Valentine's Alone

Waking up to the freezing air

Not spotting any teddy bear

Into the blurry light I stare

Valentine's Day is awful, I swear

Shots of love Instagram was filled

Without difference, Twitter too was killed

Turning my head to the right, I looked

Even my plushie had such a day booked

After all the cringing scenes

I decided to head out to sightsee the greens

Not expecting to see a couple of two

Kissing each other that gave me the flu

Headed back inside to watch a movie

Well, The Notebook definitely made me moody

The kitchen I go to make myself lunch

Heart-shaped cereals didn't help, I boringly munch

A snap of fingers, I see the moon

The night's here yet I hold no balloon

Devastating, ain't it? February 14

Singles out there, at least we're all clean!

Yup, that's me.

- Inspired by how society gives a hard time to the singles out there during every February 14. -

Awful Stereotypes

Few days ago, I attended my first ever Sociology class in my first week of college. What's Sociology, you ask? Well, it is the scientific study of social behaviour or society, including its origins, development, organisation, networks & institutions (basically humans in groups, I think?). Yup, the field is pretty wide to me, and I chose to sit in this subject as it'd probably decorate my Communications major. Lots to memorise/understand, at least I own my liking to this subject.

One of the subtopics I learnt from class last Tuesday was a term you can spot from the title above - Stereotypes (no I did not learn what's above the stars). A term widely used in society nowadays, it is also something we shouldn't practice & model in the 20th century. Here's a thing you gladly discover about me today: I HATE people who stereotypes. In such a rapidly-growing & advanced decade, there is no way I can understand why these doltish humans chose to follow the view of old/dead people of their same kind. Like come on, man. Why would you think Asians are freaking smart anymore? Most of us were forced to bury our faces into books & dictionaries when we were young, don't say you're still in support of that torturing childhood story! Anyways, here are a few stereotypes I loathe to the extend I'd spit on horrible humans who practices them.

1. Tomboys are gay.

Alright guys let's end it all here for once. WHY IN HEAVENS WOULD YOU THINK SO? Just because they dress like a boy & skateboard to school, there's no way that makes us fall for the same gender as we are. I'm not saying there are no gay tomboys, but I'm spreading the awful logic of this faulty stereotype to the world so inconsiderate souls would stop thinking so. Do you know how hard is it for us when boys cut off the affection for tomboys as we are stereotyped as gays? I have guy friends saying shit to me as if I don't get hurt like girly girls, pulling my hair thinking I'm wearing a wig (why) & of course, thinking I'm in love with my bestie. So please, just stop it all for us cool people's sake. 

2. Asians are good at math.

Nope nope nope, at least not for me. I HATE & suck at math, even the calculator doesn't sound like help to me.

3. People with beatifully decorated houses are rich af.

Okay this is not a popular one you'd hear your buddies rant about, but it's something I can definitely relate to. Yup the interior design of my house is throughly-thought & my family did spent a lot on our warm cozy shelter, it's because you see, it's our fucking home. We rather spend our hearts onto a place where we'd enjoy lovely times with our closest relatives than waste it on stuff like fashion & food etc. As a matter of fact, we rarely spend our notes on entertainment like going to the movies & karaokes. Thus in conclusion, we don't buy IKEA furniture just to look like we're top class citizens, I can hardly afford my college education so shut up.

4. YouTubers are (expected to be) extroverts & fun in real life.

Firstly I'd like to declare most YouTubers ARE fun in the non-virtual society, allow me to refer to the other small half of the YouTuber community. I'm an extroverted-introvert, for example. I do love to laugh & shake new hands all the time, but it's also one of my struggles to actually greet & make new friends. I constantly try so hard to squeeze myself into crowds & try to be cool in order to have unknown classmates approach me, but I was unintentionally trained to be an anti-social kid. Here's a tiny favour I'd ask for, next time you see us, feel free to greet & hug us first before we nervously run off! 

That's all I suppose. High five to you if you agree with me! Don't worry if you don't though, I'll still give you a high five then drop it off once you're into it. Nah blame's not on me, you're slow.

Hope you enjoyed the read & stay beautiful on the inside aites! Alanis xx.

Trip to America! #PartOne

Many people know that I went to the states during the 2014's year-end school holidays, and most of them questioned me about the trip, how was life there like & so on. Without a clue, I started to realised that I actually didn't take any time off to blog or share this rare experience to the curious ones, especially for someone who used to junk her blog 24/7! 

Well, without further ado, here's a collection of much rather random (and ugly) shots my uncle and I took during my one-month stay in the US.

Flight delayed. (3rd from top)

Flight ticket! 

In the cabin with a bunch of French monsieurs & madames.

See any Malaysians? I DON'T THINK SO. D:

I remember myself going insane when in the morning of 28 November, I realised my flight was departing on the night itself! (I thought it was on 29..) Asking me was it a scary experience? - It was terrifying. For someone who doesn't travel abroad often, it's like swimming in the middle of the ocean. But trust me, once you get over the wanna-pee-your-pants phase, it's all good after that. Just follow the signboards & ask for assistance (also learn a little French), and you'll be fine! The 13-hour flight from Malaysia to Paris was literally a pain in the ass though. Luckily I had the aisle seat or else I had to communicate with authentic French people so I could visit the restroom. Hey, a French girl actually sat on my left & I swear I couldn't understand a single word besides excusez-moi. 

Reached Paris! (Paris De Gaulle Airport)

Had to fill this scary form before heading onboard.

This glaced waffle was delicious! Costed me £1.

Once my plane hit the ground of the chilly Paris, I rushed my way to another terminal to catch my next flight to Chicago. The shuttle bus I took gave me a brief view around the airport, including the foreign plants & scenery my eyes wasn't offered in my birth country. Cool vending machines were everywhere - the waffle above was bought from one of them! Before even able to relax my ass in such a country I adore, passengers of the next flight was called to board the plane.

Airplane snack during the transit flight to Chicago. (Savoury & Sweet)

Reached Chicago O'Hare Airport! My uncle's whole family including my cute cousins came to pick me up (not to mention, I gave my Aunt a pretty good scare). We had dinner at a restaurant opened by Malaysians, visited a grocery store then head to a nearby hotel for an overnight stay. Of course, jet lag kicked in as I spent my snoring times on Pac-Man & Tetris on the plane. Next morning, we head to Chinatown for brunch at Wong Kok's after stuffing myself with bacon & eggs. Before the 3 hour drive back to my Uncle's home in Michigan, we hung out at the long walk near Adler Planetarium where we took pictures of the Chicago View & the Zodiac Statues. To be frank, it was FREEZING cold even my fingers were shivering & 'smoke' breathed out from my mouth while I spoke, but the scenery was just too fascinating I could never afford to miss.

Circle of Animals / Zodiac Statues in Chicago.

Some statue outside the museum. (It's Copernicus I think)

Chicago View aka ignore my ugly face.

Chinatown in Chicago.

Snowy view from the hotel we stayed for a night.

To be continued!

Stay tuned for part two, Alanis xx.

After Party Sleepover

Afternoon hey! Time to write part two of Saturday night's enthusiasm, pardon the wait!

Following our arrival to Nedd's house after #WorldStageMy, we took turns rushing our showers as we couldn't afford to waste the time off such a gold dust event. Of course, everyone began to seek for the wifi password because there were so much about the music fest to share! That annoyed Nedd for sure. What was more infuriating to her was after we obtained the password - everyone lied slackly on the bed, tapping on our smartphones vigorously with screen displays of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter etc. Can you imagine our reactions when she ordered us to grab the snacks we just bought downstairs? No one budged a muscle. Nedd was sent to an outburst causing us to leave the room in milliseconds. Scary.

I remember I was starving nuts that the 200g pack of Koko Krunch I purchased was gobbled off in seconds. Ah, that reminds me of having such a satisfying cheat day! Before #WorldStageMy I had a sweet red bean sundae from Milkcow & a cinnamon roll from Coffea Coffee, then a bag of sugary cereal at night. Much yum! Did I lied to myself saying I need them calories to rave my way through the fest? I think so. *smirks* Moving on, we had a game of Uno to buy the night time. Yup just one game, that actually took more than HALF AN HOUR (my bad, I set the rule of only one card can be discarded during each turn despite its same number & colour). Twenty minutes later, everyone stared at me like I'm the headmistress of our school, wanting to stab me in the head. Gienne even fell asleep during the game. I don't even remember who won.

Uno for four!

As presumed, every single one of us cried for bedtime immediately after the horrible Uno game ended. Gienne & Michelle slept on the cozy bed, while Nedd & I conquered the wooden-tiled floor. Obviously, I brought my 7-year slumber pal along - Jibby! (aka my sleeping bag) What's not the expected part was me turning into a caterpillar, creating choky laughters in the room.

Wakakakaka. 

How I look like when I'm playing Crossy Road.

Caterpillar says goodnight.

Next morning, our plan to hang out in the park was umm, terminated by our unable-to-wake-up heads. Besides Michelle who had to hop out of bed at 7 due to her parents arrival at 8, everyone was whining non-stop while clinging ourselves onto pillows. Sluggish kids we are. Eventually we did nothing until my ride came at half past 9. Regardless of the unproductive morning, oh gosh the night was one of the best hours of darkness I'd ever experienced. Another satisfying tick on my bucket list thanks to the #SneakersSquad! Without them I would had already rot into mushrooms years ago.

Peace out, Nandos. #firsttime

^ Sliding in a little extra of Sunday night, a warm dinner consisting the UOC 14/15 and the Scouters was held at Taipan's Nandos. Believe me or not, it was actually my first time digging into Nandos! (yup just laugh it out bro) Love its extra hot sauce & sweet potato mash. What a fun night to wrap the year off with the fabulous team of 15.

Phew, it's been a long time since I enjoyed such a excitement-filled weekend. Fingers crossed for more before the huge examination barge its way into my life. Also looking forward to next year's #WorldStageMy with the squad!

Cheers, Alanis xx.

Triumph & Bliss

Evening, world! Today was splendid, had so much enjoyment on an exam break day. Would be even delightful to share the glee with you all!

Wondering why an exam break day snapped out of nowhere? Our school's co-curricular awarding ceremony was situated on this 'prominent' day. Why prominent you ask? Teeheehee. We 104th Scouts of Petaling had achieved several winnings in various categories - we'd proudly won the Best Documentation Award, 1st runner up of the Best Notice Board Award, and 1st runner up of the Most Outstanding Uniform Movement Award! Here's the exciting part, we were the only ones to win as many as 3 hampers. What an amazement.

Unit of Council 2014/2015

After the contented yet stodgy event, we finally get to free ourselves from the formalities & the time to go wild arrives. Yup it's going to sound awkwardly witty, but today was the first time Nedd & I got our hands on a monopod. Without a doubt, you could probably imagine how riotous we were as if we were on weed or something worse. Our ally, Yiqian even got dragged into the party. Welp. 

Stealing Nedd's trophy.

Probably the best shot without crap.

Me: Why is it taking so long?

Far shot. 

Confusing blend of disgust & unease.

Psst, we're batman's sidekick.

H. e. y.

Frienship of 5 years & still going.

With the cool monopod featured above, I bet you guys are going to love the vlog that I'm going to film this Saturday; 3 more days to MTV World Stage 2015! My soul for music's already pumped up sky high to watch Jason Derulo & Carly Rae Jepsen perform their hearts out. It even seems impossible to wait for Saturday's arrival! Also, here's last Saturday's vlog if you missed it. 

That's all for today & I'll write to you peeps soon! :)

Cheers, Alanis xx.

Theater & Omnom

Hi fellow humans! Hooray for the weekends!

Today was a day of contentment, I would say. Got myself a date with Tom Cruise in the cinema this evening before diving into flavourful sticky bones & mocktails for dinner. What a craze! Futhermore, everything was unexpectedly scheduled in the morning which made it all so exhilarating to savor!

Anyways, Rogue Nation was breathtaking. Goddamit it was so beautifully done. Tom Cruise & Simon Pegg sort of stole my heart away (sorry). Also, after deeply thinking about it, I feel so bad for the luckless man who once had his security card in slot 108. Best of luck, mate.

How can I stand such a gorgeous look? #dies

Benji (Simon Pegg) - Perfect Comedic Foil

Later that, my family & I drove ourselves to Empire Shopping Gallery for a fulfilling dinner at Morganfield's. Surprisingly, the mocktail 'Begonia' earned its place in my favourites as I really enjoy the sparkle of fruits & fizz. The ribs were kind of overdone though, I prefer the one back in Pavillion KL. Other than that it was all scrumptiously good!

Garlicky BBQ Spare Ribs.

Begonia (Mocktail Favourite!)

Smokin' Duck Salad.

Bacon Wrapped Meat Balls.

Chili Loco Tacos.

Oh gosh I soberly can't wait for Mission: Impossible 6. See you peeps (and Tom Cruise) soon!

Huge wishes to a fun weekend, Alanis xx.

Random Selfies of Life

"Capture the moments of life as you can't stop time but freeze a frame with you forever." - Me.

Tuition Shot with the Bestie. <3

How I look when I'm taking a selfie. (Horrid)

Another tuition shot with Nedd!

The typical 'fitting room selfie'.

MTV World Stage 2014's BFF selfie!

Yup in case you didn't realise, I'm a Scout!

'Before my Pixie Cut' Selfie. Welp.

'Gotta take a pic with the trees', said my quirky mind.

Finally, a Gif to spice things up a little (or not). :)

Hope you had an amazing start of July! 

Alanis xx.

Nedd a.k.a. BFF

A lady I wouldn't address
But a tigress in a dress
Her ideas so brave it's a mess
Sadly the shy in her is an ass

Her dimples mark her cool
Which I find not so true
She's so strong like a bull
Strength never used for cruel

Her food choice is my rage
So choosey I'd lock her in a cage
Although we share the same age
I believe she owns a younger page

Her worries settle on almost everything
She needs to keep calm and start singing
Her voice so good four chairs would swing
An imperfectly perfect package to be seen

Alas the down side lies on me
The friend who tried not hard enough to show her the world she foresees
I deeply hope she finds joy & glee
And live her dream like honey & bee.

15 year old cat-smiles. Ah, surely miss those junior times. 

- Not exactly inspired but requested by Nedd herself. :D
  Well, it counts though as she IS an inspiration. (written few months ago) -

Letter of Complaint by a Werewolf..?

Hey there! Today in school my English teacher assigned us to write a letter of complaint about broken school facilities & stuff, which is a really boring essay. But guessed what? I'd do whatever it takes to make things fun. So teacher, you're messing with the wrong person. (Nah I just do things my way)

So here's the change, I tried to follow the rules and wrote the letter, but about a school I would love to be in. Read on!


Alanis von Paws
12, Wolf Ridge 1325,
WV 42000.
                                                                                                                

Mdm. Danielle Paige
Principle of Werevamps Eastern High,
March Valley 1331,

WV 42000.                                                                      26 March 2015

Dear Madam,

Fierce Complaints About School's Troubles

Before I begin to blabber my unsatisfactions about the school's imperfections, my name is Alanis from the 1st Werewolf Academy. The reason why I urged myself to write this unpleasant letter is because the school's currently in disaster. I certainly believe that due to the reason above, my schoolmates and I aren't able to focus in our academics, so it should be classified as an enormous issue by the school. I hope you tame your short-term patience and read this letter of complaint before burning it into ashes (like the ones Tara sent in last week).

2.  First of all, I would start with the serious problem all Vampires and Hybrids suffer since the week before. It is ridiculously obvious that our blood cafeteria owns an insufficient amount of human juice. Every evening when Logan and I head there, we were forced to share only a bag of Grade C blood. Despite its low-grade's watery and blank taste, we had to suck it all up as it's hardly enough for both of us (Logan's a big drinker, you know). I hardly see the cause of this happening. Aren't the Peckers doing their job, draining the humans' blood? Don't tell us the humans had ran out of blood, we study human anatomy too, madam. We're not fools.

3.  Secondly, there is a terrible issue about trespassers in the school. Not to mention than Hybrids often trespass into the Vampire's lair as they look awfully alike to them, but humans! Our academy spotted some of them sneaking across Radmier's Park last Wednesday, they were even armed with tazers and silver arrows. Danger is right in front of us, madam! I suggest that we could set up an anti-human force field around the school. With that, we get to murder humans in large numbers and also gain more fresh red juice for the blood cafeteria! It's like killing two birds with one stone!

4.  Besides that, don't you think that the Vampires fall asleep in class lately? This is caused by the thinning of the sun barrier upon the school. Science fact: Vampire feel sleepy when they are exposed to mild sunlight, but direct sunlight could kill them. Therefore, it is a slow pace of suicide for the Vampires if this condition continues. My Vampire buddy, Nedd always complains to me about her drowsiness even though she glugged a whole glas of caffeinated blood. It doesn't feel good watching your buddy go through the pain, you know.

5.  Next, I suspect one-sided training sessions in the Wereworld Academy. Through my one month's observation, I can tell that the Pro-Weres are putting more heart into training capable Werewolves than the average ones. This causes the average werewolves to isolate themselves and never improve their skills. Worse, the capable ones started to bully them as the average ones are weak and could't fight back. Soon, war will happen if the Pro-Weres don't change!

Last of all, I would like to remind you that these issues should be taken seriously and not just forgotten in the fire. Also, I would like to thank you for reading this letter till its end without tearing it to pieces. My appreciation for that. My wishes to the school solving these horrible problems!

All hail Werevamps!

Sincerly with blood and moon,

Alanis Von Paws

Secretary of the 1st Werewolf Academy

Full moon!

Yup that's all I suppose! The reason I wanna share this here is because after my teacher marked my letter, I'm pretty sure it would be covered with red slashes & underlines till I won't able to read my original text again. Teachers don't like us messing with the rules, but hey come on, it's original alright!