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I’ve been wondering how my friends and other bloggers did it. The effects were really cool.

They had photos of them imprinted with special effects for example as posters in subways or banners on high rise buildings. There’s an application online which you could upload your photos to then your photo will be translated into the effects.

It’s the latest fad!

But it gets a tad boring because all my friends use the same effects.
I’ve been searching for a new site that has new photo effects to offer and I’ve found one that makes funny photo online.

The site is really user friendly. All you need to do is to choose an effect and upload your photos.
The result is amazing. It’s like you could photoshop pictures online but it’s much easier because all the photo effects are ready for use.

Better yet, the site offers different photo effects every single day. You can choose the effects according to dates. That means the you’ll be spoilt for choices!

I know Valentine’s Day is over but I didn’t get to celebrate the special day with the boyfriend so to make up for it, here’s a sweet photo of us.

Awww….

Anyways with this application you could make funny pictures with photos. It’ll be a laugh at parties and you could even send it to a friend to cheer them up.

Like this one.

Or this one.

Awesome!

This is why people says i’m geeky and not girlish nor feminine enough for my own good… and is the reason why the boyfriend and i are so compatible. He’s 99% geek while i’m.. well 80% maybe?

Given a choice between a spanking new Coach bag or a new mobile phone, any other female would jump on the wagon and paddle to the nearest Coach store. But no! Geeky me spent a whole week contemplating the dilemma and still have not reach a decision.

Yes, i spent the whole CNY thinking about this very difficult choice. I was thinking about the phone and the bag while i dropped my chopsticks in the yee sang :P.

Girls don’t kill me please >.<

So, i posted the question on facebook and Patrick had super advise that goes something like

“You should get the Coach because phones are of no value unless your phone is really so obsolete so it doesn’t goes well with the new bag”

Great suggestion, no? The problem is both my phone and my bag is like super dinosaur-kindoff obsolete lor. So how?

Then i realized i still have a teeny weeny bit of bimbo sense in me when i decided to get a bag instead. That and because all the female member of my family and female friends has been whacking my head telling me how stupid i am not to get a Coach.

But guess what? Now that i had a look at the whole bag collection, i think i would rather get the phone. What the hell is so nice about Coach bags?!

So now it’s either the phone or this pretty thing Emma Watson is carrying on her shoulder.

Burberry Autumn/Winter 2009 Collection

Burberry past season collection is still for sale or not???!

Ok fine. I’m 70% geek, 30% bimbo.

Phew! CNY is almost over but i’m still in a holiday mood. I guess most of us are LOL. It’s really hard to press the power button to my laptop, it seems so long since i typed on the keyboard!

Yesterday was the big day for the Hokkien clan so we took the opportunity to catch Valentine’s Day at Cineleisure. So clever of the boyfriend *Clever boy!*.

The cineplex was quite empty and we got good seats too. Valentine’s Day was surprisingly rather good and enjoyable given that i rarely watch cheesy romantic comedies. Thank god this wasn’t cheesy at all and i laughed throughout the whole movie. Definitely recommended.

As for the CNY this year, i would say that it is one of the enjoyable ones… well it was better than last year anyways. Yes, definitely.

Everyone was was in a super good mood because mom was getting well and we got over the cancer scare. But i suspect mostly it was because we successfully avoided some really nosy good-for-nothing relatives for most days.

What is it with relatives that back stabs you whenever they get the opportunity but comes in throngs to your house during CNY smiling like idiots?? Those relatives, i can live without.

And, and i’ve been only asked once “When are you getting married??” this year which is like a whole new record. I’m really happy *wakakakaka! I guess everyone got tired of asking already :P.

I was telling the boyfriend of how CNY is actually making us poorer and it’s a really sad occasion. Really it is.

I’m not being a grouch but first you become broke from buying all the new clothes (shirts, pants skirt, bag, panties, bra….etc) then you become even more broke by giving part of your hard earned bonus to your parents and siblings and grandparents then you gain a few pounds from all the Shandy and beer and cookies so you become so fat and depress. Don’t even kid yourself that you will get lots of angpows because it won’t even cover your expenses.

CNY is really for kids and old people. They get the most of it don’t they? Hmmm….

Ok, i’m going to stop being a grouch now.

Well, this year we took super lots of photos thanks to my second elder sis whose like totally a camwhore queen. But i won’t post it today because there are some missing and i have to wait for eternity for her to send them over.

This is taken during the reunion dinner at Remember 126 restaurant at Bukit Tinggi (ignore the cheesy name pls *chucks*).

Here is a video we took during the yee sang tossing.

We were tossing the yee sang and i dropped my chopsticks in the sang. I’m such a klutz! :P.

This most probably will… no scratch that. I mean this definitely will be the last post before Chinese New Year.

The year of the Tiger has proved to be a challenging one. We’ve just crossed the line from the Ox to the Tiger, yet i’ve been in a state of frenzy already.

I’ve been so effing busy running around being a full time nurse to my mom (it’s a long long story which i will get to that eventually next time) that i have a new respect for housewives everywhere. I constantly murmur FML every few minutes in a day. I don’t even have time to read the newspaper let alone blogging. How the f*ck does these women do it??! (Excuse the language please).

For all the people out there, for Mother’s Day this year all you need to do is to give your mom a day off from the cooking and cleaning and whatever else mothers do. Send her to a spa… or chauffeur her to a hotel for a stay. I tell you that’s the best gift you can give her coz being a full time housewife can drive you crazy. God knows that’s what i want from my future kids… erm in the future.

As for the roaring new year, i wish everyone a very prosperous and peaceful one. I’ll have to wait and see what else the big cat will bring me. Hopefully i’ll survive unscratched haha.

Well Happy Chinese New Year people! Gong Xi Fatt Cai and most of all good health!

Sleepy, tired, a little bored and a little anxious. That’s how i feel right now.

I’ve been at the hospital since morning and have been playing the waiting game since then.

Mom’s having a 3 hour surgery. I’ve just watched her being wheeled off to the ICU before rushing down to the canteen for a very late lunch - chicken rice which wasn’t really bad for hospital food. It’ll be a while before mom comes out and a little longer before she comes off the anesthetics.

I’ve just learned how to play Sudoku. Not bad. I’m a fast learner.

There’s a female patient i think in her early 20’s in the same room. She’s from Australia, alone waiting for treatment for some sort of injury. I think it’s minor i’m not sure but she’s been crying and complaining alot. I don’t blame her, i’ll be extremely terrified given in her shoes - in a hospital without my family around.

Poor girl. She was really stressed and kept asking for a ciggie. She’s kind of like a VIP here because nurses kept coming in to check on her. I’ve heard her telling different nurses her name and where she’s from and what’s she’s doing here and what’s her problem like so many damn times i could recite it with my eyes closed. Mom was really worried about her though, she even asked me to go to her bed and have a chat with her.

Errr… i’m still trying to decide whether to go over to console her. I’m not really a chatty person… Oh yeah! And i’m a little put off when she dissed Malaysian coffee saying “it really sux” to the nurse. Yeap, even though it’s the fact, i’m still a wee bit annoyed by her lack of tact. I’m rather patriotic in this way. Well, other than that she’s kind of nice and smiled to me and very polite. So, i’m still considering. Haha.

By the way, insider tips. There’ll be Secret Recipe franchise in Aussie soon.

The woman occupying the bed directly opposite my mom is in for a checkup. Apparently her cholesterol level and blood pressure is going up the roof.

I think her insurance policy sort of covers the minor tests because i’m starting to think that Malaysians are getting wealthier by the general. Pantai is not what we call affordable to common people. And oh boy she really snores. Like really loud that type.

The lady on the next bed is pretty noisy as well. She kept receiving calls which she answers loudly in Hokkien dialect. Every half hour or 1 hour there will be a call. It’s always about the same thing - something about Hong Leong Bank.

I think she was admitted yesterday and was supposed to get discharged today. But she’s here since morning with her bags on the table ready to go. It’s 3pm now. If i deduced correctly, she was saying how Hong Leong insurance sux and how difficult it is to finalize the bill. Well, i could be wrong. I don’t speak Hokkien, i understand even less.

Oh, there goes another call again… shhhh.

Someday i’ll have to learn to keep my big mouth shut for my own benefits.
Someday i’ll have to accept when my views and and opinions are not valued even if i’ve been asked to give one.
Someday i’ll have to stop caring so much and learn not to be affected by people’s criticism.

It all ends up with me treating myself better and holding myself like a sponge - absorb the positive and squeeze out the negative, ain’t it?

Ok, you won’t understand what i’m rattling about. But there are alot of stuff going on in my life that has left me very anxious, worried and stressful at the moment. It’s been days of insomnia again. Sigh… Year of Tiger come on, give me a break! But i digress. I’ll leave that part of the information out for the time being, maybe till the end of the week.

Speaking of stressful stuffs, i heard few more churches was attacked making a total of 8 churches now. Outrageous if you ask me. I’m an Atheist (free thinker) myself but that doesn’t mean i disrespect people that holds to their religion. Attacking a religious house is really out of bounds and all over a stupid issue. It’s a disgrace that there are Malaysians that could stoop so low.

Have you heard about the arson attacks on 3 churches in Klang Valley? No doubt over the latest and much conflicted dispute on the use of the word ”Allah” by non-Muslims.

Sigh… what the hell is wrong with these people??!!!

Here (taken from http://www.nytimes.com/).

3 Malaysian Churches Attacked in ‘Allah’ Dispute

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Assailants attacked three Malaysian churches with firebombs Friday, extensively damaging one amid a growing conflict over the use of the word ”Allah” by non-Muslims, officials said.


The attacks sharply escalated tensions in the Muslim-majority country ahead of planned protests by Muslims later Friday against a Kuala Lumpur High Court verdict which struck down a 3-year-old ban on non-Muslims using ”Allah” in their literature.


”I condemn these actions because they will destroy our country’s harmony,” Prime Minister Najib Razak told reporters. ”The government will take whatever steps it can to prevent such acts.”


Najib said he has told the national police chief to step up security at churches and other places of worship.


The Dec. 31 court decision incensed many Muslims, who see it as a threat to their religion. Hateful comments and threats against Christians have been posted widely on the Internet, but this is the first time the controversy has turned destructive.


The ruling was on a petition by Malaysia’s Roman Catholic Church, whose main publication, the Herald, uses the word Allah in its Malay-language edition.


The first-floor office in the three-story Metro Tabernacle Church was destroyed in a blaze a little after midnight, said Kevin Ang, a spokesman for the Protestant church. The worship areas on the upper two floors were undamaged and there were no injuries.


Kuala Lumpur police Chief Mohamad Sabtu Osman told The Associated Press that a witness saw four people on two motorcycles breaking the glass front of the church and throwing an incendiary object inside before fleeing.


He said police found a wrench, an empty gasoline can and two scorched motorcycle helmets at the scene. The church occupies a corner plot in a row of shops in Desa Melawati, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur.


”We are still investigating,” he said. He also urged Muslims not to participate in the planned protests.


Separately, Molotov cocktails were thrown into the compounds of two other churches before dawn, causing minor damage in one and none in the other, church officials said.


The Rev. Lawrence Andrew, the editor of the Herald, said many churches have employed extra security guards. ”Most churches are taking precautions. They are aware it may just blow up,” he said.


The government has appealed the court verdict and the High Court has suspended its decision’s implementation until the appeal is heard.


Muslims argue that ”Allah” is exclusive to Islam, and its use by Christians would confuse Muslims and tempt them to convert to Christianity.


About 60 percent of Malaysia’s 28 million people are Malay Muslims, while the rest are ethnic Chinese, Indians and indigenous tribes. The minorities follow Christianity, Hinduism and other religions.


The Malay-speaking indigenous tribespeople, living in remote states of Sabah and Sarawak, are the main readers of the Herald’s Malay-language edition. Catholic officials say ”Allah” is the only word they know for God.


Many Muslims in Malaysia have refused to accept the argument that ”Allah” is an Arabic word that predates Islam, and that it is used by Christians in countries such as Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Indonesia regularly in their worship.


The backlash against the court verdict has reinforced complaints by minorities that they face institutional discrimination by the government.


On Thursday, the Malaysian judiciary’s Web site was hacked and defaced with an apparent threat to Christians, The Star newspaper reported. The site, however, appeared to be normal on Friday.


The Star said the hacker, using the alias ”Brainwash,” defaced the site with a banner saying: ”Mess with the best, die like the rest” and ”Allah only restricted to Muslim only.”