The Greatest Marriage Proposal Ever! :')

No, i'm not talking about me.

You may have watched this video on Youtube. i have watched it close to 10 times myself. And it never fails to make me cry. All the time.

Isn't it sweet?

i love the fact that he personally ask the girl's father for her hand in marriage.

i like the fact that he's thoughtful - going through all the troubles to make this video for her. Rented the whole cinema just for this.

i adore the creativity of this - siap letak video nak rakam reaction pompuan tu.

Rasa romantik sangat lelaki tu, and beruntungnya pompuan tu.

And i cry all over again watching this.

Congratulations to Matt and Ginny!

That's a beautiful proposal.

:')

Stick With You

i found this tagging game in a blog (can't remember which one) and thought it was fun. Here goes..

The Rules:

Put your music library on shuffle. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. You must write that song title as the answer to the question, no matter how silly it sounds! Most of the time they seem to work though, strangely enough. Ok, go! When you're done, tag 20 people in this note, and make sure to tag the person who sent you this. The answer to #20 is the Title of your note.


1.If someone says, “Is this okay?” you say..

Confessions of a Broken Heart - Lindsay Lohan

(gaaahahaha.. macam emo je tetibe confess broken heart)



2. How would you describe yourself?

Matahariku - Agnes Monica

(i'm my own sun!)



3. What do you like in a guy/girl?

This i Promise You

(meaning: don't go making promises you can't keep!)



4. How do you feel today?

Please Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna

(yeah! i'm in a happy mood today :D)



5. What is your life’s purpose?

Are You Happy Now? - Michelle Branch

(OMG this makes sense! i just wanna be happy in life)



6. What's your motto?

I'm Gonna Getcha Good - Shania Twain

(gaahahaha.. sangat berkaitan. i'll try as hard as i can to get what i want)



7. What do your friends think of you?

Diva - Beyonce Knowles

( Dude, seriously?? i guess so. Budak2 ni suka panggil aku diva. hahahaha... )




8. What do you think of your parents?

Love Story - Taylor Swift

(Awwww.. They ARE the loves of my life)




9. What do you think about very often?

Time is Running Out - Muse

( Aren't we all ran out of time? )




10. What is 2 + 2?

Wind It Up - Gwen Steffani

( haha geddit? kira la sendiri berapa 2+2 )





11. What do you think of your best friend(s)?

Only Girl (In The World) - Rihanna

( LOL! my friends are the best. the only girls in the world..)




12. What do you think of the person you like?

Not Like The Movies - Katy Perry

( OMG what a coincidence! This is my current favorite song and it always makes me think about our my relationship with Mr. Chenta. Coz it's not like the movies. "if it's not like the movies, that's how it should be. When he's the one i'll come undone and my world will stop spinning and it's just the beginning"  )



13. What is your life story?

Falling Away With You - Muse

(Err.. )




14. What do you want to be when you grow up?

Hot Stuff ( i Want You Back) - The Pussycat dolls

( gaaahaha.. i'm grown up enough and i definitely am NOT a hot stuff )




15. What do you think of when you see the person you like?

i Could Not Ask For More - Edwin McCain

( "these are the moment i thank God that i'm alive. These are the moment i'll remember all my life. i've got all i've waited for and i could not ask for more" :') my all-time favorite song )





16. What will you dance to at your wedding?

Like You'll Never See Me Again - Alicia Keys

(Awww... This song is sweet! "so everytime you hold me, hold me like this is the last time. Everytime you kiss me, kiss me like you'll never see me again")




17. What will they play at your funeral?

Sexy Love - Neyo

(Haha.. kene laknat kalo aku mati korang pasang lagu ni. Bacakan Yassin please. i'll really appreciate it)





18. What is your biggest fear?

Apocalypse Please - Muse

(OMG.. Macam tau-tau je. Mesti lah! Hari Kiamat is my hugest biggest fear!)





19. What is your biggest secret?

So happy i Could Die - Lady Gaga

( hahaha.. i'm happy, that's not a secret)





20. What will you post this as?

Stick With You - The Pussycat Dolls

( "nobody's gonna love me better, i must stick with you forever")

Fun tak fun tak?? haha..

 This game was carried out by Jambu, my ever faithful companion in the form of an iPod Shuffle. Dah 3 tahun dia ikot saya ke gym, jogging kat park, dalam LRT, nak tido..

i'd like to tag a few people. Buat lah time bosan-bosan. Sure gelak bila questions and answers don't match. Huhu. Orang-orang di-tag adalah Zarith, Aliza, Erin, Mawai, Fizzy, Sara,  In, Nani, Khairul, Kumang dan semua yang mahu.

Thai Green Curry

Last night i had dinner at Mango Chilli, Wangsa Walk.

The Thai green curry was so good i was craving for it today and decided to try make it on my own.

Maka, post ini akan menjadi blogpost pertama saya berkongsi recipi. Hehe. Simple gler resipi ni tapi sedap la jugak.

Bahan-bahan:

2 biji bawang kecil
3 ulas bawang putih
8 biji cili padi (atau seberapa banyak pon, sesuka hati)
1 paket Smiling Chef Green Curry Paste
Daun ketumbar
Daun limau purut
1 kotak santan Ayam Brand (kononnya healthier choice. Reduced fat, cholestrol-free, bla bla)
Setengah ekor ayam (saiz ikut suka. Selalu kat kedai potong kecik without bones but i like it with bones)
1 biji terung (tapi saya tak letak sebab terung kurang digemari di rumah ini)
1 biju kiub pati ayam

 Ini lah rupa packaging Smiling Chef Green Curry Paste. i brought it at Cold Storage. Mana-mana kedai pon ada. Brand lain pon banyak.

Cara masakan:

1. Perap ayam dengan Smiling Chef green curry paste selama lebih kurang sejam. 
2. Tumbuk/blend bawang kecil, bawang putih dan cili padi sampai lumat.
3. Didihkan santan dalam periuk bersama dengan lebih kurang 200ml air (200ml ni sama ngan jumlah santan dalam kotak tu) dan masukkan bahan-bahan ditumbuk/diblend tadi. Masukkan juga kiub pati ayam.
4. Bila dah mendidih, masukkan ayam yang diperap dengan green curry paste tadi (masukkan sekali dengan paste tu).
5. Masukkan jugak daun limau purut dan daun ketumbar, biar rasa sebati.
6. Garam secukup rasa.

Dan hasilnyaaaa.....

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My very own homemade Thai Green Curry.

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Original Bootcamp : Session 5 and 6

i have this perception that Tuesdays' session is far more challenging than Thursday's session. In my 3 weeks of bootcamp, that is my observation.

This week is no exception. Session 5 on Tuesday wore me down. We had to do 4-minute long exercises. 4 minutes of forward lunges, 4 minutes of monkey walk, 4 minutes of gorilla walk (is that what it's called?), four minutes of push ups, and four minutes of every pain-in-the-thighs moves there are in the world.

Session 6 was fun as it was a bring-a-friend day. i didnt bring just a friend. i brought THREE friends. Abang Isnin, Mariah and Chuna. Huhu.  We did mainly stationary exercises in session 6. Abs exercises with Corporal Olga and lower body exercises with Corporal Hafiz. We finished it with a team-based exercise by doing a hundred burpees.

After 6 sessions of bootcamp, i don't think i lose any kgs. But i definitely see a few slight changes in my body; i'm fitter (tak lah senang mengah), more aware of the food that i eat (hello ko dah buat close to 100 push up and you wanna waste that by eating nasik lemak ayam goreng for dinner? No thanks.), and i can feel that my body is a little tiny bit toner now (especially kat peha dan lengan, thanks to those squats and push ups). Perasaan je la kan. Ntah fitter and toner ke idok.

i have another 2 sessions to go. Will definitely sign up for July. HOOYAH!!

Everyday i'm Shuffling!

Mr. Chenta's lil' brother, Adek, is currently in KL during the 2-week school holidays.

He's current interest is music ("i love music but i HATE playing the instruments!" he'd wail ). He loves watching MTV and Hitz TV. And he's only 12.

One day he played me this song on YouTube and ever since, it's been playing in my head all day and all night!!

LMAO - Party Rock Anthem feat. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock

It's catchy right? And it makes me wanna shuffle. i tried but i ended up looking like perempuan tengah pantang yang nak blaja berjoget.

Adek is going back to Kuching tomorrow. i'm gonna miss him like hell.

Adek and i, Eid 2009.

Original Bootcamp KLCC: Session One and Two

Session One

So after my first session at Original Bootcamp KLCC, i'm still ALIVE!

i'm not gonna lie to you.. it's not easy. It's almost hard actually.

For warm-up, we were seperated into two groups. Their warm-up is not our usual before-futsal warm up. Theirs involve moves like squatting, sumo steps, knee-up runs, lunges and heel-up runs. Agak mengah disitu kalau dah lama tak workout.

Next came the fitness test.

This was a nightmare.

The instruction was to do 20 reps squats, run until you see the yellow cone, come back, do 15 reps of push-up, run to the yellow cone again, come back and do burpees, run and come back. The results are based on your time. The shorter time you take, the fitter you are.

Squatting was an easy peasy job for me, i was one of the first to finish (bragging, i know) then off i ran. i thought the cone was like 50 meters away so i sprinted like a kid. Then i ran, ran and ran, i still couldn't see the cone. Rupanya kon itu is like 300 meters away. 300 freaking meters! Sudah mengah disitu (did i mention i HATE jogging?). Turn back and got down to do my push ups. 

Now, push ups are one of the things that i hate the most because i never get it right. At this point, i started to feel dizzy. i felt like giving up. 

Done with push-ups, i half-walk-half-ran to the cone and back. i felt like stopping and walk. But i kept on running. Now down to do my burpees. Burpees adalah susah ya Rabbi apabila ko mengah, sakit perut, and dizzy. Managed to finish off 10 reps and ran to the cone. At this point i mostly walked. Malas dah nak lari.

 OBC fitness test.

(More or less like this la)

Images are compiled from Google image.

In the end, i managed to finish in 10 minutes 39 seconds. Okay la timing ni. Average. Ade newbie ni finished at 8-ish minutes. Terer gilaa. Ade jugak yang finished at 14-ish minutes. Ikot kemampuan masing-masing. Tiada paksaan.

Lepas habis buat fitness test ni memang rasa cam nak koma je. Dizzy plus nausea, plus lutut ketaq.. Terbaik la weh.

Session Two

Came Thursday, i was half dreading it and half excited for my second session of Bootcamp. Dreading it coz my legs are still sore from first session. 

Surprisingly, compared to Session One, Session Two was easy peasy. We had to jog and side jog for warm-up.

Then we were divided into two groups; Alpha and Beta and were paired with a partner with same level of fitness. 

We did partner-exercises like squats, one-legged squats, errrr...Spiderman moves and gave each other piggy-back rides. At this point, i feel sorry for my partner. She's slightly smaller than me, meaning i'm slightly heavier than her. And she has to carry me on her back... And she did it for two rounds. Superwoman, this girl.

So yeah, Session Two is more bearable than Session One.

Can't wait to find out what Session Three has in store for us!

Original Bootcamp

i've always liked being active. i really do.

But in between work, love life, hanging out with friends, and spending time with family, being active has to take a backseat. Paling berusaha pon adalah memuatkan masa 3 kali seminggu gi gym (tapi slalunya tak smpai 3 kali pon). Berusaha jugak untuk menjalani outdoor activities, like paintball, jogging at the park and play futsal (memang jarang gilaaa), my Taman Negara trip, Gunung Kutu trip, Mount Kinabalu trip and whatever activity i can squeeze into.

As you can see on my lack-of-update, i haven't been active since my last Kinabalu trip.

So i decided to do something crazy. Something i only see in the Biggest Loser episodes.

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i'm gonna join a BOOTCAMP, people!!

It's an outdoor based fitness training system. Whatever that means, it sounds scary. Looking at this video is even scarier.

i can't imagine myself doing those things!

My sessions are gonna start tomorrow. Twice a week after work at KLCC Park. i'm worried and excited at the same time. Will let you know about the bootcamp if i'll still be alive after tomorrow.

Wish me luck!

p/s: Click here to know more about Original Bootcamp.

Bruno Mars Live in Kuala Lumpur April 2011

i know. This is OLD story.

i was browsing through my computer and found my Bruno Mars folder. i couldn't help giggling and writing about it. It was a beautiful night. It was a crazy night for me.

BRUNO MARS IS AH-MA-ZING-LY INCREDIBLE!

Chuna yang menghasut saya membeli tiket Bruno Mars ni. At first i was doubtful. Camne kalo tak best? Tapi sumpah best. Thanks babe sebab menghasut!

Kitorang semangat gila buat banner besar gila from cardboard yang dibeli khas kat Kinokuniya. It was written "MARRY US!!!" dengan harapan Abang Bruno akan nampak dan terus ajak kitorang kawin. Hehe. We reached PWTC quite early. Tapi waiting and queuing hall dah penuh dengan orang beratur okay. Bila sampai turn kitoang nak masuk, tetiba banner yang aku pegang tu dirampas rakus oleh abang guard. "Takleh bawak masuk. Size A4 je boleh!". Seriously what the eff?? Kalo kitorang buat saiz A4 ko pikir Abang Bruno leh nampak ke? Malas nak argue, kitorang masuk je.

Anyway.. Did i tell you that Bruno was amazing?

He's entertaining. Great communication and interaction with the fans. 

He has got a BEAUTIFUL voice. Langsung tak pecah suara sepanjang concert.

He's energetic. Tidaklah duduk ternganga menyanyi. Dia siap joget ke hulu ke hilir pentas. Siap main gitar.

Satu je saye nak komplen: Apsal kejap sangat konsertnye, Abang Bruno?? Lagu Talking To The Moon tade ponnn!

Cakap banyak pon takde guna. Meh layan gamba and a few videos.

 The hall when we entered it. Baru separuh terisi.

*nampak tak Chuna lari2 tu?*

 Chuna. Teman tengok concert. Teman pi holiday. Teman bungee jumping.

*i love u babe!*

Sebelum concert start.

Sempat tweet-tweet, sempat dengar iPod. Sempat upload gamba. Sempat duduk mencangkung. Lama okeyyy tunggu!!

Kami berdua berhempas pulas membenamkan diri ke barisan hadapan. Sampai ke second row je. Tak berjaya menghalau mereka-mereka didepan sekali yang bertenggek kat pagar tu. Huhu.

Doo Wops and Hooligan World Tour!

 

Penuh perasaan okay.

 Sedapnyeee suara kau!

Selepas konsert. Rambut ngan eyeliner mesti maintain ye.

Sadly i couldn't upload my videos. Ape ntah error with server. This is a video from Youtube, uploaded by bellerawkx.

Ahhh.. Such a wonderful guy. Hope to see him again in KL :)

Tips Menyewakan Rumah

i bought my first house when i was barely 23 years old.

It was unplanned. Mr. Chenta and i were driving around in Wangsa Maju when i saw Villa Wangsamas showhouse. Immediately i yelled "Bb! Masuk sini.. i wanna see the house. Mana tau macam best and boleh beli.."

Looked at the showroom and i fell in love. It's spacious, accessible via LRT and various highways, 7km to city center, near my family home (3 minutes away pchfttt), and it's affordable with what i earn. It took me 15 minutes. Without thinking it long and hard, i went to the salesperson and say "i wanna book a unit!!"

i can be really unpredictable and gutsy sometimes.

Now it's been almost 3 years that i hold the title a House Owner. i'm not gonna lie. It's not an easy journey. It requires patience, it's time-consuming, and it's EXPENSIVE. But it's one of life's precious lessons. And i'm still learning.

Ramai kawan-kawan bertanya..

Berapa budget untuk siapkan rumah tu sampai boleh diduduki?

Camne nak cari penyewa?

Camne nak handle penyewa?

i'm gonna share my experience with you.

Firstly, ask yourself; "What's the purpose of me buying a house? For own or for investment? Am i ready to make sacrifices?" For me, owning a house is an investment. Being a landlord is even a greater investment as you are using other people's money to pay for YOUR loan. Another reason is that i'm such a shopper that i spent ALMOST all of my hard-earned salary went to shopping. So i thought being a landlord could help me be more disciplined and organized.

Anyway, i'll skip on the buying-house part as the process is almost the same for all Malaysian property. i'll focus on how to be a landlord.

Budget

Depending on your house type and target tenant, bende paling basic yang kene ade kat rumah adalah grille, lampu dan kipas. Kalau rumah condo, takkan nak bagi grille, lampu and kipas je kan? Usually condos are equipped with air conditioners and kitchen cabinet. Baru lah selesa diduduki.

Okay, rough budget for a condo's basic needs:

Grille : RM3500 (depending on berapa besar grille tu. Lagi banyak nak di grille, lagi mahal)

Air conds: Katekan lah RM1200 each. For a 3-bedroom condo=4*1200=RM4800

Kitchen cabinet: Around RM6000 (untuk dapur sekecil saya)

Lighting and fans: Around RM1700 for installation plus wiring. (developer tak bagi lampu and kipas ye. Kene cari sendiri)

TOTAL:  RM16,000

i'm lucky because my condo unit is equipped with 4 airconds (in every bedrooms and in living room), water heaters in the bathrooms, furnished bathrooms, kitchen cabinet and 2 carpark lots. So saya tak payah la beli aircond and kitchen cabinet. Save RM10,800 disitu.

Setelah basic needs ini dah diambil kira, sila tanya diri sendiri "Nak sewakan fully furnished kah half furnished ataupon sewakan kosong sebegini?" In my case, i decided to rent it out half-furnished. Saya hanya sediakan master bedroom set, sofa set, dining table, hood and hob in the kitchen and full curtain. Barang-barang dibeli adalah murahan sahajork sebab sayang beli mahal-mahal nak bagi orang lanyak pulak. Maka perbelanjaannya jadi begini:

Master bedroom set: Around RM1400

Sofa set: Around RM1300

Dining set: RM1000 (sebab Macy tengah sale time tu hehe)

Hood+hob: Around RM1300

Full-house curtain: RM800 (dibeli dan dibuat di Nilai. Kalo cari kat KL lagi mahal hoii)

TOTAL: RM5800

Kalo uolls nak sewakan fullu-furnished lagi lah banyak belanja. Fridge, washing machine, TV, bilik tidur yang lain kene disediakan yeah. Saya tiada bajet makanya half-furnished je lah.

Getting a Tenant

Setelah rumah sudah dilengkapkan, maka misi pencarian penyewa bermula. Ini adalah part yang mencabar ye tuan-tuan dan puan-puan. Kalau anda adalah first time nak sewakan rumah, lagi mencabar. You have two options; cari penyewa sendiri ataupon pakai real estate agent. In anything you do remember one thing; YOU MUST HAVE A TENANCY AGREEMENT! Ini adalah penting untuk mengelakkan kene tipu, sewa rumah tak berbayar, dan rumah hancur dek penyewa.

In my case, i chose to get a real estate agent as it was my first time and tak tau selok belok. Real estate agent memang memudahkan kerja kita. Cari agent yang senang nak diajak berbincang. Biasanya bila orang tau you nak sewakan rumah, ada 2-4 agent akan call. Pilih yang senang communicate. Yang tak best tu jangan layan. Agents have a database of clients who are looking for a place to stay so tetiap hari ada je orang datang view rumah. Bila dah ada orang nak sewa, real estate agent ni akan siapkan segala documents. Diorang yang buat inventory of the house, diorang buat tenancy agreement, diorang gi buat stamping, diorang yang handle kerenah client... All we landlords have to do was interview the prospective tenant a bit. If you have a good feeling about the tenant, go for it. Kalau ko tak suka tenant tu, you have the right to say "Aku tanak kasi ko sewa rumah ni. Get out."

For deposit, the standard procedure is tenant kene bayar deposit sebanyak 3.5 months (2 months deposit, 1 month for the first month and 0.5 month for utility). Ko jangan fikir ko dapat all 3.5 months deposit tu yer. Ko kene bayar real estate agent harga sebulan sewa. Kalau tak pakai agent memang semua tu ko punya lah.

Kalau tak pakai real estate agent, kerja ko susah sikit lah. Ko kene cari tenant sendiri, advertise sendiri. Agak susah la nak dapat sebenarnya. i am going through this at this very moment (sebab first tenant sudah move out).

Managing the Tenant

Bila sudah dapat tenant, memang senang hati okayh. Ko boleh recover balik segala duit ASB yang ko pakai untuk furnish rumah dulu tu. Tetiap bulan dah boleh shopping balik sebab dah ade orang bayarkan loan rumah.

TAPIIIIIIIII... It's not as easy as that okay. For me, i always send reminder-for-payment text messages 3 days before payment due date. Ini adalah untuk mengelakkan kelewatan mendapat duit dan mengelakkan tenant pijak kepala. Selain itu, ko hendaklah rajin bertanya "Is everything okay with the house? Does anything need repairing?". A good relationship with the tenant is important. Boleh la ko tengok-tengok dan bertanya keadaan rumah. But bear in mind not to get too close. Kalau rapat sangat nanti dia banyak songeh pulak.

Don't forget to check and ask the tenant if there's any mail for you.

In my case, tenant adalah okay sepanjang setahun. Cuma ada lah sekali cakap nak balik kampong, tapi tak bagitu exact date. Cukup bulan, dia tak bayar sewa rumah. Tak penah mamat ni camni. Aku call call tak dapat. i seriously thought they're dead. i went to the house, tengok-tengok takde orang (nasib baik furniture sume ade maksudnya tak bawak lari lah). Memang menyirap aku time tu. Bila ingat balik maybe dia balik kampong. A few weeks after that dia balik, bayar sewa cam bese. Pastu buat muka tak bersalah. Geram aku!

End of Tenancy

2-3 months before the actual tenancy ends (seperti tertulis dalam tenancy agreement), sila tanya tenant, adakah dia mahu sambung contract or mahu berpindah. Kalo nak sambung contract, sila lah. Biasanya untuk tahun kedua takyah buat contract baru sebab tempoh sewa adalah 1+1 year. 

Pada waktu ini lah tenant saya buat dajal ye tuan-tuan dan puan-puan. Dia dapat offer to further study overseas two weeks before tenancy period ended. So memang last minute lah. Kami datang check rumah 1 week before dia pindah. Tujuan check rumah ni adalah untuk evaluate kerosakan, kehilangan, dan kehancuran barang-barang dalam rumah. Check bersama dengan penyewa so that you could agree on the cost. SILA CHECK BETUL-BETUL APA YANG ROSAK/HILANG SEMASA BERSAMA PENYEWA. Bawak seorang yang berpengalaman in evaluating the cost to repair broken things. In my case i brought my uncle to evaluate. Kerosakan yang besar adalah dinding rumah. Habis diconteng dan dikotorkan oleh anak-anaknya yang 4 orang itu. Memang satu rumah kene cat balik. So, the cost to fix things can be deducted from the 2 months deposit that you received when the tenant first moved in. In my case, kerosakan yang berlaku membulehkan saya mendeduct sebanyak RM3200.

i thought the dirty walls was the only major problem. i was wrong. Lagi sekali SILA CHECK BETUL-BETUL APA YANG ROSAK/HILANG. Lepas tenant tu pindah, baru kitorang perasan yang kitchen cabinet sink area sudah hancur. Ini adalah kerana paip bocor berbulan-bulan dan dia tak inform dan tak dibaiki. Air yang mengalir sudah menjahanamkan kitchen cabinet saya. Habis hancur siap ada cendawan tumbuh. Nak cari dia dan mintak bayar adalah mustahil sebab dia memang pindah oversea. GERAMMMMMM!! i ended up installing a new kitchen cabinet. Sigh.

Anyway, the moment you know the tenant is moving out, start advertising your condo online, via flyers, to friends, etc. As soon as the current tenant move out, you can start the repair work. Basic repair work is tukar mentol lampu-lampu, repair kusyen sofa yang lembik and kemas and mop rumah. Kalau keadaan teruk, mungkin kene cat balik rumah, pakukan apa-apa yang patut (in my case i have to re-drill the curtain rail sebab tercabut and pakikan katil sebab longgar), etc. Depends on the severity of the damage. Selalunya rumah akan vacant for a month. Agak rugi di situ.

Begitu lah serba sedikit pasal menyewakan rumah. Harap sharing session ini berguna. Ok bye.

Movie of The Week...

..is Something Borrowed!

i LOVE this movie!

It's funny, the hero is HOT, the female characters are bitchy and the other one is nice, it got city life and a bit of beachy fun. A lil' bit of everything.

It's a typical chick lit movie, a break that we need from all this car-racing, ghost-hunting, pirate-killing movies that are so hot right now. Even Mr. Chenta likes it.

And my favorite moment is this

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Aren't they cute?

God, i miss dancing.