How to be the next Malaysian Dreamgirl...

Another Johor-ean wins the MDG title!!! *woots* Johor girls rock!! XD

I think that by now, everyone knows that Juanita is the winner for this season’s Malaysian Dreamgirl. Kudos to her for winning the coveted title!!

It's amazing how she transformed from this.....

to this!!!

Also, Special thanks to @net for the SMS updates coz I couldn’t go for the Finale since I had to work later that night and also, sorry babe I didn’t reply, I fell asleep already by the time you were sending me the updates….sowie!!

I guess to be the Malaysian Dreamgirl, you have to fulfil 2 or more or preferably ALL of the following criteria:-

1) Be sure to fake your tears
2) Be the drama-queen of the show
3) Be sure to be not liked by the girls in the house AND by the viewers themselves
4) Have VERY STRONG family support despite the fact

I guess Juanita learnt well from last year’s MDG winner, Cindy, didn't she now? :p

So, girls, if you think you want to give MDG a try, learn from Cindy and Juanita and you are sure to win next year's MDG (provided the show can survive for another season)

Working Nightshift Causes Cancer!!

Working the night shift or frequently burning the midnight oil may not be the best thing to do after all. This is because exposure to artificial light during the night affects our bodies’ biological clock and significantly reduces the production of melanin. This hormone is vital for our sleeping patterns and suppressing cancerous growths.

Not only that, but making our bodies work at night for a long term period could increase the risk of developing cancer. Even worse than working the night shift is when you constantly switch between working between day and nights, as the body will have difficulty in resetting its frequently disrupted biological clock. ^&%$#!! I fall in this category!!!


What scares me the most is that working into the nights could increase the risk of breast cancer!! (source). This is because exposure to artificial light suppresses the production of melanin which could stimulate the growth of cancerous cells in the breast.

According to a research by Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, they found that women working night shifts were 1.5 times more likely to have breast cancer than those whom work in the daytime. The longer a woman regularly worked at night, the higher the risk of developing breast cancer.

Also, a research by Nurses’ Health Study (source) , they found that those who worked at least 3 rotating shifts per month:-
- 30 years and above had 36% higher risk of breast cancer than those who worked day time only.
- Between 15 to 29 years had 9% higher risk of breast cancer than those who worked day time only.
- Between 1 - 14 years had 8% higher risk of breast cancer than those who worked day time only.


If you men think you are spared from developing cancer from working nights, think again!! “…shift work has been identified as a risk factor for prostate cancer..”!! (source). Their research found that rotating shift workers had a 3-fold increase in prostate cancer risk than daytime workers. And those working permanent night shifts also had a slight increase in prostate cancer risk than daytime workers.


IMO, they should include working nightshift into the labour law!! Seems that those of us working night shifts are not very well taken care of!! Should I make a move-on now then? My health is priceless and nothing should compromise that…but times are difficult….sigh... :S :S :S

MDG2 Challenges are jinxed??!!

For some reason, I think winning the challenges in MDG2 could prove to be a curse instead of a blessing. I mean, how is it possible that the very 2 girls that won the 2 challenges are the very same people that would be the one with the lowest votes during the elimination week.

Let me refresh your memories then….

During the first elimination round, Acha was one of the girls with the lowest votes.

And guess what, having won the first challenge that they had earlier in the week, which was where they attended Elaine’s workshop. The challenge for this round was the girls had to give their best pose to the camera. At the end of the day, Elaine announced that Acha had won this particular challenge because her pose looked fresh and she dared to be different.

Then came the 2nd challenge, which was the Beautilicious workshop by Julie, the founder. The girls were asked to split into 3 different groups, Group 1 will be doing the “Retro Look”, “Glamorous Night Look” and “Smokey Eye Look”. The girls were also asked to dress according to the look that they are going for. The winner turned out to be Liana!! I admit, she did a pretty good job with the look that she was going for which was the “Retro Look”.


And then came the 2nd elimination round. This time, the girls with the lowest votes were Liana, Farah and Shasya. As winning the challenge would be jinxing your luck at going all the way, well, Liana was voted out.

I hope Pinky doesn’t get voted out next week since she won that "Wacoal Award" at Mist Club. I really don’t want to see her out yet but then again, during the phone conversation with her boyfriend, Pinky had said that she wants out. So it’s really up to the viewers if they are still going to vote for her no matter what or are they going to give her what she wants? Then again, it wasn't a challenge, just an award.

Oh well, let's hope that it was just by coincidence that these 2 girls, Acha and Liana, got eliminated. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that they deserve to be eliminated, it's just that winning the challenges could just prove to be an early end to your chances at having a shot at being the Dreamgirl at the end of the day.

How to fix a broken handphone LCD screen

Don’t ask how I got my w810i LCD screen broken/cracked real bad. You could say that things got a little violent….. :p

So anyway, this 1 friend of mine got really pissed off when I wasn’t replying his SMSes and when I told him that my screen was broken, so I can’t read or even send out SMSes coz I can’t see what is written/typed out on the screen. He refused to believe me. He said that I was just being lansi. I mean, come on lah, if I really were lansi, why on earth would I even pick up his call right?? FYI, I had assigned another ringtone specially for him so that I know that this particular friend is calling but he doesn’t know this…..yet :p

He got me to come out to meet him and I agreed. Then at 1 point, he brought up the issue about my broken phone and this is how he helped me to fix my mobile’s screen.

E: How broken can your screen be? If it’s cracked, you can still read and send SMSes what…
Me: *takes out phone and shows damage*. Nah….the screen is completely blacked out and it is cracked from the inside..
E: Oh…so how are you going to fix this?
Me: I’m going to send it for repair lah…
E: Any idea how much is going to cost you?
Me: Yeah, RM100 ++
E: Hhhmmmm, you know what? Let me help you fix your phone…come, give it to me now…
Me: Huh? How are you going to fix it now?
E: Just give it to me lah
Me: *passes phone to E*…nah
E: *throws phone onto the carpeted floor and grins* There's your solution!!
Me: OOOOOOIIIIIII BUGGER!!
E: Go and get an IPhone or at least an E66 ok??
Me: =_________________="'


And that is how you fix a broken LCD screen. Does not apply only to w810i phones. should be a workable with other phone brands/models.

Disclaimer: Do not hold me responsible if any further damage is done to the phone. Do it at your own risk :p

I’m a Musicon Celebrity thanks to Maxis Broadband!!

I used to be crazy about Britney Spears at one point of time. So much so I drove my sister and my housemates crazy with her songs!! (Ling, if you remember this, you know how much I played her songs over and over again rite....rite?? XD). Ask me to the lyrics to any of her songs, and I would know each and every ooohhhhh or aaahhhhsss there are to it

So, if I had the chance, I’d go as Britney Spears of course!! Having said that, since I want to be a musicon, I would want my musicon to look like this (this was as close I could get to the “You Drive Me Crazy” outfit) and how would I like to be treated for the day?

Let's start of with it's time for make-up, perfect smiles coz it's me everyone's waiting for. Then it's time to walk down the red carpet with all eyes on me, in the center of the ring just like a circus, as for the paparazzi, I'll let you have a Piece of Me for the night but just don't go overboard!! Mr. DJ, please play my songs Baby, One More Time and again in the club so everyone can say “She’s so lucky, she’s a star!!” . Finally to celebrate my celebrity status for just one night, I’m gonna party like it’s Me Against the Music!! Now that I'm back Stronger than ever before, just bring it on baby!! Just Gimme More and more of that spotlight people!! Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know that I can't be a musicon celeb for a night!!
(p/s: for those of you who don't know, the words highlighted in yellow are either the title of her songs or part of her lyrics)

All this would be thanks to Maxis Broadband!!

Wanna a hint as to how I'm gonna make-up myself to look like Britney? Here goes.....

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Sigh.....this is such a far cry from looking like this...

p/s: Ok lah....i cheated....i used this to get myself to look somewhat like that... :p

MDG 2 - This is how you remind me...

Yeah, I know this post may seem a bit late but well, I’m working crazy hours so….what to do?? Sigh…

So anyways, MDG 2 is back this year and well, the girls this time round were not as hot as the girls from the last season. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying they aren’t pretty and all that, it’s just that they ain’t as hot as last year’s girls.

Don’t know about you guys, but after watching episodes 5 and 6, somehow the girls from Season 1 and 2 seem to share some similarities between them. I mean, I couldn't see all these when they were first announced as the final 12 for Season 2 but now, I do..Let’s see who reminds me of whom. Let's use the 1st photos they took after their make-over...

1) Acha reminds me of Cindy

Reason being:-
1) They both complained about the other gals to their dads
2) They both have problems with their catwalk and cried over how they did not like the way they catwalked(Acha) or posed for the camera (Cindy)
3) Their hairstyle after the makeover are the same


2) Shasya reminds me of Eyna

Reason being:-
a) They both have that “model” look
b) Their poses are always spot-on!!

3) Rajvin reminds me of Jean

Reason being:-
These 2 girls would definitely have a shot at the top 3, but sadly, they had to leave at the early stage of the show. And when I mean leave, it's not because they got eliminated but because of personal reasons.


4) Natasha reminds me of Hanis

Reason being:-
a) They both seem to be the judges' favourite, or at least, Elaine's favourite
b) Top 3 potential
c) Close to their mums and being the manja ones


5) Pinky reminds me of Ringo

Reason being:-
a) both have rare first names
b) both girls are the cutest of the 12

6) Juanita reminds me of Alison

Reason being:-
a) Both speak their minds without sounding whiny or bitchy
b) their personality and confidence stands out from the rest

7) Denezia and Nadia

Reason being:-
a) Both of them have got a fierce face
b) They seem to not like a few other girls. Take Nadia, she seemed to not like Ringo at first, then she seemed to not be able to get along with Cindy. As for Denezia, she specifically said she doesn't like LFN. I know some other gals said the same thing about LFN but you really feel the dislike in Denezia's voice....

8) Farah reminds me of Fiqa

Reason being:-
I don't know why, but the moment you say Farah, I immediately think of Fiqa. Is it their hairstyle? Or is coz they've got that snobbish look? Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that they are snobbish, I'm just saying that they look snobbish... Then they both got upset over small issues.....Fiqa for the "shoe" issue and Farah for her hair being cut so short...

9) Dawn reminds me of Natasha

Reason being:-
Both take nice photos but lack of airtime on Dawn makes her quite forgettable, whereas Natasha was eliminated to early before she could even shine. Hopefully Dawn will not share the same fate as her...

10) Maya and Valerie

Reason being:
a) Their accent and the way they talk..
b) Their quirkiness perhaps?

11) Ming reminds me of Adeline

Reason being:-
a) They need to show a bit more confidence, otherwise their photos are nice
b) They seem to be the quiet ones, only saying something when absolutely necessary

12) Liana and Jay

Reason being:-
a) Both are the 2nd eldest among the girls, and thus, perhaps take on situations a little more maturely than the other gals.

b) They can take nice photos as well..

So who's my favourite? Sadly, none of the girls have gotten my attention yet. Maybe over time they would grow on me but until then, I would say that the girls from Season 1 were definitely much better than this year's ones.

My Life is Now Upside-Down!!

It’s official!! My life is now upside down, turned inside out or whatever you want to call it!!

WHY?? Coz while everyone else is sleeping, I am working and when everyone else is at work, I am sleeping!! And since then, I’ve been pretty much easily irritated and grumpy. It’s not easy trying to fall asleep when it’s oh-so bright outside!! Drawing the curtains doesn’t help much either. And then waking up in darkness can confuse one sometimes. You try waking up in the night, people like me will just fall back asleep!!

You see, I was suddenly made to work the US shift, this was kinda expected but not THIS soon!! Didn't even had time to adjust myself...got the call from the boss to switch on a Wednesday morning.. :S

But I guess that the good thing about this is that I can work from home :D
Thus, I’m saving a lot of time by not having to commute to and fro work, saving cash for petrol and toll. YAY!!

But then hor, all that cash I saved would prolly have to go into the facial treatment I’m thinking of doing (also because some other blogger suggested that I do this – YOU know who you are…might reveal his name..hehehe…unless he bribes me…lol). You see, with the “messed-up” scheduled I have now, acnes are popping out all over my face!!! Big big, fat, juicy ones ok!! So yea, better get my face “repaired” before I get called back to work in the office and scare off my colleagues when they see me >.<

Beatboxing While Playing the Flute

You simply have to check this guy out!! He can beatbox and play the flute at the same time!! Sounds impossible right? Seeing(and hearing) is believing...

in case you don't know....he's playing the Mario theme....

Greenday + Oasis feat Eminem

This is what you would probably get if Greenday and Oasis were to work together on a song and also decide to feature Eminem in their song....



If you can't view the clip below, you can go to the link at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gwoY3ygLeU

Where to Eat?

I just got back from my week long X’mas break and after going thru hundreds of unread mails came a mail from my manager which went something like this:-

“…since most of you will only be back after 4 January 2009, we will hold the X’mas and New Year dinner somewhere in mid-January. “Racoon/panda” will be organizing the date, time and venue the New Year dinner……”

o.O Yikes!!!How come suddenly I got myself involved??? SWT…

So me.

So now I have the daunting task of having to find a nice place for the dinner. Does anyone have suggestions for a nice makan place for dinner?

1. Halal food
2. Serves beer as well….
3. Somewhere around PJ/Damansara area…the nearer to Phileo Damansara area, the better