New year countdown parties? What is the point really? Im really amused from watching snippets of the new year party promo on tv. There's images of large throngs of people gyrating happily as if there is no tomorrow. Other than an easy excuse to get pissed drunk, I dont quite see the point.

Fine, if you want to celebrate having lived 2006 the way you did, or if you want to celebrate the coming of a new year and the expectations you hope for the new year, why large parties with anonymous people you dont know who might step on your toes, brush against you, take your place on the already packed bus/mrt or even steal your taxi as you try to get home?

Why not spend it with people you love? Unless you love all of mankind and want to share your new year with people you have never seen and even if you see them in future along some interchange, you wouldnt even smile at (for fear that the person thinks you mad because he/she was too stoned to remember who the heck you are).

Unless the people who go there are a bunch of lonely people who need to be surrounded by thousands of people to..i dont know..feel loved?

Or perhaps a whole bunch of friends go together then i suppose its somewhat ok.

Either way, its a free world. If it makes people happy (like advertisers and whoever, and of course the attendees) then so be it.

The world needs to be happy once in a while. And maybe, i dont know, large parties sort of bring people together and the happy bug spread from one person to another so everybody's happy.

World peace.

Gosh, this post started out pretty much ok but im losing content and im rambling.

Aiyah, whatever la. Bottom line is, I'd rather stay home :)

Happy New Year to you. May 2007 be a blessed year for everyone :)

END POST~12.14am

My nudgie baby is back!!!! At long last :)

Night at the museum is a wonderful show to watch.

Happy happy day today.

END POST~11.57pm

I was partially shaking when i clicked 'login'.

Was not expecting much for the results this time..didnt have a good feeling about it this time..but then...

ALHAMDULILLAH!!!!!!!

Allah loves me. HE really really does.

:)

END POST~12.19pm

wow.

Results of module preallocation are out already! I logged into IVLE accidentally (my fingers automatically logged into it since its my home page) and walaa! Two modules came out.

So, i got preallocated social cognition and issues in developmental psychology...

I WANTED PERSONALITY AND I/O.

gargh. This means i have to bid. But the sad case that i am, i wont be here to bid for them because i stupidly did not check the bidding schedule when i booked my bangkok tickets.

ARGH!!!!!!

I suppose issues in developmental psych is ok. I mean, it seems like a natural progression from dev and adol..but social cog?? I hear its Eddie Tong teaching and he's supposed to be good and all....but i wanted I/O dammit.

And i absolutely want personality. Personality, i/o and issues in dev. That was the plan.

Oh dear. Then again, if i give up i/o, i can take breaths that i want to take but that clashes with it...but then again, im depleting my level 3000 options and if i dont take it now, i'll never get to take i/o again!!!!

ARGH!

Tired.

Going out is not supposed to be like this. Im exhausted. And it doesnt help that there's so many other meet-ups I have to do before I fly off/school starts. Dont get me wrong. I want to meet with whomever I have arranged to. Its just that I have no idea why I am feeling...taxed.

I need a day off to myself. A holiday away from holidays.

YAWN.

END POST~12.24am

Finally! I havent been able to access blogger for days now.

I have a very important announcement. *Erhem*

I AM IN LOVE WITH WENTWORTH MILLER.

The guy is hot hot sizzling HOT! Those eyes..so intense...

Sigh. see la. Watching episode after episode of prison break..

Anyhoos, if anyone sees him around singapore (if he decides to come), send him my way. Or if you know any worthy wentworth lookalike..this way please.

Yes, yes, I heart najib too. There's enough love to go around.

Realise that when the bf is not around, I
1) bitch more
2) eat less
3) plan what i eat carefully
4) spend less

Except for number 1, Im hoping to maintain 2, 3, 4.

And what's this I hear that some people managed to hack into the school system and obtain their results? No fair. Why cant they just release it since its available already?

Reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. A social cognition book i suspect because it deals with how impression formation can occur in the first 2 seconds and how accurate it can be. It challenges the conventional "think thoroughly before you make a decision" mentality. I'm still at chapter 1 but so far its been a page turner.

Note to self: Book bkk hotel by this week.

Great. Its 11.04am. I have to leave soon. I have to lug myself all the way to school for a meeting. So freaking lazy. WHY SCHOOL darn it?!

END POST~11.05am

And so, he's on the plane right now. On his way to Kashmir.

And so, 12 whole days here without him.....

But gosh, do I have so many things to do!

1) RUN, crunches, whatever. I'm sick of my fat cells accumulating, choking my arteries. Time to burn them off. I say this all the time but Im really really meaning it now. This semester has been a particularly down down down period in my health and I suspect that my weight has something to do with it. To a fitter me!

2) Meet up with ye ole friends.
I desperately want have at least one date with
-Farhana, Winston, Nadeem, Rauf, Manju, Tini, Shikin, Briony, Wid,
-Adeline, Ave and the magnificent 02a53 people
-Shareena
-Pema!!!!!! Before you leave...noooo.....sobs.
-Yunxian (again...heh) and the ever busy bumbling bee that is karina, and of course, chris!!

3) Tidy my room.

4) Find modules. Im in need of 1 more breadth and 1 more UE. Please help me!! Im clueless as to what to take. In particular, non-examinable modules with individual projects or MCQ finals would be great. Heh.

5) That darn resume that Ive put off from writing. I need to get it done by this year's end.

Aside:
Watched Eragon yesterday. To quote a character, 'I expected more....well, more."
After LOTR, you would think that movies would step it up but this show is a shallow regression back to the era of The Never-Ending story and Dungeons and Dragons. Even those two are much better in plot. Eragon is predictable and the characters lack depth. I suppose the movie is meant to be for children under 12 because adults would yawn at the simplicity in visual and mental stimuli, what with chessy predictable, redundant dialogue and barely there battle sequences.

Save your money. Borrow the DVD if you must.

END POST~12.55pm

Finally a jam-packed day in my holiday.

Went for physio appointment in the wee hours of the morning (10am!!) over at nus. The physiotherapist said that I wont need to go for follow-ups anymore. Which is great I suppose although curiously my back still hurts.

Spent almost an entire day with yunxian. Gosh, I miss her. Just spending time with her and talking from one topic to another. It was fun trying to find the ever elusive victoria's secret warehouse sale while it was raining...and trying to erhem, figure out the correct size. I think I'm just weird la. Heh, and yes, thank you for honestly pointing out to me that I am in need of exercise.

Aside: Bumped into Ms choo at the sale. Heh, funny how the first thing she said was "you're from norman's batch right?". Someone clearly left an impression to have an entire batch associated with him.

Went to a friend's party after that. I was rather honoured that Fiza invited me considering that i was never part of her clique in jc. In fact, we merely had malay class together for the first 3 months and briefly played softball together. Naturally, I didnt know that many people well enough to freely and un-self-consciously be myself. Gosh, parties can be awkward huh? I mean, in situations like those what on earth do you talk about? Fortunately, fezah was super nice and include me where possible. I really appreciate that a lot. And I actually made new friends. Actually, we bonded cos we didnt know anyone else either.

By the time I wanted to leave, I knew I couldnt make it in time to Kim's. Im super sorry again babe. Really. :(

My darling and his friend zul picked me up afterwards and we decided to go for drinks cos najib wanted to blanja zul because he accompanied him while waiting for me. We went down to pasir ris park where there's this beach bar. I recommend this place to anyone who wants to just chill at night. Its quiet, you get the sea breeze, you get to sit under the stars and most importantly, the music is good. It's located around carpark D or E if Im not wrong. It's the last carpark. The place closes at 2am.

Wah, I hate mosquitoes man. Twenty-two bites on my left arm alone. DIE MOZZIES!

END POST~2.31am

A women's health magazine I recently read reported that a study published in the British Journal Of Sports Medicine found that women with ring fingers longer than their index fingers performed better at running and associated sports such as soccer and tennis.

So I looked at my fingers. Ring finger longer than index finger.

And I chuckled.

Like what my stats lecturer says, you can find significant correlations between the size of your toe and your intelligence quotient but it doesnt mean much on the bigger scale of things.

So go on, check your fingers. It could either reassure you of your athlethic prowess or make you giggle in shame at what you could have been given the right environment (right...)

Gosh I love psychology.

END POST~12.12pm

Every single december, I end up with a cold/flu/sniffles/whatever its called.

Oh, the clogged nose, the heavy head, the neckache.

How am i suppose to have a great day out tmr with my nudgie in this state? He's leaving for a family vacation this friday and wont be back till after christmas. I really hope tomorrow is a sunny happy day and I'll be able to breathe through both nostrills.

Anyway, im happily staying home today. Its pouring and there's no where else I'd rather be but snuggle up in bed with my pillow and blanket, with my laptop and connected to the world.

Rolls.

END POST~5.38pm

Ok, my presumably well-travelled friends..

Farah is planning to go to Bangkok next month with her family. I have insisted that the trip be free n easy so I am wondering if you guys know of places which we MUST go to when we're there.

Considering that the tagboard has limited text space, perhaps you can email me, yes?

Thanks!

END POST~11.45am

Why must high heels be so nice to wear and yet not nice to wear at the same time?
My poor toes.

Today, I made my virgin trip to the north, beyond novena by train. I learnt that the train surfaces at Bishan, and Ang Mo Kio is near Serangoon, and it is strangely under Aljunied GRC (unless I saw the poster wrongly)

What a strange place the north is, no?

I also learnt that chocolate royale cake from sweet secrets is absolutely sinfully scrumptious.

And dropping a case of powder is heart-breaking because the cake cracks and the powder seems to pore through the lid and end up all over your bag. Does anyone know any nifty trick to ensure that the cracked bit of the powder cake doesnt expand anymore?

Aside: Was watching the local news at charmaine's place and im really convinced that the local media is beginning to really become weird because they're beginning to report unnecessary events.

Event 1: A couple got married at Ben & Jerry's today. Apparently they met in NUS in their first year but only went out after..bla bla..another couple got married at some reservoir.

Event2: Some dudes in Egypt have long curly moustaches.

I mean really, what is this? Ripley's believe it or not? The daily gossip channel? I dont give a hoot where those two people met or why they chose to have their ceremony there. And the moustaches? Er..

Talk about newsworthiness.

END POST~1.18am

I used to read the newspapers dutifully but not anymore. Im so sick of news. They're the same things over and over again. And some articles are not as newsworthy and you wonder how they even made it to print.

So yet another article about the growing gap between the perceived 'elite' class and the middle class in singapore prompts me to say this...

If there is a gap, then instead of bitching about it, do something about it NOW.

Aside: How can anyone enjoy watching that disgusting (in every sense of the word) show which just ended its run on channel 5? "A finer life" or something like that, hosted by some singer and some mtv vj. I mean, who the heck gives a damn about how rich people spend their money in ways that would rile every fibre of your prudent being?

The producers should be shot. (Disclaimer: i say this in jest, just a little disclaimer since there's been a lot of blog sensitivity issues. I dont want to be dragged into a libel/slander lawsuit.)
Such decadence should not be promoted. Its just bleeping unhealthy!

And no, i have not watched a single episode. Merely the short advertisement snippet.
I cringe everytime I see the lady host gush/swoon/command-hair-to-stand over chi-chi fru-fru things.

Oh please.

END POST- 10.50am

First day shopping and nothing. Hurray for my wallet but what a downer for my ego.
Why cant things FIT anymore?!

Wanted to buy this red top but nooo, it had to cling to my tummy. Everything else is either sleeveless or well, sleeveless. And I dont have fantastic arms to flaunt.

Vivocity seems like another marina square to me. Too bright, too sparse. They should really dim the lights down.

Auntie Anne's sells delicious cinnamon sugar pretzels.

Tong Seng sells mouth-watering wantan mee. Ive counted. Always 7 wantans in a bowl :)

Happy Feet is hilarious. I want a baby penguin to squeeze. Oh gosh, they're so freaking cute!

Theme parties. Why? I am a boring self-conscious person. Theme parties scare me. I guess if you're driving or being driven to the party, it would be ok. But to take public transport and get stared at by people because of the weird themes your friends come up with?

Im beginning to wonder if people still read my blog. The tagboard has been inactive in quite a while that its beginning to depress me. I wanna feel loved, people. TAG ME NOW and SHOW ME SOME LOVE!

Boo.

Aside: My grammar gone already. Had to edit this post and Im pretty sure there are still mistakes somewhere.

END POST~11.32pm, thurs

Yay! After hours of searching I've finally found something pleasant and that doesnt have cheesy wannabe philosophical statements all these blogskin people seem to attach to their designs.

So what do you guys think? Huh huh huh? :D

Must thank my darling nudgie's lil sister for helping me edit the template :)

Anyway, exams are over!

I cannot wait to go shopping. I need clothes. Tops. Bottoms. Bags. Footwear.

Vivocity, Ikea Tamp, I shall make my virgin trip to thee!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee~

Uninspired

Definitely need a new blogskin.