My Poem in The Sun!

I have a happy news to share; mainly to myself...not bragging or showing off...but I just felt so happy that I can share this poem with everyone when it was published in the Sun yesterday (Tuesday, 30th of June 2009)

The URL: http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=35163

The poem can be found in my main blog

Well, since I am happy and I like the poem myself, I have decided to publish it here again too....

Tribute to MJ


A talented child t’was
Above others his talent soars
Starting from the Jackson Five
it was music for his life

An icon in the music industry
He has inspired thus many
From Moonwalk to anti-gravity
He is indeed a born prodigy!

The King of Pop we hail him
A performer who uses every limb
Belting scores of record-breaking hits
Enticing music lovers to every beat

MTV was his brainchild
where his dances arranged in style
The story of his songs briefly told
in choreography of multi-fold

The most successful entertainer of all time
A record holder through rain and shine
Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean
Songs fondly recalled from our TV screens
Remember Heal the World and Earth Song
issues of nature that we sing along
With intention to unite the universe
he tells the world with every verse
For the better or for the worse,
it is a choice made by all of us!

Racial discrimination is of concern
A nation gap widely discerned
Black or white it does not matter
As long as we all get together
Come, every boy and every girl
As we proudly sing We are the World!

What a great loss t’was,
the world marks the date today,
the King of Pop we lost,
but in our heart his legend stays!

I thank the editor of the Sun for publishing my poem; and I am so happy that it touched many as much as it touched mine.

I am not a die-hard fan of MJ; but yet I must say that he and his music has in a way influenced me.
I grew up listening to him; and hearing his departure still invoked some unexplainable emotion within.

It is this feeling which gave me an inspiration as I penned down this poem.

I've always loved poems; and I write my own collection of poems, and of course short stories, novels and articles.
I always view writing as my passion; and something which I value and take pride in.
I do not view it as a commercial path; rather a way to develop myself.
To gain recognition or fame is not the main objective; rather, I seek to share my thoughts and views with the whole world.

I am just so happy that this was published; usually I feel displeased with some of my own poems but this is one of my favorite poems:)
I hope everyone liked it; and MJ, may you rest in peace!

30th of June is a good date...heheh :D

~~My Christmas Wish List~~

Jingle bells, jingle bells!!~
It's that time of the year again!!
Oh, my favorite time of the year is here again.....tis the season to be jolly!

Enough about the hype, as usual, I always like to share my wish list...which I wish, I dream I would get!
(Now, I didn't mean to make it public so that people will get it for me...but of course I would not say no to a Christmas present either, that's the joy of giving and receiving..hehe, just kidding)

1. DSLR Camera!
Yeay, this is on top of my list this year. Apparently, I have decided that I want to own one now; I think it's going to be a great teacher to explore more into my photography skills.
I'd always wanted a DSLR but lots of people told me that I am not ready for one; coz I am not that good yet.
Anyway, after all those blurry images and those lousy night shots, I have decided that I want to venture and invest in a good camera to capture those wonderful moments.
I think it's really worth it!
I have done a little bit of research and Nikon's too expensive and too high-end for me...haha, I have to humble (and economy's not good)

So, I have narrowed down to Canon and Sony which offered pretty reasonable prices for the DSLRs
Canon EOS Range: 450D

Really cool camera and I've seen promotions on this camera in KL!!

Sony Alpha-200

A 10 Megapixels DSLR, priced below RM2,000. This was definitely a worthy loot:)

Another higher range of Sony's DSLR: A300 or A350
These are expensive! Maybe once I am getting better, I shall target higher specs...but that will be in few years' time as I usually stay loyal to my belongings:p

Nikon is definitely the BEST!



2. A Pink and affordable laptop - Inspiron Dell
I like the range from 1520-1525:)


Of course, I love white Apples too....not getting too greedy:)


3. WD Passport Hard Disk

I like the one in red; too bad they don't have white:(

4. Mid-range laptops; I used to work on this project!~ *winks*
I think Dell, HP, Micron, Asus will be interesting too:)

Alright, think I have been a tech-savvy girl so far...now let me steer towards my girlie stuffs:)

5. I've had my eyes on this Clinique's Perfume set with miniature keychain lip gloss

It is a little pricey though; RM100 for all miniature stuffs. The charge is for the PDA silvery bag I think:p
But I liked the idea of a cute little lip gloss in the form of a keychain and the perfume bottle...ooooh*

6. Averine's Minerals Make-up set worth Rm199
Picture unavailable...now, if only I can get that for free:p
But then again, may not be really worth it like no.5

7. A new pair of sunnies; I can't decide which one I want yet...so that will have to wait....anyway, past Christmas...there's still my birthday to look forward to!

8. Elle's Handbag
Oh my, I am a Elle-lover...I just love most of their stuffs, and so far, in my collection, I don't have the handbag!
If only....****

9. A white clutch....yeah, don't know how this one got to the list!;p

10. Some pashmina scarves....a few of my fave colors will do *smiles*

11. Dresses....oh, I will never say no to them!!:)

12. A luxurious treat to the mani/pedicure spa....yahoo!

13. Snow globes for Christmas
I've always loved these little shake-able snow globes and I really want to collect the assorted ones for my birthdays, Christmas, etc.
I just can't describe my love for them....




14. A white watch...I love WHITE stuffs!!!

Hmmmmm....I am getting greedy, ain't I?
But that's about dreaming of a beautiful Christmas, it's really the magical time of the year....

Now, just one more.....that came to my mind:

15. Novels...my usual favorite....and I would love to get a copy of the Boleyn Girl book to read...it's just fantastic and also my Art of War...

Alright, I shall update further if anything else comes to mind.
Christmas is coming...ohhhhhh, Santa Claus is coming to town!!!!:)

Confession of a shoe-a-holic

I have a confession to make; I LOVE shoes, I really do!
Not that I don't have the same love for clothes (blouses, skirts, denims,etc), dresses, accessories, bags, etc...but well, we are all girls after all, and shoe fetism is something common for some of us girls.

For me, I couldn't exactly remember when my fetish for shoes started - I think since young but definitely it heightened when I started working.
Staying away from home, I spent my weekends in shopping malls and enjoyed window shopping.
Then I started buying my very first pair of shoe; denim sandals which was about 2 1/2 inches high when one of my old sandals broke.
I guess that was when I found shoe shopping was so fun and there and then, I enjoyed going into shoe shops and trying out on shoe by shoe.
Of course, being me, I am kinda stringent on my own budget; some may call me a controlled shopper or to some, I am seen as plain stingy:p

However, despite doing window shopping, I have to admit I still buy some of the shoes that I really love (and I do fall in love with a lot of shoes:p)
Daddy thinks I have way too many shoes...but I still love to pop in and out of shoe shops.
of course, I am also constantly on my own budget check..but I really LOVE the shoe shopping part!!~

I especially love heels and recently, in love with boots:)


Oooo..I came across this pair of nice satin blue heels on the internet, isn't it sweet?


And this pair of red stilletos with a ribbon sash behind, is also too sweet!


And with the Mega Sales around, hmmmm....:D

One more note, why is it so hard to find small-sized shoes during sales?
I always thought it's the other way round! SIGHS!