split right down the middle

oh....
tried and tried and tried so so hard to understand Question 2, May 2002 Zone A.

"Does section 78 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 enable judge to exclude improperly obtained evidence where the reliability of the evidence has not been affected by the way in which it was obtained?"

i read that question over and over and over

and i still couldn't get it.

i really don't know what's gotten into me. its not that i suddenly have lost all sense of responsibility whatsoever and decide not to do my assignments anymore, its just that its so technical, and when things get technical, geri gets...confused...

sometimes i really really want to hand in a good assignment instead of slogging last minute and passing up a half-cooked job. i get no sense of satisfaction whatsoever, but i do it so that i wont get into trouble cuz "i did pass up after all". so what actually is the priority here? to hand in an assignment on time and doing it simply or to take your time to hand in a good assignment? i admit, i have done that on many occssions, and just hentam only, but when it comes to evidence, i realised that i just could not do it.

simply because, i know nothing about what i am suposed to write.

so how to hentam?!

usually each essay is supposed to be done in 45 minutes but that is after you've known your stuff, and there is no need for references. i usually try to read up before i do a particular assignment so that i can at least try to understand what it is i am writing about. and that takes time *cry*

so back to the question at hand (one of 3 assignments for Evidence, all also requiring reading first *crycrycrycrycrycry* ) i decided to refer to my trusted friend, Mr Christopher Allen.


like a good girl, i highlighted the issues, re-read a statement twice if i didn't understand, you know, the usual stuff..

was i so aggressive and engrossed in what i was doing until i didnt know that my book got injured in the process?

split right in the middle summore.
and i still haven't begun to write the opening sentence for my essay yet.

geri's take on feminism

i realised that no matter how much feminism plays a role in the society today, there will always be this silent fear about what a woman may experience if she happens to bump into the wrong type of people. i see the news about rape, about snatch theft, about abduction and about murder and most of the victims are female.

what is it about us, that makes us so weak?

sometimes when i want to go to the nearest store to get a few items, i hesitate when i have to go alone, and usually when i can walk there i prefer to drive instead. last time when i walk by the guard house, there would be this one guard that disturbs me, and i hate that. i mean, you are employed to be a guard so what the hell are you doing disturbing the residents whom you are supposed to be guarding?

it just does not make sense, even as i walk into centerpoint, there will be this one guy who will always whistle or make some kissing noises whenever i walk past. how can i avoid him? he is working in the first shop there. cant these men just keep quiet and not make a sound whenever a girl walks by?

there are many times when i wish i could just scream at all these men. these useless assholes who have no sense of respect whatsoever for women. i feel fear whenever i see a guy on a motorcycle coming towards my direction, no, i feel fear whenever i hear a motorcycle coming.

there was once, i just got out of my car in front of MY own home and there were these bunch of kids walking by, around 16 or 17 yrs old.and i heard them say
"wah besar-nye tetek"
in front of my mother and in front of my sister.
these stupid, insensitive bloody uneducated boys who have no respect at all for other people, who don't even care about what the other person may feel should seriously be punished severely. i wish i could just slap them with all the hatred and anger i was feeling at that time, crime or no crime. if we do not correct them now then when? when a crime has already been done? when someone has been hurt? when someone has been killed? perhaps im'm taking this too far to say that something like that may arise, but frankly speaking, in this world today, where men and women are considered to be equals, we are still treated with lots of disrespect, especially from these narrow minded people.

what really pisses me off is when such a crime occurs and the blame is placed unto the victim. you have MEN saying "oh its her fault for wearing such provocative dressing" or things like "women are like meat, if you leave it exposed, you don't blame the cats for eating it right?"

i've heard of PREGNANT women being raped. elderly ladies. were they dressed provocatively?
i've heard of women who were wearing decent attire being raped. her fault is it,now?
these MEN who blame women can't seem to see beyond anything else, they dont have the guts to admit that it is THEM who are unable to control themselves.so blame it on the "weaker" sex, uh?

those people in authority, dont they see what is going on?
sometimes in schools also, where such sexual teasings occur, the school don't do anything about it.
i have a friend who is very well endowed, and she used to walk with a slouch just so that no one will pay attention to her. during recess, sometimes we share the canteen with the 4th and 5th formers. and usually the ones who will be talking about her will be the malay guys sitting near our table.
"WAH BESAR NYE TETEK... AKU PUN DAH NAIK"
as a prefect, what could i do? in a boy's school the girl prefects were not really supposed to reprimand the boys, but i just couldn't stand it, and i walked over to that table and glared at him until he shut up. what can i really do, i mean, if i were to open my mouth, i am, frankly outnumbered there. even as a person in authority i was, to a certain extent rather helpless. but i did try my best.

i really hope that one day, the laws will be modified so that women will be better protected. i hope that those in authority, will understand the little trials that we have to go through everyday, that feeling of paranoia that engulfs us all sometimes. i hope that those in authority will stop squabbling over petty petty stuff which seems so inconsequential in the large picture and look at the root of the problems when it comes to sexual crimes. i hope that women will no longer be the one that the blame falls upon and that education to respect the different sexes starts from the very first time a child is educated.

i hope that the term "equality between the sexes" is trully personified, with no exceptions, no 'buts' and no conditions.

happy birthday GOPI

thanks for lunch at midvalley,

it was so unelievably HOT that day yo

happy 22nd!

annoying brat

today on friendster, i received a friend request.

and its from a stranger i know.

this stranger is a she.

i found out that she called MY boyfriend last week, because

she just broke up with HERS.

AND

tried to get herself a NEW boyfriend.

MY boyfriend got the hint

AND

told her

he is not interested

so the question here is

why does she want to add me,when i obviously do not know who she is?

want to see my profile is it?

cuz its first degree.

so sibuk for what!

kids these days.

didn't your mummy tell you

not to take something that already belongs to someone else?

the boyfriend and i #2

the boyfriend is unwell.
the poor dear has to sleep so early today, and im worried for him.
fever, a sore throat. whats that?
early signs of influenza?

lately i can't sleep well if the boyfriend falls asleep first. i need my goodnights and sweet nothings before i can finally go to sleep. its just that theory of having him as the last person i think about before i sleep and the first that comes to mind when i wake up.

goodnight love.
hope you feel better in the morning

is it possible to be doing 5 things at one time?
to blog
to do an assignment
to catch up with old friends
to read blogs
to do references

sigh.
the tummy's growling, its past 12.
when was the last time i ate?
7.
so its abt 5 hours.
no wonder it growls.

i hate to be up at this time of the night morning.
its so quiet, and i can hear the crickets playing their music, to liven up the deadly silence of the night
the fan that goes round and round and the tap-tap-tap of the keyboard.

my best friend told me that its pretty lonely there in ireland.
and i wish i could be there so that it would not be so lonely after that.
money is a bit of a problem, so she tries to scrimp and save wherever and whenever.
but she takes care of herself, so she still looks like a million euros :)
and im so proud of her for doing so.

UGH
the more i change the layout, the more i hate it
hate it
hate it
HATE IT

pleaseeeeeeeee
can somebody help meeeeeeeee

*thinks*
i have a cousin who is an aspiring fashion designer
i also have a cousin who is a web designer
not forgetting the cousin who is studying graphic design





so why can't i ask all of em to help me? *rubs hands in glee*
waitaminit, the fashion designer has already made me some baju
and the web designer has given me lent me the photoshop cd
i have designed my own layout before but still....... i got bored of it and i wanted to try the "minimalist" approach and yet...i am still not satisfied...
now all i need to do is get some help from the graphic designer cousin
HAH
yeah right
asking him for help is like...erm
drawing water from dry stone
lol
ok ok not that bad..
but still!

just sabar only la
*pfft*

holiday shots

the only time when i actually play and cuddle with cats is when i go back to my grandma's house. maybe cuz the cats in sarawak are friendlier, eh? i dunno.. in my neighbourhood there used to be a problem with the cats cuz they were always coming into the houses and causing havoc...and have you gotten a whiff of cats poo?

smells like shit. O_o"""""
there are 3 cats in the house, and ALL three of em are so spoilt beyond words..

the first kitty i saw was Jojo, and she was the one who was initially allowed to come into the house since she belonged to a cousin of mine..and since she was the ONLY cat allowed to be in the house, all the younger cousins pampered her like mad. seriously.
when she is eating
when she is sleeping
when she needs to go poo
when she wants to be alone
there will always be someone who will pick her up to play with her.
if i were her sure i tension
Jojo got fed up, and she became violent on the third day i was there...NO one could pick her up without getting scratched...

so....the younger cousins went to look for another cat to torture play with

Jojo had two siblings, and they initially were not allowed to come into the house. so as a result, Jojo didn't want to recognise them as her siblings, and she will hiss at them if they tried to come into the house...
but since Jojo refused to be pampered, guess who replaced her?

Salem and Luna :D

among all the cats, which was my favourite?
Salem.
he looks as though he has a moustache which incidentally reminds me of Hitler, so for few days i was calling him Hitler whenever i saw him.
such a non cute name for such a cute kitty T_T"
was talking to the cousin the other day, and he picked Salem up and said
"i want to call this, Puma"
HAH?
"your sisters named it Salem leh"
"i brought the cats back so i will name it whatever i want!"
hm
Puma?
nah...
so i, decided to help the black kitty with its identity crisis
Salem+Puma=?
Sa-Puma-Lem
:DD

LOL
all the younger cousins were calling Salem/Puma
Sapumalem *laughs hysterically*
LOL

kesian the kitty

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we had a trip to this beach in Sematan but unfortunately it was windy and cloudy and rained constantly...

before the trip, amy told me that it'll be really really hot, so we should wear something cooling
YEAH RIGHT

i was so damn damn cold that night, no thanks to the weather

you are never too young for a heart to heart talk

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when is the moment, you know that you have made it?

when others are wearing YOUR colour :DD

i was asked
"why didn't you wear something thats orange in colour also?"
and the simple reply was
"i wouldn't have stood out,if i did"

:D

sometimes, when you are lucky, everyone in a picture poses perfectly...

but, there are moments where you'd have a certain someone who doesn't!

weird cousin #1

weird cousin #2

2 guys,a girl and a movie date

on friday, the cousin, the brother and i went for a dinner and movie at the Curve.

told the cousin

"be at my house by SEVEN ok!"

and he replied

"okay, no probs!" (he sounds really,really salah when he says that)

but he ended up arriving THIRTY FIVE MINUTES LATE.

grrstupididiotmakemewaitsolong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"WHY SO LATE?!"

"jam-ma... hehe.."

grr thats why i told you to be at my house at seven so that you will leave your house earlier *growls*

first time seeing a toilet symbol,hence the jakun-ness

guys, typically get distracted by the most weirdest of things...the cousin was so distracted that he actually nearly walked into the ladies toilet when we arrived...the ladies who were near the entrance were talking about him after that and it took great willpower to not burst out laughing...

anyways we couldnt decide which movie to watch so the brother was enthusiastically suggesting

"PATHFINDER!"

and then proceeded to tell us about how its really good, its produced by the same people who did The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,The Witch and The Wardrobe,so it should be good, look at the quality of the directing.... blablablablablablablablablabla *spaces out*

o_O

O_o

O_O

yeah, okay, whatever lah =.=""""

i wanted to watch Ghost Cinderella since it was some scary korean show and since we'd be watching it really late, it should be kinda fun...

the brother and i couldn't agree on the movie so we turned to the cousin

with narrowed eyes and crossed arms (ok,i'm exaggerating) we asked him to choose

"er.." he replied in his usual blur and lost manner..

"anything la!"

told him to make a decision, and the cousin decided on......

*rolls eyes*

but actually, it was a good choice cuz i dont think i'll be able to sleep if i had my way...

so super hungry, i felt like ordering everything on the menu when we went to have dinner...

"hah?! you want everything, ok, order all la!"

"celaka, don't have to layan until so insulting leh T_T"

and proceeded to order some fried rice

heheee.....i was the one who didnt finish my food after that LOL

the movie?

*sigh*

not exactly the best one i've seen, so i was kinda disappointed when it ended...the poster looked really good though, but perhaps they didnt have enough time to fit in all the scenes cuz throughout the show, i felt as though they were jumping all over the place.my brother had the "WTH?" look on his face throughout the whole movie *sticks tongue out* thats why la, go recommend this show summore leh..

when the movie finished the brother still had that look on his face

"i really can't tell the difference between a good movie and a bad movie, honestly...was that a bad movie?

the cousin brother retorted

"yeah..DUH!"

LOL

the brother wanted to watch another movie after that and proceeded to CONVINCE us (rather unsuccessfully) to watch Flyboys.

"i can tell, its a really good movie!"

the cousin and i replied

"THAT WAS WHAT YOU TOLD US BEFORE!"

jakun part 2: never seen a car window before

i am related to some really, really weird people.

i dont know what to buy for you

ok this is how i see it.
when a guys birthday comes up, you have to admit that getting them a present can prove to be rather tedious indeed, no?
what do you usually get a guy for his birthday, provided of course you don't break the bank in doing so?

1. shirt
2. cap
3. underwear
4. socks
5. hankies

ok thats enough,im falling asleep compiling that list.
am i just being totally unimaginative?
lets try again

1. necklace
2. book
3. keychain (the ones you can get from Room)
4. pen drive
5. belt
6. towels (i got them for gandhi)

WHAT ELSE?!

i really pity guys, i do.
with girls, the choices are endless, because you can get a relatively pretty item for not much.

i remember last year, it was Gopi's birthday and he told JoJo that he'd like boxers when asked about what present he wants.
"Boxers, M"
ok, so JoJo and Shaleni went to KLCC to buy his present, and since i was super dry that time,i asked them if i could share too.
so, these two went and according to them, it was their first time actually buying underwear for a guy...

=.=""""""

they took briefs, M, in an attempt to get in and out of that particular department as fast as possible. whether or not they knew it was briefs, and not boxers at that time, i honestly don't know..

when we gave Gopi the present, there was a surprised look on his face that said
"erm..M?"
anyways..later on when we asked him whether or not he liked it..

he replied
"when i wore it, it was tight, everywhere"

LOL

ok,ok,i'll get it right this time!

come and clean my pipes

usually, if i need to drink something hot, instead of milo or coffee, i'll take tea.
no sugar, no milk.

i like it black, and i like it strong.

however, there was no more tea in the house and everyone has been way too busy to restock on the usual groceries, so in want of tea, i decided i'll try the detox teas which my dad had bought earlier BUT was left unfinished in a destitue solitary corner.

dad said he didnt like the taste, and that it made him feel all weird in the tummy the next day after he drank it.

i was thinking to myself

"duh, DETOX tea..its suposed to cleanse your system, innit?"

so, out of desperation for some sort of tea, i drank it.it didnt taste that bad, provided you dont look at the ingredients that went into making the tea.

the ingredients make me felt as if i was on an episode of Survivor or Lost

so i drank and i drank and i drank, and i felt better after drinking it cuz it really erm, *coughcough* cleansed my system..dad bought normal tea after that so when the usual stock was replenished, i drank my usual cuppa.

the stomach has been feeling pretty woozy for the past few days and two nights ago i experienced a sharp,painful,contracting sensation at my abdomen which made me feel as if i was going to die *drama*

went out with the boyfriend yesterday, to send an examination form to putrajaya and the stomach was not behaving itself. no, im not talking about bowel movement *gross* its just the sensation that all is not normal..

it was making so much noises, something similar to when your stomach is empty and it growls?
mine, it ROARED

i asked the boyfriend,
"was it loud?"
to which he replied
"yes"

stupid tea.

i want to have a TREE in my garden,

it need not be big or very tall,

if i can have a TREE in my garden,

i'd prefer it to be very small.

let me tell you about this thing called christmas

do you know how it SUCKS to have crappy internet connection?
ever since i got back from my christmas trip i have been unable to even look at my blog for orange's sake *GRRR*

i hope that everyone had a great christmas and a happy new year despite the weather *grins*

trying to cool off on christmas

honestly i didnt really feel at all that "christmassy" on christmas itself, probably because it was so so so hot and there were lots of washing up entertaining to do. it was so hot that my little cousins were not as active as they would normally be and some of them even snuck off to take a quick shower. this is probably the biggest irony as it started to pour heavily on the subsequent days, i guess perhaps the storm clouds heard us complaining about the heat and decided to present its christmas "gift" to us after that =.="

presents crowding around the christmas tree

usually the family will open the presents on the 26th, after dinner, that is. throughout the whole day i can see the cousins roaming around restlessly wishing that time will pass by quicker.
it was so funny because we had visitors on the 26th night, and they were just sitting around watching tv. my aunt had to go home already, along with my two cousins, but we protested and insisted that they stay long enough to open the presents. but how could we do so if there are visitors hanging around watching tv? they were not even indulging in any form of intelligent conversation, so to me i got the impression that they just came over to look at the telly. rather weird, dont you think?
so the aunties, being ingenious, started to make a big deal out of clearing up the table and getting all the cousins to sit on the floor to wait for gift distribution.
needless to say, they got the drift and left soon after that.
do i feel bad? yeah, of course i do, but come on, it think its just plain rude to go visiting and instead of conversing, you merely sit there and overstay your welcome. no offence or anything, but since we were entertaining so heavily on christmas day, i think its only fair that we think of ourselves on Present Day.

trying to get everyone to look at the same camera can be very tedious indeed

heres the formula.
lots of cousins+ lots of aunties & uncles= lots of presents.
time taken to distribute presents : 15 minutes
time taken to open presents : 5 minutes
ratio of presents per person = 8:1
lots of presents=lots of paper=lots of rubbish

the guys all got really useful items, i know for a fact that each of them got underwear :D *LOL*
my brother was like "WTH?!" when he received two boxes of underwear... *giggles*
i tell you, my family seriously damn weird. my sister CRIED when she found out my mom gave her a tamagotchi *rolls eyes* so emo meh...
well..i guess im no different, i did after all let out a gasp of delight after receiving a Guess purse from my mom *blush*

however, my delight turned to contemplation after i remembered that the boyfriend gave me a Roxy purse for Christmas.

.................................

which one should i use now??? *sobs*