Monday, January 25, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Moving on. Moving in.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Recharged. Well, kinda.
Ma said we can take the keys to Villa Wangsamas tomorrow around 1430. Alhamdulillah. Tolong la ada some hot (single mingle ready to fiddle puhlease) guys. I don't care European ke Melayu ke, even (decent) pak harab pon aku layan je now provided they are half decent la. No not gersang, just the time has come kot hehehuhuhaha X 3
BUT, I'll hold up for the time being till the right gent comes along. I used to think I should fool around and how do they say it? Test the market issit? But with countless horrendous relationship woes that I've heard, I think I'll be fine just on my own till then = ) Two prospective such gents sat nearby during my last MT of that hellish week and the ever perasan me of course kept on perasaning since there were a lot of free chairs left somewhere else but they opted to sit nearby moi gak hehe X 3
Noticed that I've been listening to a lot of radio lately now that I've rekindled old loves with ze walkman and discman. Thought it was such an FML moment when I realized I've been having more meaningful relationships with inanimate objects/possessions but I think it's better this way for the time being. Can hardly take care of my own well being, how am I going to take care of another person and God knows, another person's offspring hahaha. Well for now, to the loo.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Relative normalcy. Always open for interpretation = )
I could almost still taste that first date quiche and her arabic sandwich. Then we shared the buttercake with grape yoghurt and we snapped pics happily without a care in the world. And now she's off with someone else leaving me to realize I've been having more meaningful relationships with inanimate objects than human contacts. Yay me.
Pros - I could take all the time in the world to finish the meal. Cons - I was amused by what the DJ said on my walkman because I thought of something else when he made the remark. Anyways the lasagna was way overhyped. Nowhere near the best I ever had. Should have tried the one at Delicious so that I wouldn't have to go to two places. Btw Marmalade's bolognaise sauce is too tomato-ey and not enough bechamel cream to give it the extra kick. I know they promote healthy eating and shit hence I want Delicious' lasagna next time hehe. Had the pav there but nowhere near Curve Apartment's standard. Was way too dry that it was more like a meringue rather than the supposed to be marshmallowy chewy pav. Dreaming of Zen's awesome creme brulee and tiramisu and strawberry parfait and key lime pie lak malam2 buta ni pfft.
Well, to the loo.
Calming down. A lil tad bit.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Dead-er than dead. Yay.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Selamat. Tapi tak berapa.
I've hardly covered anything for next week and am still fiddling here. So.... to the loo.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Wonders. Wondering. Wonderment. Wonderful. Blardiful. Blardiell
Planning to go to HG right afterwards to return a classmate's notebook. I get uncomfortable when I hold another person's possession knowing full well the said person is in need of the said possession. I've been wanting to join POSSA's Family Day since two years back but never got the chance as of yet. I hope I can my final year nnt. Mohabbaten punya pasal la ni, mentioning it in CP class last time. Siap said ever so cutely it's so easy to build bridges. He was asking for volunteers to handle the program and when some peeps did, he said they were instant godfather and chilren. *Dies* May my plan to have double dose of him in my final sem come true aminnnnn. Niat belum start sem pun dah tak betul eh. Oh well. At least cheap motivator being such a cutie ehemehem hemhemhem heh.
Will try to squeeze in The Spy Next Door too. It looks like it's gonna be another crapper but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. Still craving for good Mediterranean as Al-Amar's super overpriced al-lahm amende nama dish ntah the other day was nowhere near satisfactory. It was just hummus with some meat conveniently put in the middle with some bread to soak it all up. Pfft. I've had much bigger meals with 38 ringgit before, that's for sure.
Next week schmeeks. Gotta recharge body, mind and soul first before maha bala week comes my way. Good thing counseling class got cancelled. Can revise IO, SOPH AND muthafrekkin GF on Thursday. Dr Wahaha said I could take SOPH some other time if I had two MTs on Thursday. Will try hardest best to gesel gesel org tua tu in Tuesday's class then hehe. That's all for now peeps. To the loo.
Alhamdulillah. Syukran syukran jazilan.
Watched Case 39 and Adnan Sempit yesterday at my somewhat second sanctuary, CL. Guess which flick I enjoyed more. Yeps, the latter. I strongly recommend you to avoid the former at all cost unless you really want to waste your time and money. Having a big star (Zellwegger) and a considerably blooming one (Cooper) is never a guaranteed good time. You're better off with the relatively unknowns in Paranormal Activity or even Carriers (yes, with overly generalized character portrayals and all). Case 39 reminded me a bit of a suspense version of Deception (McGregor, Jackman, Williams, Quegly) - big stars, virtually empty story or plotlines.
I thought I would enjoy Adnan Sempit based on the trailer and was so relieved that it didn't turn out as deceptive as half of the trailer these days. Lawak bangang with no lesson value but I'd go for these type of flicks any day now for some cheap stress reliever. *Spoiler alert ahoy* Look out for the twice fruitful and hati taman scenes. I almost choked to keep up with my cacklings. Down points would be the rowdy crowd. I thought I had chosen the least rempit area and watched it at the most maha bala timing but the crowd still turned out to be irritating. You know. The one that goes to movies in groups enough to fill a bus or rather a whole kampung. Then they conveniently talk to each other and giving very much unwelcomed commentries through out the flick. Macam cibai - to talk ala them that is. I woudn't dream to say it to their faces of course. Aku cibai tapi cibai yg pandai heh. Another thing was the lame attempt to have some serious undertone to the film. Dah nak go all gile go la all out gile. No need for social awareness apa semua. Don't we all know not all mat motor are useless rempits? Tapi kalau yg dah jenis sakai dok buat wheelies every now and then tu memang la kan. The evil me always thought if one of those wheelie happy kids fell while I was driving I would have stopped, get out of the car, laugh and point at the idioitic kid hysterically and mercilessly, get back in the car and drive off. Baru padan muka sikit. That woud teach them a lesson. Tapi masalahnya some of these braindead kids' fathers are policemen. Nanti dia jot down nya my plat no mmg sia sia. Hmmm. Maybe I'll just conveniently laugh and point fingers in the comfort of IE kot X )
Had a few (!) Popeye's meals in between that. Malu gak pegi masuk and order at the counter 2, 3 kali but it's not like I do it everyday you know. Budak cashier tu dah sengih sengih but pedulik apa aku. Customer rights yo X 3 I do think Popeye's make the best fried ciken so far. Me loving Wendy's and Subway too lately. Good thing Carl's Jr, O'Brien semua takde yg dekat dekat or else aku mmg beyond bankrupt dah now. Was browsing thorugh pictures in Devon Lima and just realised I've been inhaling so much food lately. More than usual anyways. Good thing tak naik sangat badan. Not more than usual anyways. Stress kut. As much as I enjoy banters in classes, it does take up your energy. Betul la apa yg org tua2 ckp. Works that require thinking can be just as tiring as works that involve energy and physical activities like heavy lifting, labour and ermm, grinding? Love grinding hahaha. That's all for now peeps. To the loo.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Sumpah. Penat.
The anticipation of next week alone is enough to make me feel sluggish. Like I care. Another movie marat is in order tomorrow. I'm bored. At ITD waiting for Counseling. To the loo.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
One of those days. Which is hella inconvenient seeing that it pays a visit more times than not lately
MTs bersepah next week. ASSignments and mini ones.
Bored takde org nak tadah telinga to listen to my insane rambles. Have to meet Wahahaha. Did not approve my outline apparently. Well more like he conveniently jotted down 'See Me' on my paper.
Saja gedik mamat ni. I know he wants to pick on my beautiful.... brains. Hahaha how the hell did you think I was gonna end that sentence you filthy aminals?! Hehe aminals. I miss Tommy. To the loo.
Monday, January 11, 2010
No more. Please.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
All went down the drain. All went down the drain.
Inconveniently got bitten by the Honda bug after braving self to give the CRV a slightly more serious try last Friday. Ma, nak one Bronze/White Type X Civic satu please *buat muka tak laku satu sen* Su and her hubby Ayahsu (very creative, no?) along with their cheeky monkey of a daughter Suwaybah paid us a visit coz Su had to attend a talk over at Shah Alam.
I hate being reminded how kids get their way so easily tau. My ma didn't really hide the Koko Krunch box but 'twas quite hidden in a floor level cabinet. The girl found it nevertheless (kids. Surprise surprise) and made this textbook grovelling look and everyone terus caered. Pfft. If only life was all easy like that for the rest of us knknkn hahaha. The Walid gave her a faux scolding for rummaging through our cabinet. I think that's the best way to bring up a child tau. At least give them a pretense scolding when they do something wrong so they'll listen when the parents say no. Sure they'll catch up with it sooner rather than latter that it's all a harmless threat but come up la with a different method by then haha.
Thought of watching AJL but conveniently fell asleep at around 8 and woke up abruptly at around 10.30. Ingat nak tgk je la whatever left but sangkut lagi kat FB jap. I really could layan the thing for the life of me. Then nak submit this entry by time pulak. Ok la at least nak tengok siapa menang. But first, to the loo.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Time. The very essence of envy to leisure.
2. Fee. Feck.
3. QS? Derma pls.
4. ASSignments. Cue need for Russian Roulette. So far have only submitted outline for SOPH. Needs to do so for MAPS, CANCITMW, PPM, IO and GF. And that of course didn't include the asses itself. Rounds of cheers for me please.
5. WAPS NOTES. Thought of going to that student conference tomorrow but didn't know have to pre reg. Couldn't be arsed to ask around whether I could just kamikaze and crash the party like that *snaps fingers* Maybe they wouldn't mind as I know the girl handling the thing on a talking basis but as I said. Not arsed.
6. Middle finger salutes to all that. Carriers, Paranormal Activity, Heiran, Old Dogs. In that order. With Duitbintang and Al-Amar in between.
On a slightly cheery ho note, Wangsamas is cleared for vacancy. Ma needs to settle some litigation shit and we're good to go. Concocting guest list in head as soon as the news was heard. Was thinking to invite some lecturers but dunno whether it'd be too awkward or sumfin. Ma also said she's eyeing another house. The woman's mad. Suggested another one from a different location but she said not to her range pulak. More than grateful with everything as it is. Tho even so, still beetching as it has become quite a habit lately. Gotta work on that. But then who wouldn't when your ma's so blardy nice to everyone that it has become harder for
Friday, January 08, 2010
It works both ways honey as it's a two way street. You have yours and I have mine ; )
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Sod ba ro. Sing it with me now, SABAR!!
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Farny. Funny funny funny funny funny. Fanny? Farny.
Went to see The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus (I sure hope to God I got the title right as too lazy to check on net) and Did You Hear About The Morgans? just now at Cineleisure. Would do proper reviews once I feel like it as rushing to post this entry before midnight in keeping with the spirit of attempting to a post a day bs. Found the (considerably) super cheap second hand books place at Sun Comic. Been meaning to check it out all this while but just figured out the right parking spot and the whole less walking plan thing. Got two for the price of 30 bucks. White Trash by some British writer and sumthinsumthin Colours about the sleazy side of politics. I think they made it into a film with John Cusack and James Spade because I faintly remember catching it on HBO last time. Pace was a bit monotonous so am hoping the book would be more juicy. They just opened up Popeye's there so had their awesome biscuits while watching the movies. The only cinema etiquette I run over time and time again. Eating food that may induce discomfort to others. Boo pah. Could think of a million other thing one can do to offend people in a cinema. Plus I sit far far away from others. I like to keep human contact that way. As far and minuscule as possible X ) So long suckers. To the loo
Monday, January 04, 2010
Sakit. Momayh!!
It's (partly) my own fault anyways because I didn't stop stuffing my face ever since I came back from Holy Ground on Thursday eve (31/12/09). Wolfed down this state (I'm not sure which state though, ma said 'twas Kedah or somewhere North) specialty called Nasi Moi. I'd link ya to some Wiki page but I'm not half as dedicated as that to this whole blogging business. Not yet anyways X ) Then as have been mentioned in the Nuyear entry, I went to Mickey Dees to get Prosperity Burger and some Fried Ciken. Can't really remember half of the things I inhaled on Friday but we went to a steak place in Keramat for dinner. It's quite an establishment, if I do say so myself. Been there since I was in the religious primary school. The shop is right beside the school. Was reminiscing how good the bubur lambuk and nasi lemak were from the canteen of that school with the wonderful woman that is ma - one of the reasons I liked the school so much last time - not the knowledge of tajwid, tawhid, fiqh, akhlaq etc X )
By the by we packed our food and off to home we went. My family's not a big fan of eating out. They're real homebodies (well 'cept for my bro I guess who treats the home more like a hotel where he comes to whenever he pleases but that would worth a whole different entry all on its own methinks). Plus it was already Maghrib time (the azan was recited while we were waiting for our orders to get ready). That's one of the things I love about living in Malaysia. Even though I'd be the first person to admit that I'm not the most religious person you'd know (as if you needed my telling you before you could figure it out by yourself ey), my parents have thankfully instilled good values enough for me to appreciate the beauty of the deen that is Islam. Was talking about this in Survey class the other day with Dr Wahabuddin. He said a scholar (by the name of Mawardi if I got it right) said Islam is not a religion, it's a deen (way of life) instead. Don't think I can agree more to the statement. I'm nowhere near close to being fit enough to spew holier than thou sentiments but I'm happy to have a heart instead of performing my religious duties tertonggang tonggek day in day out, recite the Quran till I form bubbles at the corner of my lips but at the end of the day, still have the horrendous of all intentions with the people around me. Yes, I'm referring to one person in particular (two, even three maybe if I have my way) but I'm not stiupid enough to disclose who it is here. So long as the girls I'm closest to know who I'm talking about, I'd be all at peace with myself = ) Of course I'd like to be all wise and shit and at the same time perform my religious duties as per required by me but I'm way too lazy to do it. For the moment at least, let's hope for that.
Just a bit more on people with smelly hearts (didn't ya know today is the unofficial whine day X P). I don't really mind if they want to be all nasty and stinky in their own private leisure time but when you are so proud of being your nasty stinky selves in public, that's where I have a problem with you. Having an opinion and being firm with it is one thing. Being a complete total bitchy spoilt brat shoving your thoughts down people's throats is a whole different species altogether. Are you just that dense not to know the difference? Seriously. And not just that. The fact that these people have the audacity to pride themselves as good Muslim(ah)s is another matter I have major problem with. I may not excelled in my SPRA (that's Sijil Pelajaran Rendah Agama for those not in the know) but I think anyone with 2 IQ points to rub together can tell ya any religious beliefs would have teach its followers to practice amal makruf nahi mungkar (that's practicing good deeds and avoid/prevent bad deeds the best you can, again, for those not in the know). Phew. I think that should cover rant of the year, until related personnels post some idiotic materials I can nitpick again that is X )
Back to my animalistic eating pattern (yay for kerazayh train of thought ey). Can't remember what I had the whole of Saturday but ma went to Giant for some grocery shopping with abang late in the evening, after Maghrib-ish. While ma was taking her sweet time Giant-ing, abang went off to the pre-mentioned steak place to tapao some satay along with some other items I'd rather not disclose (for the huge amount la, not like we had some pork chops ke apa yeash). This marked the start of my downfall. Abang said the satay was not prepared the usual way ie by putting them straight on fire but were rather fried in a pan. Ma was all skeptical by the dubious way of preparation the satays went through but we just went on and eat it coz it tasted ok. Not exactly delicious but edible, you know. What would you have suggested we do instead? Bin the whole thing? Yeah I thought so.
Come Sunday morning ma and abah were getting ready to go for breakfast. Since I can't dress up as my wank self around the folks, I passed the invitation. Decided to have some baguette and cheese bread ma bought at Giant the previous night and clear those leftover satays (I'm notorious for cleaning up leftovers in my household. Is that a good or bad thing? Never mind, forget I even asked). Come Sunday afternoon I started to have those gassy burps that have beyond horrible aftertaste. Rotten eggs would have tasted better, is how I would have put it. I just knew I was gonna have one of those awesome diarrhea and good heavens I was right. Woke every hour last night to relieve myself. The wind passing sounded like a bad, off key trumpet/saxophone band on an acidic trip back to the '60s. Hence here I am drafting my 4th straight day of entry. A good coming out of the bad I always say. Slept in the whole early part of the morning. Missed Dr Ishtiaq's Media And Politics class yet again. 10 IS early la oh whoever wise people that are in charge with the classes' schedule. Ma did try to wake me at around 9 but the wonderful woman more than know her spoilt brat is too weak. She just said I should take a shower, have breakfast and take my meds like a good girl. I was all aboard the plan but when she mentioned the good girl bit I was like 'Sorry ma, me no good girl one' under my breath and just continued my comforting sleep in. Woke around half an hour to 1 and rushed.... to check Morganza out. Replied some bits and pieces then hurried to HG because I needed to turn a girl's notebook that I borrowed. I'm no angel but I hate when people borrow my stuff and they don't return it in time when I want to use it so I try me level best not to do it to others. I've noticed Malaysians are losing their common courtesy more and more with each passing day but this issue deserves a whole different entry on its own too. So for now. To the loo.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Oookay. I'm even scaring myself now.
I've always prided myself with having my own opinion and spine so once the horror (hehe kidding only for dramatic effects) subsided a bit, I was beyond happy for her. I'd be brutally honest by saying she was under matched and I've always thought she deserved a better partner but ever since the last time I saw them together, I could see why she's smitten by him and him by her tu is too apparently obvious kot. Hehe. Kepada yang berkenaan, ini tiada kaitan dengan sesiapa yang hidup atau mati tau. Made it all up in my messy messy 'ead hahaha. I wanna babble so much more but we'll reserve it for latter time since I wanna post this by midnight in keeping with the spirit a post a day as long as I can keep it up. To the loo.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Buzzed. Sans substance one.
Have just been lazing around the casa these past couple of days. Haven't showered ever since coming back from Holy Ground on Thursday. It really does feel like living in Gemen in this comfie man made cocoon of mine. Been feeling sluggish. I found to be so whenever I spend any time longer than a day at home. No wonder really since all I do is sleep, eat, iziot box and so the routine rotates. To add insult to the injury, been needing to update class notes so that adds up 500% to the sluggish and sleepiness. I can doze off just like that *snaps fingers* at any given time. Frustrating, but at the same time comforting, knowing the fact that it's a (considerably) long weekend. I'll turn my full on depressive mode come Sunday time mkays.
Needs to do some chores such as getting my new supply of contact lenses hence the need to go to the optometrist and check my current rabun level. The last optometrist I saw told me the power won't go down unless we do some corrective laser surgery. You can guzzle all the carrot juice in the world but all it would do is keep the level you currently have without making it go too significantly up. I have to say I disagree with the guy coz when I went to get my last batch of lenses with him, my power went down pretty remarkably - all thanks to that wonderful woman aka Momayh who ever so patiently blend super fresh carrot + green apples + grapes + strawberries + whatever other fruits available in the fridge at the 'mo for her ever beloved spoilt brat X )
I need to do a bit of digging in that cave of a room of mine too to find last sem's fee receipt to claim from Momayh. I always do that - pay the fee myself first konon konon nak cover it myself je la but I always ended up scurrying after the receipt for claiming purposes whenever I'm strap for cash to waste some more X 3 Speaking of which, this time around I want to top up some QS items such as a bigger backpack coz I need to lug quite a lot of books this sem, a pouch maybe, a pair of slippers, a sweatshirt jacket if the right size is available (which the kiddo that works at the Pavilion branch said would have come in this week) and a cap or two. In black or blue or black/red since I don't have those. Aaaaaand a wallet too if the money still alows. Wanna grab Sarah's super osem offer on her books too but since I got a brand new gold rimmed RB's aviators (from that osem shop Cool Shade in KLCC) and a new Irony too (which ironically and surprisingly cost more than the shades), along with a crazy ass attempt at a second Duitbintang '10 planner, dirt broke would be a compliment to describe my current financial state. Boo pah. Well, they do say retail therapy can be good for the soul. And it's not like I go mental every other day. My mom always say I'm a breed of the camel. You know, coz camels eat and drink to last itself for a fortnight or so. Oh well. Not the biggest insult as far as I'm concerned since there's some truth innit X 3 To the loo.
Friday, January 01, 2010
Nuyear Nuyear ( Nuyork Nuyork stylee X ) )
Yes, we just hit ‘10. Yippee yay yay. I wish these milestones would give some sort of importance again but I guess those wide, bright eyed innocence filled with hope and dreams and butterflies and rainbows and shiz has long past. Missed, but not dwelled on. It’s a double ended sword thing. I think it’s pretty fair to assume anyone with a minuscule sense of sentimental would say they’d like to have child-like abilities to have fun at any given moment but at the same time be a mature, grown up adult too. Older, but wiser as they may put it.
That’s how I fancy seeing myself as, at the very least. My opinion counts too, no? = ) Didn’t do anything too groundbreaking to celebrate. Was hit by the hunger pangs around 2 hours before the clock strike midnight so went out and filled the gas first before queuing a long ass line at ze neighbourhood’s Mickey Dees. KLians would do anything for food – just another reason to add to the list why I’m so in love with this city = ) Once armed with food enough to feed a whole battalion of hungry armies, off to the heart of the city center. I have the Will of About A Boy’s fame disease. Comfortable Gen Y living that actually needs the hassle to find the trouble instead of the trouble coming to you unwelcome. Sure I’ve had moments of the latter situation too but let’s not go there hari baik bulan baik ni mkays X )
So the roads were surprisingly clear. For a New Year’s Eve standard, you understand. It only got a bit congested right in front of KLCC and Avenue K because people were stopping right on the road to get out of their cars and start to take pictures. I naturally followed suit of course. Not to be a sheep or anything but what else would you suggest I should have done? Ram over the cars and just drive on its roofs? Well the thought did cross my mind but for NYE’s sake and all, I passed. Timing couldn’t have been better because I got right in between KLCC/Avenue K just when the clock stroke midnight and the fireworks started going off. I could have blubbered like a real baby right there and then because the energy was so positive but I had the machoish get up on so again, I passed. Took some pictures which I had hope to post along with this entry but too lazy to fiddle with Devon Lima’s setting right now ( good enough la can force self to write this right away as it would have been unthought ofsay a couple of months ago. Sometimes all you need is a bit of a reflective scolding. Thanks ma X ) )
After about 20 minutes past midnight, people who parked right on the road were starting to make a move so I did as well. Thought of going to Doraisamy but the lame ass Pertahanan Awam peeps were controlling the traffic so I can’t even get past anything after the traffic light. One of them started to make a sign language of how packed the road is in order for me to divert my direction. Gave him a dirty look to live up to my wanker self whilst mumbling incomprehensibly just so he would see my mouth moving as if I was cursing him. Again, wank fulfillment, what can I say. I didn’t come out with the osem excuse of meeting up a friend somewhere in there but I guess he wouldn’t have entertained me by the prior dirty look and what could have been swear words aplenty towards him. Oh well, no biggie. Turned to Yap Kwan Seng and headed to Chow Kit Road to have a lil session of eye rinsing. The dua alam creatures were unfortunately not around. Well, there were some right towards the end but the ugliest of all ugly ones. Bottom of the barrel. Guess the hot ones were all already snatched by hungry customers. Yay seedy side of the city. Can’t have one without the other as far as I’m concerned ; )
Was contemplating to check out the celebration over at Bangsar and Hartamas but turned out Jln Pinang and P Ramlee were accessible so just conveniently smacked self in the middle of it all. Saw A LOT of expatriates or rather just some random mat salleh backpackers and wanks. Complete with the pointy party hats and devil’s horns for some. I thought it was Halloween instead of NYE for a moment there. Was actually waiting for someone to complete the get up with a tail and three headed spear thing but unfortunately no one came up for the role.
So anyways, did my usual round of Pinang, P Ramlee, Pavilion (usually back to P Ramlee again and off to home) but since haven’t paid Doraisamy a visit yet, headed straight off. It turned out to be so jam packed that the queue started to build up prior to the Sheraton Imperial lg so I let go of the niat suci murni to see the kids jln terhuyog hayang from all the fun of funny substances and made a U-turn to head home. Targeted to reach it around two but since I still had the audacity to check out what’s happening in Keramat and Setiawangsa, I only arrived at 2.30 according to the ever so reliable Astro decoder (which is what I christened as my punctuality machine coz I use it whenever I’m off to classes, or anywhere else for that matter, right before I leave the comfort that is home = ) ). So how was your NYE? Was it anywhere near as wasteful as mine? X )