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i haven't done that in a while.

I mean this

Oh and my first album/demo is in the works.

Me and my answering machine are gonna record some dope shit

the last time I laughed till I cried was with Ilyas and his gang.
man, its takes a hell of a lot to make me laugh till I cry.

Oh, and if Im hysterically funny or sinfully moronic with you, it means im totally comfortable with you.
and thats rare, very rare. so few get me on a roll with me tickling your funny bone. or um, bones. haha

ps : decided to do these "facts about me" list since I have no life and little post are less daunting then having to write long ones. I realize there's so many things people do not know about me despite people thinking im one of those girls who bare themselves and lay it out all on the table to be summed up on their first encounter with mua.

like every other human on this globe, Id like to think of myself as unique, completely different from everybody else, refusing to give in to cliches or being dubbed a stereotype girl, student, sister , anything. I think I'll find these facts totally contradicting with what I think or believe what I actually am.

I shall backflash, rewind, pause and dig up those old folders between the membranes of the pink grey organ in my quite thick skull ( like my gwanma would say ) and tell stories related to these humdrum or frolicsome facts.Come on kids, there's nothing fun like ye old' walking down memory lane right?  *wink wink*,  come sit around ye big ol' oak table  and I shall light me ol' pipe 'ere, puff puff.

Popped by the Curve in the afternoon after having lunch and headed straight to Borders there.
And I went crazy in Borders today. I kid you not.
I was literally on a book frenzy.

It could be because i haven't been buying books for such a long time already, that when faced with suchs good deals for books that i've been hearing so much about, i couldn't but help splurge on it!

I stepped in and faced the table that had the '3 for 2' books.
And within a minute, i already had 4 books in my arms :P
Carried the pile of books with me and browsed some more to see what other interesting books i could find at the place. I think I must've looked like such a nerd >.<

I would reach out for books without a second thought and before i knew it, i was lugging around 9 books with me :P
But that was one too many, so i only got 8 books, two of which were presents to really good friends!
(i think i've said this before, but don't books just make the best of presents!)

Bottom two of which i gave away as presents, the rest are all mine! muahahahaha!
Damage done = RM 230. I'm using this as a treat to myself for my good results, and it's books! I mean, as opposed to buying other stuff, i think this is a much better way to treat oneself! =)
Also best to stock up nicely with books first so that i will always have something to read when in uni!

I mentioned how buying books is so much more fulfilling than buying clothes sometimes and my guyfriend couldn't believe that he heard that, especially coming from a girl LOL!

Did a little bit more shopping before i came home for a quick dinner, shower and then head back out to the Curve (again) to chill at Laundry Bar for a while before catching The Dark Knight at Cineleisure Platinum!

Ok, anyone who knows me knows that I don't drink beer. I don't like how it is bitter and hard to drink. And also because it hits you right at your glands below your cheek and it makes you (or at least me) cringe >.<
But seeing that this was the only thing the guys were drinking, i decided to give it a try, again.

I cringed, again and mentioned that it was bitter. So they told me that i shouldn't sip it, but take big gulps.
So take big gulps, i did.
And it wasn't that bad. I guess it just takes some getting used to. Especially the part where it is just really gassy and a tad bitter.
But i would still take a whiskey coke any day :p

Headed over to Cineleisure Platinum (Platinum is like the Gold Class of Cineleisure) after that for the movie and every part of it (the place and the movie) was awesome!
The place is a small theatre of 24 big, plush, comfy, reclinable seats with excellent butler-like services provided. They serve you food in your seats! All you have to do is order before or during the movie.
I was sitting on the front row and i was so afraid that it'll be so close to the screens that i wouldn't enjoy it. but despite it being the front row, i didn't have any trouble watching the movie at all, all thanks to the (electrically) reclinable seats! :D Visual was good, audio was good too!

As for the movie, it was superb and bloody excellent. The flow of the movie was really smooth and i personally think it was better than Batman Begins. I won't spoil it for you guys, but all i can say is that they really couldn't have picked a better person to play the Joker than Heath Ledger!
I really think that the movie couldn't be as good were it not for his acting as the Joker. It was so good that i actually felt psychologically afraid of him (watch it and you'll know what i mean).
You guys *have* to watch it!

Popped by Sanctuary for a while after for Yih Lin's Birthday celebration. Caught up with the girls there a little bit, danced a little (Thursday night at Sanctuary = good music!) before calling it a night.

Feeling rather talkative right now, hence the long blog post. Also it's to make up for my relatively long absence from here :p
Well, since the last post, i've played paintball in a multi-storey carpark, been waking up at 3 in the afternoon, met up with classmates from my primary school whom i haven't seen for ages and been enjoying the last week of holiday a lot! :)

That's about it. Time to sleep for me. There's a nice sweeping, cool breeze tonight and i reckon i'll be having a good night's sleep because of it :)
Good night Voxers!

Jam bands are certainly the music scene in Colorado

i don't like jam bands much

A Hawk and a Hacksaw are coming to New York City but i live in Colorado
the usually only play on the other side of the world
i hope they come to Denver, Jeremy Barnes is the shit he is playing like four instruments at once

all we get in denver is the democratic national convention
voting is for the birds

I am home finnaly

but none of the sweet clothing i ordered came which is discoraging
it was mostly out of stock
grrrrrrm

but i did get the wall of walking beards

Dear Sophie,

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Looking in Flickr we came across with one of your images which we would like to be part of an article about composition that will appear in the next issue, the photograph "Immanisa" perfectly fits what we a re looking for.

If you would like to collaborate with us, we would appreciate if you could e-mail us a high resolution image (300 dpi) to: gloria.zelaya@bokehmagazine.com and add your full name.

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Dina, MsG Me DadZ Numb3r
+971 etc  etc

*feverishly rings dad's number*

"hello?" he answered.  oh ma gawd. its ma' dadz.
"HI DADDDYYY", excitement rate = 9.0
"whats up", he replied. his excitement rate = 2.3
"WHAT? DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?", I burst
"what?"
"DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS IS?"
"yes, its sofiyah"
"THEN WHY 'WHAT'S UP'? DONT YOU MISS ME?"  , I haven't talked to my dad ; as in skype , since the night I was packing for my hostel.
"im in the middle of lecturing"
"oh.". my bad.
"everything okay?", he laughed
"UM NO . nobody has called me since I started college", I was surprised at how my voice instantly started to quiver.Must be the rainy gloomy weather , effecting my emotional mark-up.
"well, you're a big girl now", yeah dad. tell your whole class.
"stillllllll, can you call me?"
"okay I'll call when I get back"
"OH AND ADD 10k TO MY BANK ACCOUNT"  . haha kidding. I didn't actually say that....I think.

Today was my first attempt at walking back from my campus block to the main campus = Pusat Bandar. Im proud to say I did not get lost or get honked at! I did get caught in the miserable rain though after shopping for a few stuff at Giant ,before heading back to my hostel. I blame these dumb MAHSA students who blocked the road to my hostel with their stupid umbrellas poking about. Honestly, if you have friggin umbrellas shouldn't you give way for those running amok trying to avoid the rain and get shelter OR actually get to their destination? I was on the verge of just ramming into them. haha. Gosh, how angsty. I blame the chemicals in the rain which seeped into my skin and chemically altered my mood. Anyway, rant aside,  I had one of the best tandooris ever at Ali Maju for dinner. My friends insisted me being famished had something to do with the tandoori being slightly more than holy, I digress!

I miss blogging. I miss blogging about something substantial ( or did I ever ? ahah ). I get aweshum connection today at the first floor ( cue big gasp. its normally packed with people ) and I have no clue what to write about.

Windows [as in the operating system] user James, while in his Lee Cooper jeans, wishes to have "high shoes" [high heels, platforms etc.]. He has made two pairs of trousers using curtain drape-esque fabric [seen on the counter] and is selling it under the brand 'Hamidah'.

I guess this is the first real journal type entry Ive done in Here. Where to start.

First and foremost I guess, I lost the afro =D

Got bored of it, plus I found out to some people I was just that guy with the afro. A bit of a creepy realization that I had become the guy with the weird hairstyle that every college has.

Life has been decent enough, I have been productive enough for my conscience. made a short horror movie that came out okay. Kinda working on the script for one more now. And Ive been jamming with my new semi band. Right now its mostly me on vocals with two guitarists, one maybe drummer and no bassist. Not for lack of trying mind you.

Khairi, Lead Guitar

Izzat on rythm

In other news, I MOVED! 2..months ago.  My apologies to whomever it concerns. Havent done ANY decor yet for my room, so its just me, my pc and my books for now. Thats the problem with moving from a closet spaced room to this swimming pool sized space.
I dont have enough stuff to fill my sudden wealth of emptyness.

I guess I dont really feel the need to write in blogs as much about life and shit. I scribble enough of it in my paper journal that whats left feels unworthy of a post.

But Ill try to keep writing as much as i can, now that my constipation level writers block has died. I think Ive identified a style Im comfortable with, Im trying to meld Haruki Murakami's flowing poetry-like prose with Neil Gaiman-ish character concepts and dialogue styles. Yea, thats not gonna be hard.