The Bell Rings Silently

My Review: Biore Cleansing Oil

2011-08-22T13:44:00.003+08:00

I love make-ups! Though I do not use it every day, I still love make-ups!

I have acne prone skin, super oily and definitely sensitive. I admire people who can go to sleep with their make-up on. I am not saying it is a good thing to do, but it’s odd that they do not have breakouts afterwards.

I always use cleansing oil or make-up remover before washing my face with facial wash. If I skip it, breakouts happen! I used to use toner to remove my make-up in my teen years. Make-up removers exist but they are freaking expensive at the time. But I knew using toner is not help much because good toners are expensive as well. Using them as make-up remover sounds wasting too! So I use baby wipes like the local brand, Anakku. Baby wipes halps me a lot to remove make-up. But it sting! I have to wash my face with water immediately.

Then, my first make-up remover last time is the Simple - Cleansing Facial Wipes. I was interested to try it because Simple target on people who have sensitive skin condition and it works well on my skin. But I was only able to remove my make-up completely after the second wipes.

After the Simple, I have used other makeup remover and I even used cleansing milk. And I only tried cleansing oil since this year. It is my first cleansing oil from Biore.

As you may see, the packaging is quite attractive. And the smell is quite good. (I usually buy product that have no smell). I cannot describe the smell in other words but flowery.

BIORE CLEANSING OIL

For all skin types

Gentle cleansing oil washes away long- lasting makeup, even waterproof mascara!

This oil-based makeup remover from Japan has excellent cleansing ability that makes makeup removal so quick and easy! It effectively dissolves and removes long- lasting makeup, even waterproof mascara, while lifting away dirt and impurities.

Specially formulated to provide optimum cleansing performance at all times. It does not emulsify upon contact with water and can be used during showers.

· No greasy or sticky feeling on skin after use.

· Does not clog pores.

· Gentle and mild on skin.

· Refreshing fragrance.

I use this on dry skin and hands. I never try it on wet face because I learned from a blog that it is much effective to use on dry hands and face. And here is the blog^^

I don’t have problem while using this cleansing oil so far.

No-breakouts.

The smell is not so over powering for me.

Works well on removing waterproof and heavy make-ups as well as BB creams.

If get into eyes, it won’t sting. But will blurry your vision. So make sure to rinse your eyes with a LOT of water if contacted.

I will try to translate the blog I link on “How To Properly Use Cleansing Oil” in my next blog post so stay tune.

With love.

The Bazaar Ramadhan -- Lovin' it!!

2011-08-22T08:03:00.003+08:00

It is fasting season here and even though I am not a Muslim, I am definitely loving it!

This is the season where I can eat more of rare Malay's delicacy, shops in the Hari Raya sale, and get bonus on my pay day.

In fasting season, we will have Bazaar Ramadhan everywhere. The funny thing about Bazaar Ramadhan here in KK is that there are more non-Muslims buying delicacy than the Muslims.

I was told by my friends where I work is that they don't really interested buying the foods in Bazaar Ramadhan for breaking fast. The food in Bazaar Ramadhan is costly and not healthy. One of them also said that eating what we prepared ourselves feel more satisfying. They can control the ingredient that they need while preparing the meal better. How much butter needed, how much Santan should be put in, how spicy it should be, etc.

I have asked if it is easier to buy from the Bazaar? They don't need to rush home to prepare food. But they answer me, that is the reason why the government allowed women who are Muslims to go home early so they have time to prepare meal for breaking fast. Is it 3pm or 3.30pm?

I don't know how is it in the other state or other places in the world. But I freakin' love fasting season here in KK. There are other more things that fascinates me during the fasting season, but this is one of the things I think odd for me. If I find anymore that fascinates me and worth mentioning, of course I will be blogging bout it.

with love^^

Senang Kah Jadi Perempuan? Barangkali lah.

2011-08-19T14:56:00.005+08:00

Jadi lelaki memang susah.

I know, you guys provide security, food, money, warmth and love for us.

Ada lelaki ni, sanggup buat apa saja untuk isteri atau girlfriend yang tercinta.

Ada yang sanggup kerja keras - jadi buruh kasar.

Ada yang sanggup menahan lapar - supaya bini cukup makan.

Ada juga yang sanggup buang ego jauh2 jadi pak turut bini. Bukan takut bini, sayang bini.

Ada kawan pernah komplen, best jadi perempuan. Senang pulak cari kerja. Expectation dari ahli keluarga pun tidak tinggi. Macam bapa aku, harap aku jadi doktor, lawyer, akauntan, polis, bomba, cikgu, kerja gomen, dll. Tapi last2, tidak satu pun aku jadi. Aku jadi diri aku. Aku jadi penyumbang kepada ekonomi negara yang biasa, macam orang lain. Tapi bapa aku tidak happy. Selalu cakap aku did not do what he expected. Tidak macam adik perempuan aku. Bapa aku mahu dia jadi nurse, cikgu, kerja gomen, lawyer, paling tidak pun belajar tinggi2 sampai dapat Bachelor D. Tapi adik perempuan aku jadi suri rumah pulak. Bapa aku ok saja. tidak marah atau kecewa. Dia happy lagi sebab adik aku kawin.

Well for you guys who thinks like what my friend thinks. THINK AGAIN.

Sebenarnya, jadi lelaki atau jadi perempuan, dua2 pun susah, dua2 pun senang.

Hear me out kenapa jadi perempuan ni susah.

Kami perempuan ni sensitif. VERY THE SENSITIP

- Kena tanya umur, cannot.

- Kena tegur weight gain, tapi tetap cantik. cannot.

- Kena banding dengan ppuan lain, super cannot.

- Kena cakap gambar cantik. cannot.

- Kena cakap gambar kita tidak sama dengan muka kita sebenar, cannot.

- Kena cakap kita tak lady enough, cannot.

- kena cakap sensitip sangat. lagilah cannot!

Some of us takut lelaki. I mean lelaki yang tidak berniat baik, yang tidak sayang kami, lelaki yang player, lelaki yang tidak sensitif dengan kemahuan kami, etc. Tapi kami masih perlukan lelaki dalam hidup kami.

Tidak dilupakan dengan expectation masyarakat tentang peranan & tanggungjawab perempuan.

- wanita berkerjaya

- ibu mithali

- suri rumah penyeri keluarga

- perempuan yang pandai masak

- isteri yang pandai melayan suami

- isteri yang menyokong suami, dll.

macam mana pula kalau beranak? wahai lelaki2 sekalian, senang kah mahu beranak tu?

saya belum berkahwin dan belum beranak. Jadi saya tidak tahu. tapi kita hidup di dunia serba moden ni, ada internet, ada metacafe, ada youtube. So, saya sebagai perempuan pun, mahu juga tahu dan google experience orang masa beranak. ngeri~

saya tahu, many would say: alah, beranak tu sudah tanggungjawab perempuan.

But hey, it's easier to said than done.

Although many of my friends & family member said that being a mom is their proudest moment as a woman.

But I also ask, is it hard?

They wouldn't dare to deny it. But looking at their child, I know why they feel proud.

In our current society, bukan senang mahu dapat anak. Lebih2 lagi mahu jaga anak.

Which is one of the hardest test that a woman will get.

If you cannot produce an "heir" for your husband, you'll get label.

Tapi bila ada anak, keluar pula perempuan. orang cakap, lain kali mau lelaki.

Then, bila nanti perempuan juga yang keluar, orang cakap: alahai, tiadalah penurun nama kita ni.

Sounds like kuno? Well believe it or not, there are some people like that in our society.

Kalau anak sudah besar, and buat hal di luar. Siapa yang kena sebut dulu?
"hah, mak bapak dia tidak pandai jaga."

perkataan mak dulu yang akan keluar dari mulut orang.

Perempuan tidak boleh dipisahkan dengan mekap, kasut, beg, dan accessory.

Tapi bila perempuan beli semua benda ni kena cakap lagi

- boros

- terlalu berlawa

- high maintenance

- macam muka hantu, tebal sangat bedak.

- sekarang ada mekap cantik, nanti dia cuci, macam hantu muka dia.

- cantik lah konon,

- macam datin pula, dll.

tapi kalau perempuan yang tidak beli semua benda tu, kena cakap pula

- tidak tau bergaya

- tidak pandai mekap.

- duit dia kerja semua pergi mana.

- hah tu lah sebab laki dia lari, muka pucat macam mayat

- dll

Bagi saya, tidak salah kalau bermekap, dan tidak salah kalau tidak bermekap. Tapi mulut orang ni, susah mahu ditutup. Nak ignore? bukan senang beb.

Kepada sang kumbang yang cakap, lelaki susah mahu cari kerja. Perempuan pun bukan senang mahu cari kerja. Walaupun dikedai banyak lekat poster VACANCY - Salesgirl ONLY. Kamu ingat senang kerja tu? Senang is senang, tapi ingat senang mahu elak dari customer yang suka mengayat, customer yang gatal, bos lelaki yang sundal, bos perempuan yang sentiasa ingatkan pekerja ppuan dia ni ada scandal dengan laki dia? Jadi secretary? Bos gatal, susah. Bos yang hangin2, susah. Macam2 dugaan kalau perempuan yang bekerja ni.

Last but not least, INDEPENDENT WOMEN.

Penyanyi Neyo ada nyanyi satu lagu dengan tajuk ni.

Even dalam society kita hari ni, lelaki suka dengan wanita yang bekerjaya.

Ada juga yg kawin dengan perempuan yang gaji bulanan lebih besar dari dorang.

May be it's love, I hope it is.

Tapi, macam mana dengan wanita bekerjaya yang SINGLE?

Please don't be offended with this ladies, tapi kita semua tahu, masyarakat akan label wanita bekerjaya yang single start umuran 30s. Label as what? Andartu. But think again, apa salahnya kalau jadi andartu? I don't see the problem pun. Wanita bekerjaya ni pun, ada stereotype tau. Kena cakap, nanti kalau kawin, confirm jadi queen control. Ehem! Actually, I know some women yang jadi suri rumah pun queen control. Kenapa dorang queen control, saya tidak tahu dan tidak mahu tahu. Private matters dorang bah.

Wanita bekerjaya pun susah mahu hidup tau. Why? Because wanita bekerjaya ni biasanya eager to prove that they are not weak. Stress level tu tinggi betul! Lebih2 lagi bagi dorang2 yang sudah kahwin tu. Juggling themselves antara kerjaya dan keluarga. Some are fortunate enough to have husband yang very kind, memahami and bertoleransi.

Wanita bekerjaya ni pun boleh kena tuduh sebab punca penceraian keluarga dia sendiri. Kononnya, terlalu sibuk sampai anak & laki tidak terlayan?

Of course masih ada yang berfikiran, perempuan patut duduk diam2 di rumah. jaga anak. bukan keluar rumah pergi kerja.

Alahai, alahai.. Macam yang saya cakap, mulut orang susah mau ditutup.

Banyak lagi faktor2 kenapa jadi perempuan ni susah. But of course most of it actually sebab stereotype dan pandangan masyarakat.

I am happy and proud to be a woman.

Kenapa?

- Sebab I'm not a teenage girl who used to worry for these stuff.

If I speak of my mind, I'm a bitch.

If I get every guy I want, I'm a slut.

If I get bored easily, I'm a heart breaker.

If I'm confident, I'm cocky.

We cannot run from being labeled. Instead, embrace it. So what, sakit lagi mama saya cubit saya daripada kena label.

With Love.

2011-06-07T12:25:00.001+08:00

I do not understand what this amplify.com do... http://amplify.com/u/a14p0b

BoTiza = Mutiara = Pearl

2011-06-01T13:42:00.003+08:00

Unduk Ngadau is a beauty pageant for Sabahan girls. It is a pageant that held every Kaamatan Festival as a remembrance of Huminodun, a goddess who sacrifice herself, for the sake of the people when a long drought happened on the Borneo land. She was describe as a very beautiful inside and out, elegant, poise, empathy and good in every way. It is the most anticipated event in Kaamatan season.

2009, Appey Rowenna from Papar was crowned as the State Level Unduk Ngadau 2009.

Last year, Crystal Eve Huminodun W. M. was crowned as the winner of State Level Unduk Ngadau 2010. She definitely fits the title.

And this year, Bo Tiza A. Disimond. Even though she stuttered when answering the Q&A session, she won the title!! I wish her congratulation and best of luck.

Congratulation to all UN participants. You are all winner. Screw those evil comments that were given to you on pictures post of photographers Facebook.

p/s: credits to the photographers and websites that upload these pictures. I do not own these pix^^

David Aramaitii (Video&Photo)
sunflowerqueen-allintheday
undukngadau.com
Facebook-Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan P Negeri

KaDus is KadazanDusun in short. Get it?

2011-05-10T15:10:00.003+08:00

Good day PEEPZ^^

So as promised, I am going to talk about why Sabahans singer/ lyricist have no shame of making a character and make them look bad or make them look kasian sekasian kasiannya.

Talk about old KadazanDusun (or KaDus in short) songs or the KaDus' 80s-90s songs that was on the radio, there are quite many of the songs that pointing certain circle of people within our society and put them in the bad light or just shaming them?

Such as Janda Muda (Young female divorcee)
- The main (probably) reason why Janda Muda was humiliated in certain KaDus songs is because of the stereotype that people think there was problems created by women thus let them being divorce by their husband. There was also a kind of stereotype, people label Janda Muda as home wrecker. Janda Muda was said to able to do ANYTHING just to be married again, even if its mean snatching someone else husband. Janda Muda was also labeled as cougar, gold-digger, bitch, etc. But these are the old stereotypes. In the current society, most divorcee in Sabah is looked upon as most of them ARE successful regardless in their life or giving a good upbringing to their children without their husband. And there are also reports in the paper said that there are many young divorcee or separation in Sabah was not cause by divocee, but cause by the MORE younger girls who had just turned 18 or perhaps virgins.

rubber tapper
- When he say rubber tapper, West Malaysian will think: oh! Indians.
But in Sabah, most rubber tappers are the Local Native. Most natives who work as rubber tappers are living in, not poor, but just enough to feed their family. Well, the natives who sing about rubber tappers DO NOT humiliate them but rather become the as narrator of the song saying how bad, how un-glamor this poor job, exhausting the job is. It's so bad because they were sometimes cheated when they sell their rubber latex(since most of them are not schooled). It's seems like they feel ashame for what they do for living. But they are happy because being a rubber tapper, they have less worries. They don't need to work on 7 to 5 working hours too. But, must I point out here, rubber tappers are highly look up within Sabahan society because of their courage, and those ka-ching! Especially when the rubber price went up as high as they sky!!! Those native rubber tapper is very good in term of handling rubber's market price.

Alcholic
- As a Sabahan, I am proud that we have so many exotic F&B. Sabahans are proud for the phrases like Sabah, Negeri di Bawah Bayu (Sabah, Land Below the Wind) and Moginum Adat Budaya Orang Kita (Drinking is our people's culture). Yes, Sabahans are drinkers!! Well not all of us. I am a occasional drinker but there are Sabahans that start drinking in a very young age, and as they grow up, they can drink so much beers and not going to be drunk at all!! They can only get drunk when they drink self-made alcoholic drink and traditional drinks such as Montoku/Talak , Tapai Siopon (Rice Wine),

Lagu Tanak Kampung aka Anak Kampung by Jimmy Palikat is still on top of Sabahan favorite. There also un-official translation/rendition that circulating around in another language such as Bajau, Bugis, Kagayan, Murut, Visayans, and I believe even the Om2 pun ikut ada rendition dorg sendiri. But there are no renditions in Mandarin or Hakka or Hokkien or any Chinese Language. The reason is, IT'S REALLY RARE TO HAVE CHINESE BEING RUBBER TAPPER. Because the song is about a boy who have rubber tapper as his main job, do not own a house, even the car is belong to his father.
May be ada rubber tapper Chinese, but most Chinese (that I know) that live in the village are very into sektor penanaman sayur like that.

That's all that I can talk about. I'm very sorry if I've said the wrong points in here. I didn't do any homework before posting this. This is just what I thought.

Till then^^

Off topic:
Di Sabah, perkataan "skema" ni bermaksud Bahasa Malaysia yang formal, Bahasa Malaysia baku atau Bahasa Malaysia buku teks.
CTH1: wah! skema betul bahasa mak kau.
CTH2: eh! apa angin kau ni main skema2 dalam fesbuk?

"skema" ni dikategorikan Bahasa Pasar oleh orang2 Sabah. Asal dia, saya pun tidak tahu. Yang saya tahu, budak2 kampung saya semua mengguna perkataan ni untuk memperolok-olokkan kawan2 mereka.

Bah! skema pulak saya hari ni. >.<

Proud and Loud

2011-05-09T11:20:00.006+08:00

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAYYYY!!! Well belated actually. Considering it's already May 9th today. I didn't do much on mother's day cause my mom was out to Papar (her Hometown) yesterday while I was spending my pretty time with myself and CabalSEA.

So, my mother is from the KadazanDusun ancestry, the native race of Sabah. Her maternal side is from Dusun Babagon while her paternal side is from Kadazan Papar. Growing up, I was taught to speak a mix of Kadazan and Dusun language (which makes me the laughing stock for the elders and other people who are not from my close HUGE family. My boyfriend even make fun of me >.<) So I am guilty for able to speak brokenly of my mother-tongue.

In this blog post I'm making is going to be about KadazanDusun song lyrics, dedicate for my KadazanDusun mother.

I was listening to Suria fm Sabah 105.9fm, may I say the hottest Morning Radio station in Sabah, DJ-ed by OTHOE, from 6 through 10am; while the second segment was done by Dudu(Lotter AF4) & Velvet Aduk (Velvet AF4). So I was listening to the second segment and my favorite old song was on aired. It was Proton Saga Kelabu!!!! A funny title for a song but it was really dedicated for the first Malaysian National Car(because Malaysian was so proud of the release of our first car and a multi-million dollar brand!!) The lyrics of the song was also so funny (sarcastically) combine with the catchy tune. The way Sabahan like it!!!

As I was humming and singing-along, I realize something and I have to post it on my BLOG!!!

Some lyrics in Proton Saga Kelabu by Jokteo Akang:
kalau sekadar gaji 600 satu bulan, amu kosukup makan sabab mata duitan..
BM: kalau sekadar gaji 600 satu bulan, tidak cukup makan sebab mata duitan..
Eng: 600 per month as a salary will not be enough just to eat because (she is a) money grubber

mogidu-gidu om gumuli-guli ko doho,
BM Translation: lari meninggalkan diri lalu kembali kepada ku
Eng Translation: runaway leaving then came back to me

mihad-ihad ko moki'insian,
BM Translation: menangis-nagis menagih kasih
Eng Translation: crying for sympathy

romou mato nu, romou mato buayo,
BM Translation: air mata kau, air mata buaya
Eng Translation: your tears are like crocodile tear
crocodile tears are always referred as fake tears by Malaysians' society

apandai do 'makan jalan',
BM Translation: Pandai betul makan jalan
Eng Translation: (you) really know how to take advantage (of others)

mintanud nopo ko dilo proton saga kalabu
BM Translation: Pergi saja ikut tu proton saga kelabu
Eng Translation: Go and follow that grey colored Proton Saga

Some lyrics in Tanak Kampung by Jimmy Palikat (which he also made a Bahasa version):
Yoku nopo diti tanak do mosikin.
BM Translation: Aku ini anak urang miskin,
Eng Translation: I am a poor man's child

Aiso nunu2 do posurungon ku.
BM Translation: Tiada apa-apa yang dapat ku berikan,
Eng Translation: I have nothing to give you

Ika tu olumis, au oku kaanu papasanang dika
BM Translation: Engkau memang cantik, saya tidak dapat membahagiakan kamu
Eng Translation: You are so beautiful, I have nothing to make you happy

Proton Saga Kelabu is a old song back from the 90-ies and it was so famous back then. So famous like the current popular Sabahan Song, Tanak Kampung (Village Boy).

Well my point is, Sabahan love songs that sounds candid or real life drama/dilema or something that opens people eyes that the lyric sounds like what happen to me/you/ a friend/ who ever. It makes us feel like it is the theme of someone lives or something. The lyrics makes people wonder: to whom does the lyricist/ singer point to? a girlfriend? an ex? GOSSIPPSSS!!!
(In my PERSONAL opinion) I LOVE the old song, Proton Saga Kelabu, because it is the best song you should sing to a girl who likes to cling on a guy for their money or to (sarcastically) advice any man that their girlfriend is just some chick who like to waste on their money/ who's there for their (the men's) fortune.

In the other hand, I like the Tanak Kampung song because it was about a humble village boy, who trying to tell the girl who falls madly in love with him to realize that he is poor and could never possibly able to give her a 'happily ever after' life. I like this song because I think it makes those those men who like to show off what they have like cars, house, expensive accessories, etc to be ashamed. Be ashamed that this character in Jimmy Palikat's song is more a man can be, to confess that he got nothing to impress. I have no problem with them showing off IF THE ITEMS ARE BELONG TO THEM (lucky them.. grrr!!). But IF they're not, I'll like to laugh at them not because that they're poor. But simply because they've lost sense of humility. I am the type of girl that won't look at you for your flashy clothes, cars & etc. And girls, those guys who like to show you their flashy accessories, be careful cause you might be his extra-epaulets ONLY.
(I also think that Jimmy's song was out just in time the recession was going on around us. So that's why people like this song, I think?)

Sabahans singer/ lyricist have no shame of making a character and make them look bad like janda muda (young female divorcee) which I would explain why in my next post. So stay tune^^

Coffin Buried by the Snow

2011-04-19T10:08:00.004+08:00

As a blogger, and some one who loves internet so much, I cannot ignore this matter.

Hello mate^^

My post this time is about the notorious Peter Coffin and Wendy Cheng aka XiaXue (the author of xiaxue.blogspot.com) I know, I am quite late.. oh wait, I might be the last person on earth blogging about this thing. LOL!

Anyway, XiaXue is a popular BLOGGER (not model like ya'll think she is) from Singapore. She is not the person anyone should mess with. People who know her would remember her internet feud with Dawn Yang and FuRongJieJie. (but the incident with FRJJ was said not the real FRJJ because China ban blogger.com and it's impossible FRJJ could access blogger.com anywhere in China. FRJJ does have a Chinese entry blog. So XiaXue said it herself that someone else might be translating FRJJ Chinese Blog to gain popularity and attract traffic by harassing XiaXue online.)

I never heard about this Peter Coffin person. Apparently, he is a Youtube partner and he quited his job to pursue his youtube career(way the go man!)
I never saw his video before this whole thing become a rave in the internet. Mr Coffin actually do make some funny stuff on his channel.

From what I read in XiaXue blog, Mr. Coffin had been harassing or should I use cyber-bullying (which is more correct) XiaXue through her twitter. XiaXue did made some twittering back wanting to know what is with him. Apparently, Mr Coffin becomes quite sarcastic towards her, mocking her for the cosmetic surgeries she had, make-ups and etc. XiaXue blocked him, obviously doesn't want to do anything with him. Then, there was a korean looking girl by the name Kimi Kobayashi, began to harass XiaXue. (Kimi Kobayashi is Peter Coffin's Japanese Girlfriend of 8 months) Looking at the way Kimi Kobayashi's language, twittering style, etc.. XiaXue begin to feel suspicious. Apparently, she thinks Kimi Kobayashi and Peter Coffin might be the same person. She begin her investigation and all. Then, she elaborate ALL of the evidence she found and proves that Kimi Kobayashi and Peter Coffin really is the SAME PERSON. From there, XiaXue gained new supporters, readers, admirers. They made this hate campaign on him saying how racist he is. He is a douchbag. He is
Mr Coffin went to Reddit to talk about this matter and said he was the target of a smear campaign and all. And the story goes on and on and on and on. And there were some things going on with xiaorishu being called geffling and gnome by Peter Coffin's supporter (or may be himself) after xiaorishu defended him?

What I think:
I was kind of pity Peter Coffin. I was disagree with him bullying XiaXue on twitter but when he became the victim of a huge hate campaign and seeing people saying all those hate speech on him.
People accused that he is a racist for ignoring the fact that Kimi Kobayashi is not Japanese when he "creates" her(who is actually Lee Na Young, a Korean Ulzzang) .
They also got very angry that Peter Coffin had been throwing jokes back and forth to himself about some racial slur regarding Asians.
Peter Coffin aka Kimi Kobayashi had posted pictures of her younger self with another two Korean kids where there was a caption saying "which one is me? No really I can't tell."
I am an Asian myself. I don't think ALL ASIANS LOOK THE SAME. BUT, people who are not Asians might not see that. SOME Asians said all African/Caucasian/etc look the same which is NOT TRUE!! Believe it or not, not all Asian have slanted eyes. There are Asians who have big round doe eyes.
In my opinion, I think its understandable that Mr Coffin cannot differentiates between Korean and Japanese and other Asians. I, myself unable to differentiates Irish and Italian, Cubans and Mexican or Sri Lankan and Indian. Not because I am ignorance. But simply, I don't know. I have to ask what nationality people are, then I know whether he is a Singh, she is Latina, he is from Thailand, she is from Barbados, etc. Peter Coffin is wrong in presuming that Kimi Kobayashi is a Japanese. He is just lack of knowledge how Korean look like and understanding Korean & Japanese words.
Peter Coffin was in wrong for cyber-bullying. But now, he has become the victim of cyber-bullying by the netizens. But hey! Look at the bright side Peter Coffin, you are famous now! You better make a movie, memoir or something. Treat this as a publicity for you. People had made worse publicity stunt than you. Paris Hilton & Kim Kardashian & sex tape.. remember?

I made long entry not to defend Peter Coffin ( but I do sound like I defend him, right?)
I hope that you learned this and take advantage to make money from this pal!!
I just want people to who condemned cyber-bullying to understand that they are become the bully like Peter Coffin was.
But in the same time, I applaud XiaXue skills. You could be the next Nancy Drew girl! And CONGRATZ on your youtube channel. I love watching them. You should do more hauls with Michelle Phan as well.

Well then folks

xoxo

Kinabatangan - A Land I WOULD Place In My Heart

2011-04-15T08:44:00.009+08:00

Heart? Not in the mind? <<- This stoopid bitch doesn't even know what she is saying.

Well hello dear readers..

Yes as I stated above. IN MY HEART!! Why? Because I really love the place. I can't just put it in my mind (cause it sounds like no emotion at all).

Back to the topic, Kinabatangan located somewhere in Sabah. Popular for its Kinabatangan River. The second longest river in Malaysia.

as quote from Wikipedia:

Kinabatangan is known for its remarkable wildlife and fascinating habitats such as limestone caves at Gomantong hill, dryland dipterocarp forests, riverine forest, freshwater swamp forest, oxbow lakes and salty mangrove swamps near the coast.

I was there about 2007 or 2008? I don't really remember. But I remember it was dry season. The water level of the river was not as high as usual. I went there for a school project with a group of three buses of students. Once we were there, we were given some instruction and yada-yada-yada (it's a part of the procedures whenever we went out visiting places). After that, we were separated to meet our temporary foster parents (the owner of the house we were going to stay with). I was kind of lucky to be grouped with my close friends at the time. And the house we went to was actually said to be the biggest house there is in the area. It was a plywood house but it was kind of luxurious considering we were in a village where less fortunate (in terms of material and money) people is everywhere. By the way, the name of the village is Kampung Batu Tulug.

1. Kampung Batu Tulug
Consist of Orang Sungai (Sungai People), one of the native people of Sabah. The word Tulug was derived from their language means White. Kampung and batu, are some common word for Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysian Language) for village and stone. Thus, the name Kampung Batu Tulug can be direct translated to White Stone Village. The name came from a hill in the middle of the village which the villagers simply call Gua Batu Tulug, a limestone hill. It was turned into a museum when the government acknowledge it when people found there where historical artifact for the people around Kinabatangan. There were coffins in the caves believed to be the ancestors of the Batu Tulug villagers. The museum management made a resting place on top of the hill. There I found the most magnificent view of whole Kampung Batu Tulug. It was beautiful!! I took pictures of the whole scenery (but too bad my hard disk where I put all the picture of my Kinabatangan experience was infected with virus. At least that is what my friend said) I see FULL OF GREENERY LUSH! Begin to feel a bit sentimental wishing the place will stay just the way it is. It's should not be touched by development. But I saw someone did made upload some pix in their blog here.

2. River cruise
a. We went to the river cruise about 6 (or may be before) in the morning when the there is just a little sun light. We saw a LOT of long-tailed macaque groups (said to be the cheekiest and naughtiest primates in Kampung Batu Tulug cause they steals things and foods from residents)

b. There also some sight of rare birds. One of them are a huge hornbill. Our ranger said that it was purple-ly/ dark blue feathered hornbill. But by the distance where we were, we just see it as a normal black hornbill (we didn't bring any binoculars cause we didn't expect to see anything fascinating. and we were lack of experience what to bring)

c. Proboscis Monkey!! We seen about 2 or 3 group of this gentle primates. The ranger said it was a surprise and lucky that we were able to get multiple sighting of the primates because it was hard to see them this many usually. We were told that, even though it was said to be gentle, the primate can be aggressive sometimes if their "territory" was violated especially toward the same kind of primates they are. We were also taught to identify that the primates is around by listening to the sound the primates made at the time.

d. We were told to NEVER uttered the word BUAYA (crocodile) anywhere near the river. Sungai Native (actually every part of Sabah) believed the reptile will make a scene whenever people "call" them. Instead, we should call them Odu (A Sungai word which also used by most native language in Sabah for calling old people) as they believe the fresh water crocs were their ancestors who were allegedly the Batu Tulug Warriors who protects the Kinabatangan River.

3. Homestay
a. I live with my parents (and still live with them) and my parents house has 3 bedrooms. But the homestay where I stayed in Kampung Batu Tulug have more than 3 bedrooms. It was seriously big! Their windows has no glass or blinders or any cover. they were just big window pane. Every bed were covered with mosquito nets and the beds are as comfortable as my bed (or may be I was too tired to complaint?)

b. Our food was so nice. Our foster parents constantly ask what do we want to eat for our brakfast/lunch/dinner/supper.. And we constantly reply, "we eat anything you'll eat mak, bapak! It's better if it was the native food!" But obviously, they feel oblige to prepare extremely good food for us cause we have paid them and they just keep prepare luxurious food to us like huge tiger prawns! They say they got the prawn from the river? How convenience! The only food that they prepared for us that I think unusual for me was the baby fishes that was fried. The fish's bone was so soft, I can eat it! Fresh water fish tasted better when I was there!!

c. Shower... was awkward. There are walls to cover from the dining room and kitchen but facing outside? NO WALL at all. We don't bring sarong as we didn't expect it to be like.. what we were facing. A complete cultural experience!! I went to shower together with a friend cause I was thinking even if I was caught naked, at least there would a friend to share the same embarrassment. hahahaha!!! We shower with our clothes on at first. But then when we feel uncomfortable, we just go ALMOST naked, leaving bra and panty on (I was very skinny back then *sigh*). The second night, my friends and I was bathing at the waterfall just 20 or 30 steps away from our homestay (another reason why I feel the homestay we were put was luxurious!!)

d. We became friendly with the niece of our foster parents. knowing her and her education background made me feel grateful that I have the chance to go to school. She is younger than me and was very unfortunate to leave school after finish primary because the distance of her house to the high school is so far away. She said that it was impossible to go to school at the time because there are no proper road and proper functional transportation. But she was able to enter the army force and she finally have something to enjoy to.

4. Ranger
a. We were taught what is the meaning of dipterocarp forests by our ranger, a beautiful Sungai Native. We were also told some legends about the Kinabatangan River and the Sungai Native's beliefs. Some historical fact.

b. She (yes a SHE!) also teach us to identify the PYGMY ELEPHANT foot print and poo looks like. Yes just poo! Our ranger said that we were unfortunate to came when the PYGMY ELEPHANT had just finish giving their round of visiting season in Kampung Batu Tulug. It was said the PYGMY ELEPHANT were travelling around Borneo within a year. As cute as they are, they are not the type of animal one such come across with. PYGMY ELEPHANTs' habitat and travelling route was disrupted by the Sabah State's roads development, forestry activities. They were also hunted by both illegal and registered hunters. Thus, PYGMY ELEPHANT will become extremely aggressive while facing human. PYGMY ELEPHANT are facing extinction and I condemned anyone who hunt this animal for money/trophy/leisure/etc..

5. Planting trees
We did made our part by helping to plant trees at the replanting program area (I'm not sure it's a programme or campaign by idk who?). It was so exhausting, I was almost dehydrated. I did bring water but it seems like no matter how many bottles I have, it could not clench my thirst. (luckily, a male classmate did bring 100plus)

Who should go there?
Avid bird watchers, people that LOVE wildlife, people who love natural environment, people who love jungle trekking, people who comes from developed country and wants to experience what living in the village feels like.

We also met some Relief Foundation Members, all Lao Wai (foreigners) except one Sabahan. But we thought he was a Lao Wai too cause he have afro and his skin is very tan. Almost like a lighter skin African. We were quite shock that he was very fluent in Bahasa Malaysia and came to understand we was actually a Sabahan. Why do I even mention him here? (he is quite handsome actually. lol!)

Sure the pictures are all gone now. But I can NOT erase those memories, sightings, and sceneries that I have capture in my mind. The Land I truly love^^

I'm BACK!!!

2011-04-13T12:55:00.005+08:00

Ahhhhh~ to busy with my life and I don't have a time to blog!

My office was audited for MS ISO 9001:2008. For those who don't understand what MS ISO is, it is a standard quality certification. It focus more on the filing system and working procedure of the unit/division/organization.

Then, I was busy facebook-ing. I was obsess with the games.. barn buddy, mall world, hotel city, cafe world, It girl, etc... there are too many games to play with on facebook.. how can I have time to blog? Now? kinda got tired of them. =.=
Yes. I am a half-hearted person <---- sometimes!!!!!

CabalSEA? I am on the. AGAIN!! I could never got tire of this one.

tumblr.. I'm so sorry Blogger. I can stay faithful to you anymore coz I found a mini blog that is so awesome I had to brag here^^
tumblr is almost like twitter but you can type more letters over there. geez.. It is so fun over there!! Here is my tumblr page LadyLikeBell

p/s: I still love blogger.. I won't get a divorce from you^^

Suicide~ It doesn't ring a bell~

2010-12-10T10:41:00.004+08:00

Life is not fair.
It so stupidly damn hard to live a good long life.
But one can easily end it by a jump of some flats/apartments, a cut on the wrist, a stab on the kidney, a shot through the head...

Is it worth it?
No! The earth keeps rotating.

Isn't it a stupid act?
No! Everybody is stupid.
But suicide is a foolishly an egoistic act one would ever do for what ever reason~

For you who think of suicide...
for you who think suicide is a solution...
for you who think that suicide is romantic...
for you who would kill yourselves any moment now...

If you happened to read this, I wished to be by your side and remind you that when you're dead for your egoistic act, you will not going to be meeting God up there...
You'll not have a good life up there...
You'll not be peaceful up there...

Appreciate for what you have.

2010-02-12T10:40:00.000+08:00

She had taken care of you for all your life.
She had loved you for all her heart.
She had cried for you for all her tears.

But what would you do she had fallen ill?
Don’t you want to take care of her as well?
Don’t you want to makes her better for a moment?
Don’t you want to show her your love and care just like how she had done for you for all her life?

Nothing can replace a motherly love. Nothing can exchange the warmth of it.

“menangis darah sekalipun dia tidak akan kembali lagi.”
~~She will never come back even if you cry with tears of blood

This is the cruelest phrase to hear when you are sad for loosing someone who is very important for you.
But it is also the most meaningful phrase if you had made her sad before.

Love your mother.

Otaku?

2010-01-27T16:56:00.005+08:00

quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku

Otaku is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests particularly anime, manga, and video games.

Yes I am a big fan and kind of obsess with anime and manga. video games? hmm.. not really. But I do play Cabal Online, Red Alert (Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge is my fav), The Sims 2.. But I don't know if they're considered as video games. I am a proud otaku (should I be?) though my boyfriend don't like it. He think that I'm such a childish. Liking manga, anime and cartoons. But He doesn't understand how liking these things make me felt young! (I AM still young though~~)

In the same time, I'm also girly girl.. I like cosmetics, bags and shoes! HOWEVER, my boyfriends think that these things are not necessity. He call them as expenses.. but as long as I'm happy, he'll still let me have anything I want. I love him^^

Oh yeah I have this great site that I like to enjoy when I got so bored in the office.. http://blogthings.com

And I play this quiz Ive done just some moment ago^^
http://blogthings.com/whatdoesyourbedsayaboutyouquiz/

Your Bed Says You Have Your Head in the Clouds
Outward appearances aren't important to you at all. You think that the over emphasis on looks to be shallow.
Your life tends to be completely chaotic. You aren't a very organized person, and you tend to be slow in cleaning up messes.
You are very high maintenance. You like everything a certain way, and you're grumpy if things aren't the way you like them.
In relationships, you tend to kick back and let the other person be in charge.
You tend to be a dreamy, head in the clouds type of person. You think in terms of possibilities.
You are a bit of a homebody, but you can also make yourself at home anywhere.

Reality hurts!!!

2010-01-26T19:56:00.002+08:00

Hola!

It's been a very depressing New Year for me. I don't like how my heart ache when one bad news reach to me after another.
It all starts on the 1st of January 2010, my favorite uncle passed away.
Then on the 7th January 2010, my aunty passed away.
12th of January 2010, my boyfriend's grandfather passed away.
19th of January 2010, my mentor who lectured me in my college passed away.
So many deaths happen in this January '10. It reminds me that life is very short. It is so fragile that it could break anytime and anywhere. Some people say that death is only the beginning of a new life. But when you wonder that you could never see the person any longer, it hurts you even more.

I'll stop talking about death. It makes me even more depress than before.

love you all!
xoxo

The days after Christamas^^

2009-12-28T08:09:00.002+08:00

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way!!!
hohoho!
Merry Chritmas everyone^^

I'm not a big fans of Christmas. But I love how it makes the atmosphere everywhere seem so happy and calm. Try and go to mall on this season, you'll hear Christmas songs in every store; You'll see Santa Clause walks around the mall and gives out free candies; parents digging out the discount stuff for themselves and their children, etc..

So, I'm a big fan of Cabal Online. I often play CabalSEA but I also play Cabal Chronicle lately. Cabal Chronicle drops rates are hundred times better than CabalSEA. SERIOUSLY!!! Who wouldn't love Mithril set in Cabal? What is so awesome about it, there are Mithril set of AMP 14%+7% amp slot!!! It can be Magic amp or sword amp!!!!!!! You have to be a cabalists to understand me^^
But What I don't like Cabal Chronicle is that there are alot of bullies. They'll in vite you on pvp and type on the chat 'try'.. When you decline and apology to him or her, he'll / she'll type on the chat 'F**K you'!! It's ok if he/she want to abuse me with his/her chat which has no efffect on m. But he/she clearly can see his/her level is a hundred higher than me. However, I could understand how noobs think. Noobie would always thinks that they're better than anyone else. I feel sad for them.

I got serious crack heels nowadays and please don't 'ewwww' me. I'm sure you have the same problem like I have.

I guess that's all I have for now. Gonna update again later^^

Mango.. I mean Manga..

2009-12-10T09:32:00.004+08:00

It's been ages since my last post.. I don't have many time to update my blog. Moreover, the internet connection in my office is very bad. Actually WORST!!

I don't really understand what kind of system they're using. Apparently they kept it secret for security purpose.. =.="|||

Well, I’ve mention how I'm a fanatic of lotions. I’m also having a huge crush on manga. In Bahasa Malaysia, ‘manga’ is a tropical fruit that we have here in Malaysia which is mango. My current favorite manga is Naruto and Gakuen Alice(Alive Academy). My mom also say how childish of me, wasting my time reading manga online. Well mom, at least I didn’t waste my money on buying the complete episode of certain manga like someone else does!

Gakuen Alice or Alice Academy is a story about a girl who came along way from a small village to the city just to enter a special private school because she wants to stay by her best friend’s side. She found out that the school is full with geniuses. These geniuses own some special ability called Alice. Example of Alice is such as teleportation, time & space manipulation, cloning, nullification, human hormones, animal hormones, etc. This country girl apparently has a kind of Alice that she don’t know that she have. So in the Alice Academy, she have to find out what is her Alice, how to use it for herself as well as others. There she finds friends that would help her pathetic fate of having the greatest and most unique Alice that passed down from her parents. Or else, her life would be crushed by the evil school principal with a rare Alice who had planned to rule everything in his hands.

Naruto is a popular manga about a not-so-brilliant boy who is well-known as a container of the 9 tail fox monster. As a beast container, people fear as well as hate him. People of his village blame him for destroying their village a long time ago. He dreams to become the greatest ninja, hoping to be acknowledged by the people of his village. Within a short time, he was able to surpass his friends as well as those who underestimate him when he was still a kid. In his journey to realizing his dream, he found what’s the meaning of revenge and hate, love and friendship; As well as a friend who would betray him and his village, friends who love and acknowledge his strength, foes who want the beast within him.

Well enough of the manga. I was surfing through the internet this morning and got into this article about ‘8 Signs You Might Be Boring Someone’
It’s an interesting article so I would really love to share it with all of you.
well here's the link^^

It's Just The Emotion Of My Lotion

2009-07-28T11:21:00.003+08:00

Hello hello!

Gosh, I hope it doesn't sound like ~~CC Babcock~~.. lol

Not many knows how fanatic I am with lotions. I use lotions on my hands, elbows, knees and my feet. I rarely use feet cream for my ~~crack heels~~ (ouch!). I think using lotion is much more convenient as I can use it all over my body.

I am working in an air conditioned office with no windows to open which resulted my skin to be quite dry. So what I do is I drink lots of water (I mean a hell lots of water!)

Then I put my personal favorite lotion are such as The Body Shop Vitamin E Body Lotion. I didn't get enough sun since I worked in this office so I sometime get worried if I don't get enough Vit E. Therefore I use this lotion. It is certainly good for all skin type. ~~The downside of this lotion~~ is that it have weird smell. If you use it for the first time, I'm sure you'll not gonna like it. But it works for sensitive skin like my mom have. A trial pack (60ml) worth RM11.90.

Pix 1 : The Body Shop Vitamin E Body Lotion 60 ml

Another lotion that I like to use is from the Vaseline Intensive Care Healthy White Uv Protection Lotion. I bought a trial pack (120ml) a year ago, Rm2.90. It actually worth RM 5.90. I use this lotion after I tried the one from the Body Shop. It is quite good, not greasy or sticky and it smell sweet too. It has yogurt serum which moisturize our skin and provide nutrition. With triple sunscreen to prevent dullness & dark spot that caused by UVB & UVA. With Vit B3, it also help to enhance the natural lightening process. It really worth my small pocket money.

Pix 2 : Vaseline Intensive Care Healthy White Uv Protection Lotion 120 ml

I am still searching for one ultimate lotion that is inexpensive but fill with skin nourishment and moisturize skin very well. Hoping this will not be a never ending journey...

(^_^)v

My Land Below The Wind..

2009-07-16T14:45:00.002+08:00

Hello all!

Today is such a good day to start a blog. Good weather outside, but my office is freakin' cold right now. It feels like a chiller in here. Its good to have a nice warm coffee right here

^_^
So as the first article for my new blog, I would love to tell you about my hometown.

I live in Kota Kinabalu city in Sabah. Sabah is Malaysia's 2nd largest state and located in the north Borneo. Sabah is very popular with its exotic islands such as the Manukan Island, Tiga Island, Sulug Island, Gaya Island, Mamutik Island, Sapi Island, Mabul Island, Sipadan Island, and more. There are a lot of small islands scattered around Sabah. Some are not inhabited. These islands are popular for its diving destinations. Labuan is also known as the duty free shopping spot!

Sabah also own one of the oldest virgin forest in the National Park Ranau. There are rare birds, wild floras and faunas, and most popular of all, the rafflesia.
We also have many world reknown golf & country clubs.
We also have many beautiful beaches.

Foods are also one of the main attractive here. We have foods of Chinese, Malay, Javanese, Western, Europeans,Indians and many more. No matter what style of the food is being cooked, no one should ever missed out Sabahans fresh seafoods. Apart from that, everyone should try the local ethnics delicacies. One most popular ethnics dish in Sabah is the sago palm grub - butod.. It is not only delicious, it is also high in protein!

Everyone who come to Sabah would certain love to climb the pride of the Sabahan which is the Mount Kinabalu. It is believed to be the heaven or the resting place of the dead. It is located at the Ranau district.

For the extreme sport lovers, I would recommend Padas River for a wild water rafting as well as a week long jungle trekking in the Crocker range.

Eco-tourism is widely promoted in Sabah lately. This is to encourage the whole world to experience the real nature and to install knowledge the importance of protecting & preserving the nature for the prevention of global warming.

I once heard a phrase -

Sabah is like a huge theme park

. I agree with it and it is very true. People who came to Sabah would confirm it as well. Come to Sabah once, and I would guarantee you would want to come again.

(^_^)v