Showin' how funky strong is your fight.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
{ 5:02 AM on '' }


i really really really really really really really really wanted to go for speakeasy. ): i'm still fucking annoyed that i didnt get to but whatever i'll get over it. karma i guess. maybe it's a sign/warning that i should stop going for pointless things like this. maybe meeting rauzan in the train yesterday was a sign too, that i wasnt gonna get to watch him today. apparently my cousin/nephew [whichever rocks your boat] is good friends with alif the songwriter dude? singapore is too damn small. everyone is somehow related to everyone else. damnit i really hope fik doesnt make a surprise appearance at speakeasy.

on another note, the year is almost over so time for reflections? not that it'll make me a better person or any shit like that. but yeah.

i think i basically wasted one whole fucking year. academically, 2006 was definitely not a good year. i know, i know, i brought it upon myself but honestly i really didnt give a fuck [still dont]. i dont feel like i've gained much knowledge in the past year. even if i did it was merely for the sake of scraping through exams. congrats to me? right now i'm dreading going back to school more than i ever had in the past so yes 2006 was a horrible school year.

but on the other hand i got to know new people in 312 who make lessons almost bearable. especially the groupmates, dora, yiyun, yityng, has, fel. thankgod for them. oh and obs. woohoo. obs was fucking fun. the peeing by the beach in a circle, the kayaking for nine hours, the capsizing fifty bloody metres from shore, the scary sentry duty, yada yada. of course, obs is supposed to teach you things about yourself isnt it? well it doesnt work for people like me who couldnt care less about being a better person so yes for me obs was fun though pointless.

speaking of fun and pointless, 2006 was full of such things. like si-related things, from the spectaculars/result shows to random paul/noodle gigs to taufiking all over again. of course, i've grown out of the paul [and possibly noodle] phase but the fik thing's not going away. haha. oh and this year marks the latest i've ever come home. 245am i think? hmm. and then there were other random concert things like silver wonders and the m-pact thing.

and i think my social circle shrank during the past year. of course i got to know more paul/noodle/fik people but i drifted away a whole bloody lot from the normal dudes. inevitable i guess? or maybe it's just me refusing to be gay and share heart to heart talks. hmm. actually, i've learnt quite alot from random people in the past year but -shrugs-. for me to know and for you not to find out?

in a nutshell, 2006 is the year maryam stopped giving a fuck about anything.

whatever 2007 brings i'll be there, with open arms and open heart yeahhhh.

happy new year everyone.

Sunday, December 24, 2006
{ 3:58 PM on '' }


i am such a loser my godddddd. but okok no more taufik nonsense for the rest of the year. shut up, dont remind me that the rest of the year is only like, a week.

so on friday zai and i went to tm. without an album cos like, we couldnt be bothered to buy and the person said signing of posters were allowed. so we were like, first in line! haha the joy. he looked very casual, like he just woke up and went there straight? anyway. zai went first and minmin was like, where's your album? apparently cannot sign poster la so we paisey. but minmin let us shake his hand hahaha. he was very amused/fascinated to know that the book actually explains why men have nipples. haha. oh FRIEND and her friend were there. like ew. he left by stairs, we didnt wanna follow but FRIEND and her friend followed wtf if they can follow WE can follow. so we followed. how loser. they stopped him so that they could take pictures with him. wtf. so apparently his van wasnt there yet so fik and his entourage [minmin alone isnt enough anymore?] were stoning outside tm starbucks waiting for the van. it was funny to see him like a normal person standing in a public place sucking a lollipop without being mobbed. for like ten whole minutes. van arrived, everyone got in and left. oh yes, shafik and cheryl left with fik. zai was like damn pissed. i was pissed at FRIEND. haha.

then yesterday we went to three different places. wtf we are so damn loser. so first sembawang. welcomed his arrival haha and tried to talk to him but people spotted him and started screaming so he couldnt say anything much. bought the album again [!!!! i have three copies! ):] and attempted to be last in line but yea didnt work out. oh fik was sick so when his sang his voice was abit off. so sad! so we bought him strepsils! how thoughtful of us. OH YES. we met kakdynna! [: yayyy. who decided to queue up too! anyway asked fik a question, before he had time to compute, minmin answered for him cos she was trying to shoo us off. i was annoyed but yea i have nothing against her, she's just doing her job. he apologised for not being able to remember our names, apparently that's going to be one of his new year resolutions. right man. fik looks damn cute in kakdyn's picture, still looks good in zai's picture but in my picture he looks unhappy. sedih aku.

next stop was east coast, for the SEKSa event. yes, they talk about sex. in malay. the whole thing was getting on our nerves man [cos half the time we dont get what they're saying], until we spotted the combi driving in, thanks to our brilliant spy skills. welcomed his arrival again and we became part of his entourage, we walked with him from the carpark to the tent haha. he asked about arina! and we told him to have fun at compass point cos we couldnt go since we didnt have money to buy another copy of the album. someone from the back called out to him so the poor guy stopped walking and turned around so the person could take a picture of him. if i were him i would just continue walking but oh well. after that minmin whispered to him to walk faster cos people saw him and started squealing. his voice was much much better at SEKSa. the strepsils worked woohoo. he met his future mother-in-law and attempted to speak in "lingo remaja masa kini". funny shitz.

were supposed to go home after that, but we couldnt resist not going to compass point. so we did. the thing supposedly starts at 730 and at 720 we didnt know where we were. but we found our way there somehow and waited at the lift, since we werent gonna queue up cos we had no unsigned album. there's a door that separates the corridor and the lift so we were in there, waiting. i looked out and tada i spotted minmin. she entered the area and was like, get out get out! you all very smart ah. we were like heheheh sorry! it doesnt sound like a very big deal but we were amused/happy. haha cos minmin is always so fierce and doesnt ever interact with the fans, but she talked to us and laughed at us so yay. so we waited outside the door and five mins later fik and the rest of the entourage appeared. the expression on his face when he saw us was priceless. he had this amused, oneraisedeyebrow look. haha firstly cos i dont think he expected to see anyone the moment he stepped out of the lift and secondly cos he didnt expect to see US of all people, the very girls who told him we werent gonna be there. we told him we couldnt resist and he was like, what's up with that man! hahaha. waited for him to leave, said bye to him and minmin. it's the beginning of a beautiful friendship between us and minmin. hahahaha.

so yes yesterday was a happy day, despite it being Very Bad Hair Day for me. seriously, the day i see fik at three events, my hair decides to stick out in 1001 different directions. thanks ah. but i didnt see FRIEND at all three places hooray! :D fik is like a drug. so irresistable. once you start you cannot stop. it's kind of sad but whatever. i'm slowly trying to stop. like he has an event today and two events on the 31st, but i'm not going for any of them, arent you proud of me! i need to cut down on the dosage of this drug man. the buying of albums and cab fares are burning huge holes in my pocket.

the whole abstaining from food thing is so not working out. ):

I WILL DO MATH TONIGHT.

Thursday, December 21, 2006
{ 3:53 AM on '' }


i dont need strangers/acquaintances telling me i'm fat. thanks anyway, whoever the fuck you are. what i need is friends to constantly remind me that if i'm fat and stop me from eating. at the rate that i'm gaining weight, by the end of next year i'll be too obese to get out of bed. do you want to see me dying on my bed a lonely and obese girl? if your answer is yes just stfu. but if you dont please dont let me eat anymore. really.

screw models/skinny/pretty people. well except tyra. i like her. they say looks dont matter, it's what's on the inside that counts. whoever "they" is, well they're lying. how many people can honestly say they dont judge anyone by the way they look. which is why it sucks to be fat, no matter what they say. but i'm too lazy to give a fuck, so unless people stop me from eating, i'm gonna weigh a ton by the end of next year.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006
{ 5:40 AM on '' }


oh my god.


can we LOOK anymore ridiculous. thanks ah tb.net. but now that i look at the pictures i think the bash wasnt so bad.

that little boy is too cute man.



i think this picture is damn funny. queen elizabeth won best dressed, but check out queen amidala[?]'s face. wah tak happy sey.


too cute, too cute.
i wish the rain would stop. ): i'm so screwed for school. i havent touched a thing yet. ballsssss. ): my new favourite show is nip/tuck. it's like so morbid. yum. anna molly anna molly. i dont wanna read macbeth. fuck it i'm so fucking disappointed in you.

Sunday, December 17, 2006
{ 7:11 AM on '' }


today was like. fucking disappointing. i was so looking forward to the damn bash okay. it didnt like suck or anything but let's just say it wasnt worth my fifteen bucks and all the getting stressed up and the getting stuck in the rain.

that said, OMG TAUFIK AS MJ IS HILARIOUS SHIT. he was so into it okay, with the shiny golden glove and the long curly hair and the pants and the shiny shirt and the socks and the voice hahaha. it was so funny cos everytime he like moved his head his long hair thing would like, get stuck in his mouth haha. hilarious, really. didnt bother with pictures, let's just wait for tb.net. in the meantime here's the most decent shot i got of him?



FUNNY RIGHT. yes okay. anyway yesterday was way funner. stupid zai and arina FINALLY went for a taufik event like hellooo? and the losers like didnt know any song from the album like hellooo? haha. but he was damn hot duh. i died okay when he looked and me while singing and winked like omg. oh yes, oli was there too. she's quite cute ah. heh.

ah yes. so after that i went to... COURTS! haha for the opening. there was a concert thing, i went for noodle duh cos hady like doesnt rock my boat. anyway, guess who arrived in the cab behind us? haha paul and mathilda! who got mobbed really badly cos like there were a million people there. sad.
noodle was awesomeeee. but the crowd was so whatever cos practically everyone was there for hady. hello show some support can. nonetheless, it was damn good. she sang a whole bunch of madonna songs like hung up and jump, and of course emotions. oh the madonna songs are all upbeat right, so she had these two backup dancers who were. umm. disturbing? at some parts they were touching her at, erm, weird places. like what's up with that.

then there was hady. yea ok ok you're an impressive singer la ok. but he only sang two songs? and then there was... KELLY ROWLAND. no, i'm not kidding. she's damn awesome, really. she sang like, many songs. from destiny's child songs like say my name, survivor, lose my breath, soldier to her own songs like stole to dilemma, without the nelly part. oh and of course, emotions also. she so should've sung with noodle heh.

hooray. yes i know you think i have no life but i dont give a fuck? anyway, my mum says she's not gonna let me go out next year cos like, it's an important academic year according to her. i hate to disappoint her but honestly, locking me up in the house wont bring my grades up. /:
i need to get like three albums by the end of this week. okay i dont need to, i want to. why dont money grow on trees.

Monday, December 11, 2006
{ 4:40 AM on '' }


ah i'm proud of myself for fixing my little problem of not being able to use internet fucking explorer, and my mum didnt even know about it. go maryam! fine, and cousin. thankyou!

so i've been wasting my hols away doing nothing productive, how cool am i.
Wish Upon a Star
1) got dumped at the balcony, and we came early. shows how sucky the organization was. there were more people than seats hello?
2) this is very slow, but noodle's sister's hair is super hot.
3) recording was extremely boring.
4) little kids at the end were cute.
5) why is noodle so sweet?





Silver Wonders
1) i like ngee ann poly. [:
2) i actually kinda enjoyed sly's performance. gasp.
3) way too many chinese songs.
4)FIREBRANDS DRUMMER.
5)paul's [and justine's] interpretive dance gone wrong!
6) LEVAN who turned out to be damn nice even though he scared the shit out of me. you see, we were "moshing" right at the front of the stage. towards the end of ronin levan and friend's performance he leaned down and stared right at me while singing. of course, trying to act cool i stared back but duh i lost the battle and had to look away cos he was like. fucking freaky. but it was all good cos he brought us to the reception and served us food after that. haha.
7) SAW LOSER SAW LOSER SAW LOSER.





Fik at IMM

1) i think lining up to get the autograph wasnt worth it. practically all i got to say was just hi and bye.

2)"is hajjah blablabla here? oh there you are. dah pegi haji, bagus eh!"

3) justin: we have a surprise cake for you!

taufik: -peeks to side of stage- i seeeeee the cake. you're not hiding it well man!

4) he is so bloody sweet to his mum.

5) who knew the brothers could sing THAT well. one sang mawi and the other jamal abdillah[?]!

6) fiknatics are like way cool. the new banner thingum is damn nice.

7) waiting at the van was worth it. i cant believe he bothered to read the stupid letter, much less remember what i wrote.

8) kak mairah is so delusional.


Sunday, December 03, 2006
{ 5:09 AM on '' }


i love taufik. [:

so yesterday was a really good day, despite waiting for some person for like 40mins. haha. i was planning to reach there LATEST by 11, since the autograph session starts at 1. cos yknow. people have been known to come like 4 hours before the event. we reached at 11+ and tada! we were the earlybirds. there were like five people there? right.

oh, there was this lucky draw thing. ten people would be given the chance to take a picture with taufik onstage. i wanted it really, really badly. i know, it's not like i've never taken a picture with the man, but please la have you seen me in sec one and two? fugly like shit ok. so anyway, i prayed when i dropped the coupon in and prayed again when he was announcing the lucky ten. trust me, praying pays off.


so i got a really cute polaroid of me and him, plus a hug. [: and i got to talk to him twice, onstage and during the signing itself. which is like damn cool cos usually at autograph sessions all you can say is hello and bye before the guards shove you away.

oh yea, he asked about costumes for the bash too. how now brown cow. i'm thinking willy wonka but we'll see. i cant wait to see what taufik dresses up as. so he sang all because of you and USAH LEPASKAN. he was trying so hard to be in the zone but hey that's not an easy feat considering the hundreds many screaming fans and flashing cameras. but still, i had goosebumps at five different parts of the performance haha. i'm not a loser, the song is just really sad ok.

at first we didnt bother waiting for him to go off. we were too cool to wait at the van la. so we had lunch first and assumed that by the time we were done he'd be gone. but nooo, the damn van was still there. ah so we succumbed to temptation and waited like losers. and waited. and waited. finally we went up to see if the event had even ended or not. apparently it hadnt. like wth what kind of autograph session lasts for an hour. poor thing. we waited at the backdoor, which was near the lift too. makes alot of sense right, he exits, takes the lift down and rush into the van waiting downstairs. sure enough he exited there. he was looking down [TIRED I BET SEE WHAT YOU PEOPLE DO TO HIM] and didnt realise we were there, so i was like HI TAUFIK. he grinned and said, pandai dia eh! alamak. it sounds way funnier in real life, i swear. anyway rai and i were too busy being amused that we didnt fully compute that he took the stairs UP and not the lift DOWN. and that was the last we saw of him. trust me, we waited some more at the van but he never came down. tell me, what on earth would taufik batisah be doing on the 5th floor of bras basah complex? it's really baffling.

we met two more famous people on the way home. we're so cool that they're attracted to us like that. the first was rahimah rahim [senior]. hahah rai got to meet her rahimah rahim after all, though not the same one. and the next one was IMRAN AJMAIN. we were stoning at city hall, waiting for the train...

maryam: OMG IMRAN!
rai: huh who?
maryam: imran ajmain!
rai: oh yeah cool!
maryam: I LIKE HIM
rai: take picture!
maryam: tak nak malu!
-maryam and rai stare with stupid grins on their faces as he and his -ahem- lady friend walk in their direction-

imran: -realises he was being stared at by two grinning idiots- hello!

we said hello back, obviously we didnt just continue staring. HE said hello to US. the star said hello to the dumbfounded fans. it's not like he's ever seen us in his whole entire life, but he was nice enough not only to look at us but to say hi. i mean come on if i were famous i would be so used to getting stares that i would just ignore them. yay imran! we should have taken a picture, but hey i'm all about respecting people's privacy hahaha so we let the dude walk on in peace. anyway this time we were so starstruck [i cant think of any other word heh] that we didnt realise we could have gotten in the train with imran and friend. so we stupidly missed another train.
but taufik made me happy enough so i couldnt care less that i didnt get to see paul or noodle, or take a picture with imran. i love taufik. [:

on another note, the only cousin i associate with got engaged today. soon she'll be married and tada maryam is cousinless.

oh, did i mention that i love taufik?


MARYAM (:
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