So, on my way back home from office tonight, we passed by IACT. My little college. There was light in the Gallery area of the college and some workers were, erm, tearing the place down.
If you haven't already heard, IACT is relocating. To Jaya One. And they called the new place, the first resort campus in Malaysia.
Haha, well, it is an Advertising college to begin with. Sprucing up facts is the expertise they're offering to educate, no? Haha. :P
Anyways, yeah, the new place's grand and all. There are people who complained, why didn't IACT move earlier. Well, yeah, they just have to wait long till after we graduated, before relocating to a cool new campus with fabulous interior designs and facilities. Sigh.
Anyhow, I'm very proud that IACT is doing well and this new campus is awesome news for the college.
Still, a part of me, is a little upset that they're relocating. And that they're tearing down the shop lots of a campus everyone in the college poked fun at.
The thing is, I've had so many happening and awesome moments there. The foyer, the clinic, the gallery, the corridor, all the rooms (esp room 1 with its pillar in the middle of the room, room 5 which was practically IAA66's very own classroom during sem 4, room 2 that always got us groaning and whining because it's all the wayyyy up, and room 9 that is supposedly haunted, haha. All these were our regulars), the library, etc etc.
We left our marks there (literally too, because some of us doodled on the walls and carved names on tables and chairs etc. Not me, though. Not into vandalism) and that small building really do means something to me.
I'm just thinking, in a few months time, I'd pass by the area and see...grocery stores or maybe yet another mechanic shop taking over. Isn't that sad?
Years to come, perhaps no one would even remember that there was once a college right at that spot. And that within the walls of that college, were students and people and beautiful bonds and moments.
Oh yeah, I'm feeling melancholic.
Well, give me a break. I just graduated, okay. And I just shed tears and said goodbye to a few friends who left for studies overseas. And I'm still pretty confused and lost. Still raw from feeling vulnerable and broken too (not being dramatic, just there are some things I don't mention here. I have a diary, a pillow, Westlife and best friends for that).
Just saying.
Well. Pictures from my convocation will be posted up soon, need time to sort them out. Sorry, there are just too many pictures, I'm so not kidding. Teck Seng alone took 592 pictures. Not to mention Jade and Ekmund. (These 3 are the extremely enthusiastic photographers with awesome DSLRs, don't mess. Haha) I have quite a lot of pictures in my camera and Daddy took a lot too. :)
P/S: Hope to see some of you tomorrow night!
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Jazzy*Pam @ 3:18 AM
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I'm getting extremely teary-eyed, watching MJ's memorial via CNN Live. (They're singing "We Are The World" now. ;'( Sigh, definitely gonna be so emotionally drained by the time this memorial ends)
I grew up listening to MJ. His songs and music videos carry loads of memories for me.
An icon, a legendary artist and musician, and a kind humanitarian has passed away. Who wouldn't be feeling the loss and sorrow?
It also makes you feel so vulnerable, because you're reminded yet again, that life is fragile.
Most of all, I empathize his family, especially his children. (Watching little Paris on stage grieving the death of her Daddy, breaks my heart) May God be with them. :'(
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Any insensitive MJ haters out there, watch this vid by Kev Jumba!
Music heals the soul, so thank you for the music, MJ. We're all getting through this night, somehow with a lil help from you and your amazing music. You'll always be remembered.
RIP, Michael Jackson.
A beautiful tribute cover of "Man In The Mirror" (One of my absolute favorite MJ songs) by James Morrison.
Jazzy*Pam @ 3:24 AM
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If only it wasn't so uncontrollably emotional, tearful and bittersweet.
There are so too many to let go and to bid farewell.
No one told me it's going to be this hard. :'(
There goes another chapter of my life. I'm gonna blog about it soon, when I get more pictures. We took truckloads of pictures, it's impossible to post them all up here.
But I'll choose some nice nice ones and share em soon. :)
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On another note, I was surfing through YouTube (one of my fav past times) and came across a few music clips of what could possibly be my absolute favorite animated fairy tale (okay, maybe not, coz I have too many favorites :P), The Swan Princess.
I remember watching and re-watching and re-watching till the tape (yup, tape! not VCD) got exhausted. Such fond memories.
Watching and listening to the clips puts a much-needed smile on my face. Therefore, I hope sharing this might do the same trick for you. :)
This Is My Idea
This is a must-watch, it's utterly cute!
Far Longer Than Forever
I still love this song a lot!
Sheesh, I'm such a
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Jazzy*Pam @ 9:46 PM
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I told my elder brother, Ian, that during my convocation, I want flowers.
I went to his convocation 3 years ago and almost all the girls there were holding flowers! Haha, truth be told, I'm not so much a flowers kind of girl. They're pretty, sure. But give me chocolates any day, man. :)
However, convocation is different. It's something that means a pretty great deal to me. So yesh, I told him ages ago that if he were to attend my convo, he has to bring me flowers! (yesh, I'm this kind of sister. :P)
Last week, he called and asked what type of flowers don't I want. He was at his friend's shop, about to order. He described a bouquet to me and asked if it is okay.
Hee, oh any flowers except red roses (too conventional, I don't like!) are fine, I said happily.
My brother is the best! :D
Sheesh, convocation tomorrow!!
Am excited but feeling a tad bit sentimental as well.
It's been 2 years and a half!
Started my first day ever in IACT on 26th March 2007. I can remember that day vividly. And flashes of memories from each semester are still hovering on my mind.
I don't think I have words for these experiences, emotion and fond memories. They're all too overwhelming.
But I vowed, no emo talks. At least not tonight.
So I'm just gonna focus on the good parts.
Well, what's not to get excited and happy over? My entire family (except for Tammy and Ryan, who are both stuck with NS and orientation program) is going to be there to witness my glorious moment, heh. I'll be graduating with a big group of bestest friends (my GLOW babes, awesome classmates and other lovely college mates), people I've grown very fond of over these past 2 years.
Tomorrow's gonna be one of the best and most memorable days of my life. I just know it. :)
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Now, is it too late to post up some pictures that has to do with assignments? Haha, I hope not, because I'm not gonna leave this post picture-less. Here are some backdated pictures from my friends' Visual Communication final presentation (I didn't take that subject) early June, last month. They did a fantastic job and I'm soooo proud of them!
Basically, what they had to do was conceptualize a business and design the packaging, POS materials, Print Ads etc for that business.
They chose to do "bakery lounge" and called it "Loaf Loft".
I love how they decorated the entire place and turned IACT's "clinic" area into a quaint little bread cafe!
I couldn't recognize the place when I first walked in.
They even served real bread and cakes!
The team, together with Ms. Queenie (3rd from left), the lecturer.
There were other teams as well, with different concepts and all. But I was too busy snapping pictures at this section, I forgot to take the rest. :P
Presentation time! See how serious the lecturers were?
And more pictures below:
Jadey and I!
Yvonne, Myself and Michie!
It was officially the last day for us in college. We were all done with finals, presentations and exams. Ms. Queenie was such a sweetheart, she brought us all a cake right after the presentation and exhibition, to celebrate.
It's written, 'Congratulations IAA65/66'.
My class! *proud*
Click here for more pictures!
Okays, I'm off to bed now. Gotta get some beauty sleep. Tomorrow's a big day! :)
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Jazzy*Pam @ 8:41 PM
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The house is getting quieter.
Tammy left for NS. Ryan went off to UM, orientation begun last Sunday.
I'm not always at home too, what with work obligations.
Good thing Frost is having his break, otherwise he wouldn't be around as well.
Growing up in a big family with 7 other siblings, I am or rather, we are all so used to the havoc and to the noise. It's definitely weird when any one of us is away.
Haha and my little brother was emo-ing that day, he recalled how all of us visited Ryan at Masjid Tanah every weekend 2 years ago during his NS term. And how we're making trips to Port Dickson every weekend now to visit Tammy. He whined that when his turn comes, in 2014 to be exact, no one will be making trips to visit him.
Mummy and Daddy will be older, can't afford to drive up every weekend. And everyone else, well, we'll all be busy doing different things! I'll be erm, *gasp* 28! Madness, imagine me tagging along to see my annoying (fine, but adorable. haha) little brother at his NS camp! :P
He envisages it already, so I guess by then, he'd be prepared for a quiet time, while other kids' family have extravagant reunions every weekend.
Daymn, I'm evil. :P
I'm kiddinggg! (I hope. Coz who knows how different circumstances would be, 5 years from now)
Anyways. Long, longggg time ago (shows how long I haven't been updating), before Tammy went off to NS, we had a Sisters Day Out! :D
I knew I'm going to miss her a lot, so I pulled her and Sheena out for a No-Brothers-Allowed outing before she's whisked away. Not that the boys had minded. They were glad to be spared because we mentioned shopping, haha.
No one to snap happy, poser pictures of us so we used the timer function.
Haha, here's a candid shot:
I pressed the timer button, rushed over and wanted to be in the middle. Point is, I lost balance, both my sisters were holding me on and so, we stumbled together. :P
Tammy and I, who were sporting a nice tan from the paintball/go-kart outing prior to this. :D (Gone by now, sigh)
Sheenanana and I. Hee.
I love and enjoy irritating Sheena a lot. I do that on purpose. Very often. Haha.
Because I love her reactions to my incessant annoyance. She'll frown, grumble at me to stop, pout when I don't, get mad when I continue and increase the tempo, haha, and finally laughs. Then, the cycle begins again.
Hee. :P
Tammy and I again. We took loads of shots. What to do, my favorite camwhoring partner will not be around for worthy snappy-happy moments for 3 months!
She was afraid and terribly homesick the first few days of NS. Called home and cried. Mummy was so worried and I know Daddy is too. After all, she's Daddy's favorite girl. (After me, of course. :P :P )
We make trips to PD every weekend to see her.
And Daddy commented, during Ryan's time, each visit lasted 20 minutes. Now, every visit to see Tammy lasted at least 2 hours!
Haha, he's exaggerating of course but hey, Ryan is a monosyllabic no-fun guy like his older brother. :P Tammy is just...not. Haha, this should explain it all.
She's having lotsa fun there now. Apart from her skin getting dark, I believe she has nothing to complain. Good for her. :)
One downside though. She has already missed Frost's and Mummy's birthday. (By right, she would've miss Father's Day as well but we celebrated early, just for her). Not to mention my graduation ceremony! :(
But worst of all, she will miss her own birthday celebration with the family in August. Poor thing.
Nonetheless, I honestly think this experience will do her great. And I'm glad that she has learned to enjoy and have fun while she's at it. So it's all good.
Still, I can't wait to have my sister back!
A super belated birthday celebration for her in September when she returns! :)
P/S: I have 2 new babies!! :D *sayangs*
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Jazzy*Pam @ 5:15 AM
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Alright, I'm a wuss!
And I'm not ashamed to admit it.
I really am a coward and I'm terrified of pain, PERIOD! (Why am I like this??)
I'm talking bout' my PAINTBALL experience yesterday and why people bother with such life-threatening activity, I really don't know. I mean, unless you're into SM, Paintball shouldn't be any fun at all, right? :P
I first came across this activity way back in "10 Things I Hate About You". Anyone remember the scene whereby the characters, Kate and Patrick, spent a lovey dovey, fun day out playing Paintball? (That scene is so misleading! Looks like harmless fun, right? Colourful squirts, kinda like water gun. Nuh uh, the reality is so far from it!)
I always wanted to try my hands on that - till I found out that the activity involves a whole lot of pain!
So I changed my mind.
And when my friends were planning a paintball trip, I protested and I strongly refused to go along. I can't take pain, why would I get myself hurt just for the heck of it? But after A LOT OF persuasion, I relented and gave in. The things I do for my friends, really. :P Haha, we want to spend as much time as possible before graduation and before everyone goes separate ways. Hence, the many activities and gatherings planned. BUT WHYYYY PAINTBALL?? :( :P
You'd laugh if you saw what a wimp I was, at the field during the game.
Everyone else were brave and gung-ho. Even the girls! But not me. :P
Jadey and Wai Ean
I hid at the same exact spot the entire time, hoping someone would just shoot me already so that I can get my butt off the dangerous field but at the same time dreading the moment a bullet hit me. (Why am I like this??)
Kinda like this:
*smacks head* Why am I like this??
Everyone else, on the other hand, got caught in some pretty gaya poses.
Joe
See??
UncleTeck
So unfair, I was caught in a bad moment. :P
Joshua
And when I got shot, I was so afraid to leave the field, in case any of those flying bullets get me. (Why am I like this??) My first shot was excruciating, second shot was bad, third shot was just as bad and I wanted to quit playing already. But my friends kept bugging me to continue for one last round at least.
Despite my protests of how they're better off without me coz I'm an useless teammate, I don't fight, I just hide AND that they'd get more share of the bullets if I don't play, they insisted.
And so I went in for one more round and surprisingly, I didn't get any additional bruises. Haha. I was pretty brave that one last time, I actually stood up and shot my opponent! Hee.
But you guessed it. As soon as I got off the field, I chickened out again. And stopped playing for good while the rest continued with 3 more rounds! :P
I did not feel missed out one bit though, especially after seeing how terrible my friends' bruises and injuries were!
Haha, I shall spare you the gory details or visuals. Lets just say, there were blood, really bad swells and scary blue-blacks!
Mine wasn't bad, if compared with the rest. I was lucky all the 3 shots I got were protected by my jeans and glove.
This one is shot by Bryan. Hmph. Haha.
It looks minor here but trust me, it was painful. And the colour darkens today, it's now very ugly purplish-red! (Cannot wear shorts or mini skirts! :( Why am I such a bimbo. :P)
Happy people who enjoyed the game so much
After paintball, we headed for lunch at A&W.
You know, I think I was 12 the last time I had A&W. Haha weird, coz I'm quite fond of the food there actually.
After lunch, it was time for Go-Kart.
All in a day! It was such an extreme day out. Something different from all the typical dinner, movies, drinking, clubbing, mamak or lazy outings we normally have.
I think we should do paintball again. I'll wear 2 layers and get covered all over.
And I promise not to be such a scaredy-sissy. :P
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Jazzy*Pam @ 1:56 AM
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The aroma lingers in the air, the whole house smells of durian.
Hee, I like! :D
See that golden goodness? Now that is finger lickin' good!
Mandy, seriously, if you own a durian orchard, I'll be your most loyal (read: clingy) and adoring BFF forever and ever! :P Hahaha.
Also satisfied another craving of mine; satay celup!
I know the picture doesn't look so good but trust me, this is the shiznitz! Heh.
Home's been good.
And my brother gives me guilt trip; lecturing me on my shopping and spending habits. :(
(Mummy doesn't beat him to that because, ermm, she just doesn't know how much I've been spending, shhh. :P)
I know i know, I'm cutting down already. :P
Oh and I know I should shut up about AI already but this video is too cute! And it's not really about AI, per se.
Awwww.
That baby boy is cho cuteee! :)
And have you guys seen the official trailer of Twilight's sequel, New Moon?
To be released all the way in November, the 20th, I.so.cannot.wait.for.this!
But I guess it'll be a good birthday movie for me, heeee. :D
(BTW, my, look at Taylor Lautner! Anyone remember him as the scrawny kid from Cheaper By The Dozen 2?)
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Haha, I know I talk as if I'm on holidays already. But the truth is, I have one more final presentation to go. This Friday.
After that, I'll be done with college! I know right, woah.
Let me tackle that one final college assignment then we talk yeah! :)
Ending the post with a picture of me because I'm narcissistic this way. :P
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Jazzy*Pam @ 6:33 PM
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First thing first, I think that people should really give Kris Allen and Adam Lambert a break. Jeez, the fans are killing each other, making absurd comparisons, arguing who should win and who shouldn't, and what's the point again? It's not Kris Allen's fault that he won and it's not his fault that Adam Lambert lost so honestly, leave him alone. Both have great careers ahead of them, ultimately that's what matters, isn't it?
Hah, now that I got that off my chest, here goes a proper update.
I really wanted to blog last week but I guess it's just my luck, my computer crashed on me. :( I don't even know right now whether my hard disk can be saved or not. I'm thinking bout all the pictures and files I might lose. :( My brother's my computer doctor, I hope he'd be able to save my hard disk! *fingers crossed tightly*
So yeah, I'm back in hometown now, joy! :)
Pictures pictures pictures because I haven't been posting much. Heh.
Just random shots from here and there, letting you know what I've been up to.
At Mist Club, last month. On the eve of Labour's Day.
That's Jon, Ean, Ek and Albert.
Then, there's Miss Jenn's (my lecturer) farewell dinner.
We had dinner at Good Evening Bangkok. The food's pretty good, might just pull the girls (MNGY, hear that?) there. :)
Miss Jenn and I. Hee, can you see, I was still tanned from Project Unmasked (on 25thApril2009, which I have yet to blog about. :P Let's hope my hard disk can be saved, otherwise I won't have any pictures to go along with and what's the point of blogging about old news if there are no pretty pictures to go with, right?) then. Lost the lovely tan already, though.
(Beach, girls? Hee. Reply the emails, btw, SC and MS!!)
All the girls. Ean, Kath, Jade, Ching, Miss Jenn, myself, Eva and Eleen.
A candid shot of UncleTeck. He's always doing nonsensical, ridiculous things like this! Yeah, he cracks me up all the time. Haha!
We made a video for Miss Jenn as a farewell gift. Well, actually Ekmund did. He filmed and edited, we just starred in it, haha. That's us, watching the vid with her and Albert's filming. Oh and Jadey's taking pic. This picture is grabbed from her FB.
Next up, remember my Regiment moment back in Sem3? The NTRC project?
Ministry of Health Malaysia awarded us an Anugerah Pertubuhan Aktif Dalam Pendermaan Organ (that was quite a mouthful) for our great efforts, ahem.
We all wore our 2-Aid Comm's shirt that day because it was Project Unmasked evaluation day.
Regiment Reunited. Heh.
And finally, Malaysian Dream Girls, The Grand Finale.
Haha, I know it's old news.
Juanita won. And I'd really much prefer if Dawn or Pinky (the other 2 grand finalists) took the title. Or even better, Ming. But Juanita did and well, good for her I guess. :)
One thing though, the event wasn't as grand as last year's. No, I didn't attend last year's, but there were quite a lot of publicity right after so I know, haha.
I met SueLin (she's an avid Dawn supporter/bestie) there too, we talked for a brief moment. It's been ages since I last saw her, in the flesh, haha, but thank God for technology I guess. Her blog and MSN allows me to stay in touch with her. I think Sue and Mel are the only ones I'm still in touch with, after WB8. It's been, gasp, almost 6 years? (Sheesh, we're getting old, babes!)
I love love love my vintage bag (it's Mummy's, I inherited, hee) and my killer heels! Hee.
Me with a bottle of Tuborg, all kindly sponsored by Mist Club for the event. ;)
And finally, a picture of the cut-out back of my dress, which I absolutely adore! :D
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Jazzy*Pam @ 8:37 PM
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