college break (Bandung)

I haven't been here for a while, probably coz I didn't know wat I should write here... Hmmmm.. well, since the break starts, I haven't been doing much except going to FB. Yup, I'm practically doing nothing rite now...

Oh, but on 29th November, my family (me, Eli, Ezhan and my parents) went to Bandung for four days...or should I say 3 and a half days. Ezhan already booked the flight a few months ago, but somewhere in between, the airlines suddenly rescheduled our departure. We were supposed to reach Bandung around day, but after the reschedule thing, we reached there at night ---__---|| so much for low-cost flight..

But, going to Bandung was quite worth it. According to mama, Bandung the Asian's 'Paris'...or something like that (wait, or was it my classmate who said that? :S). On our 1st day (the day after we reach Bandung), the factory outlets that we went to were kinda...lame. Idk, probably coz most of them were made in China and all, and none of them really caught our eyes. So after looking around the first batch of factory outlets, we went to Pasar Baru (which is equivalent to Warta in Bangi). There, my mom bought kain like crazy coz, well, there'll be a special occasion next year~~ Hihi. Anyways, the workers of the fabric shop were nice and even gave us one of those Teh Botol. I guess they already expected that we're gonna be there for hours. For the first time in my life, I actually slept on their couch! Heck, I didn't really like going to those shops in the first place, but it was taking my mom SO long!! And my dad and bro just HAD to buy fabrics for their working pants and leisure shirts!! ==__==||

After that, (thank heavens!) our supir (or driver/tourist guide :P) suggested us to go to this Levi's store, so we went...and DANG!!! They were cheap!! Ok, I'm not used to go to Levi's stores here, but Ezhan said that usually Levi's T-shirts in Malaysia cost like RM80 the cheapest. There though, it costs about RM30+... so it was our first splurge. (I bought 2 shirts! yay~)

On the 2nd day, we went to one of the volcanoes, Gunung Tangkuban Perahu (in Malay, it means 'perahu terbalik'. If u look carefully, it does looks like an upside down boat). We went to the office there where the guide told us about the history of the volcano (such as when it exploded, the difference between the cold water and hot water of the volcano and lots more...). After that, the guide recommended us to go down to see one of the volcano's craters, called Kawah Domas (or Domas Crater). It costs about 250,000 rupiah per guide to go see the crater, and 1 guide can only lead 5 people max. My dad suggested that we, the siblings go down to the kawah.

At first I didn't wanna go, coz I knew it'd be a long journey. But wat da heck, I probably won't come back to Bandung after this. Though, Eli and I only wore sandals, coz we didn't think we were gonna go jungle-trekking and all, but we went anyways. Along the way, Eli slipped a bit and almost twisted her ankle (I'm telling you, the road was quite steep and slippery. Thank God they did stair-like roads..), but the guide was kind enough to massage her feet so she won't feel much pain after that. The guide seemed really experienced and has worked there for 20 years. His nephew, a peddler came along to help him (I think) and was kind with us too. Even when we reached the crater, they gave us a somewhat brief reflexology together with the clay mud. Yes, clay, the one that we girls use to wear clay masks.

So after relaxing with our feets in the hot water from the geyser. Eli bought the filtered clay in a bottle and we set off to leave the crater. The guide told us the story behind the name of the volcano...but it was too long so I didn't remember much. What I do remember is that a boy, who lost his memory about his mother, wanted to marry this beautiful woman. The woman however, turned out to be the boy's mother. The boy refused to believe that she was his mother because she looked so young and beautiful, and forced her to marry him. The ending was somewhat weird though.. after the woman disappeared into a mountain, the boy threw the boat that he made furiously into the air, and landed on top of his head. Well, I guess u know what happened to the boy after that... Hence, the name 'Tangkuban Perahu'.

At the end of the journey, the nephew took out the stuffs that he wants to sell to us ie. keychains, bracelets, tasbihs etc. I didn't buy anything at all from him, but my siblings bought the keychains and bracelet. It was the price of the keychains that surprised my brother. He thought it was just 400 rupiah because the peddler told him "4 ratus". But it turns out to be 400,000 rupiah, which is almost equivalent to RM100+.. So on the journey back to the city mama gave us a lecture (or to be precise, "sound" us) about buying those stuffs and all... So yeah, we learn our lesson.

After that, we continued our shopping journey and finally came to some decent factory outlets. Eli and my parents bought some shoes, but Ezhan and I still couldn't found the shoes we want (and with the limited sizes they could offer, it was especially hard for me to find decent ones...). Only at that night I bought a pair at Matahari (it's like their own Parkson). I admit that it wasn't all fancy-wansy, but at least I could wear that to my lecture. Ooh, and I bought a nice top that only costs me 30,000 rupiah, equivalent to RM10 X3 (it was 70% offer btw).

Then on the third day, we didn't really have time to look around more, so we just went to one Busana factory outlet and The Secret, which is by far the most decent and fancy factory outlet I've seen. At the Busana, we bought Zahira a tudung~~ XDD And Mama bought a few more tudung for other people back at home (probably her sisters). Then at around 2.30 pm, we went to the airport for our check-ins and stuffs.

So yeah, that's about it about Bandung. Oh, by the way, if you guys ever go to Bandung, don't forget to try their Baso (aka meatballs). It's sooo good (especially with noodles and soup)!! X3 There was one time though, I ate this one called Baso Granit. When I saw the dish, I thought it was ok. But when I cut the Baso, there were freaking sambal in there, which was still ok though. But after a while of eating it....dang, my tummy's probably gonna explode. IT WAS GOD-DAMN SPICY AND HOT!!!!! Another lesson learned: Granit = BOMB!! @_@||

Tae Yang - Wedding Dress (translation)

Some say it's not over ‘till it’s over
Guess this is really over now
There's something I gotta say before I let you go
Listen

I would argue
Then you would cry
As you’re struggling, I would only get stronger
My heartaches behind these shadows
My face brightens up as I see your smile
I worry that you might notice my feelings
And I get scared that the gap between us would widen
I hold my breath
Then I bite my lips
Then I pray that she would leave his side.

Baby, please don’t hold those hands
Cuz you should be my lady
Please look at me, I’ve been waiting all this time.

Once the music ends, you’ll be with him forever
I prayed and prayed that this day wouldn’t come
The wedding dress you once wore
The wedding dress you once wore
It's not me (next to you)
The wedding dress you once wore

You, who never understood my feelings
Because of that, I ended up despising you
Then I wished a misfortune upon you
But now, my eyes are dry
I try to talk to you but I realized that I’m alone
Every night, I would look back and think
If I already knew the results
Then I close my eyes
Then I dream an endless dream
Then I pray she would leave his side.

Baby, please don’t hold those hands
Cuz you should be my lady
Please look at me, I’ve been waiting all this time.

Once the music ends, you’ll be with him forever
I prayed and prayed that this day wouldn’t come
The wedding dress you once wore
The wedding dress you once wore
It's not me (next to you)
The wedding dress you once wore

By all means, be happy with him
So I can move on
Please erase me out of your heart
Although I tried my best but, no oh~

I’ve been living the lies for too long
Yet, she would look at me and smile.

*source:
http://minsarang.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/lyrics-tae-yang-wedding-dress-kor-rom-eng/
http://community.livejournal.com/yg_bigbang/1381823.html

PS: Honestly, i really don't know which translation is the right one, so I kinda mixed it up... But you get the big picture.

PSS: WAAAHH!!!! This is song is even SADDER!!! TTT_TTT

...I think I'm in the R&B touchy-feely mode. Maybe it's coz I miss my housemates and classmates so much.. Love you guys. Thank u for the great memories...

Park Bom - You and I (translation)

No matter what happens
Even when the sky is falling down
I’ll promise you
That I’ll never let you go
Oh~~~Oh~~Oh~~~oh~~Oh~~~oh~~Yeah~~~

You, When I fell
you held me back up with an unfaltering gaze
And You, through those sad times
held my hands till the end of the world

[Chorus]
I might be a shabby person who has never done anything for you
But today, I am singing this song just for you
Tonight, within those two eyes and a smile
I can see the pains from protecting me
You and I together. It’s just feels so right
Even though i bid you goodbye, to me this world is just you
You and I together, don’t ever let go of my hands
even though i bid you goodbye, to me this world is just you

Our love has changed a bit by bit just like others
But don’t be sad
Hopefully I will be someone who you can trust like an old friend
and someone you can lean onto
I promise you that I’ll be right here baby

[Chorus]
I might be a shabby person who has never done anything for you
But today, I am singing this song just for you
Tonight, within those two eyes
and smile I can see the pains from protecting me
You and I together. It’s just feels so right
Even though i bid you goodbye, to me this world is just you
You and I together, don’t ever let go of my hands
even though i bid you goodbye, to me this world is just you

I close my eyes lightly whenever I feel lonely again
I no longer fear when your breath holds me
No one in the world can replace you
You are the only one in I’ll be there for you baby

You and I together, It’s just feels so right
Even though i bid you goodbye, to me this world is just you
You and I together, don’t ever let go my hands
even though i bid you goodbye, to me this world is just you

Just you and I
Forever and ever..

PS:...the music video is sweet at first, but the ending was totally sad TT_TT

gotta move on already...

Well...as you all can see, I've deleted my previous post. When I read it again, I feel like my heart is breaking again, and somewhat stupid. So deleting it is the only way to ease my mind... And it did. I need to move on and get myself back into shape. (gambatte, michiyo!! er, or should it be sayuri? :S )

Meh, anyways, it seems that I'm really outdated with the k-pop world. So when I look into allkpop.com...I was shocked to see that there are more boy bands and girl bands debuting ==__==||. I knew Rain was gonna release his first boy band, MBLAQ (perhaps the hottest boyband I've ever seen *drool*), but I never thought that there'll be THAT many groups debuting, ie BEAST, SECRET, f(x), etc.

Jeez, people, enough is enough. I already have problems in keeping up with my current fav artists and I definitely don't need additional ones..

...I should be concentrating on my assignment and studies ---_____---||. Well, over and out!

Something all of us can relate to...

This is dedicated to all teenagers, be it secondary, college or university students.. Let's all go through it together..

huu~ new inspiration! X3

Previously, my inspiration was 2NE1. Now, it's Karina Pasian. I only started recognize her when Park Bom mentioned about her in YG TV, and dang she's talented...and she's my age! O_o

Eh..anyways, one of her songs has really something to do with me.."Baby, Baby". You might think it's some kind of a love song, but it's not. It's about dissing some pathetic guy who doesn't realize a girl's worth. Check the lyrics... (all my FB friends should have read this on my wall :P)

[Chorus]
I ain't her and she ain't me
Why give my love if you can't see that
I ain't giving you whatever you want boy
I ain't another toy in your toy box
(My momma said)
This my love and love ain't free
It's your momma's fault that you can't receive that
It's all good just pick up your face boy
It's all good pick up your face boy

So, as I mentioned in FB, I'll just try to ignore (~~) No matter how much my heart screams, my brain will always dominate what I'm doing. And music like this helps me to keep my feet on earth. So, cheers to the totally single people! ;)

the most stressful week ever...

So, as I mentioned in one of my entries, I had no choice but to take Public Speaking (Malay) as my co-curriculum. I don't hate my instructor. In fact, I respect her... But I'd rather go marching in the middle of the field with the sun right above my head than doing all these assignments she has given us --___--||

Why? Because I'm lazy - 'nuff said. And it's freaking hard to find sources/info about the topic we're supposed to present, which is about Dr. Fazley as a public speaker. Every time we Google his name, gossips about him pops up instead of useful info like his products or his speeches. This is a group work...and I have yet to finish my individual work, which is about commenting a film. Okay, I'll ciao first. Ja ne~~