American Idol Season 9.

Oh, I am so looking forward to watching Idol season 9!
I found out Neil Patrick Harris appeared as a guest judge at one of the auditions. I can't wait to hear his comments. Oh my God, yay!

2010.

Happy New Year!

I know it's a little overdue considering New Year was 5 days ago, but better late than never, right?
Sorry for not keeping this blog up to speed. I couldn't obtain Internet access at home for awhile. Mom had to call a computer technician. He just came over yesterday to fix it and turned out the router was struck by lightning. So he had to buy a new one.

I was online on New Year's eve though. I was at my grandpa's place and there's Internet access, but you know, I don't feel comfortable blogging when I'm surrounded by other people. I tend to lose concentration. I like blogging when I'm alone.

Anyway, I'm not going to describe what 2009 was like because the way I see it, every year is practically the same. Only some years are the better than others. But every year you experience ups and downs, highs and lows. Within those 365/366 days there are good days and there are bad days, and you gain both bitter and sweet memories... Because that's just how life is.

So basically 2009 was just like any other previous year. However, I have to say, it was indeed the best high school year for me despite having to face the most major exam of my life. I guess primarily because it was my senior year. I like being a senior. Hmm, I think that's the only reason.

2010 started out great, until I did an awfully reckless thing. Something only a person with an idiotic mind would do. I have to admit, I've done quite a few rebellious things. But none of them had other people involved. What I did on January 1st 2010 was beyond terrible. Not only I'd burdened the people I love, but they also had to clean up my mess. I caused them to look at me differently. The worst part is I lost my mother's trust.
I generated a critical damage that I'll never ever forget for the rest of my life. If only I had said NO. If only I could turn back the clock. But then again, that's life. You make mistakes. The only thing to do is learn from what I did. Nonetheless I learned the hard way. It was an extremely painful lesson to learn.

~

On a different note, I went to Singapore on December 18th with the family. This year's trip wasn't as merry as the previous ones since my brother and cousin Amalina couldn't come. It was my first trip to Singapore without my brother and my first trip without Amalina after 8 years. Every year since 2000 I would go to Singapore with Amalina. It felt different without having her around, of course not so fun. Needless to say it also felt different without my brother. Not to mention celebrating Eid ul-Fitr and Christmas without him. Abang Adel, I miss you dearly. Damn it, please come home!

Having said that, thank God I had Liyana to keep me company throughout the trip. Otherwise I'd be dead bored...

We stayed at a service apartment called Le Grove. I love it. Better than a hotel, and it's fairly close to Orchard Road. Liyana and I shared a bedroom. Plus, there's a kitchen and StarHub TV, which gives access to channels like AXN and Starworld.

I did some shopping. I love Christmas sales in Singapore. Things I bought/my mom bought me include: A t-shirt and necklace from Marc Jacobs, a pair of Feragamo shoes, a top from Banana Republic, two necklaces and a top from Forever 21, a top from Topshop, a top from French Connection, a perfume by Juicy Couture, a necklace from Aldo, a DKNY bag etc. etc.

Furthermore, my relative in Singapore got married. My mom's cousin. I attended his wedding. Food was delicious. It was a buffet.

~

While the Internet at home was out of order, I had couple of DVDs to keep me entertained, including How I Met Your Mother seasons 1 to 4. I've finished watching all of them. I loved that show before. But now, I'm completely IN LOVE and obsessed with it. It's just so hilarious that I can watch it a million times and never get tired of it, especially the 2nd season. I love the comedy. It's smart and not overdone like FRIENDS. I love Neil Patrick Harris. I love his role, Barney Stinson. Although he's a womanizing bastard, he is fun and witty and candid (in an amusing way)... and I'd just love to have him as a friend.

I hope my brother can burn all the aired episodes of season 5 and then mail the disc(s) to me... because I really can't download all the way from episode 1. The computer really doesn't have enough capacity for that. Plus, I don't have enough patience myself.

Glee Rocks My World!

The Ideal Xmas Gift.

The Beatles Box Set - Remastered in Stereo [Box set] [Collector's Edition] [Original recording remastered]

= almost RM 800! :(

The taste of liberty is very sweet indeed.

Wowee! Now I can sleep and get up whenever I want to, go online as long as I want to without having an iota of guilt. I don't have to hear my mom constantly nag me to study and remind me that I've got the most major examination of my life coming up. That's all over now. DONE.
I have the prerogative to let loose. I deserve the leisure.

Furthermore, I get to proceed to catch up with my favorite TV series!
Watched Fringe earlier today - the 8th episode of the 2nd season. Currently downloading episode 9 and the 5th episode of The Mentalist season 2.

~

My post-SPM agendas include: -

#1 : Dyeing my hair, and then highlight it.
#2 : Take driving lessons (A.S.A.P!). Hope to acquire my license by next year.
#3 : Countless of outings with friends.
#4 : Movie marathon at the cinema... now who's game? :)
#5 : Annual Singapore trip on Dec 18th with my family on my mom's side + Liyana and her mom.
#6 : Lose weight! (Though I'm not sure how serious I am about this). And it's been so long since I've been to the gym.

... I can't think of anything else. I might add some more soon.


XXX

PS, this is my 69th post...
69 - my so-called favorite number! It's a nice number, right?
Sorry, inside joke. :)


Now playing: 'Heroes' by David Cook.

OH MY, MY, OH MY!

Oh. My. Freaking. God!
Took these photos from Zamil's latest blog entry. They're so motherf*king hilarious. I laughed hysterically like a banshee until I almost fell off the computer chair. Lawak gila babi, okay!

According to Zamil, some of these answers were given by students from the UK...

- Seriously man, Malaria? Memang fail lah kau!


- Think I wouldn't have answered the same way if I didn't know. HA HA.


- LOL!


- Double LOL! This is a damn good one.


- HA HA HA. What the F? Adultery!


- Was this kid really serious or just trying to amuse the teacher?!


- Hmm... very witty.


- WORD!



WORD OF ADVICE: KIDS, DON'T EVER TRY AND FOLLOW THESE CLOWNS!

Over and Out.

Today, at 11:22 AM, I, Shaira Nur Idris became a free woman.

SPM is OVER, boys and girls!

No more school for me. I'm done for good. Finally, after 10 years. Never thought I'd ever see this day come *tears of joy*... Here I am, on the threshold of a new chapter of my life.

Oh well. Gotta swing! Im'ma head out to get me some booze or something and then, I'm gonna party like there's no tomorrow. Later peeps!

"... School's out forever. School's been blown to pieces. No more pencils. No more books. No more teacher's dirty looks..." - 'School's Out' by Alice Cooper.

XXX

This is It.

Today's the day, people (!)
Liberty commences in approximately 12 hours. Today, December 10th 2009, is the last time I'll be wearing a school uniform and walking out of the APIIT Smart School premises as an ex-student and a high school graduate. Hurrah!

Am I for real or just self-contradicting?

Woah... Didn't think I'd get over you so quickly. Although not 100%, I'm still making progress. Love takes time, you know. Hmm, sounds familiar?

I have come to terms with the fact that some things just aren't meant to be and everything happens for a reason. Sitting around waiting for you like some loser just ain't worth my time. Therefore, every happiness to you and your little Fugly whore of a girlfriend. Oops, can't resist.
Sorry. :P

Now playing: 'Love Takes Time' by Mariah Carey.

12/9/09.

I attended the extra Tasawwur class in school today. Got there at about 12:35 PM. Class was supposed to start at 12:30 but Ustazah came in half hour after that, around 1:10. Gee, I thought I was the one who was late. She had a meeting, and didn't think it was gonna last that long.

So 7 people are taking Tasawwur for SPM, but only 4 people went to the extra class today - Me, Yana, Yuha and Hajar + Acap (who's not taking the subject). LOL.

Anyway folks, tomorrow, I iz gon' be a free woman! *speaking in Jamaican accent*. :)

XXX

Again and Again.

Wow. Life, you never cease to amaze me.

Life is indeed filled with surprises. Recently a surprise happened, to me. Mind you not a good one. In fact, a terrible one. I definitely didn’t see it coming. I’m not sure if God is testing me, or testing my patience but this is really too trying for me to handle. I never thought I’d be going through this plight ever again. But well, I am going through it AGAIN.

Fuck you. I was over you. I had already cut you out of my life. You walked right back into it. There you were, trying to rekindle the precious and sturdy friendship we had once lost… THE ONE I HAD LOST. Congratulations, you succeeded. Our friendship grew stronger than what it was like before.

I started to visualize you and I again. I thought maybe we’d have a future together. I believed perhaps if I’m lucky our friendship will head somewhere else, reach to a whole new level, turn into something more. I thought the feeling was somehow mutual. WRONG. ‘Cause apparently someone else has already had your heart all along. And vice versa, you have hers. I don’t know, I guess I was a tad too self-centered to notice it. Silly me. I was simply DELUSIONAL. I was at my comfort zone until... THIS happened!

I wish I’d never met you. Hope that baby whore of a bitch treats you right. All that’s left for me to do now is get over you again. It’s hard, but I know I will get through this in time. When I finally do, I pray to God I won’t have feelings for you again, EVER. Because I know ultimately you always get me trapped in a predicament. A predicament I have to get stuck with for months. The worst part is - THIS right now is even worse than the serious damage (you never realized) you’d caused me before, which I’d also already buried a long time ago. THIS hits me way harder. Therefore, I don’t want to wait for worse. This is the part where I think of whether to disconnect you from being inside my life once more or to let you stay while I endure THIS and we become lifelong buddies. Fuck it. What if my feelings for you won’t change for the rest of my life?

Dear God, what are you trying to do? Hurl me back into damnation? Watch me suffer again? Watch me become emotionally distressed again? WHAT! WHAT! WHAT! Thanks a lot for bursting my bubble. I am now shattered, again. Sure, I may look merry and fine but beneath the exterior no one can imagine how exceedingly distraught I am. I’m sick of putting on a bold face. I hate pretending like everything’s cool when it’s actually hell. I know things don’t always go your way but please God, have some mercy on me. Don’t fuck me up again. Stop fucking me up, goddamn it!

And life, I detest you to the core... for you’re truly a bitch.

“It’s a heartache, nothing but a heartache. Hits you when it’s too late, hits you when you’re down. It’s a fool’s game, nothing but a fool’s game. Standing in the cold rain, feeling like a clown…” - ‘It’s a Heartache’ by Bonnie Tyler.

PS, I hate repressing my feelings. Hence, this post.

By the way, please pardon my cuss words.

12/8/09.

Hello world.
So happy to announce that I've only got one more subject left to sit for, which is of course Tasawwur Islam.

On Dec 10th at 12:15 PM, high school will be officially over for me.
Hooray, I'm so damn thrilled! Enough said.
But screw those Science stream students yang merdeka hari ni.

Yesterday I had Ekonomi Asas. Paper (1) was complex. A lot of graphs and accounting. For paper (2), I managed to complete everything. Though that doesn't mean my all my answers are correct.
Anyway, after my I was done with my papers, mom picked me up from school and we went straight to Bangsar Shopping Center to have lunch. We ate at The Pressroom. Menu consists of European dishes and they're all so scrumptuous. I ate a lot.

We headed home after that around 3 something. And then I slept for hours. When I finally got up, it was already almost 8 PM. So darn unhealthy, kan?!

Even today I got up at approximately 1:30 PM. I didn't eat breakfast obviously. I just had my lunch about an hour ago. And then, I revised Tasawwur a bit.
And, HOLY CRAP. I haven't bathed yet. :[

By the way, I received a tweet from Yuha saying there's an extra Tasawwur class in school at 12:30 PM tomorrow for one hour. Ustazah wants to go through the spotted chapters/questions with us. Hopefully that will be fruitful.

Alright honeys, I gotta go and bathe. Continue studying Tasawwur after.
Ciao.

Some R and R on Sunday.

I had a very exciting excursion today. Went to Pavilion with mom and cousin Sara. I think the last time I went there was last July with my brother, sister and stepmom to buy my dad's birthday present.
By the way, it was Sara's first time going to Pavilion.

We had brunch at The Loaf.
And then, we looked around Juicy Couture and Marc Jacobs.
When I got inside the Marc Jacobs store, two things there got inducted into my wish-list: this really awesome dark mauve-colored handbag and a gorgeous pair of cherry red flat pumps.

I really want the shoes so bad!!!
They're size 8, which is my size! Not to mention tres perfect for moi.
They cost in the region of RM 1600+, I think. Damn. I know they're very pricey, but they're so worth it. I hope there'll be a discount soon. Gotta grab them before anyone else does!

After that, I did some shopping.
It'd certainly been ages since I last shopped.
We went to Forever 21. My mom bought me a taupe-colored top and this really adorable short skirt for Sara. And then we headed to Cotton On. I got these cute multicolored leopard print boxers. They initially cost RM 30 or 39 but since there was a sale, I only got them for 15 bucks!
Sara got herself a plain black tank top.

Our last stop was one of my favorite stores, BCBG MAXARIA. Mom bought me two items from there. The first one is a black chic long strapless top. It's so comfortable and it fits my body perfectly. It was on 60% discount. The original price was RM 660. So you do the math. And lucky me 'cause it was the last piece. Love you mom!

I captured a couple of photos of myself wearing the top. Wanna see?

Classy and pretty, don't you think? (the top I mean) :)

The second item I bought from BCBG is a RM 125 T-shirt. It's got the words "Born to Sing" on the front and a picture of a microphone on a stand on the back. Cool huh?
Mom got one for herself too. Only hers has "Born to Dance" written on the front and a picture of ballet shoes on the back. And mom also got the same tee for Sara. But Sara's has got the words "Born to Rock" on the front and a picture of an electric guitar on the back.
Oh, how my mom loves and spoils her nieces and nephews.

After we left Pavilion, mom took the wrong turn and we got lost. We ended up somewhere in Bukit Jalil *laughs*. But eventually we got ourselves back on the right track.
We went straight to Bangsar Village to have tea. We ate at Delish. I had Mushroom Soup and Ceasar Salad... I am now rather satiated.

That's it for my little day-out.
I was fun. I had a ball.
Only I wish we'd stayed longer at Pavilion for a movie, or a fish spa.
What am I saying?! I have exam tomorrow.

Shucks. Ergo I should sign out now and go revise.
Bye.

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ENJOY!

LOL. These photos crack me up, big time!

HAHAHAHAHA.

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