Hey guys, As of now I'm still in Malaysia, but my wonderful stay is unfortunately coming to an end. Things have CHANGED... for sure. (well one of the things that definitely hasn't changed is the fact that this stupid apple laptop I'm using won't let me blog with FANCY LETTERING and PRETTY STUFF).
But anyway, I've decided.... it's time Izzy was honest to herself.
Coming back to a life here in Malaysia that I left behind, I've realized many things, and now I'm going to put that to use. I'm tired of using stupid disguises.
Now Izzy is going to be the true Izzy. I'm going to be my REAL self. Time to be honest with things I really like. Just because I liked stuff in the past, I was scared of change, but I guess it's nescessary. I don't have to keep putting on acts anymore. Just because a person changes a lot doesn't mean it can be a bad thing. Frankly, it can be a good thing. So yeah, some of my readers (of which I think I have FEW) must be thinking "you're walking in circles now, Izzy, and not really making much sense".
Well, I really had a wake-up moment.... and as always, Izzy always discovers things on her own.
All of what I'm saying will make sense in my NEW BLOG.
Yes, that's right people, I'm getting a NEW blog. It's been fun on Xanga, but it's time to move on. Besides the utterly childish name "sharingan_sephiroth" *puke* UGH..... I need a new look that stays true to my real self. This blog is a reflection of the old me, and this time I want to be my true self. I started this blog a year ago......... I think it's time I started a new one.
No, not a NEW one. It's going to be a continuation of the old one.
Hey, but I'm going to keep this Xanga blog of course. I might even update it if it's nescessary (though I'm not quite sure what circumstances might come up in that matter).
And now I have to unfortunately admit that.... ahaha...... Izzy is going to succumb to BLOGSPOT. I'M SORRY. As much as I love Xanga, I think I might try blogspot. I've always wanted to, so I'm going to.... Although I could start a different Xanga blog. I'm definitely not deleting my old blog (this one) though.
I'll explain everything about this sudden "change of heart" in the new blog. Okay? I think, that in this space of two months of return to my old life, I've been doing some GROWING UP..... In a sad way. But I know it is a good thing.
Yeah, so I might not be making much sense now, but just wait guys. Just wait. Don't worry. I'm still Izzy. But a better, refined Izzy.
I'll miss you Xanga.
(oh, and this isn't the "farewell" post. Not yet. I need some time to make preparations!!!)
It HAS been a while since I last blogged, eh? APOLOGIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My lovely desktop which holds many memories, back in my old bedroom in KL, sadly will not allow me to access the internet, much is the pity. But luckily for me, after days without blogging here, I have acquired a beautiful apple laptop which used to belong to my aunt. She's giving it to me, since she probably now has another laptop of her own that is far more superior to this one, and so I now have a wonderful apple laptop of my own... ALL TO MY SELF. MUAHAHA. I won't be able to do a serious post for now, because there's just so much to do, so much to talk about, and you guys are going to have to wait until I settle down enough to recount the awesome memories I'm collecting.
Like, I can't just sit down and type this post, because there's so much to be taken care of on this laptop. I need to delete all my aunt's old stuff and put my own on. I've got to make my mark you know, make sure that this is MINE, and pimp it out. First thing I did of course, was get rid of the boring bland background of fish swimming through green coral, and replace it with a cute Anna Sui wallpaper. That's the first step to making it known that this laptop is IZZY'S property. I have to express my personality, duh....
And I have to delete all the old music files on this computer, and erase all tracers of its predecessor, to make way for its brand new owner, MOI. Delete all the bookmarks on Safari, and church stuff of which I am not interested in, and replace it with manga tabs and whatnot. Then, also I must remind you all that this is an APPLE laptop, and as an avid, loyal windows user, this transition is taking some time getting used to. It's quite convenient though, I must admit, but there are some things from windows which I kind of miss. And I do love my old windows desktop which I spent so many hours on so many years ago... The speakers are broken so I always had to use headphones, and I replaced the boring old Microsoft theme with an awesome Final Fantasy X theme which took up a lot of memory, and the files are filled with old media of which I'm no longer a fan of, but cannot change simply because there is no internet access for my old desktop to download new files ---- But I love my old desktop all the same.
However, now is not the time to lament about my old desktop. I'm going to pathetically and lamely quote Edna Mode, from "The Incredibles" (Yeah... Could I possible get any cheesier than this? But you have to admit it's a good quote), "I never look back. It distracts from the now". Which I not quite true for me, because I always like looking back, to use stuff for reference, and it's always pleasant to take a trip down memory lane and smile, cry, or laugh. :)
Now, I must also warn everyone, that like an idiot, I most stupidly and absentmindedly, left my camera battery charger and wire for uploading pictures, so for now, you're going to have to either make do with blank posts, or just wait it out till I dolefully return to Florida to upload my awesome photo shots of MALAYSIA and some good good times.... Also, there's going to be no fancy shmancy font and text colour, because the internet still has vast problems, and the font and text/background options are missing from the top of the screen... So make do with plain-ness for now! Or otherwise, I might as well just change my post patterns.... It gets kind of frustrating, trying to add variation in each post's colour scheme and stuff anyway...
But anyway, I can sense the tension of my readers tingling... so I guess it's time I stated the most important thing which is the highlight of this post:
I'M BACK IN MALAYSIAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *WOOT* (ugh, like I said, the font options aren't available at the moment, so I can't make the letters supersized. Just bear with capitalization and my frustration for now, guys!)
And there is so much to talk about, but unfortunately I just can't describe it..... at the moment, I'm far too excited. The main thing, guys, is that I'm HOME at last, and it feels GREAT. It's so nostalgic --! I'm staying in my grandma's house, and I feel so comfortable; a feeling I haven't had since I left Malaysia... My bedroom holds so many old memories, and not much has changed in that house which I grew up in with so many cousins, except for the fact that it's become smaller than I remembered. DUring that 1-year space of absence when I left for Florida, I've GROWN. :)
I've been to a sleepover at Sarah's, which included Eva Tham, and that was just AWESOME (we had a blast ^____^), been shopping with those two as well, went for dinner with my cousin Annice, and I'm just having the greatest time of my life.
The sleepover at Sarah's was crazy fun~ We all went nuts in a nonstop round of gangsta lip-synching (and I had a spot of Eminem's "Real Slim Shady". Watch Sarah's videos to find out what I mean lol). Plus, Sarah's new house is EPIC. And then we went shopping in 1 Utama, did glorious print club, and I bought a lovely Nichi shirt, which my cousins fell in love with. We also watched "Get Smart", which was HILARIOUS. I want to watch it again!
I also went shopping with my Mum at some random chic stores nearby my house in OUG yesterday, and I bought at least RM 800 worth of AWESOME clothes. I can't wait to post the pics up on this blog... They're just so COOL. The store clerks have such great taste. I even bought bags and shoes, and other stuff, and all for really good prices. The total was about RM 800, but for such a great haul of clothing, accesories and other stuff, that's just the best deal you'll ever find.
And I'm going to Singapore this weekend ^__^ More shopping --- *woot* There's just so much happening and so much that I'm happy about, my heart could burst with joy!!!! I can't possible fit it in this post! Maybe when the excitement dies down enough for me to make a serious decription of every event, when I'm back in bland boring old Florida, then I'll catch up... I'm so happy, I could cry~~~~~
I LOVE YOU GUYS! (I'm going to try and pay a visit to GIS this week!)
I'm going to log off now.... I'm in the process of downloading Frostwire, and taking more procedures to ensure that this laptop is consumed by my preferences and I'm making it MY property~ Yes, I'm taking the efforts to confirm that this laptop is MINE and ONLY MINE.
By the way, I had roti canai yesterday and it was HEAVEN.
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK. ^_^ ************************************************************************************************
GOD...... Apple is so different. There are functions missing, and it won't let me add html to this FACKING post, or any kind of emoticon or picture for that matter. You guys will have to bear with boring undecorated posts..... And yes, it won't let me add html, so I can't put my QUIZZES ON. UGH!!!!!
I think I’ve got everything down…. Maybe I should write a check list and mark down the items I want to bring. My Mum told me not to pack too much stuff because we’re supposed to buy a lot of things in Malaysia to bring back. Because I wouldn’t be caught DEAD in any of the store-bought clothings they have here in Florida, I absolutely refuse to buy any clothes that are in this place. I will only buy clothes in Malaysia or Singapore.
So yes, I have two bulging bags sitting in my bedroom, and a wallet bursting with American dollars that I saved and scrimped for 6 months. And when I convert those dollars to Malaysian RM…. That obviously signifies a SHOPPING SPREE!!!!!!
Still, it’s not like I’m going to party the moment I get to Malaysia. My gals still have school and also exams, which end on Friday… I’ll be suffering from bouts of extreme jet lag…. But the main point is that I WILL BE AT HOME! HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS.
And I’m going to keep this post extremely short, because I need to get some rest in. I have to wake up early for tomorrow’s flight at 6 am, an ungodly hour for a night owl like I am, and also I’m too excited to say much….. I JUST CAN’T WAIT TO STE MY FEET DOWN ON MALAYSIAN SOIL! To celebrate, I went to watch “The Incredible Hulk” with some friends, and it was GOOD, although not as good as “Iron Man”, who made a cameo appearance in the Hulk movie actually. I guess the whole, ‘monster flesh and bursting nerves, clashing against each other in a sweaty brawl” thing isn’t that great for me. Hey, it’s like wrestling, which I enjoy watching… but not when it’s biologically, scientific creations with green skin and monster spines, slamming against each other in New York City.
But anyway, I’m boarding my plane tomorrow. And that’s all that matters now….. And I’m so HAPPY.
SEE YOU SOON GUYS!!!!
PS: To my bestest best friend in the entire universe, Alexis; I’m truly sorry. I was planning on giving you once last call today, but it seems that there just isn’t enough time. I’ll send you an email though, as fast as I can, to tell you how much I miss you, and how much I wish you were with me, and how no matter the amount of fun I have in Malaysia, I know it would be even more wonderful if you were there too. Your best friend Izzy, bows her head in shame. I miss you Lexi.
Recently, I've been in love with this singer's voice... He's not that great looking, but he's got a good voice, and for those of you who pay attention, the song that automatically plaus when you enter my blog, is his song. I'm going to put up the music video for that song. It made me cry... I was so touched. And the lyrics are so sad, if you guys take time to listen to them....
Yeah, so I forgot to put a countdown bar from slide.com onto this website…. LOL. But I guess it doesn’t really matter, since it’s kind of late now, but then again, it wouldn’t hurt to start now, except for the fact that I really don’t know the exact TIME that I’ll touchdown in Malaysia…. And yeah, the 12 hour difference is going to throw me off too. Sitting in that plane for at least 24 hours, makes me lose track of time, whenever I travel from Malaysia to USA, or vice versa.
I won’t visit you guys in GIS immediately, but probably on Friday, when exams are over, since many of you guys won’t be able to see me anyway, and also because I’ll need time to recuperate from jet lag.
So believe it or not guys, it’s at least TWO DAYS away from my triumphant RETURN!!!!!!!!! Who’s excited? Hmmm??? Hmmm????? HMMMMMMMMMMM??????? And to celebrate, tomorrow, I’m going to watch THE INCREDIBLE HULK, in cinemas with some buddies, and blow off my last supply of magi mee, because I know I’m going to pick up more when I’m in Malaysia. Like, a BOX full. Or 3 boxes…. One for asam laksa, one for kari, and one for ayam. And maybe an extra box for tomyam flavor, which I doubt I could ever finish before I explode….
I’m going to have to force myself to sleep tonight, so I can watch the movie tomorrow without konking out in the movie theatre, which probably won’t even happen, considering that the movie is… THE INCREDIBLE HULK! *woot*… I took a nap this afternoon after church, and woke up at 7pm, so hopefully I can sleep through the night.
You know, I never actually liked the Hulk as a comic character… BATMAN, was always my FAVORITE!!! And I’m looking forward to watching “The Dark Knight” this summer, as my birthday treat. But then again, there’s a lot of good movies coming out this summer, and next year. There’ll always be good movies coming out every year. Next year, for example, it’s been confirmed that there’s going to be a sequel to Kung Fu Dunk!!!! <3333 I’ll be sure to watch it~~ And I’ll be sure to buy the DVD to add to my invincible Jay Chou collection~
But this summer, Batman is top priority for movies to watch~
Batman doesn’t even have super powers, as does Iron Man, except for the fact that Iron Man doesn’t have a tricked-out automobile and an awesome black cape and a pointy eared mask. Batman has gadgets. Batman has a bat cave. Batman has the movesssssss~ And Heath Ledger is in the next movie, and I must pay tribute. R.I.P, Heath, we’ll always miss you L.
You know what, come to think of it, I forgot to add a lot of movie DVDs to my birthday list, but they’re just additional items that I could buy by myself… The one son my birthday list are the ones I want the most though. I’m a movie buff, and I’ve seen a lot of great movies. I’m also one of those types of people that loves buying DVDs, because I absolutely guaranteed, am not wasting money, because I am a person that can watch the same GOOD movies (in my opinion – GOOD), over and over again and not get tired of them. I’ve watched Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children more than 60 times at least, and I’ve watched Van Helsing, starring the AWESOME Hugh Jackman, at least 40 times. And I can’t even ocunt how many times I’ve seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy. And so, I will make a DVD list…. Not in order of preference, but in order of which they come and jog my memory of movie fandomness:
DVDs I would collect:
1)Lord of the Rings trilogy
2)The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)
3)Batman Begins
4)Van Helsing
5)Marry a Rich Man (veewwwwwy funny movie~)
6)Turn Left, Turn Right
7)2 Fast 2 Furious
8)A Battle of Wits
9)Rob-B-Hood
10)Shrek 2
11)Memoirs of a Geisha
12)The Sixth Sense
13)Dreamgirls
14)Chicago
15)SPL
16)Seoul Raiders
17)Fearless
18)Accepted (LOL – good times, good times J)
19)Samurai X OVAs
20)Spirited Away
21)Howl’s Moving Castle
22)Snakes on a Plane
23)The Pianist
24)Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
25)Shine
26)Resident Evil!!!!!!!!!!!
27)Seven Swords
28)Star Wars <33333333333333
29)The Phantom of the Opera
30)Troy
31)The Day After Tomorrow
32)Braveheart
33)Too Beautiful to Lie
34)Kung Fu Hustle
35)New Police Story
36)Shaolin Soccer
37)Blade trilogy
38)Train Man
39)Terminator 1 and 2
40)Yesterday Once More
41)The Twins Effect
42)Wait ‘Til You’re Older
43)Amadeus
44)Les Choristes
45)Death Note (the first movie, NOT the second…. And I haven’t watched “L; Change the world” yet)
46)Sweeney Todd (yeah, I haven’t seen it yet T_T)
47)House of Flying Daggers
48)X-Men 2 and 3 (I haven’t actually watched the first one before…)
49)The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
50)The Mask of Zorro
51)The Matrix trilogy (never quite grasped the story actually, but it was cool anyway^^)
52)A Knight’s Tale
53)10 things I Hate About you
54)Reign of Fire
55)Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2
56)Once Upon a Time in Mexico
57)I, Robot
58)A Walk to Remember
59)The Patriot
60)Gladiator
61)Cast Away
62)How The Grinch Stole Christmas (I never get tired of watching it!)
63)The Mummy
64)My Sassy Girl
The list is actually endless, and I might update it and add if I have time, or if I remember… At the moment, my brain isn’t functioning as much as I would like it to. T_T But I know there’s a LOT of movies I’m thinking of… they’re all just clustered in my brain and jamming up. But I know that list is supposed to be a heck of a lot longer.
But there’s a lot of good movies coming out next year…. There’s going to be another X-Men movie, and another Terminator movie…. Angels and Demons is being turned into a movie (I personally thought this book was more interesting than the Da Vinci Code actually)….
Hey, and you know what? I heard that they’re making a movie version of PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME (I LURVE that game!) for next year! I can’t wait!!!!! But apparently, it stars Jake Gyllenhaal. How does THAT work? And it’s being released by Walt Disney pictures… They better not kill it… or ELSE. And that’s not the only movie based on a video game, that’s coming out for next year. Apparently, there’s also going to be a movie for TEKKEN! Please please PLEASE don’t screw it up! Tekken is my favorite fighting game! AND PLEASE, MR. DIRECTOR, DON’T MESS UP THE CASTLEVANIA MOVIE, WHICH I CAN’T WAIT FOR!!! Symphony of the Night is the BEST. ^____^
And then there’s also some American adaptations of Asian movies that I know well, and of course, they have to steal all the great ideas like “Shutter” and “One Missed Call”, and screw things up… The only adaptation I ever liked was The Ring, and that was FREAKING scary (hey, I think this post is turning into a movie post…. T_T). Remember that freaky weird Korean horror film that didn’t really make much sense? The one called “A Tale of Two Sisters”??? I heard that they’re making an American version, and I bet it’s going to be STUPID. How many Asian horror films have been adapted into American films? Let’s see… Shutter, The Ring, One Missed Call, Darkwater, The Grudge, etc. And it’s not just horror genre… They’re making an American version of “My Sassy Girl”. WTF???!!!! Don’t!
There are sooooo many film adaptations coming soon… And yet, through all of that, nobody has the sense to take a good shoujo drama manga, and turn it into a movie, or drama. If I were a director, I would definitely turn “Parfait Tic” or “Beauty Pop” into a drama…. NOT Hana-Kimi.
And I’ve heard so many rumors about Fatal Frame being turned into a movie, but I think it’s better off as a game. But there should exist SOME amazing director who could capture the same atmosphere as the game gives.
You like people, but you're careful about who you get close to. Friendship is important to you... so important that you aren't just friends with anyone.
You have cold feet when it comes to love. You have a lot of uncertainty until you convince yourself to dive right in.
You are a passionate person. You are free wheeling, fun loving, and ruled by your emotions.
Your sense of humor is very physical. Your facial expressions or spot on imitations of people are hilarious.
A total multi-tasker, you have a wide variety of talents. You're very versatile and able to change at a drop of a hat. A free spirit, you crave change and adventure.
Clever and quick witted, you can convince anyone of anything. You can do anything you desire... though this sometimes gets you in trouble! Very popular, you're always thinking up new ways to entertain and amuse your friends.
Your restless and impatient attitude means you don't stay with projects for long. You tend to be erratic and scattered - it's hard for you to focus. You often find yourself in a state of flux with constantly changing interests.
I was on the computer as usual, burning my eyes out, when suddenly, I realized with a shock that my eyes were hurting, with a throbbing sensation, and I had a slight headache. I had to close my eyes, look at a painting on the wall next to me, and take into account that I have been on the computer almost literally nonstop for the past 4 days at least. I guess I need a BREAK from the virtual world.
But there is seriously absolutely NOTHING to do in this godforsaken place!!!!!
Tomorrow though, I have the opportunity to not immerse myself into the online world; I’m going to Ingrid’s house to hang out, although my eyes will probably be further damaged when we sit down to watch some movies. I live in a realm where you just can’t have fun without some form of media entertainment. If I have friends over, we’ll obviously play on the Playstation 2, or watch some movie on the DVD player, or surf the internet together. If we want to go out, it’s probably to go watch a new film in the cinema.
So maybe people might say, “So why don’t you just go take a nature hike? Or do some sports?”. Well, I’m sorry to say, but Tampa isn’t exactly made for walking. To get somewhere, you’re going ot have to have a car, because it’s impossible to take a nice short stroll to the NEAREST store. And besides, there is nothing that exists here which can motivate me to TRULY go shopping. I want to go clothes shopping, but I despise the clothes I see in any store in Tampa. There is NOTHING, which I might like. Save for an arcade maybe.
(And, of course, it would be wonderful if there were people here which possess the personality and ability to take my mind off boredom and motivate me, captivate me or stabilize me. Sadly there is not, and the ones that I can even smile with, sadly fail to capture my memory.)
Also, regarding sports, I would love to play BADMINTON, my number one sport, if people here only knew that such a sport existed. In addition, my body was not made for sports and my mind will never be able to succumb to adapt itself, simply because of sheer laziness and my FAT FAT FAT body. I will NOT/ I refuse to go for a little jog and take in the sight of green leaves and grass and puppies.
All I do is hole myself up in my room and draw, dress up, or drag myself to the computer to type for hours on end.
Today though, I think I am carrying out myself better… I practiced my piano for at least 2 hours, washed the dishes obediently, got up at a NORMAL time at least (10 am, believe it or not!)…. I guess, it’s because my return to Malaysia is approaching and so I’m getting myself ready, as well as my sleep pattern (although, I really don’t see the point in adjusting my sleep pattern, since it’s going to be thrown out of whack with jet lag during the flight back…). T.T
And by the way, when I get back from Malaysia to return to Tampa (*sob* ughhh), I think my kitties will have given birth…
She really is pregnant O.O (And so is my other kitty...)
Meanwhile, I think I’ve been slowly getting sick of using the internet. I’ll probably switch to Playstation 2… Who knows how much I might achieve with so much free game time on my hands? What could really occupy me now though, would be a good online game, if I could find any… that is…. I want to play a new MMORPG – preferably “Lineage 2”, but unfortunately it needs to be downloaded, and I am forbidden to download anything on to my dad’s laptop. So can anyone give me a good online multi-player game, that does not need to be downloaded? Here’s a rule though>>>>>> DO NOT SUGGEST GAIA ONLINE, OR RUNESCAPE, BECAUSE THOSE TWO WILL GO IGNORED. BOTH HAVE BEEN TRIED, AND FOUND INCREDIBLY POINTLESS.
But yes, I am indeed feeling that I might be getting sick of using the internet, simply because of the lack of responses I’m getting… And there’s really nothing much to do…. I immersed myself in the internet for hours and hours for the past 4 days, because of online manga, but now that I’ve finished reading the available volumes of Naruto (yes, I HAVE been reading it, and I will say that it is good… just that some overly obsessive fanboys and fangirls kill it for me. I cried when Asuma died though… L *oops! Spoiler! Haha!*) on the spectrum.net, so I have nothing much to do. And cloud8745 is only uploading walkthroughs for Castlevania Symphony of the Night, of which I am not interested in… I know he’ll start uploading other stuff soon. At least he’s back in action though.
So for now, I think that my goal is for this weekend, to get back on schedule, prepare for my church Father’s Day celebration (I’m playing cello on that day), and to start losing weight… I got my period just yesterday, so I feel like crap at the moment, and my body bloats whenever I get it. Ugh. My face explodes too… L
But whatever…..
See you soon, guys!
PS: I swear, my eye power must have shot up by at least a LOT in the past 4 days.... I need to increase the power in my glasses. O_O
I've been putting a lot of maler singers up recently, so I think it's time for some GIRL power! Here's a pretty catchy song, by singer Genie Chuo ; "對你的愛" I don't think her voice is that amazing... It's kind of weak actually, but I love this song~ She's just alright, I guess.
