more singing please?

you know what songs am i hearing on radio nowadays? Ke$ha's Die Young and Rihanna's Diamonds. 

as i listen to Rihanna, i got a little frustrated, because she's doing less and less of a singing job like she used to. i can't even remember her last song that really showed her vocals in singing. oh, yeah. got it. California King Bed was her last song which i really enjoy, because it really reflected on her abilities in singing, reminding me of why she's a singer in the first place. but lately, her songs like Birthday Cake, S&M and You Da One are not much of a singing in my opinion. i confess her songs are nice to hear, but she's not showing her vocal ability. what a shame. because she can really sing. songs like Russian Roulette and Te Amo were among the greatest hits as a singer.
and then we have Taylor Swift, who came pretty strong with her Teardrops on My Guitar. she was pretty impressive back then. but now, after a few years, she's changing paths, switching to a rather fun, dance genre. We Are Never Getting Back Together wasn't my favourite track from her. and she's come up with a new song, I Knew Yo Were Trouble was a fun track to dance to, but it showed very very little of her vocal abilities. really sad. 

P/S: they are both not my favourites anymore...

2012 movie review

i just watched the 2012 movie. a movie made in 2009 and everybody freaked out watching the movie. and all the singers started making songs about the end of the world. Britney with Till The World Ends and Jay Sean with 2012. the date when the world would end was predicted to be 20-12-2012, but nobody knows about this for sure. only Allah knows when would the world end. and we are all to believe that the world would come to an end one day, just like all living things. 
according to the movie, the whole world would be destroyed, but only the lands. that's kindda funny because once the world ends, everything on the planets would destroy into pieces, just like dust. it is stated in the Quran, the sky would fall, the moon, the stars would all fall. the world has come to an end, all the animals, plants, mountains, rivers, seas would all come to an end of its cycle as well. no human being would escape from it. no survivors, nobody can cheat death. it's all destined. 
so, when i watched the movie and how they escaped and cheated death with the ships made in China, i was astonished. i was shocked at how big the ships were, and at the same time wondering how absurd human minds could be. ever heard of Titanic? and how mankind claimed that it would be the largest cruise set to sail? and they said that the Titanic was strong and powerful, that nothing would ever happen to it? it would never sink, they say. and look what happened to Titanic? 
it sunk. i read on and found out that there were a lot of theories behind the sinking on the Titanic. this theory over here was put at the end of the article and here's what's written.
"Perhaps the most controversial view of them all is that the Titanic did not break into two pieces as nearly everyone suggests, but three. Why is that important? Well it leads some experts, such as Brad Matsen, to the conclusion that the Titanic was poorly constructed and that its flimsy hull was in no way equipped to handle such an incident.

Whether or not it was because of faulty materials, or human error, or simply fate, the Titanic is still a disaster that resonates with society 100 years later as a reminder that even the grandest and most indestructable of technological feats are still at the mercy of nature"-http://gizmodo.com/5901943/why-the-titanic-sank

plus, the ships in this movie could withstand that much pressure from the sea and the aeroplane which hit the ships on its side. this is kindda absurd to me. but whatever. and the other absurd thing is that if all land on earth have fallen apart and sunk into the sea, why is there just Africa surviving the whole disaster? that's pretty funny in my opinion. i mean, if the Earth has come to its very end of life, why would there be a piece of land still on Earth? 

what i believe in is that nobody can beat the power of the Creator. 

boycott or not?

i got tired of reading all of the posts on Facebook about McD and Israel and Gaza. they are all related, but why is it that just McD is brought up? is that the only fast food restaurant that contributes to the income of the Israelians? no. Kotex, Motorola, NOKIA, Kit Kat, Starbucks, Maggi, Calvin Klein, Georgio Armani...the list goes on and on. 
we never talked about boycotting Intel products did we? have you seen any of the posts on Facebook telling us, spreading news about boycotting Intel? no.
why is it all we heard and read about this whole week is 
Mc Donalds? why?
i heard about the news where McD gives out free breakfast to everyone since yesterday. and people went on talking about how it is an immoral act, to give out free food when they already know people were going to boycott the product. 
fine. they did a mistake. now what? do we go on talking about this for days? no. arguing and condemning the act of McDonalds giving out free breakfast and talking bad about the people who lined up to get free breakfast ain't gonna help the people in Gaza. 
so, let's just not only boycott McD, let's altogether TRY to boycott the other products from Israel as well. 

braces and people

being a dental student really opened up my eyes with the impact of braces and dentistry. this year only, so many of my friends are applying for braces. the reason for their action is, 

'if i were to become a dentist, and a patient comes up to me and looks at my crooked teeth, they would not trust me in fixing their teeth'

oh, come on already. just say that you want your teeth to look pretty like the rest of the class. end of story. 

my own personal experience, once i had my braces on, almost everybody asked me why i had braces. they wanted to know the reason. what's wrong with her teeth before? how bad was it?

the thing with braces is that people would never remember you before you had the braces on, they only remember you after you had took it off. and then, they go on questioning why did you had the braces on in the first place. 

one thing i learned from wearing braces for two years is that it is a painful process, but throughout the process, i found myself being confident in talking with people, and i definitely worked on my smile. until now, i still smile with practically all my teeth can be seen. it's a full smile.

there used to be once where people wearing braces are weirdos, and everybody would ask about the braces. now, it seems like people who had faulty denture would be asked by others, 'are you planning to put braces on?' and 'i heard the doctor is really nice, you should try and see him' or 'see how her teeth are now? all nice and pretty. she had braces before. i recommend you wear braces' 

see how the community think now of braces? 

singers-two categories?

I've been watching way too much of singing shows like The Voice for some time now. *i'm on a one-week holiday, which ends tomorrow*  and also, i've been listening to the songs on radio, be it Malay songs or Hollywood tracks.
one thing i realize when watching these reality TV shows and listening to tracks on radio and award shows, i see the pattern on people's choice in songs, in the singers that deliver the songs, and i came up with a theory. 
"there are two categories of singers in the industry, and people love them both"
for example, we have Kelly Clarkson, the winner of American Idol in 2002, who has a beautiful, powerful voice. she can scream, yell like in 'Behind These Hazel Eyes' and go really soft and emotional like in 'Already Gone'. 
She was people's favourite for some time and almost all of her songs stayed on top of radio charts, thanks to listeners votes on the show. she even got a few awards during the beginning of her career and sold god knows how many copies of albums all these while. 
other singers in the same shoes as Miss Clarkson over here are Christina Aguilera, Carrie Underwood, Pink, Beyonce and the late Whitney Houston. and the ones ranked a little lower than these people are Rihanna, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Shakira and Rita Ora.
on the other hand, we have Carly Rae Jepsen, a newcomer to the industry, with her hit single, 'Call Me Maybe'. she has a unique voice, rather coarse but sweet in some ways. she does not reach high notes, just a little higher than normal range in some songs. and people adore her songs, even though she can't hit the big notes. hmmm...
singers on the same boat as Carly are Ellie Goulding, Cher Lloyd, Karmin, Madonna and Ke$ha.
this phenomenon does not only happen in Hollywood, the differences can be seen clearer in Malaysia. 
for some time, Malaysians have been entertained by singers who can reach the high notes. some of these artists include Siti Nurhaliza, Jaclyn Victor, Adibah Noor, Ning Baizura and Misha Omar. lots of records have been sold, and for some time, it's a battle of who can reach the higher note, who can sing a POW-POW song in a crowd flawlessly. people have been comparing this singer to that, especially female artists, to see who's better. 
and out of nowhere, came this lady, Yuna, a hijabi girl playing a guitar, and BOOM she was the next singer on the list, sitting among the POW POW singers above. in the awards, Yuna won over the singers above as Best Female Artist of The Year. how's that? for people like me, who have been supporting people with great voices, i felt like the industry will crash soon. and yet it did. school girls become stars within minutes. right after Yuna, along came Najwa Latif and Ainan Tasneem. both singers can't hit that high notes, so they kindda fall into the same category as Rita Ora, Rihanna and Taylor Swift. 
i guess, in the end, you choose the songs you like best. but honestly, i would prefer to support singers who can really sing. my mum categorize Yuna during one of her performances in an award show as "talking to the microphone". to this day, my mum does not acknowledge Yuna as a singer. as for me, i listen to these songs, but if given a choice to vote for a song, i would go with a well-deserving singer. 

~thank you, and please don't hate me~

online monsters

are they such things as online monsters? 
or online predators?
first, let me explain why i'm writing about this. there's been an advertistment on radio, advising parents to watch their kids' online activities. and this brought back memories to one of OPRAH's episodes i used to watch when i was younger, it was about 2-3 years ago when Oprah herself discussed about this topic. and in the show, she blamed the paedophiles and whoever on the internet who talked the kids and teenagers into meeting them outside. 
it was a 15 year old girl who was talking to this guy online for some time and one day, he talked her into meeting him in a motel room at 2.30am. and this girl, without second thought, when to meet this guy, in her pajamas. she hadn't been telling her parents about this guy nor informing them she's going out in the middle of the night. when she met him at the motel, the guy raped her and her parents only realized the child was gone when they kindda spotted her sweater lying outside the front porch. WTH? 

and Oprah kept on blaming these guys online by calling them online monsters and online predators. when i heard her story and how she and her mother was sobbing, i was like, 

'wait a minute. what's going on here? who's the one to blame her mister?'

here's what i think.

there's always going to be someone bad and evil online. i'm not denying the fact. but you must be wise enough to know that whatever people say online are never the truth. they may say you're beautiful, but they might just say that for fun. even worse, never believe a thing they say about their age, their profile picture...

and most of all, never meet them alone, even if it's a public place. 

i've been chatting with a few guys online, perfect strangers. and i must admit, some of them are just like the rest, looking for someone to flirt with. but i've also met with some very nice guys online. and we're still friends online. it's been 4 years of friendship online. he helped me out with my crazy thoughts and we enjoy each others company online. we talk about our everyday life, boys and girls...family. stuff like that. 

bottom line is, there's monsters everywhere. we just have to be careful with our every step, so that we don't fall right into their trap. 

in the case of the Oprah show, i think the girl is the one to blame for being so stupid to leave the house at 2.30 am and heading to the motel where the guy's staying. she should never meet some strangers online for the first time in their motel rooms. even a kid knows the fact of not talking to strangers. i got so mad i was practically screaming at my mum for Oprah's action in defending the girl instead of telling her that she was wrong in the first place! oh, my!

people online can be friendly & safe too, you know?

not my fault

i've tried thinking about everything that caused you to get mad at me. 

have i done anything wrong?

now, you're blaming in on me?!

for some stuff i didn't do.

this is such a low blow. wow. 

i thought you were better than this. guess i'm wrong.

Kelantan-in my own words

i've actually been planning to write on this matter a long time ago, back since i was in 1st year. but i guess i never had the time, so i would make a short version of it.
as you all might know, i am studying in Kelantan, a state on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. 
most of Malaysians who have never stepped foot in Kelantan would say stuff about how poorly developed state it is. but being here for more than a year now, i have my own opinions about Kelantan.

1- the #1 thing associated with Kelantan is Tok Guru Nik Aziz. he's the Chief Minister of Kelantan. he is a very old, religious man living in modesty. i've never met this guy in person, but from many stories i've heard about him, he's a kind man.
2- Kelantan is closely associated with pregnant women. the average number of siblings in Kelantan is at least 5 or 6 and this number can even reach to 11-13 siblings per family. i don't know why is this number of kids per family is relatively high in people from Kelantan, it's just a normal thing to have lots of kids. 
you can be in any part of Kelantan and the first thing you notice about the woman is that she's pregnant. be it the shopping mall, grocery store, hospitals or even by-standers.
3- Kelantan is a developing state in my opinion, with many buildings being built here and there, and the traffic jam is massive, you'd feel like killing someone in the car just waiting for the car to move even 100 meters. 
4- water supply is not that good here, it is brownish in colour and it would leave stains on white clothes if you're not careful. but after asking around, it seems like people living in housing areas would get purified water, if you have a water purifier outside the house. living in hostels, you have to pay. haha..
5- there's no cinemas in Kelantan. it's just too bad. there's plenty of places to go and shop around Kelantan, but sooner or later you'd find yourself going to these places every once in a while because you've run out of places to go. there's actually a lot of places to visit, tourist attraction, but these places are so far away from where i'm at. so i prefer not to discover.
6- i'm not a fan of cars but i know when i see an expensive imported car. and trust me, Kelantanese ride in these cars. they own them. no idea where the hell did they find money to own them, but they do. 
not so developed country you say? think again.