One of the most memorable (yet highly nonsensical!) things I'll never forget about 2012 is the incessant, unnecessary buzz about how the world will come to an end on the 21st of December 2012.  

Who are you fooling, really?

Believe it, if you must. The end-of-the-world apocalypse was torturous… but I made it out alive.

How about you?

It is beyond me how moronic the world can be, for taking the prediction of the Mayans so seriously, spreading this prophecy like wildfire, sharing sappy posts on every social media channel possible about their impending last day on earth 

Doomsday you say? I shrugged it off the moment I first heard a breath of it. 

Anyway, the point of this post today isn't about the ridiculous end-of-the-world shebang, but rather… to share how I celebrated Halloween 2012.  

Decorations came in abundance by the week of Halloween!

This enormous pumpkin was taken at one of the concourses of 1 Utama, while I was waiting for Konzy to buy his Halloween outfit  

Lot's of choices at costume/party shops It was pretty last minute, but turned out great!  

My gym, Celebrity Fitness had their fair share of fun doing up Halloween decor at the towel shelves too

The moment we got home in the evening, I got straight down to business.

Dressing up and giving myself a bloody, ghoulish makeover  The result?  

Since this is an incredibly rare occasion I managed to finish getting ready before he does, I had some extra time to selca until he was done.  

Wore a wig & stabbed myself in the head with a kitchen knife too

LOL How do you like it? 

I'm that girl from your nightmares.

You might have seen this on my Facebook & Instagram

After almost an hour, he's finally finished preparing for the night! 

Took longer than I expected, since he had to cut open his robe, slash it and stitch it back.

Hello! Meet Ghostface and the Fallen Angel. How do you do?

When the rest of our partycrew for the night were ready, we took a one way trip down to Zouk Club KL!

Let's tear up the bloody night! 

With bestiePam during the ride 

Three of us at the back!

We arrived Skull Island @ Zouk Club KL by midnight

Great how they went all out with the decorations!

Almost all the ground staff of Zouk were dressed as pirates. 

There were fire-twirlers, fire-eaters, fire-breathers & snake enchanters dressed in pirate gear too!  

One of the pyromaniacs in action

Mingled outside at the patio with many fellow partygoers who were all dressed up as various characters.

Photos soon ensued. Being strangers doesn't quite stop us from taking photos with one another!

Extremely tall pirate men in stilts and I!

Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro (I think?), werewolf in chains with Konzy and I

The said fire-breather and I!

And of course, my one and only date for the Halloween night. Mr Ghostface LOLOL

So are we ready to ravage Halloween like never before?

Kon and I wanted to bar-hop around all 5 of the party-chambers of Zouk.

First stop: Phuture!

Us girlies! 

The boys! 

It was extremely crowded, which proved impossible for us to dance nor even squeeze through the sardine-packed crowd. For those not in the know, Phuture plays mainstream, contemporary pop, RnB and the American Top 40 chart toppers. 

Not exactly up my alley anymore, but hey, I used to be a fan of those genres in my late teens LOL

Next stop : Mainroom!

Our resident DJs were dressed up too! I think they were: a nun, jesus and a friar

The music was a lot more to my cup of tea. Mainroom plays a mix of electronic dance music, such as trance, house, electro, dubstep, big room, progressive and more.

I had heaps of fun there headbanging and jumping non-stop! To those that accidentally got their clothes caught on the feathers of my wings, I'm sorry! 

Our partycrew for the night! 

That's also when my date and someone else's date of the

same kind found each other and "cheated" on us HAHA

Third stop: Velvet Underground!

This room plays mambo jambo, contemporary and good remixes of blasts from the past

Thanks for the photo, Jaz!

Didn't take much photos, as we were too busy partying on an equally packed dancefloor! 

Next stop: Barsonic!

One of my two most favourite rooms of Zouk, Barsonic plays more underground, harder bass, techno, hardstyle, drum and bass, jumpstyle and more. 

Mr. Nasty and GanjaGuru (dressed as Jigsaw from SAW)!

The room saw Halloween revellers dressed to impress! Or should I say, to scare, in this context?

We made plenty of new friends and captured some more memories! 

Anyone wants their hedges trimmed? We have Edward Scizzorhands in the house 

We partied hard with some Japanese kimono girls and a chef with a severed hand!

Didn't make it to the final room, Aristo 

It was already 4AM and we were beginning to feel a tad too woozy for our own good.

Another great night to add to the crazy Halloween parties I celebrate every year!

Till next year, all you ghouls, vampires, draculas, demons, zombies, souls, devils & monsters!

May the undead arise from the underworld to party once again! 

This is ridiculous! Time is certainly against me.

I've had 'The Sunday Times' weekly edition published every Sunday for exactly nine consecutive weeks now, it is beyond me how I skipped exactly a month's worth of it!

My last edition was dated 21st October, exactly four weeks ago!

It was before I jetsetted off to Cambodia for a couple of weeks and adjourned to Penang before I could even unpack! Also got into a road accident, sprained my ankle, ran a marathon and brought some lovely Australian tourists around the city.

The past month has been hectic and I apologize for not being timely with the blogposts I promised!

I've decided to revert my approach to blogging back to how I used to be. Timeliness is key. No more pending blogposts for months on end! For now, I shall be kept busy clearing off all my backlog. 

So let's see, where were we?

Dressed up for Halloween 2012 for Zouk KL's Skull Island party with my buddies

So many photos to share! Full blogpost coming soon, I promise! 

Dinner recommendation : Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant @ Sunway Pyramid

My one and ONLY favorite place for mouth-watering pork ribs! 

Packed my bags and was ready to go. I was then flown to Siem Reap, Cambodia on a fully sponsored trip by BlogFest Asia 2012. 

Cambodia Part One's blogpost is up – here! *click*

The majestic Angkor Wat by the 6AM sunrise

And the golden sunset at Phnom Bakheng hilltop

Nine days was too short! I landed back in Kuala Lumpur before I was ready to say goodbye to Cambodia.

A couple of days later, I was whisked away by Carlsberg Malaysia to their secret annual party held in Penang Island this year 

Carlsberg : Where's the Party 2012 blogpost Part One – here! *click*

Coming back to my little island, Penang, was a good way to get away from the city for a while.

It awarded me the time I wanted to spend with mother; in a familiar space

where nothing else used to matter but the comforts of home 

We're 30 years apart but hardly any visible difference, ey? 

Got to spend time with another one of my unsung heroes in life 

My maid/kakak/nanny/housekeeper/another-mother. Already 20 years working with us and counting!

What's Penang Island without it's heritage trail and food hunting?

I took part in the annual Penang Bridge International Marathon 2012 as well.

Full blogpost – here! *click*

Took a roadtrip down south to surprise godmom dearest with a private birthday lunch

at Indulgence Restaurant & Living, Ipoh's most opulent fine dining mansion 

Fully recommended for memorable functions or romantic dates!

Spent the last two days with Konzy's family who flew down all the way from Australia!

Brought them to some local food delights at NZ Garden Cafe 

I recommend this as a perfect spot to bring tourists as it overlooks our Twin Towers!

Had a lovely time with them! 

I hope they bear nothing but good memories of Kuala Lumpur city & Malaysia 

Attended the finale of Kronenbourg 1664's L'Aperitif Fashion

Celebrating the French art of pleasure at Luna Bar, on the roof top of Pacific Regency Hotel!

It was a night of cutting edge fashion, music, merriment, mingling and oh yes, more Blanc, please!

Thank you, Kronenbourg 1664, for having me 

Spent an afternoon in the city in a food review session at La Mexicana KL

Fully recommended for authentic Mexican cuisine! *Full blogpost coming soon*

AND THEN. I didn't know what hit me. I shall blame it on the weather or my idle immune system LOL.

Without any prior symptoms whatsoever, I fell sick with a very high fever the next day 

The closest thing I can get to sick-person food in Old Town restaurant

Ginger Chicken with Steamed Rice and Hot Honey Lemon juice right before taking my dosage of Paracetamol

(Thanks for the meds, Pammy! x)

Just cut up a large platter of fruits – oranges, apples & pears. Will be needing all the Vitamin C I can pump in to be well for tomorrow night's ball! 

The 'Musical Evening for the Children' fund-raising gala evening of music, food and fun is a philanthropic effort by the A Cut Above group to aid the Malaysian Childrens' Aid Society (MACAS).

The one-night-only performance will see a myriad of Malaysia's best local artistes and celebrities serenading us with their various vocal talents and respective musical instruments as well as a hair-show featuring the Miss Universe Malaysia 2013 finalists and so much more! 

I've always believed in lending my support to charity events, to the best I can. In the pursuit of success, one should always take a portion of it to give back to society. Whether it be in cash, kind or even one's own talent and skills of trade…

We all know charity begins at home… but it doesn't have to stop there 

That being said, have a wonderful & blessed seven days ahead of you, dear readers!

Much love,

Jessicat

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To be honest, I've always been afraid of hospitals, doctors and nurses or any medical procedures.

Always had been since I was a kid.

Looks like I'm living within the shadows of my fear now

Rocking the operating table with a nurse outfit!

Wootwoot 🙂 

LOL which nurse wears Converse?

I do. CBF to wear heels; want to dance and shuffle!

My date for the night; none other than le boyfie the evil doctor 

They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away….

I'd say bring on the apples!

Doctor, would you increase my dosage? Hellyeah 

We're out for a brutal operation tonight 

My mates and I got ready for the party & camwhored!

Fancy an extra injection of energy, Nurse Kayla? 😀

Yupyup, syringes aplenty! One more injection for Dr. Bardha coming right up!

Injected Military Nurse Deanna's neck till she bled 😛

Naughty, deadly nurses on the loose!

Are we ready to roll, my hot doctor? 😀 😀

As usual, we busted out the drinks and began our pre-party!

Let's get it on!

^_____^ Let it roll!

Broken arm Todd and I 😀

And yes if you're wondering, I always drink straight from the bottle. None of that soft-drink mixer bullshit for me.

To me, if I wanna savour real whiskey, bourbon, liqueur or vodka, I'd rather do it pure.

Bacardi shots with Dr. Greg & Dr. Johnny 😀

I'm getting overdosed by my mates!  Love them heaps

Nurse Olivia X Nurse Jessicat

Drink up, guys! 😀

Guess who got the King's Cup???? Muahahah. You're gonna get smashed tonight, Mossy.

Ohyuck. The mixture from all our drinks made this vile, curdled looking drink

Nurse Laura X Nurse Jessicat

My stethoscope: I can feel your heartbeat now

Matching shoes with  GP Clayton LOL

Nurse Britt X Nurse Jessicat

OMNOMNOMNOM

SMILE!

Coming back HOME to Australia was worth it 🙂

They are worth it.

And even more worthwhile, back in his arms.

LOL I love how our kitchen counter is scattered with ours & everyone else's booze. Wicked!

Naughty, deadly Nurses are out to get you!

Better dead now before we operate on you, I reckon.

Already massively wrecked, it's time to hit the party to get even more smashed & hit the dance floor!

Extra dosages of  mad fun please? 🙂

By the bar

Nurse Jessicat X Nurse Paige

My sexy doctor Kon and I

Guess who spun for us that night? 😀 😀 

It's Dr. Rowan! Yay! All the best for your DJ gig 

Wootwoot! I  psychedelic colours!

 Take me to the Intensive Care Unit please?

Candid photo!

Love is definitely something you can overdose and die happy from 

Nurse Jessicat X Dr. Bardha

Outside on the decks, more funtimes!

Btw, neither Kayla nor I remember the photo on the bottom left.

But both our boyfriends were like – "THAT'S HOT!" hahahahahaha!

Wonder when will we see them smooching each other? 😛 Not in a million years, methinks!

More drinks for the night! 

Music was blasting and pumping so hard. Absolutely fab 

Bumped into Nurse Alia in the Ladies'

These are certainly nurses you wouldn't wanna mess with! 😀

Dr. Johnnie X Nurse Jessicat.

ZOMG HE'S SO TALL. Over 6 feet in height – cool as!

Dr. Ian X Nurse Jessicat

I love how similar and cute our Nurse costumes are 😀

Josh and I 🙂 With every party, we never fail to take piccies together!

Hmm…. this looks like the beginning of a lesbian X-Rated movie

*shrugs* Whatever 🙂

Clearly, I'm as straight as ever. No doubt about that 

We all got home smashed with memories of fun, wacky, wild times and a hangover the next morning.

But as for me, I came home with a semi-broken foot. Couldn't walk for a few days.

But don't worry, ima tough cookie.  Am still kicking!

When I party, I escalate it to full scale – cos that's how it ought to be! But gawd knows how that happened.

Only photos remind us of our silly, drunk, party shenanigans the night before 

Yet another amazing night with you. As always.

Hey hey I'm still here! 😀
 

Yes eventhough my finals are what, 2 days away, I kinda still need to work my fingers and mind here for a bit and also to have you peeps still spellbound reading my verbal diarhoea all the time😀 Nyehehe. I kid!

So yes, already done with Journalism 2. International Studies will be on Tuesday, Media Culture Power next week and finally, Media Text 2 days after that.
 

AND I'D TASTE THE SCHWEEEEET SMELL OF FREEDOM!

for the time being.

Also, Happy Halloween to all of you freaks out there freakier than me 😛

Here is a freaky collection of pumpkin carvings which my mom forwarded to me. Just thought Imma share it with yall!
 

and my favorite one ever!

OBAMA OBAMAAAAA!

I guess the president extends his wishes too.
 

Happy Halloween America! 😀
 

 SO YES, I SPENT MY HALLOWEEN STUDYING MY BRAIN OFF! T__T THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT'S FREAKY ENOUGH OF A HALLOWEEN FOR ME. SIGH.

Oh and guess what!
 

In conjunction with Halloween, Foursquare has some awesome badges to be unlocked.

Check out the ones I've unlocked recently 🙂
 

Sigh. With all the hype, I guess this year is my 1st year stemming my streak of dressing up and partying down on All Hallows Eve.

Check out what I was up to during Halloween 2007, 2008 and 2009

Before I go, I will leave you with a video of my housekeeper challenging us to a Wasabi Challenge.
 

Apparently, she failed her own challenge LOL
 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om5vM_0mI7Y
 

Evidently, she's not having a good time 😛
 

But I'm sorry, you're really barking up the wrong tree. When it comes to anything spicy or hot, I rank first from the bottom.
 

It always takes me 5 seconds MAX before I end up having hot flushes, tears, runny nose and get soaking wet from perspiration 🙁 Even the help of ice-cold water and tissue paper is proven futile. T__T
 

ANYWAY

It's always funny how people are always so psyched planning their activities after exams even BEFORE exams begin. So anyways, here's a snippet of my to-do list after the academic hurdle of 2010 is over 😀
 

1. Zouk Out 2010 @ Sentosa, Singapore!

Tiesto, David Guetta and Afrojack, Top few DJs in the world will be partying with all of us in this 12 hour rave beach party.
 

I won't miss it for the world!
 

2. Dye back my hair red for the.. 9th time 😀

3. Meet up with my tattoo artist for another appointment

4. Holliieeee holliieee daaayyyy with the family

Yup yup, that's all I can manage to squeeze in before my attachment at The Star Newspaper begins 🙂 
 

For my non-Malaysian readers, it's our #1 and leading English daily! 

Just received my offer letter via fax yesterday and I just can't wait 😀 I will be joining The Star's R.AGE (youth) team by the end of next month. Say hello to day job again! I do hope it will be as challenging and interesting – if not better! – as my previous attachments 😀 Woots
 

So that's it. A very rare haphazard update – usually only happens when I'm busy to the core 😀
 

Okay back to revisions. Globalization and its Threat to the Nation-States and also The Rise of the Global Economy the topic for today. Bleargh. Dry. I know. And I also *honestly* don't see how it will remotely be of any relevance to my career in the future.
 

Trick or Treeeeat? 😀 Toodles!