Kim.K in the music business now?

Video from Youtube

Kim Kardashian has taken over television with her reality TV show and, ehem, sex tape, and now, MUSIC?? I'm actually a fan of Kim.K, but besides having a hot bod and gorgeous looks, I think that's about it. I think she has no talent in singing. She's the next Kesha or Paris Hilton(and please don't turn into one of them). I think her music fans are actually HER fans and are only interested in her and only her. Come to think of it, why am I interested in Kim.K? Reason: She's pretty and hot. That's it. I never knew who she was until the sex tape thing came out. Back then, she was living under Paris Hilton's shadow.

Kim gave a sneak peek of her single at TAO, Las Vegas and kicked off the new year by playing her music. Ngeh, I dunno. We'll just have to wait and see. Who knows she can actually make it, like Kesha *shudders*.

I think Kim should stick with fashion, modelling and her reality show.

**Joanna**

Drawing (Amateur-ish?)

An old picture that I colored and didn't finish. Hahaha. I did not draw this, I only inked it using Adobe CS5. I wanted to finish coloring but I can't finish it now because CS5 keeps on crashing :( I think I need to ask Uncle Donny to change it.



**Joanna**

Open burning: I frown and growl at it

Okay, so there’s someone in my neighbourhood who’s burning rubbish and causing the whole are to stink up. Smoke intruding into my house and stinking up all the wet laundry outside. Ugh, don’t you just hate it when your laundry smells like smoke, instead of softener? Haha.

Let’s face it. We can’t stop open burning from going on. No matter how many warnings or campaigns the government launches, there is still going to be people who openly burns their grass, rubbish, mother-in-law(oops), and more rubbish. And, I noticed that the majority of people who burns their rubbish are the elderly people and of course, the illegal immigrants. People have been reminded not to carry out open burning but, as expected, nobody gives a hoot about it. It’s the mentality of the people themselves.

And, of course, there will be people who will think the opposite. They might say :

“What should we do with the dried leaves then? Collect into heaps and let it become breeding gounds for rats, snakes and other pests? A little burning by your neighbours is not going to degrade the air. Just drive around the industrial areas and you can see large clouds of dirty and chemical-smelling smoke being release. Don't be selfish and unneighbourly.”

“Kenapa sibuk-sibuk sana?It is only one little fire, cannot hurt anybody. Friends must give face la.”

Firstly, there are alot of ecological ways to dispose of dried leaves. Rake and bag up the leaves instead of raking it up and burning it on the spot. Do your own research if you really care for the environment. Secondly, we care about our health and the health of our earth. Just because the guy next door is doing it, doesn’t mean that you can do it as well.

**Joanna**

Baby who says 'No' to everything

I stumbled upon this video on youtube just today and I had to share it. It's this baby, who says no to everything her parents asked. I'm guessing her first words was 'No'. The baby is super cute with that cheeky grin of hers. She's saying 'No' like it's a 'Yes'. Hahaha. Enjoy.

**Joanna**

The debate: Is a degree or diploma necessary to be successful in life?

The speech given by James Yong, founder of Aulis Auto was inspiring. It gave me another good reason why people who have no higher level education certificate CAN be successful in life. And, maybe, even more successful than people who have a college/university degree. Of course, education is needed. I'm not saying that you should drop out of school at the age of 14 or 16. Education is important as a platform in life. James Yong only graduated from SPM and look at him now. He turned out to be a very successful man and just won a Young Entrepreneur Award. He mentioned that during his younger days, nobody would hire him. Nobody called back to arrange a 2nd appointment. He had a pretty rough time back then.

It is a difficult and debatable thing to answer the statement that a person needs a university education to be successful in life. This is because success in life can mean different things to different people. It all comes down to how you define success. Some people say that success is attaining a degree, get a high paid job with that degree, or even get a professional job like a doctor or engineer. Others might define success as finding spritual happiness and finding peace with God and yourself.

I personally think that success is not governed by what grades or what level of education you have. To me, I view education as a personal fulfillment, not a way to seek future. Let's face it, in reality, not many uses what they learned in college. I respect people who obtained their PHD or Degrees, but I look up to the people who struggled and made their way up to the top WITHOUT that piece of paper. Grades don't determine how successful you can become.

I'll just name a few famous people who made it big without a college degree:

• Richard Branson: The owner of Virgin Airlines. Dropped out at the age of 16.
• Walt Disney: Dropped out at 16 as well and is the most influential animator.
• Simon Cowell: Started in a mailroom at a publishing company.
• Bill Gates: College drop out. Started the largest computer software.
• Mark Zuckerberg: College drop out and founder of Facebook.

So there you have it. This is my own personal opinion and I hope nobody gets offended. Each and everyone of us define success in their own unique way. Start small and it will eventually turn into a big thing.

**Joanna**

Aulis Auto Annual Dinner(Sorry, no photos)

It was such a last minute thing. Jack's dad asked Jack to bring me along to the dinner at Magellen Sutera. I was hoping he would bring his younger brother but his dad insisted that I should go. Rushed home, didn't even get to shower, and quickly changed and powdered up and sprayed me some Anna Sui all over. Hahaha. BUT, I shouldn't had rushed myself because the dinner only started at 8pm = o =;;; The invitation card stated that it would start at 6pm but, as expected, it started 2 hours later. Lawls~

I didn't know what was Aulis Auto, until they gave an introduction. It's a company that produces and rebuilts heavy machinery. During the dinner, a slideshow presentation showed the companies vision and mission, background, activities and so on. The typical annual dinner agendas.

We didn't stayed till the end. I think we only had 4 dishes out of 8. We left after the fourth dish. Too may speeches and presentation. Haha. Besides, our table was getting empty because the people at our table left one by one.

I would love to show some photos but I did not bring my camera. I was pretty interested with the magic show by Kelvin Lee(or was it Kevin?). Haha, don't remember. Oh, and next to our table, there's this chubby little boy. Oh gosh, I was stalking him like a vulture. Damn, I sound like a pedophile. I just love kids, okay? Hahaha

We did not leave empty handed, though. They gave us a Sutera Harbour keychain thingy. Tee hee. Anyway, I guess that's it for now. I'm tired and I wanna go to sleep XD

**Joanna**

What are your new year's resolution? How to make a new year's resolution that you will keep(Or at least try to)

It's 2011 and that means a whole slew of New Years resolution are ready to be made and broken. It's the same old thing, every year. People say that they are going to quit smoking, lose weight, get a new car, make more money, turn their life around or even change their lives in most ways that most of use can't even imagine. The way to keep a New Years Resolution is to pick a good goal and then overhaul your life in order to meet those goals. Duh? However, it's easier said then done.

Some of you might say, "Hold it. My goal isn't big enough to require and overhaul of my life". Maybe your goal is, let's say, clean out your shoe closet. But, this is not material for a New Years Resolution. This requires only a day to get it done. New Years Resolution requires daily work to accomplish and reach your goals. So here are a couple of ideas on how to meet your goals.

1. Pick only one: We can each meet at least one or two resolutions in a year. We can't change a lot of bad behavior. The more resolutions we make, the less likely we are going to keep em'. Pick the one that means most to you. You might be pleasantly surprised that to find that changing one habit actually requires so many small changes in your life. You might also end up being able to change your habits because the patterns of your habits changes along the way.
2. If you can't meet the goal, consider that it's not you, it's the goal: I spend a whole lot of times trying things out to help me find my main goals. I do this by jotting down things to understand oneself. Sometimes I write things down that annoys me and affects me. I try to learn from that but, merh, I repeat the mistakes overtime. Hahaha. However, writing things down helped me.

Anyway, one must think hard and clear before making a New Years Resolution. Setting a goal is much easier than keeping one.

**Joanna**