Soap or Shower Foam?

Yes, which do you use at home:

A bar of lemon/strawberry/non-scented anti bacterial soap...

or the easy to apply on green tea/orange/(and again) non-scented anti bacterial shower foam?

Well I'll assume that different people would have different preferences, but I bet most of them don't really care (especially the guys) what type of body cleansing material they are using, as long as it carries out its main objective to well, clean le body...

Take my dad for example, well he certainly does prefer using the normal soap cake (especially the strong anti-bacterial dettol types), although there was a time where he suddenly had this "phase" in using shower foams and went on a buying spree in Guardian (it was during stock clearance... he practically bought 5 whole 1 litre bottles of shower foam =.= at RM5 each of course).

And then there's my mum, who doesn't really mind what type of soap she uses, so there I've nothing to say about that.

And not to forget my brother, who'd practically use anything he can find in the bathroom to take his bath (he doesn't care if he uses my shampoo as body soap or scrubs soap on his hair as shampoo, although he does have this habit of staying too long in the bathroom at times... and when he does come out, the whole bathtub is so soapy and smells so strongly of shower foam)

So there, my family doesn't really care, except for me, who is the odd one out. Okay fine, you can call picky, choosy, fussy or whatever it is, but it's not that I want to feel the way I feel. The thing is, I will no doubt use any kind of soap if I have no choice of course, but if I were to use the normal block of soap, I would have this feeling of being still unclean after my bath, like as if I did not step into the shower at all. BUT... if I were to use the shower foam instead, I would feel that I'm 100% bacteria free after my bath.

There was this time that we ran out of shower foam, and instead of replacing it with those refill packets, my mum bought the normal soap instead. So for 2 whole weeks, I had no choice but to use the soap, and for that 2 whole weeks, I felt like I was only "mandi-kerbauing" every time I stepped into and out of the shower. Eventually I couldn't take it anymore, so I requested mum to please please PLEASE get me my beloved Shokubutsu shower foam. Dad who overheard our conversation scoffed at my request, saying that soap was much more cheaper than shower foam.

So then, I resigned to the fact that mum would listen to dad and not get me my shower foam. But what d'you know... It was on the Sunday of that very same week, and we were at Giant doing a spot of shopping. I was off near the sweets and delicacies section looking at all the Cadbury chocolate they had to offer, when suddenly dad came up behind me holding something in his hand. "Nah, they're having discount." he said as he handed me a twin-pack Shokubutsu shower foam. I grinned gleefully as I took the shower foam from his hand. Well daddy's daughter always wins =p Haha... and I love him for it XD

And look what came along with my shower foam, a cute little doll like dispenser. Her name's Chiyo, and they have 3 other colours to make up a cute little collection, which I am itching to be able to complete. I doubt I would though, unless I sneak out every now and then to purchase the shower foam and them come home and hide it under my bed or something... XD

So, there you have it: Yong-sama's little obsession with shower foam. What about you? Do YOU have any similar preference as to mine???

Mistakes

Every human being on this world makes mistakes. God didn't make us perfect.

Everything in the world runs in a cycle. Take life for example, from a baby, to a kid, to a teen, adult, and finally an old person before your candle of life burns out, goes in a somewhat cycle, doesn't it?

The same can be said for a person's actions. You make a mistake, hurting somebody. You then come to realise that you've done something wrong, and you apologise. The person you apologise to then forgives you, and all is well again. The cycle is complete then, is it not?

The way I see it, the cycle is still incomplete and the existing broken link is usually blind to most people. As much as you realise your own mistakes, as much effort you've put in to make an apology, ask yourself this: Have I actually learned anything from making this mistake?

The answer would probably be no. If humans were to actually learn from all of their mistakes, this world would sooner or later be a perfect place. But as I said, God didn't make us perfect.

Remember way back then when you were in school and frequently had history projects to do, there would always be a section where you had to write out the objectives of the project. The standard answer that most students would've written down would be 'To enable us to know the history and learn from it, preventing us from repeating the same mistakes in the future.'

Learn from it to prevent making the same mistake? If this action is actually applied into our lives would there still be accidents happening? Would students actually pass all their papers without failing any? Would there finally be a world with peace and without war?

That's just something that we can all hope for.

The next time you or anyone close to you makes a mistake, just remind yourself that you should at least learn something from it, whether you made the mistake or not. Life is a learning process, and you only have one life. If you've ever made a mistake and regret it, make that mistake worthwhile then, by learning from it.

If everyone is able to do this, the world might turn out to be a better place after all.

Yong-sama is the same as everyone else and has made numerous mistakes in her life. As much as she regrets making them, she is also glad for the chance to make them to understand what would've been right and what would've been wrong. If Yong-sama has actually made any mistakes towards friends or family that she has not yet realised, she would be glad if you were to point it out to her, and point her in the right direction.

The 10 things...

The 10 things I'm missing right now:

10. My grandma's herbal soup... although I just had it 3 days ago.

9. Japan and everyone I know in Japan.

8. The times where I would walk back from school alone. Although I sometimes dreaded it, it was one of the best moments where I would allow my mind to wander into its own world (of course keeping alert for anything suspicious and cars when crossing roads and drains).

7. My kakkoii Japanese teacher Moriyama sensei.

6. The old school days where it was totally ok to fail in your exams as you wouldn't have to worry about paying extra money in STERLING POUNDS to resit the exam. (In fact, you wouldn't have to resit ANY exams in good ole' school days)

5. The fun times I had playing RO with my peeps. This point goes all out to Kaji, Iced Shadow and Jonjon.

4. The times where my taekwondo peeps and I would enter competitions and totally OWN in them (okla... not TOTALLY, but hey we're seriously quite good =p). Everybody's too busy to enter competitions now T_T.

3. My Ipoh Hakka Mee!!!

2. The sane part of my mind which I fear is lost forever.

1. All my friends who I haven't seen today. That would be my college bApaKz gang, who I haven't seen for a week; me old gang of 5 gals that managed to stick together for good or for bad for the past 6 years; and the teddies who I just met up with yesterday, 2 months ago, and the other 2 who are currently in Australia.

The 'football fan'

Just a little piece of advice:
You do not want to be sitting next to me while I'm watching a football game, especially if my favourite team Manchester United is playing.

The reason?
Hmm...
Well, you see, I have the knack to make someone really annoyed or irritated while watching the game with me.

How?
1. Disturbing your sense of hearing
For every little miss or mistake that either team may make during the game, I would either groan loudly, laugh out aloud, slap my forehead and curse, or even start rocking the couch back and forth.

If the team I'm supporting were to score a goal, I bet you'd be able to hear my screams from the end of the street from where I am.
If the team I'm NOT supporting were to score a goal, I bet you'd be able to hear my cursing and ranting in the next neighbourhood.

2. Disturbing your sense of sight
Looking at a girl in pyjamas with her hair all about her face dancing around the couch, jumping up and down on the couch, and knocking down drinks and furniture around her is not a pretty sight. Just ask my all-knowing father, he knows.

3. Disturbing your sense of taste
Hey, if you've seen me stepping on the snacks and stuff while I'm dancing you'd obviously have no more appetite to put it in your mouth right?

4. Disturbing your sense of touch
The way I dance would be enough to give you goosebumps for the rest of your life. 'Nuff said.

5. Disturbing your sense of smell
Urm, well unfortunately, I mean fortunately this sense would not be affected by my 'crazy' ways.

6. Disturbing your sixth sense
If this really does happen, I really don't know what else to say.

Previous victims?
My dad of course, he now no longer sits on the same couch or next to me during any games.
My brother, he has to an extent stopped watching football with me.

Ah well, as much as others may not enjoy it, I do. And that's all that matters.
Anyone daring enough to watch the upcoming Chelsea vs. MU FA Cup final with me now? XD

My Celebrity Boob Twin is...

Your ultimate guide to buying Yong-sama a bra. I'd prefer something lacy and extremely sexy. Black, pink and blood red are my top colour choices.

Ahahaha! Nah... just liked this 'blogthing' so much that I'd figured 'Why not post it?'

But then again, didn't really expect HER to be my celebrity boob twin. =p (Does that mean I have small boobs??? XD)

Your Celebrity Boob Twin:

Paris Hilton

Who's Your Celebrity Boob Twin?

The 10 things...

The 10 things I want to do before I can die in peace:

10. Bake the favourite cakes of my friends and give it to them on their birthdays.

9. Get behind the wheel of a convertible BMW/Ferrari/Porsche and drive it (I don't have to own it).

8. Be a millionaire (and if not marry one) by the age of 40.

7. Obtain a Masters in English.

6. Watch Manchester United playing a home game (EPL) in Old Trafford against any of the following teams: Arsenal, Chelsea or Liverpool.

5. Throw some celery at any of the Arsenal players if possible (XD I'm so gonna get pwned by Arsenal fans).

4. Watch at least one World Cup (Football) Final.

3. Travel to England and watch all of Roger Federer's and Andy Roddick's matches in the Wimbledon.

2. Learn how to ride a horse.

1. Travel to all continents of the world (except the South Pole) and visit as many countries as possible.

Your Considerate M'sian Movie-goer

I believe I am not the only one with complaints.

Aren't we all already familiar, and if not weary about how Malaysians can be in cinemas?

You have your usual mobile phone beeping and ringing shrilly, even though there were advertisements to remind everybody to turn-off their phones, or at least switch it to silent mode.
You have your typical 'joker', who thinks he is so funny by repeating line for line of the characters dialogue in the movie, even though it just happened on screen itself.
You have your ravenous being, who just can't seem to eat his chips and pop-corn with his mouth closed. (But mummy never taught me how to... whatever dude)
You have your loud and obnoxious 'story-teller' who of all times, decide to tell whoever it is sitting next to him what he was doing the week before.
And sometimes you even have some fella who even though realises he has a case of athlete's foot, but is still proud and wants to show it off by propping his stinky feet on the vacant (sometimes even occupied) seat in front of him.


And although this is being highlighted again and again, if not by the cinema authorities and even articles in newspapers, it seems like the majority of Malaysians still don't care. It really is a sad thing to know that the considerate Malaysians (like me of course) are just a minority of the population and are getting rarer in existence.

Is it really that hard for a person to shut off his hand phone, shut up for just the 2 to 2 and a half hour length of the movie and watch it in silence?

Let me recount a few of my 'pleasant' experiences in cinemas:

Movie: Mr. Bean's Holiday
You can say that I was extremely 'lucky' to get a seat for this movie, what with today being a public holiday and all. What I mean by 'lucky' is, the first row of seats facing the screen.
Seated next to me was this plump boy (believe me when I say I have nothing against plump people), who immediately kicked off his slippers and put his feet on the railing before us. Fine.

Never mind the hard task of leaning my head back as far as possible to watch the movie, what I couldn't stand was having to put up with the smell of his reeking feet throughout the whole show.

Movie: The Banquet
I caught this movie quite some time after it was released. So you could say I had one of the better seats throughout my 'movie-watching life'. I was thinking, this movie's gonna be a breeze... when suddenly in comes this senior uncle (and I have nothing against old people as well, I swear) who sits one row behind me. Not long after the movie starts, the faint smell of sweaty feet sweeps past my nostrils. I ignore it of course.

Some time later, I feel someone kicking the back of the seat I'm sitting in. I turn my head around (pure reflexes, everyone would do it) and before I am able to fully turn it, what do I see to my right but two old feet, propped in between seats, right on top of the arm rests. Gosh uncle, just because the seats to my right are vacant, that doesn't mean you can just put them there you know!!!

Not wanting to miss anymore of the movie, I decided to keep quiet and turned my attention back to the movie. However, it wasn't the last of my troubles. Somewhere towards the further side of my right, some fella's phone began to ring (it was one of those monotone ring tones that you just cannot tahan). Instead of turning it off and silencing it, the bugger actually let it continue to disturb the peace and quiet of everyone else who was trying to concentrate on the movie. There were shushes from the crowd but it didn't seem like the fella heard it. This continued for about 2 whole minutes, when the bugger finally decided to pick up his phone, and answer it in the cinema with a loud and sleepy voice. Voice outs from the crowd like "Woi, bising la." and "Shhhhhh!" didn't seem to register in his head. After 2 whole minutes of torture, the fella finally stopped talking and walked out the cinema. There you have it, 5 whole minutes of showtime destroyed by some idiot who doesn't understand the meaning of SHUT UP!

Sigh. For once I do wish that I can actually sit through a movie without any disturbances.

When will this ever happen? In a few hundred years maybe (and I think I'm being quite generous =.=).

Forgive the rant but, Yong-sama has never once forgotten to put her hand phone in silent mode while catching a movie in the cinema.