Just one.

Oh no, the movie has nothing to do with London. In fact, it is not even located in London, or any capital of any country for that matter. Located in a small town; probably the only similarity is that it is rainy.

It is rainy in London, right?

Shit, I can’t remember. I just know that it is less windy that the Midlands… and dustier… And noisier… And a lot of other worser things. Hahaha.

Still, I mean, regardless of how much I complain that I hate London, I usually just say that I hate living there.

I do remember saying that I don’t mind visiting it, but not living in it. Every time I’m there, after the first day I’ll keep bugging my friends how I want to go back to the Midlands. Hahaha. Those in and outside London. Heck, even those outside of the UK, even. Hahaha.

I suppose I just don’t like the rude Londoners. I understand that their time has a higher opportunity cost than being polite and all, but that doesn’t mean that you have to be bloody rude!!

And since I get that more than enough at home… I don’t think I am willing to get bothered by such people when I don’t have to, i.e. when I am studying in another country.

I have been pondering about it.

I mean, I don’t complain over my “hatred” over London to those that have not been to London, or those who study in big cities… And those in London… Well, I usually tell them to annoy them. Hahaha.

It was really out of the blue. I finally met up with one of my schoolmates, and, suddenly, she said “I know why you don’t like the movie Twilight. It’s not because of the story.”

Intrigued, I asked her to continue. Not because of the story, huh? Is it because of the leggings Bella wore to prom? Because I think Edward should have killed her for that. I really do (Let me just clarify that I definitely hate leggings more than I do London). Kill her; not turn her into a vampire. Great great emphasis on the fact that he should drain her blood. Or just kill by breaking her neck… I don’t know. The crueler the better. Maybe hitting her with a chapati pan…

Okay, before I start opening my Smith & Hogan…

Maybe she figured that I really can’t accept the actress who played Rosalie… Someone else please!! A natural blond who actually looks good being pale!! Leighton Meester would be great, though I hope she wouldn’t act with these bunch of people who actually like leggings. Urgh. Utterly unacceptable!! And maybe another cast of Gossip Girl… which I will stop for the fear that you people might be able to use it against me…

However, that wasn’t the case…

She looked at me straight in the eye, with a serious face, and said “because Robert Pattinson’s a Londoner, and you hate London and Londoners.”

I almost spewed out my drink all over her.

“Seriously?”

“Yes; very very seriously.”

Wow. Really?

I can’t believe it. She said she came to the conclussion due to how I complained about that rude Londoner couple who stared at me at King’s Cross St Pancras tube station when I was dragging my big luggage when I was getting to London Heathrow…

Wait wait!!

So I am blaming some “random” dude who was never was even in the same tube station as I was (okay there’s possibility but for argument’s sake, lets assume he would always be in some posh London area when I am in London. Okay fine, Faliq… Kensington could be considered posh… I guess… Blablabla. For argument’s sake, alright?) because I hate a couple  of idiotic people who made themselves look even more like an idiot due to missing their step coz of their obsessive staring at me to make me feel guilty that I “blocked” their way with my big ass luggage while I was trying to get my ass to Heathrow?

Seriously?

Man, I know I can be ridiculous, but that ridiculous?

Don’t answer that question; it’s rhetorical.

And to hate a movie that just has one Londoner in it? And not because of the sucky (pun definitely not intended, just in case. I don’t think I can be that lame) script???

C’mon!! I watch Harry Potter 2, with the car flying scene, over and over, because I miss St Pancras; my train station in London.

If I hate London so much, wouldn’t I not want to be reminded of it?

And I do remember being excited when I was about to leave for the train station to get to London!!

And I kept my Oyster card!! Believing that I will go to London again!! I could have gotten back my money at Heathrow alright!!!

Damn, it is really really bothering me.

It’s like tempting me to prove her wrong. Making me want to actually live in London for about, I don’t know. A year? Do my LLM in UCL or something.

Or maybe spend the whole 6 months that the British Government allow me to stay in England in London, selling, I don’t know, sandwiches at King’s Cross St Pancras, hoping to see that couple and deliberately trip them.

Yeah, and cry all the time and regretting my decision, I’m sure. Even if the satisfaction of tripping those two deliberately would be great. Though to be honest, I can’t remember what they looked like. Definitely the typical black coats… Regardless of the fact that I went back in summer. Hahaha.

But really!!!!!!!!

Waaahhhhh!!!!!

I wanted to give the title “the best reason given as to why I don’t like Twilight”, but I think it is really not the best reason. More like, the most insulting reason.

Damn you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wish you would turn into a langsuir. Wishing you turn into a pontianak would be too nice, since they smell nice and could look pretty. Oh, actually… penanggalan would be more fitting. Just the head and the organs floating about…

Hrmph!!

Edit:

Oh oh oh!!!! Here’s proof I don’t dislike all Londoners after all!!

Ahem… Just found out. I did suspect he’s British… but I suppose I lived in denial and refused to recognize it, I guess? Ah well…

Dominic Cooper, the guy who played Sky in Mamma Mia?

Definitely, definitely Sky over Edward…

Amni, I guess I could go younger than James Marsden (who is, by the way, my “favorite” Edward. So adorable!!! “I’ve been dreaming of a true love’s” *gets hit by cyclists* hehehe). Hahaha. Just… I guess, need to be thirty? Hahaha

And can be Londoner!!!!!!

Just need to be in the water quite a lot in a movie?

And not remind me one of my tutors would be great…

Blackout

You really wouldn’t want that to happen on your engagement celebration.

However, that’s what happened at the engagement of my mother’s friend’s daughter. There was an overload of the use of electrical appliances that the fused got burnt. Is that how you say it? The bulb getting burned? Oh well. It got short-circuited, how about that?

At first, I thought it was some special effect or what not; that the boy’s side was coming soon, so they want it dark ladida.

I was wrong; they didn’t want a romantic setting after all. Hehehehe.

Or maybe they did; the white lights were off. Only the yellow lights were used. Oh well.

I am not going to talk about the party, regardless of the title of this post.

I am going to talk about how I had to suffer baking cupcakes for the ceremony. Sucks, really, especially since I don’t really like the girl, and she was mean to another of my mother’s friend’s daughter. They share the same name, and when someone asked her if she (the one who is only engaged now) knows how to contact the other girl, she said, “oh you mean the ugly one” (okay loosely translated). The other is now married, by the way. She’s on the plum side (ok fine she is overweight), but she has nice features and is really nice. I like her.

This one, I don’t really like her. She makes me feel like a kid and always seem condescending. And she’s not that pretty either. Both are dark, and fine she’s slimmer. However, she has small tiny eyes; Chinese eyes with Malay skintone is really not that nice. In fact, her eyes are smaller than mine. I thought that her fake eyelashes that she wore overwhelmed her eyes. But who am I to say eh?

Oh, yeah, didn’t stop me.

Hahaha.

So I had to make cupcakes. I won’t go into the reason why since I just discovered that someone reads this blog and could just slip it to my mother my complains. Bleh. I really think English Universities should give their academics more work. What is this man; they read crappy blogs and facebook all the time. Tsk tsk.

At first, I was supposed to just bake the cupcakes. Imagine my horror when my mother’s friend told me that my mother agreed that I would frost the thing as well.

WTF????

The only time I’ve done the frosting was for Shan and Fatin’s birthday cake which they didn’t get to taste owing to their being in another continent and half way across the world from me… And that was ugly!!!

Urgh. It was so annoying!!!

And it wasn’t easy!!

Amni, you’re the only person I would do cupcakes for apart from her; coz I won’t be able to take it!! Cakes fine, but not cupcakes. I’ll go bonkers.

I don’t know how those people in +wondermilk have the patience to do that day in day out. But I guess they actually enjoy it.

Maybe I might enjoy it if I was doing it for someone I actually like; my own friend preferably. Then at least it would be labor of love or something.

This… and not getting paid for it.

Seriously man.

Bleargh.

Dehydrated

It is my fault, I know that.

I forgot to bring a bottle of water with me. I left it on my mother’s car.

Ridiculously silly, I know.

Can’t believe it myself.

So now I am having a bitch of a headache thanks to that.

I’ll explain in a later post; currently I’m just trying to kill time without thinking much.

Today I spent most of my day driving around KL. The cab drivers refused to drive me to Jalan Duta, where the National Archives is located. They declared that it was “too deep into KL” and it would be almost impossible to get someone who wants a cab there.

While I was lost in that area, I wasn’t surprise; every house had at least 3 cars.

I made the wrong turning when I was near Seksyen 17; the spaghetti of roads… So I didn’t enter Jalan Semantan like I was supposed to. If I did, it would have been so easy.

So I ended up going around for so long. Sigh. Three times I round the place. Seriously it was so boring!!

At one point I saw a bus which was like the bus for the National Archives. So I followed it.

I ended up in Pudu; a bus station. Urgh!!

And when I was finally on the right course, it took me another 3 times to actually get the junction right; Taman Duta is one complicated place. Seriously.

By the time I got there, I only had enough time to look around and familiarize myself with it somewhat.

Sigh.

Okay partly my fault since I wanted to avoid the rush hour, I left at 4. However, by that time, I was getting the telltale of an incoming headache.

Still, KL being KL, I didn’t know where I could park for me to run to a convenience store to get a bottle of water.

I was also angry and moody, so I decided to treat myself to a movie; I watched Space Chimps. It was 10 times better than Twilight, even if they didn’t have such minuscule budget for the make up section and used another actress to portray Rosalie Hale (maybe Katy Perry or Leighton Meester. At least they are natural blonds!!). I loved the movie.

And I ran some errands… I wanted to get Yijun this learn Malay book by Edward S King. It looked good. However, while flipping through, I realized the accent signs on E’s were still there. Made me wonder if they just reprinted it without checking.

Don’t they know that Malay is the most fickle of languages? The people in Dewan Bahasa could just decide to change the rule of grammar in an instant, and every Malay language teacher and student would have to get used to the changes without complains.

People should really tell Mr King about this. Surely he should know?

So, sadly, I can’t think of a gift for her now. Sigh. I thought that would have been perfect.

To my Malaysian friends, I have your gifts here… Though for some of you I haven’t found one…  yet! I will send to you at your Malaysian addresses or when I see you. Heee.

Alright, need to pee.

At least the headache has lessen…

Kawin

OMG!! My namesake wants to marry Encik Pattakmandi (our wonderful nickname for Robert Pattinson. You need to understand Malay to know what it means; I’m not translating. However, if you know the English and French hygiene habits… You might be able to figure out what it means.)

My God.

I feel like changing my name now!!!

Waaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

Leggings

God. Will this ever stop haunting me?

The absolute worst fashion crime one could ever commit is wearing leggings!!

Those things are disgusting. It is utterly unacceptable to be wearing them in public!!

Don’t you know how stupid you look in those?

They’re a piece of underwear. Not part of the outer clothing!!

You should not show the footless ends to the world; wearing leggings with boots is acceptable.

God; Malaysians just follow fads from colder countries, don’t they? Without knowing the reasons?

I thought I would be free of legging wearers when I left England. But noooo!!!!

The reason why people in colder countries wear leggings is because it is cold. Not to make themselves look decent, because that would be the anti-thesis of decent since LEGGINGS IS A PIECE OF UNDERWEAR!!!

To wear leggings to work makes them look utterly unprofessional. Like you want to show off your underwear. Or you’re too poor to afford actual pants/trousers!!

And it is utterly daft to be wearing them with skirts!! Just because you’re wearing them, doesn’t actually allow you to wear ridiculously short skirts!!

And to be wearing them with skirts longer than midthigh is even more horrendous!!!

I absolutely can’t believe that they made Kristen Stewart wear leggings to the bloody prom!!!!!!!!!!

And the cardigan. Goodness!!

Fine, it is pretty; on its own. But the combination…

God!!

And to wear tennis shoes to prom??? Even though you have a cast on your other leg?

God bless Stephenie Meyer for “making” Bella wear strappy stileto heels in the book!!

The prom was an utter disappointment, to me. Because that scene was the main reason why I wanted to watch the movie.  And that Alice and Rosalie not even being there… I mean, seriously!!!!!!!!!

The place was beautiful; much better than having a prom in the gym, I suppose. However, it make sense to have the prom in the gym when the population of the town is only 3200 people.

And the overrepresentation (in my opinion) of minority races in the movie!!!

Yeah, can’t win with me, I suppose. Hate the conservatives, but hate the politically-correct-minded-liberals as well. Gahh!!

Seriously, would a small town such as Forks be so multiracial?

Logically?

If I’m being honest, I would tell you that I hate you.

I hate your guts, your need to drop names all the time, your racism, everything.

The only reason I’m nice to you is because I’m selfish; it’s nice to be needed, even by someone you hate so much.

You’re pathetic, really.

And the thing is, I don’t have to worry about you finding out about this. So I can actually use my actual identity when I say this.

Ladida.

So, my friends, go on and doubt me. I’m sure all of you wouldn’t trust me now. Who in the world is she talking about? Is it me?

Probably, probably not. Likely it is.

Who knows but me?

Actually, there is someone else who knows it.

Shut up, you.

Movie classification

The first movie I watched since I came back to Malaysia was House Bunny.

It was classified as U; umum or universal, take your pick.

Basically, anyone could watch it.

Watching it, I was surprised with this classification. I thought, hey, maybe Malaysia is getting more and more open minded.

The last movie I watched was Twilight. It was classified as 18PL; PL stands for pelbagai, which means variety. The said variety is due to the inclussion of the various issues that should not be shown to those below 18; this includes “strong violence, gore, horror/terror, sex scenes, nudity, sexual dialogues/references, religious, social or political aspects”, as said in wikipedia.

Now it is classified as 13-PG. I suppose they realize it is futile to bar the below 18 girls that are the main audience of Stephenie Meyer’s book and the movie.

I was rather shocked, to be honest, when I saw the classification of the movie being 18PL. Having read the book, there’s nothing really that I could think that would warrant such classification. Watching the movie, even more so. Nonetheless, as I’ve mentioned in my Book vs Movie post, they cut the “heavy” make-out scene where it ends with Edward flying across the room, afraid to go on.

I found it funny; I thought I would never see an English guy–in any circumstances, movie or not–would reject anything sexual. I don’t know; I imagined an English actor would reject the script. I guess not now.

Remember that when I watched, the movie was still classified as 18PL; and the ticket sellers were not supposed to sell tickets to those under 18. Supposed being important here, as the movie was full with teenagers which shouted “I love you Edward!!”

And still they saw it fit to cut the scene.

Heck, it wasn’t actually heavy in the first place; hence the inverted commas!!

IMBP stated that the movie is classified as PG-13 in the US due to “some violence and a scene of sensuality.”

Sensuality, not sexuality.

However, House Bunny, which was classified as U in Malaysia, was classified PG-13 in the US due to “sex-related humor, partial nudity and brief strong language.”

What is the censorship board in Malaysia thinking? That people would be able to detect sensuality as something almost sexuality but actual sexual jokes wouldn’t ring the same bells?

When the term “masochist” was used in Twilight, it didn’t mean anything sexual.

However, in House Bunny, one of the guys was truly a masochist, even if they didn’t mention it. Oh please,  he enjoyed it when one of the female characters twisted his nipples.

And Anna Faris wore such slutty outfits in there!! And baking penis-shaped cookies? And all the various sexual innuendos!! Man hole and what nots.

Why can’t the cinema owners be more cautious with the classification? Why make a joke out of it?

And why can’t the government make it so dire to them if they did allow anyone below 18 to watch a movie that they’re not supposed to? Then maybe actual adults who could watch the movie could watch the movie in its full glory; political and religious rantings be damned.

Really, if the government wants to protect the minds of kids, why can’t they enforce the law properly instead of cutting scenes that might even be important in understanding the movie? I am not saying that the making out scene in Twilight was important; it really wasn’t. Did they even have an actual making out scene in the book anyway? Can’t remember and not going to bother.

Maybe I should have watched Sex and the City in Malaysia and make a comparative analysis there. They did have an actual sex scene there!! And it was somewhat important to show that Miranda and Steve’s relationship has somewhat mended and they were having sex with each other again after 6 months of “abstinence”.

Sex was important in the show after all. Heck, the title of the show was Sex and the City after all!!

I just don’t get why they even bother having those various classification. Why can’t the censorship board forget the pretense of having classification and just butcher the movie as they like and make people so dissatisfied with the movie, they’ll try get it off pirated DVD sellers anyway? Or download it from the internet, as it is so popular nowadays.

Not really helping the copyright owners there, right?