Tuesday, August 31, 2004

Good movie: Dogville

Yesterday, we watched a very intriguing movie. Have you watched DOGVILLE?? If you have I am sure you will most definitely agree with me. ;o)

Do not be fooled by the unconventional movie set.... just stay tuned till the end. The ending is just super, and mind-blowing! The movie managed to stimulate a discussion among us.... At every point of the movie, I can totally relate that to myself, the people around me, past and present experiences. The message is so simple.... yet it blows the mind away! Human nature... and a 'dog-eat-dog' world.

WATCH IT!!!! =)

Friday, August 27, 2004

Justin turned 'blond haired and blue eyed'

I left work 2 hours early to start the BBQ, and as I was preparing the BBQ, Mr. Justin Charles Nolde... AIESEC St. Louis President walked into my apartment. I heard a gasp (from Mari...) and when I looked over, I saw...... Justin... all TANNED and BLOND!!!

This guy is so excited about going to Brazil and wanting to appear the typical American.... went to tan his skin (artificial tan, of course....) and dyed his hair blond!!!! Hehehehehe..... Justin, I think that is taking it a bit tooooooo seriously.......

Hmmm...... Justin, maybe I should have stepped off the plane in my pig tails..... ;o)

Tuesday, August 10, 2004

I have an funny accent?

Recently, an unfair accusation has been thrown at me..... and I am making a protest!!! ;p It all started with Allison (my best friend who lives in Michigan). Miss Allison Tio cutely accused me of talking wierd.... that I don't sound Malaysian anymore. I can't believe it!!! Allison, the 'American' complaining that I don't sound Malaysian anymore????

I DO NOT HAVE A FUNNY ACCENT!!! ;p

Then, my wonderful Aunt Lee Lee cheekily called me "Ke Ang Mo". FYI, in hokkien dialect, "Ke" means fake... and "Ang Mo" means white people. Hehehehehe.......

Wat "Ke-Angmo"??? I am a true blue Malaysian at heart, lah!!! But then, Allison is saying that I have some 'slang' when I speak English! I hate that!!!! Cause, I can just imagine how people is gonna make fun of me when I go home.... "Look at her 'slang'... what a show off! Wah lau.... I'm so going to suffer that. ;o)

I don't want to lose my accent, but I really can't help it, cause when you are staying in this community, you tend to blend with the community. So....no choice la!!!! Nway, just for your info... whenever Jack n I speak in English.... NO ONE understands our english. They will go like "ARE YOU SPEAKING CHINESE??" They REALLY think that! Malaysian English (or Manglish) Hehehehe.....

Sunday, August 01, 2004

The CRAZIEST Farewell Party in St Louis!

This was by far... the CRAZIEST farewell party ever!!! It was crazier than Evon's farewell... amazing!! Soooooo crazy... sooooo drunk... and soooo bad!!! ;o)

The farewell was held for Anca (Romania), Andrea (Colombia), David (Phillipines) and Elma (Albania). The very people whom have taken such wonderful care of me when I first arrived. Evon too..... Remember how I used to tell you how warm and helpful the trainees were?

The surprise party started with Karin's (Romania) idea. We formed an OC with Karin, Jack, Maricel n myself. Justin was more like the mascot of the OC Team, as he played more than he helped. ;p The planning was kinda stressful, as it was very last minute and coordination was so chaotic!! One day before the party, we NEARLY cancelled the whole party... because, at the very last minute, we discovered that at least 6 guys were playing soccer and will be late!!! That leaves us with 5 people to shout surprise??? To make things worse, Anca was working till 10pm and Elma went to Kansas City!!!! It was a state of chaos!!!!! In the end, we decided to persist and throw the party anyway.

At 9.15pm, David walked into the apartment... and 'surprised' us!!! We were definitely NOT ready at that time! Andrea and Elma turned up too... and all of them were promptly chased out by Karin!!! What a 'surprise party' huh? ;o) Well, when we finally have all the 'footballers' and 'VIPs' in the apartment, we graciously invited the guests of honor and dutifully did our 'SURPRISE!!!' act. ;p It was dumb....... but so fun.............

We had a 'beer-sculling' competition between the 4 of them and David came up the champion!! Go David!!! As for Anca.... you have to practice more!!! ;p Then we had a celebration with chocolate cakes too..... You should see how Anca would NOT let go of the chocolate cake!!! She was hugging the cake in the kitchen and laughing alone. Gosh... scary laaaa. The whole night, there were dancing, drinking, laughing.... with latin music, salsa and samba, the dance floor was pretty hot! All the girls were dancing so well.... esp when Andrea start to SALSA!!! aaaaaaaand Elma started BELLY DANCING!!!

There were so many crazy and not to mention dirty pictures of the party. Gosh.... everyone was sooooo drunk.... and that includes me too. At one point, the camera caught Karin and I lying on the floor looking really crazy. To tell the truth, I really don't recall that at all! ;p

I went to sleep at 4.30am... and I kept saying that I'll surely call in sick tomorrow. My alarm sounded at 7.45am.... and I woke up with drums pounding in my head. BUT........... I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT I MANAGED TO GET UP, DRIVE TO WORK, AND WORKED FOR 8 HOURS!!! Hehehe... even with such a huge headache and terrible lack of sleep, I did it!!!! Hahaha...... Well, it was all those training that AIESEC gave me, la!!!

BTW... At work, Anca asked me why did I hit Karin? I was like ?????? Then, Anca stared real meaningfully at me and suddenly, memory of the previous night became clear......
You see... after we cleaned the apartment at the end of the party, I fell asleep on the couch. While I was in deep slumber, I felt a ticklish sensation on my face. Sooo..... my natural reaction was to brush it away with my hand. The tckling continues... and I swore I heard Jack's evil laughter on the background, so this time I lashed out with my hand!!! With my eyes still closed, I SWING my right hand and I heard gasps... and then there was silence. I opened my eyes, and I saw Karin sprawled on the floor, holding her head with her hands. GOSH.... instead of striking Jack Tan, I hit KARIN!!!! Gosh, POOR KARIN!!! I am so sorry.........

Okay.... no more parties for now. Gotta be a good girl now!! ;p