Long Distance - Brandy

With you is where I'd rather be,
but we're stuck where we are.
It's so hard, you're so far..
This long distance is killing me.
I wish that you are here with me

Dedicated to all of my beloved friends who are all over the world, far far away from me. I do miss you guys and sometimes I just wish we could turn back the time and be happily together. <3>

Especially, Ei.

Since we became friends, it's like we were meant for each other. We could understand each other so well that sometimes we don't really have to say much and one knows what another is talking about lol. It must be a telepathy-kinda-thing. And I thank you for never judging me. You've always accepted the way I am and loved me. I could feel it. As you say sometimes, I wonder what we would be if we were different genders, lol prolly be a couple by now? There are a lot of things going on in our lives at this point of time and we might not be able to catch up with all of the things but we always know we'd be there for each other in need, don't we? Right now, you are there in Boston at the Oberlin where you have to study 24/7.. grhh I hate that college for your sake. kidding lol. In fact, I'm proud of you, always __ of you being the smartest person, of you getting into Oberlin and working hard,.. And I'm stuck here in a little red dot called Singapore, always being stressed out as a culture-adaptation lol. Well, what I'm saying is I still love you to death and we'll be BFF. 'Kay? My blessings'll always be with you. *Muacks* <3

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Just some emo stuffs I wrote down on a piece of paper when I was feeling down a few days ago cuz' apparently, people always misjudge me for who I am really not (I guess I was just born to be seen as "bad" LOL) and if some of u may notice, I wrote "I'm the only witness and the only person who can judge my life" somewhere on this blog to remind myself of how destructive people's comments can be for the weak heart and mind..  

"I told myself over and over again that I would never give a damn to other people 

or what they say or how they judge me 

but, I still seem to care and get hurt easily by them...

This is frustrating __ how I can't get a control over my mind...

I've been trying so hard to be strong or at least, appear to be strong

but, I am still as vulnerable as before I."

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"If you judge people, you'll never be able to truly love. 

We as humans have our own defects. 

If you were to judge people upon appearance, 

you'd never find the light for nowadays people being at their best in act and disguise. 

You need to explore and feel what is deep down 

in the hearts. 

Only then, you will be able to truly love a person."

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"Good words of humans may help relieve the pain.. 

but they'd never be capable of healing a wound made by harsh words of them, 

without leaving a scar."

Well I donnoe if you guys would understand what I wrote but I believe if you were in the same situation as I was, once in your life, you'd be able to understand me. 

Thanks for reading for my complaints. =]

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*~It's Christmas Time, Girls!~*

I have been a really good loafer lol doing nothing most of the times in holidays' time like this. Where's my holiday spirit?! Look, I don't get much beyond my bed, foods, songs, Gossip Girl( a tv show I'm currently watching), the Wednesday Letters ( the book I'm on right now) & YOUTUBE. 

Pathetic right? ANS: Yeah when you are broke and most of your hang-out friends are out of town, it leaves you no option but to hide in your cave(house) like ME.  >.<"

YOUTUBE does provide me with a lot of stuffs to think about and write about. It'd probably be my favorite place on the net. (btw girls FYI, R Patz's favourite site is YOUTUBE too! =P) So anyway, let's jump to the real deal. I found this Makeup Tutorial Video on Youtube and it illustrates how to paint your eyes in Christmas Theme - she uses emerald green and glittering gold which is a good match to make your eyes gorgeously shine in the crowd. :) 

So, I decided I'd share the vid with you. 

Although I don't have the same eye colors that she uses, I kinda have the similar colors so I did a tutorial on myself. I attached some pics of its for you see how it works on our Asian skin (I've more of a dark skin tone thou :P) . Even without the exact stuffs, I personally like how it turns out. 

What do you guys think? :) Not that much different from what it showed though, I just used brown eyeliner instead of black and I didn't stick on fake lashes. (I hate them) LOL One funny fact: Well, I tried fake lashes once. So, I'd applied glue and place the fake lashes on my upper eyelid, and then when I tried to open my eyes I could open my eyes_ only half!! 'Cause I didn't know how to put the lashes in the right place and I put a lot of glue on the lid grhh.. I didnt know what happened back then. They are just frustrating, 'kay? The "real" thing is always the best. ^_^"

So, I hope you all would enjoy the video and maybe try something new when you go out next time. *wink* (No its not only meant for Christmas if you wonder. It's a holiday look. =]) And I'm sorry I had to show you guys my ugly photos HEES XD. 

 oh and this post is totally a girl-thing so GUYS, sorry for that again. :P

xoxo

K-A-T

YAY! I'm getting back to normal living routine! - which means finally I'm sleeping in the right time zone again! (Oh wait, today is just an exception, it's only 2:53 am, c'mon still okay right? lol) So yea I got up at around 11 am. A good sign for me actually, i.e. how I can wake up without any alarm by this time.. but *SIGH* I still gotta work a lot harder to be able to get up for morning classes (Btw, in our d*mn SMU, they start at 8:30 am) by myself w/o any alarm.

I had an appointment with my cousin bro, Htet San Wai, to go meet Hein Htet Zaw, son of my mom's friend cuz' he's brought us some burmese dried goods from his home. That's really nice of him. Later I tagged along with 'em until Peninsula Palaza & Funan Plaza. ( 'cuz I'm so very very free and I'd stayed indoors for 2 consecutive days. I had a feeling that I should def spend my whole day out today.) LOL. Anyway, so we helped him look around for a suitable lappy for his school use. Half-way through our window-shopping trip, I parted from them and left to find out what new books are out in the bookstore downstairs in Funan. I didn't notice how much time I spent inside the shop but I could sense their patience running short and sympathize their standing at the entrance for whole 15-20 mins although they didn't show it. As I felt bad, I just grabbed the book "The Wendesday Letters" I was looking at and "Twilight" and rushed to e counter. I hope the first'd betta be a good book but the latter, I've read it twice. I bought it 'cause I wanna save it. :) I love to save the books I admire.

Black Pepper Prawn

I cooked this, but with sweet chillis rather than bean/pea.

On the way back, HHZ went back home and my bro and I went shopping to do some cookings for dinner. He cooked "Minced Pork Curry" and I was in charged of "Black Pepper Prawns w Sweet Chilli". *yummmmy* I still feel hungry whenever I recall about those dishes. heh =P I mean I cook a lot and I know I'm not listed under "bad cook" category, but still I was worried that my brothers ( my elder bro is staying with my cousin so now two brothers in the audience lol) and Marmi Htoo (aka Nga Tint) wouldn't like my cooking. Thank god~ They liked it! and my cousin, very very. So, after all, today was a good day. Not to mention, someone said I was wonderful tonight. Don't get wrong. He's a good friend of mine, okay? lol He must have his head hit by something or sth.. to say that all of a sudden (Thanks fo making my day betta). ANYWAY, I feel wonderful today.

xxxxx

However, a sad thing is ... I don't have a solid plan for how I should pass this Christmas or with who either. SIGH. *shakes my head* how sad right? Yeah no one is asking me out this Christmas. (I mean friends here.)

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Only if there was anything we could do...

to make people feel the same way we do about 'em

and make 'em stay forever by our sides,

our fragile hearts would be saved from shattering...

K-A-T

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In the light of the sun, is there anyone?
Oh it has begun...
Oh dear you look so lost, eyes are red and tears are shed,
This world you must've crossed...
You said...
You don't know me, you don't even care...


Boston - Augustana

thanks to ei phyo and thar pyai for recommending me such a good song. :) im in lurvee with it, angelic music.

UPDATES!

David Archuleta has this new single called "A Little Too Not Over You" and it'd be 3/5 in ranking cuz' i personally like his previous song "Crush" betta. this new one is a bit gloomy heart-break song whereas "Crush" is a fast and hyper song. ;)

A Little Too Not Over You - David Archuleta

KEVJUMBA Returns



OMG! after months, he has finally uploaded a new video. he said he's been in college, staying in a dormitory and he can't have enough privacy to do videos as he explained why he disappeared from youtube for such a long time. c'mon ppl, leave kev alone and let him do his things. (WE youtubers love him and missed him~)

In this video, he talks about things he hates in college - we can relate ourselves to it. URGH college life sucks - stress, projects, quizzes, superficial competitions, biased profs and some stuck-up ppl at skool, there are a lot more i can add on into the list of the reasons why i hate college.. but in terms of hate rankings, working life should be in some ways worse than college life. so in that sense, prolly i'd like to stay in college for a while more. lol.

speaking of the above, i just rem some of my friends last sem came out with this new name for our school SMU - " Stress Management University" HAHAHA the real one is Singapore Management University. but pssss who cares? all some ppl know is SMU is SMU and it's one of the top unis in singapores. that's most ppl know. and sometimes it just annoys the hell out of me when ppl ask back "Oh so its the one near Ngee Ann Poly? same as that?" .. I mean " Hello I'm talking about SMU, not SIM." I'm not judging anything here. SIM is as good and popular as SMU on its own but i think people should be able to differentiate totally two different schools.. okies whatever. im feeling like i have exaggerated a lot already. FULL STOP.

WE LOVE TEPPANYAKI'S FOODS & NEOPRINTS <3

Me, Nang and Lung Lung

Nang and I planned a date for this evening since its been ages we last hanged around together. She came and picked me up at Raffles, off to Paragon. It was fun. and my first time meeting, Lung Lung, Nang's very close friend, who came bak from Landon just yesterday for holidays. Although I usually need time to get close to ppl,  it isn't that hard with her. She's really nice and fun to talk to. ;) After Nang's picked up her sister's clothes from Paragon, we moved on to Teppanyaki at Cine to have dinner with Lung. the foods are soooo yummmy! (No, not bcuz I was hungry. Maybe partly, it counts. I love how they cook e stuffs right infront of you and the sweet smell of garlic lingering on every food.) And we took neoprints afterwards. Since the movie we were going to watch only started at 9 30, we headed off to Gloria Jeans to have coffee. The movie "Four Christmases" was okay I'd say, but I feel the movie's plot is too simple and short -- need more spices! OH and we found Twilight poster on the way outta theatre. We've been looking for it outside to take pic. Soo sad we didn't have a chance to take photo with Edward. :( Dec 18th seems to be taking long to reach. I can't wait to see the movie grhhh XD

  

meeee in Nang's toy lol

Aight, according to nang, Im e first person to ride in her new car~ *GRIN* =D Although I knew from Nang that she had gotten a car, I hadn't seen it personally until today. BMW 335i. Black with red leather seats. It's gorgeous! =]

It's this type just that seats are red-leathered.

(Nang>> you just gotta pull urself together, drive more often and make a good use of it, 'kay?) hees despite myself being a very clumsy driver, i wanna see you drive! ^^

*Nang Nang* <3 *Kat Kat*

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okies you guys must not miss to see this hot MV of Hilary Duff & Kellan Lutz. well, she cudn't really pull it off but its bearable cuz of our HOT Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen).

With Love - Hilary Duff (Featuring Emmett Cullen)

xoxo~
kat

Here i am again!

Please bear with me for a few more weeks until i get totally over TWILIGHT-and-R PATZ-obsession. =]

Ive been surfing all night and found quite nice pics of R Patz so i decided that i'd share with you guys. The first two are wallpapers.

P.S. Kristen is not naked. lol. 

Loves how hes holding Kristen in her arms. Dey luk so adorable 2gether. 

R Patz. 

Why deuuu have to look good from every single side?!

He has just dazzled us. @-@

The Perfect Edward Cullen =]

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I did not know, not only Rob can act, but also can sing! I think at least two of the soundtracks in Twilight are composed and sang by him alone or by collaborating with another artist in composing.  I only noticed of "Never Think" which he sang. At first, my ears aren't used to listening the type of music he creates and I didn't like the song, but after a few tries, before I notice, I'm already addicted to it. It's a bit country type of song I suppose (or it is not, I'm not a very pro so I can't assure). His accent is, at first, very hard to catch, very British, but I like it more than the fake American accent he's trying to sound in the movie. And I've always admired British accent more. It's so smooth and fast, that it sounds more like whispering music than speaking. Don't worry if you won't catch the words, I'll attach the lyrics beneath the music video. Oh, and he can play both piano and guitar very skillfully. I mean, what more can we girls ask for? lol, good looks, personality, good sense of humor, talented in acting and music,...  despite the rumours/truths about his lack of personal hygiene.

I mean who cares if he doesn't wash. He's still gorgeous as hell. 

Heh, Now dont get shocked. I was just kidding. =P

Never Think - Robert Pattinson (Twilight Soundtrack)

~ Beautifulllllll~ LOL Don't fret too fast. As I told cha, the more u listen to it, the more u'll get hooked. Cuz' it's a very different kinda music from those we usually listen to, it needs time for our ears and heart to be able to appreciate it. Man, it's hard to sing this sorta thing. 

Lyrics:

I should never think
What's in your heart
What's in our home
So I won't

You'll learn to hate me
But still call me baby
Oh love
So call me by my name

And save your soul
Save your soul
Before your to far gone
Before nothing can be done

I'll try to decide when
She'll lie in the end
I ain't got no fight in me
In this whole damn world
So hold off
She should hold off
It's the one thing that I've known

Once I put my coat on
I coming out in this all wrong
She standing outside holding me
Saying oh please
I'm in love
I'm in love

Girl save your soul
Go on save your soul
Before it's to far gone
And before nothing can be done

Cause without me
You got it all
So hold on
Without me you got it all
So hold on
Without me you got it all
Without me you got it all
So hold on
Without me you got it all
Without me you got it all
So hold on

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well as much as i dun wanna believe, i cried to this song.. -.-

i know i have a weak heart for sad movies, but its not really the same with the songs..

neway, enjoy the song. it's just a beautiful piece of music, touchy and well-composed. angela aki must have put a lot of heart into it.  :) she's so underrated.

ANGELA AKI - TEGAMI (LETTER) with ENG TRANSLATION

English Translation:
Dear you,
Who's reading this letter
Where are you and what are you doing now?

For me who's 15 years old
There are seeds of worries I can't tell anyone

If it's a letter addressed to my future self,
Surely I can confide truly to myself

Now, it seems that I'm about to be defeated and cry
For someone who's seemingly about to disappear
Whose words should I believe in?
This one-and-only heart has been broken so many times
In the midst of this pain, I live the present

Dear you,
Thank you
I have something to tell the 15-year-old you

If you continue asking what and where you should be going
You'll be able to see the answer

The rough seas of youth may be tough
But row your boat of dreams on
Towards the shores of tomorrow

Now, please don't be defeated and please don't shed a tear
During these times when you're seemingly about to disappear
Just believe in your own voice
For me as an adult, there are sleepless nights when I'm hurt
But I'm living the bittersweet present

There's meaning to everything in life
So build your dreams without fear
Keep on believing

Seems like I'm about to be defeated and cry
For someone who's seemingly about to disappear
Whose words should I believe in?

Please don't be defeated and please don't shed a tear
During these times when you're seemingly about to disappear
Just believe in your own voice

No matter era we're in
There's no running away from sorrow
So show your smile, and go on living the present
Go on living the present

Dear you,
Who's reading this letter
I wish you happiness
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The Hot Vampire aka Edward Cullen aka Robert Pattinson

Omg this R-Patz-Fever is going higher and higher! (I think he bit me in my dream *roll my eyes*)

Wherever I go on the net, my hands are already typing robert pattinson to find new articles, videos and photos of him! That's crazy i know!

He's tall, handsome and all that but it's not only his appearance that attracts me. What makes him hot and sexy is his personality and sense of humor. You won't believe how charismatic and funny he is during interviews! I can't keep my mouth shut for a min, rofl. 

Check out this video here.

There he was asked if he proposed Kristen Steward(Bella) on set and he went 

"oh really I can't remember doing it on set but yeah I propose a lot though.." !! 

and he said: 

I get texts saying "Are we still on for the marriage on Friday?" and I don't even know who it is.. I've got a lot of Veronica-s and Caroline-s .. and I'm not even in country..  

and he still replied the msg: "Yeah sure..."  and also, when he showed the phone, it turned out to be Victoria, no Veronica or no Caroline.. haha

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I know the voice of the interviewer girl sounds like she's chocking or something. hehe. but neways, i dunnoe whether you guys notice but he always look kinda shabby-in-a-good-way and i love it. He doesnt bother to put on I-AM-SUPERSTAR look although he's gaining a huge FAME from "Twilight". Compared to his co-star Kristen, he's pretty humble  and he seems like he cant accept the fact that he is THAT BIG now. 

And again, she asked him about his proposal for Kristen and

Reporter:"what about her boyfriend"? 

Robert:"Psh, who cares?" LMAO

I just love his witty childish reactions there <3>

Then she asked if he had a crush on her, he first gave a gentle smile and started to stumble on his words, even though he was trying to convince (himself and us) that everything's just on set and nth more, so he sorta denied it. 

I think he does have a thing for her. My poor robert. *pats*. But dont worry you still have both me and nang on your sideS. lol.

Unique PERSONALITY to the core ;)

~TWILIGHT~

How outdated i was to find out about the very famous Twilight series only days ago!

As the movie "Twilight" came on the cinema in US and fetched more than $70 millions, it has gotten a lot of coverages on the news and on the blogs. So, while I was surfing I ran into articles about it. The movie is based on the world wide bestselling "Twilight" book series by the author Stephenie Meyer.

And the next day, Nang who is always ready to update me with hip things that are around __ came and told me about this movie and the hot Robert. I wasn't that convinced at first, and my mind changed after she gave me a link to the trailer. 

You might wanna check out its trailer here.

I decided that I was going to catch this movie for sure after watching its trailer. I got hooked up more by the casts rather the plot itself which is a love story between a vampire and a normal girl like you and I but of cuz, with twists and turns in it.

As most of you may notice, yes the vampire hottie is Robert Pattison who played the role of Cedric in Harry Potter Movie Series. But it was so slow of me to realise it's Cedric only after browsing through on the net about Robert Pattison, I loved him as Cedric in Harry Potter and I cried an ocean literally when he died in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire".

As Cedric in Harry Potter 

As Edward Cullen in "Twilight"

He has grown so tall and manly, def hotter that I couldn't recogise him at first, and another hottie in the movie for you to watch out is the hunky Jacob played by Taylor Lautner

 

He's really young, as 92-born, and he's been in many movies before but the only one I've watched is "Cheaper by the Dozen 2".

If you are interested in this movie so far, you can go surf on the net more about it, who else are in the movie, or the synopsis, etc..  

Oh, and I fell in love with its soundtrack "Decode" by Paramore too! Check below.

Please bring Twilight to Singapore cinemas ASAP! I cant wait! ^^ 

- How to Cook My Favourite Thai Dish -

*~ Spicy Basil Leaf Chicken~* 

each and every time i go to Thai restaurants, this one-dish meal is a MUST-HAVE for me. and yup, of cuz, Tom Yam seafood soup is another favourite thai food of mine, too~

since i like it so much, i decided to learn how to cook that basil leaf chicken. 

i surfed on the net, on the cooking sites, and finally, when i found the recipe, i gave it a try and it worked! lol. i'd say the dish came out much better than expected and i let my housemates try. they said it's good! woo hoo! (well i just hope they told me the truth rofl).

but, anyway, today i'm gon share with you the recipe for my favourite dish. it's quite simple to prepare and it's quick one-dish meal so if you are running out of time to cook "sophisticated" dishes, this is the one that saves ur time and will satisfy ur taste buds. ^^

Nang >( u can try this one kay? just don't grab junk foods and eat noodles. lol)

What you need:

1. Obviously, chicken. ( Like me, you can get minced chicken to avoid mincing and spilling the meat all over the place hehe)
2. 4-6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped or grinded
3. 2-3 onions/shallots, thinly sliced
4. 2-3 teaspoon of black soy sauce (The sweet kind)
5. 2 table spoon of fish sauce
6. basil leaves --->
7. 5-10 chillies, finely chopped ( Depending on the level of hotness you can take, kay?) 

That's about it. See, you just need to get chicken and basil leaves; the rest __ I'm sure most of the kitchens stock them.

How you cook:

Okies you gotta heat a pan or a wok until the surface becomes smoking hot then put the oil, just enough to coat the whole of surface. Wait for a few secs for the oil to heat, then stir in the garlic, followed with sliced onions/shallots a few seconds later. Stir for few more seconds; then add chicken. Stir-fry a minute or two, until most of the chicken has started to change color. 

Toss in the chillies and sprinkle black soy sauce over the mixture and stir-fry for another 15-20 seconds. Then add fresh basil leaves and fish sauce. Stir and mix well.

You can try tasting a bit of it when the basil is wilted and the chicken is cooked thoroughly. (If you wish, you can sprinkle with white pepper; I prefer it w/o pepper though.) If it tastes alright, you can already transfer the dish onto a plate or over plain cooked rice. You can enjoy the meal now! =) 

Notes: This is a good and easy dish and one of the most popular thai dishes. It is usually served over rich as one-dish meal, often accompanied by a crispy fried egg atop. 

alrightyy! now you guys can consider having a REAL nutritious dish in your meal. lol. i know how all of us'd usually feed ourselves with fast foods and noodles especially when the school is opened and we don't have enough time to eat out that much. now u guys can consider having a REAL nutritious dish in your meal; meanwhile, it's time to test your cooking skills. *wink* ;)

good luck and have fun cooking! ^__^ 

xoxo

Kat

today i missed my work. *SIGH* 

the stupid alarm in my phone didn't actually frigging make any noise and i was sleeping until my boss called me. 

i looked at my phone and i was like OH SHIT! i'm gon be so dead 

but i got myself together and answered 

"Hello? Yes, Mr.Chan. Sorry, I was about to give you a call. I'm now at the clinic waiting for my turn." .. "Oh, 'cause I'm having gastric pain yea. I'd sms you or give you a call back when I've seen the doc. Okay bye."

it was so nice of my boss to believe i was sick for real. yet he didn't sound to believe me at first; since my acting was so good, he told me to take a rest at home and just to come to work only tmr.~ PHEW i was relieved then i went back to my la~la~land zzzz. 

yes ive made a sin. =( 

but to make up for that, tmr i'm gon go to work early and work really hard, i promised myself.

*RARA'S UNLUCKY DAY*

then, i woke up around 4pm, thanks to rara. she didn't bring her key together with her so she was locked outta our house and was calling out everyone else's name. for 2/3 mins, i thought i was dreaming or i was hearing things so i didn't bother to get up and take a look.. 

thank god, at one time i heard my name very clearly. only then, i got totally awaken and i rushed outta bed to the living room to find her standing outside~ *her eyes did sparkel when she saw me!* 

LOL.  cuz' finally, she could get into house. XD

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in the evening, i had a wonderful date with kpw and zys, the cousins. lol. althou i met kpw quite often, i haven't seen the dude, zys in ages and i was so excited to meet em! :D

and apparently there were some breakdowns in communication which ended up them having to wait for me for half an hour. :(  hehe my bad. 

location:jurong point

date:november 18,2008

awwh the sister is feeding her cousin *so sweet* ^^

kpw and me, i know this's indeed very blurr! thanks to the steady-hand-camera-man(zys) lol

grhhh i was wearing heels and still shorter than him! :(

the slacker and the nerd~ hehe

yes we had a great time after all  and i always love to watch how these two cousins bicker and fight lols. :P but sad thing was the foods we had today totally sucked big time!

oops now it's 3am. time to sleep! 

I gotta get up at 6am tmr for work (8-5pm) *sniff*

oh tmr my elder brother is coming to Singapore ( I can't forget this lol) 

my mom has been calling me for million times to remind me to go and pick him up with my cousin. yay! neway, i'm soo happy to see my bro tmr! :)