Wrong way to count down

Here's another story about my brother, let's call him Kitten, from Sheep.

KITTEN:

When are we going for that family vacation?

SHEEP:

It's on the 15th.

KITTEN:

Ouh... It's the 5th day of the month today.

How long until then?

SHEEP:

I don't know. Go ahead and count from today to the 15th.

KITTEN:
Okay!
*counts with his fingers*
Today is 5th...
So, 5-4-3-2...

SHEEP:
Wait a second, you'll never get to the 15th like that.
You're counting backwards!

KITTEN:
*looks at fingers*
*quickly recover*
5-6-7-8...

I'm starting to question my brother's ability to count and make logical conclusions.

Hah. =DD

Our Simple Life

Me and my sister, let's call her Sheep.
We have always believed that our life is plain simple and plainly dull.

The kind of life that if were made into a reality tv show or a movie,
the plot would mainly be about our redundant routine day of life.

Can you stand watching a movie of a few hours depicting the same-old way how:

• We wake up from sleep
• Fiddle around with our laptop 
• Play games for the whole day
• Fell asleep for hours in the evening 
• Wake up around 4pm to realize that we still haven't bathe?

Yep, it is dull.

So Sheep and I attempted to conclude our simple life with very simple equations.

SHEEP:

Our life is SO simple!

It is like 1 + 1 = 2!

JAZ:

I think our life is SO simple, it should be

1 + 1 = 11~!

A very simple life that you don't even have to count!

SHEEP:

Yeah! All you need is just common sense!

JAZ:

Another similar equation in BM would be

"1 tolak 1, jawapannye 1 jatuh la!"

And we both agreed that our life is so simple and straightforward and these 2 equations are most fitting to describe our very simple life.

Abusing My Laptop

Some people have been wondering why my laptop is getting darn slow now.
I myself wonders too.
But I shrugged it off as all things go bad as time pass.

But apparently, my laptop isn't to be blamed.
It's me.

I've just realized yesterday that my laptop is only left with about 2GB.

What on earth is eating up the space in here?!

Have checked on applications, it wasn't as much to eat up about 157GB...



Then after much snooping, I found that most of my "supposedly" free space is filled up with only media files.
Yes, I am the kind who downloads and collects all sorts of shows and movies,
but never really bother or have the time to even watch any of it.

Answer to all questions:

I am the laptop abuser.

I abuse my laptop with unnecessary files,
yet blame my laptop when it gets slow.

I'm a horrible laptop owner/master/slayer.

Of course, I have some of those box-office movies and latest-high-ratings shows.
But can you guess what TV show that has been hogging the most space out of all files?

Can you possibly think what I would keep for almost 30GB and not delete it because I love it too much and it's a waste not to keep them.

It's... POKEMON!

No, please don't give me the look like this is just a childish hobby that should be forgotten.
It's my childhood love, people!
3 seasons of Pokemon just simply rules out any other TV shows.

And for that, I do not mind it leeching away with about 30GB of my laptop's space.

Reaching my 20s,

and I'm still a Pokemon fangirl at heart.

Tonka the Wombat

Okay, you may think I'm a bimbo here

because I have never heard of this common animal.

Wombat.

Yes, what???

When I first see the name, I'm expecting it as some sort of bat.

Or a scary-looking animal.

But on the contrary, it's actually one of the cutest things around!

I didn't bother looking up for this animal before.

But while I was researching on Australia Zoo, something appeared at the sidebar.

Tonka

Adopt him

For the first time in my life, I finally know what a Wombat looks like.

And I'm tempted to get one.

But I know I can't.

I hardly can take care of myself, and any plants or fishes can die if they are put under my full responsibility.

It would be sad if I was to cause death to Tonka.

Tonka was born on November 24, 2005 and is the first male wombat to be bred at Australia Zoo. He is by far one of our cheekiest wombats and makes sure his keepers are always on their toes. Tonka is part of the 'Wandering Wildlife' team, so you're sure to see him out on his walks, which are actually more like jogs! He loves to visit all of the animals in and around the Zoo.  

Tonka is a very playful Common Wombat who loves all the attention he can get. This cheeky boy truly believes the world revolves around him! You can't help but fall in love with Tonka's amazing personality; he will always make you smile.

Doesn't he sound adorable??? And spoilt too considering he thinks the world revolves around himself.

I told my sister of my intentions.

And she said that it's a bad idea for me to adopt Tonka.

"That thing would die!

All you would give him eat is Maggie mee!"

True true... my sister knows me well enough.

Because I'm not a good pet-caretaker,

Tonka will only be in my dreams now.

At least I know now how a wombat looks like...

Cons of Studying Overseas

SOMEONE: I'm studying overseas.

PEOPLE: Woaaahhh.... *impressed, admire*

No. I am not the 'someone' who has gone to embark a larger-than-life experience of studying overseas.
I am one of those 'people' who would be impressed and admire those who do that.

Despite being impressed,
I've made up my mind that I would NOT want to study overseas.

Let's round up the 4 vital barriers for me to studying overseas:


1. COST OF LIVING IS HIGH

I am not a wealthy human being with unlimited cash in her bank accounts and 4-years-old wallet.

Sure, there are scholarships.

But Malaysia's currency is nothing much compared to other countries'.

Any mediocre amount of money will not be sufficient enough when currencies are converted.

I know, I should learn to be frugal and all...

But would I really want a life surviving ONLY out of instant noodles and cheap food?

[Good food is a priority in my budget]

Because I assure you, I'm the kind who loves to splurge when I can ;)

2. FOREIGN PEOPLE AND PLACES

Yes, I should open up my world more- Explore new places and meet new people.

But I am terrified.

Wouldn't it be difficult to get around if I have to ask for help?

Get easily lost because roads and places are so unfamiliar to me?

I would have NO IDEA where I'm at in the world too, right?!

No, thank you.

I haven't even explored the depths of Malaysia

and I'm far off from having the 24 million population of Malaysians in my social network.

Home country has enough places and people for my liking.

3. FAR AWAY FROM PEOPLE THAT MATTERS

I'm not really 'anak emas mak' that can't stand to be away from home.

In fact, my second home is in a different state- Lendu is where I'm studying.

I can handle distance from family and friends.

But to be on different continents, it's a different story.

Yes, there's Skype, Facebook etc to keep in touch.

While my families aren't really the most active social networkers [You don't expect my grandparents to often be on Skype, right?],

NOTHING can beat a simple lunch with family-friends face-to-face.

Being too far from people that matters,

I might have the risk of inventing 78970742047291243 imaginary friends for my own comfort,

or any additional psychological illnesses.

I might even get multiple personality disorders and re-enact myself as my mother, sister, brother, cousin, friends, grandparents etc just to keep me company.

Finally, the most important factor of all...!

4. FOOD COMPLICATIONS

The whole halal/ non-halal issue can really freak me out.

It could be a chicken, but not slaughtered in the way of Islam.

It could be tantalizing fish, but mixed with a slight hint of alcohol.

I cannot imagine the torture of passing by McDonalds,

staring longingly the whole day at people eating juicy burgers-

AND I CAN'T EAT IT BECAUSE I'M TOO SCARED.

I can imagine myself running like a mad woman from McDonalds,

dropped out of college and give up on life,

fly back to Malaysia just to chow down on McD's Double Cheeseburger with no pickles.

Yes, I would give up on life if I don't get regular burgers in my diet.

Most would advice to study overseas because it would be a great journey with larger-than-life experience.
And it leads to a brighter future.

But I'm not strong enough to make these sacrifices.
I may be able to achieve more overseas, but I don't think I'd be as happy.


CONCLUSION:

Overseas = Bright Future!

Malaysia = ... Dim Future?

Haha.
I'm contented enough to settle with the 'dim future'.
Malaysia's 'dim future' is bright enough for me anyway. Lol.