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Have you heard 'Love is Only a Feeling' by The Darkness? I can't believe I like this song. The band members look like they're trapped in the 1970s. Just look at their hair...it looks like it hasn't been washed in six months! But it's a great song...just close your eyes when the music video plays!
I watched the first few minutes of American Idol on Friday - couldn't watch the whole programme because my eyes simply refused to stay open. I don't know what's wrong with me these days - I keep nodding off in the afternoon...something forces my eyelids down and I just slump over the table. Anyway, I managed to catch Jon Peter Lewis' performance...it sucked. Really. He was really off-key...but I don't think it's his fault. All the contestants I watched were awful - because of the live band. The background music is so loud that you can't hear the singers at all. John Stevens bombed out as well - his rendition of My Girl was totally off-key (but I think it was the band's fault, not his. I was furious when Simon started firing sarcasms at him - come on, his grandparents were in the audience! Couldn't you have been a little more diplomatic?
Amy Adams got voted off the show - I think it's a pity, because she's really talented. I'd say she can sing even better than Jon Peter Lewis (I know I'm supposed to have a crush on him, but I have to be honest). Next week's theme is Elton John...I hope someone sings You can Make History (Young Again) - that's my favourite Elton John song of all time. :)
Nishanti mentioned a career talk on her blog...what's the MCSA? I wish we could have a talk too - I've been thinking about my future a lot lately. I want to be an accountant - but I'm not sure whether my personality is suitable for the job. I'm the most disorganized person on earth - my room looks like a tornado just swept through it (with a hurricane hot on its heels). A lot of people think that accountants are boring...but I'm sure there's more to accounting than just numbers. It can't be that boring, right?
It's not confirmed yet, though...I change ambitions practically everyday. Let's see...
Standard One: Detective (too many Nancy Drew books!)
Standard Two: Scientist (I can't BELIEVE I wanted to be a scientist. I have practically zero interest in science - yes, that's true! I don't know WHY I went to science stream...completely mystifying)
Standard Three: Movie director (crazy, I know...I think this was the year that Spielberg won an Oscar - I wanted an Oscar too! DON'T LAUGH!!!)
Standard Four: Computer programmer (now that I think about it, it's not me at all. It's too complex for me - I can't imagine myself staring at pages of cryptic code every single day)
Standard Five: Can't remember...I think I wanted to be a writer..
Standard Six: Businesswomen. Wait, I hate that word. Entrepeneur sounds better. Actually this has been my ambition for the past four years...I still remember what happened in Form 2, when Encik Rajahan asked us to introduce ourselves and tell him our ambitions...
"Nama saya Jacklyn Oh. Saya tinggal di Bangsar. Cita-cita saya adalah untuk menjadi seorang usahawan."
He gave me a strange look. "Nak jadi usahawan?" Everyone else wanted to be doctors, lawyers, accountants, engineers (i.e. professionals) but I wanted to be a businesswomen. I bet he was thinking, "hey, you don't need any qualifications to be a businesswomen - why don't you set up a nasi lemak stall right now?"
Heh... :)
So, what made me change my mind? As I sit here typing this, I have to wonder myself. I don't know, actually. I just like accounting. But I might change my mind, because I don't want a boring job.
You know I really want to be? A writer. I love to write - but I'm not good enough to be a professional writer. I've probably broken every single rule in The Elements of Style. I have a few plot bunnies running around in my head - but it's nothing special. I know it's nothing special because it doesn't get me all fired up and ready to write - a really good idea seizes your imagination immediately and won't let go until you haul your ass to the computer and start writing. Besides, there's no real support for Malaysian writers - except Silverfish Books' New Writing. (Have you read it? It's weird! I think that Malaysian writers shouldn't try to be different on purpose...some of their stories are so weird that they alienate the reader completely. Also, they should stop writing about little Chinese girls growing up in the 1940s. There are too many books like this in the market. They need to be original, but they shouldn't force originality. Do I make sense? I know it's easier said than done, because I'm guilty of writing stories about little Chinese girls myself...) :P
So, do you think I have what it takes to be an accountant? Tell me, because time is running out. We've only got two years left...and I need to have at least some idea of what I want to do so that I know what subjects to do for my A-levels (or SAM, or whatever).
P.S. OMG OMG Saif Ali Khan is SO HOT in Kal Ho Naa Ho!!! OMG OMG OMG!!! He looks great in a suit!!!
He's the one on the left - OMG OMG OMG!!!
I know he's got small eyes - is he Pakistani? With a name like Saif Ali Khan...(I love his name, it looks so good on paper!)
I watched the first few minutes of American Idol on Friday - couldn't watch the whole programme because my eyes simply refused to stay open. I don't know what's wrong with me these days - I keep nodding off in the afternoon...something forces my eyelids down and I just slump over the table. Anyway, I managed to catch Jon Peter Lewis' performance...it sucked. Really. He was really off-key...but I don't think it's his fault. All the contestants I watched were awful - because of the live band. The background music is so loud that you can't hear the singers at all. John Stevens bombed out as well - his rendition of My Girl was totally off-key (but I think it was the band's fault, not his. I was furious when Simon started firing sarcasms at him - come on, his grandparents were in the audience! Couldn't you have been a little more diplomatic?
Amy Adams got voted off the show - I think it's a pity, because she's really talented. I'd say she can sing even better than Jon Peter Lewis (I know I'm supposed to have a crush on him, but I have to be honest). Next week's theme is Elton John...I hope someone sings You can Make History (Young Again) - that's my favourite Elton John song of all time. :)
Nishanti mentioned a career talk on her blog...what's the MCSA? I wish we could have a talk too - I've been thinking about my future a lot lately. I want to be an accountant - but I'm not sure whether my personality is suitable for the job. I'm the most disorganized person on earth - my room looks like a tornado just swept through it (with a hurricane hot on its heels). A lot of people think that accountants are boring...but I'm sure there's more to accounting than just numbers. It can't be that boring, right?
It's not confirmed yet, though...I change ambitions practically everyday. Let's see...
Standard One: Detective (too many Nancy Drew books!)
Standard Two: Scientist (I can't BELIEVE I wanted to be a scientist. I have practically zero interest in science - yes, that's true! I don't know WHY I went to science stream...completely mystifying)
Standard Three: Movie director (crazy, I know...I think this was the year that Spielberg won an Oscar - I wanted an Oscar too! DON'T LAUGH!!!)
Standard Four: Computer programmer (now that I think about it, it's not me at all. It's too complex for me - I can't imagine myself staring at pages of cryptic code every single day)
Standard Five: Can't remember...I think I wanted to be a writer..
Standard Six: Businesswomen. Wait, I hate that word. Entrepeneur sounds better. Actually this has been my ambition for the past four years...I still remember what happened in Form 2, when Encik Rajahan asked us to introduce ourselves and tell him our ambitions...
"Nama saya Jacklyn Oh. Saya tinggal di Bangsar. Cita-cita saya adalah untuk menjadi seorang usahawan."
He gave me a strange look. "Nak jadi usahawan?" Everyone else wanted to be doctors, lawyers, accountants, engineers (i.e. professionals) but I wanted to be a businesswomen. I bet he was thinking, "hey, you don't need any qualifications to be a businesswomen - why don't you set up a nasi lemak stall right now?"
Heh... :)
So, what made me change my mind? As I sit here typing this, I have to wonder myself. I don't know, actually. I just like accounting. But I might change my mind, because I don't want a boring job.
You know I really want to be? A writer. I love to write - but I'm not good enough to be a professional writer. I've probably broken every single rule in The Elements of Style. I have a few plot bunnies running around in my head - but it's nothing special. I know it's nothing special because it doesn't get me all fired up and ready to write - a really good idea seizes your imagination immediately and won't let go until you haul your ass to the computer and start writing. Besides, there's no real support for Malaysian writers - except Silverfish Books' New Writing. (Have you read it? It's weird! I think that Malaysian writers shouldn't try to be different on purpose...some of their stories are so weird that they alienate the reader completely. Also, they should stop writing about little Chinese girls growing up in the 1940s. There are too many books like this in the market. They need to be original, but they shouldn't force originality. Do I make sense? I know it's easier said than done, because I'm guilty of writing stories about little Chinese girls myself...) :P
So, do you think I have what it takes to be an accountant? Tell me, because time is running out. We've only got two years left...and I need to have at least some idea of what I want to do so that I know what subjects to do for my A-levels (or SAM, or whatever).
P.S. OMG OMG Saif Ali Khan is SO HOT in Kal Ho Naa Ho!!! OMG OMG OMG!!! He looks great in a suit!!!
He's the one on the left - OMG OMG OMG!!!
I know he's got small eyes - is he Pakistani? With a name like Saif Ali Khan...(I love his name, it looks so good on paper!)