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Wednesday, June 30, 2004

fahrenheit 9/11

i managed to download a copy of fahrenheit 9/11. i know it's probably impossible to get a good copy of it since it was just released not too long ago but i was hoping to get a copy that was decently aligned. well...that didn't work but it's still watchable anyway and i will still watch it even if i have to tilt my head a little to the left to get it straight.

i finally finished watching 4 seasons of gilmore girls. which is probably why i've resorted to downloading other stuff. but even then it's not enough. i am currently downloding absolutely nothing. can someone please recommend me something good to watch. not just a movie that will kill 2 hours or so but something that can kill an entire month.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2004

homeless

i'm going to be homeless as of 22nd July 2004. my brother is coming back from the states and since i technically live in singapore now i have to give up my room. i'll be the visitor everytime i come back home. i'll have no room to call my own...no bed to eat and lame on...no closet to dump my unfolded and unironed clothes. i'll have to sleep on the couch. oh well...i guess i can't complain since i did technically decided on my own free will to move to singapore.

i'm so excited about this weekend. sunday afternoon is the actors studio show and sunday late night will be the EURO finals. i have a pretty good feeling that a whole lot of people are probably going to take monday off. unfortunately...andrew is not around so football matches wouldn't be the same.

anyway...i am back in KL but have to leave in a few hours. i've been coming back every week for the past month and although it is tiring i always enjoy my trips back and look forward to them. the journey is tedious and costly but it's all worth it. my mom keeps telling me that there's a limit to how much one would do for friends and i've already surpassed it. i come back every week from singapore to see my friends and just hang out with them. i find any excuse to come back and even if there isn't one i'll probably make one up.

once this month is over i think i should really sit put and enjoy all that singapore has to offer. i haven't gone shopping yet ever since the singapore sale started. it's on for an extra long period of time this year. close to 2 months to be exact so i still have time to go scour the shops for some good buys. i'll probably end up buying useless things that i'll only wear once just because it's cheap. ooh...did i mention that i've put on weight and cannot fit into my jeans anymore. i need to buy new ones. i need to buy a lot of new clothes and shoes because of this weight thing. the shoes come in because i've worn out 2 pairs of shoes ever since i got to singapore.

it's getting late. the bus leaves in a few hours. i need to pack and eat something.

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Friday, June 25, 2004

i want to go on a holiday

it's funny how coming to singapore has completely changed my lifestyle. i'm not in a position to just up and leave anymore. i used to be able to just plan things like going to thailand and melbourne. the only type of travel i can do now is imaginary. i can think about it but i can't talk about it or plan it. what's the use? it's disappointing and frustrating. the only trips i can plan are those that take me back home. how exciting is that? don't get me wrong...i love going home to see my friends and family and to be able to drive a car....but sometimes i wish i could just see more. it doesn't have to be a far away place like europe or south africa...it just has to be somewhere different. well...i'm young...still have lots of time to travel.

i'm in the midst of downloading fahrenheit 9/11. it hasn't been officially released yet so i'm hoping that it's the correct copy. don't wanna turn it on and find a bunch of people humping in what seems to be the ruins of the world trade centre amongst ashes and bits and pieces of airplanes.

i watched a pretty weird movie yesterday called 'lost and delirious'. ms. coyote ugly piper perabo was in it. along with some other people that looked familiar but i just can't place a name or a title to a movie that they starred in. if you are a homophobe then i suggest you don't watch the movie. but if you're into lesbian scenes then there are certain bits and pieces that would be interesting.

which brings me to my next question. when someone says the word homophobe i always assumed it was a fear of gay and lesbians. cause hey...gays and lesbians are homosexuals. but i think it's not so much of fear. people tend to use the word homophobe when they're talking about someone who loathes homosexuals. ok but that's not the point. the point is...why is it more acceptable for girls to be homosexual as opposed to men? is it the 'up the ass' thing? is it the notion that men are supposed to be more macho...hence there shouldn't be too much testosterone in a relationship? i'm no homophobe. in fact...i believe that everyone has the right to choose who they want to fall in love with...be it a man or a woman. i find gays and lesbians fascinating. not in the 'circus freak' kind of way but they seem to be more emotional. they're more in touch with their feelings and they tend to be more sensitive towards others. i'm not saying that heterosexual people aren't emotional or sensitive. they just don't seem to show is as much as homosexuals do.

anyway...i think i'm straying from my initial thought. that's what happens when i think too fast and type too slow. i miss out on a lot of details.

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Thursday, June 24, 2004

my first official 'losing it in singapore' moment

i spent 3 hours of my day today screaming at kids. sometimes i wonder why i even bother. once..twice..three times...if they don't get it after that then why bother. they're never going to get it. how can one expect 4 year olds to understand anything beyond the word 'play'. i know i'm supposed to have an patience in abundance but i've had it. i know that i'm good at what i do. but for the first time today i actually questioned myself. do i really want to teach kids? can i really handle the stress? what if i snap and start poking them with sticks? i might break fingers and kneecaps. it's days like today that makes me want to quit. but i'm not a quitter (is there even such a word). i persevere even when it seems impossible. that's what i'm good at. that's what i'm going to do. stick with it in hopes that i won't have to deal with 4 year olds after the term is over. hopefully they'll drop out or branch out into individual classes. there's nothing worse than sticking six 4 year old kids in a room together. the words 'sit down'...'be quiet' and 'listen' doesn't register. heck...what was i expecting anyway.

anyway...i'm trying to decide whether i should go back home this sunday. after today's fiasco i think i need to unwind. i need to just relax and lame for a few days. rethink my whole teaching strategy and at the same time watch a EURO match or two. it'll be good timing cause sau yan will be back and andrew will be leaving so i get to see andrew before he goes and sau yan when she comes back. but if i do come back this sunday it means that i would have made a trip back every week in the past month. my initial plan was twice a month. how did it end up to be every week? but i do like going home and seeing everyone. it kinda regulates things. i like to be well rounded. work and play. i never liked to be the kinda person who worked and worked and worked. so going back gives me the chance to play a bit. i haven't decided about this week yet but i'm definitely going back next week. harith iskandar is on and i've already gotten tickets. i'm looking forward to it. anyone interested in joining the fun?

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Monday, June 21, 2004

lousy croats

when i arrived at spicy kitchen the england croatia game was looking good for me. partly because i took croatia and they were leading by one goal. just before half time england managed to score 2 and that was the end of the game for me. oh well...at least my loss would enable my friends to win money. i'm always taking the opposite side. makes it hard to cheer when i'm watching the game with my friends. if i win 20 bucks..they'll lose by the hundreds. if i forego my 20 bucks...they could potentially win by the hundreds. tough choice ey. in any case...they made up for my 20 dollar loss in mahjong. made quite a bit of money from mahjong today. but i have a feeling that i'll probably lose it back to them the next time i play. somehow i think there's no way i can maintain this winning streak of mine. when things are so good...they're bound to go bad. oh well...i'm a compulsive gambler...win or lose i'll still play the god damn game.

i came back for the july babies birthday dinner. it was fun. felt like a reunion. it's not often that i can get more than 20 people in the same place at the same time. the place was pretty cosy. we had the whole first floor to ourselves. we took a lot of pictures...made a lot of jokes...talked and laughed a whole lot. it was definitely worth the trip back. in addition to dinner i really enjoyed watching the EURO matches. can't watch them in singapore cause i don't have a tv and the food court near my place closes at 11pm so i can't watch it there. i'll be back again on the 4th of july. harith iskandar will be doing the actors studio thing again. i'm definitely going to go for it even if i have to fly back. but i'm pretty sure my half day leave will be approved.

ooh...i went line dancing today. it was a weird experience. i went to switch cars with my mom cause she left her line dancing shoes in the vios and i took the vios. so on my way from playing mahjong i stopped by the badminton court in DU to switch cars and ended up sitting down and watching her shake her bootie (did i just say that out loud?) for awhile. the other people kept asking me to join in so i eventually gave in and joined in the fun. i have to admit it was fun...for awhile though. after doing the same steps over and over again it gets a bit tiring. i think i need to join the advance class. maybe when i come back the next time i'll go for another class.

time to get some sleep. it's already 9.30am and i need to be on a bus sometime today. cheerios!!!

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Thursday, June 17, 2004

*insert title here*

today...i took a leap and did a very irresponsible thing. ever since i moved to singapore i've pretty much been independent and level headed. making sure i make all the right decisions and not get on anyone's bad side. well...even though the outcome of today's irresponsible actions didn't have any negative effects on my relationship with my colleagues i still think i was cutting it a bit too close. anyway...that's the last time i'm going to do anything remotely irrational. those of you who know me will know that i'm probably the most spontaneous and irrational person out there so it might surprise you to know that i've actually switched roles with mother mary.

anyway...i went to work today as per normal. there was a slight difference though. i actually haven't had any sleep since erm *insert date here*. looking alive at work wasn't the tough part. trying to maintain a cheery and patient mood was the tough part. everything was getting on my nerves. i think there were moments in time where i was on the verge of making the kids cry. hey...life's tough...go figure ey.

came back from work today and was watching gilmore girls on my tiny little laptop and my landlord knocked on my door. she never does that. i'm so used to being scantily clad in the confines of my own room without being disturbed. imagine my surprise when someone actually knocks on the door. anyway...ever since i moved in and she moved in we've only bumped into each other once or twice. bear in mind that i've been living here for a month and a half and she's been here for a month or so. and so she was asking me whether i have any questions about the living conditions and stuff. it was like a feedback session. she might as well have left a suggestion card in the living room. i'm pretty much a very simple person. i don't have any special needs so obviously i don't have any feedback. anyway...we decided to device a way to communicate to each other. we'll leave post its on the living room table. did i mention her room is just next to mine? funny how i didn't expect living with a landlord to be this discreet. everything is like a big secret. i have my life...she has hers...the only purpose we're put together is so that i can help her fund her extravagant lifestyle with the measly rent i pay and she provides me with a roof, four walls, a window, a door and a bathroom. we're co-existing. oh well...no complaints from me though. i just expected it to be different.

i had a blast back home. sui san was back for a week...actually she's still back in KL. how i miss that bitch. wish i had more time to spend with her but unfortunately...we've all grown up. she's working in melbourne and i'm working in singapore and it isn't easy to be at the same place at the same time anymore. how i wish i could go back to those days where i had all the time in the world to do anything i wanted. everything was just a phone call and a short drive away. but i figured i'll probably be sick of that lifestyle after a month or so. it's irritating to be absolutely unproductive. if only i could find a job that allows me to work alternate months. will be going back again later this week for a big birthday bash for a couple of friends. i'd like to say i hated birthdays because i have no idea how to buy gifts....but i can't because it's a celebration. it's not about the presents. it's about the friends. the one day where it's your day and your call. everyone gets together and celebrates the joy/disaster of birth and it's fun. now if only i could improve my gift buying skills (yes i honestly believe it's a skill).

it's running late and i have to sleep early. did i just say that out loud? that's mother mary speaking. no time for fun facts. not that anyone would be disappointed. cheerios!

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Saturday, June 12, 2004

busted

ok...so i'm busted. i am a big lovatts fan. thanks to sau yan and sui san for being my suppliers. it's tough to find good crossword puzzles around here. to be honest...my mom was the one who got me into this whole obssession with crossword/word puzzles thingey. it all started when i was going through a very tough time so i had a lot of free time to throw around. so my mom suggested that i help her with her crosswords. eventually it stuck and i could be engrossed in a crozzie for almost 6 hours a day. but i have a confession...i've never been able to complete an entire lovatts crossword. it's tough. which is probably why i keep trying.

anyway...the week passed by pretty fast. i came back to singapore on wednesday but i'll be going home again tomorrow. it felt like only yesterday that i took the bus back to singapore after spending a great 9 days back home. oh well...one of the great things about working in singapore is that it takes up a whole lot of my time so there is nothing else to do and it's not very far from home so i can go back whenever i want to. i have a feeling my friends back home will be seeing less of me sooner or later. it's not cheap to be travelling back and forth every week.

i've spent most of my time watching gilmore girls. after 'friends' finished its final season and 24 ended it's 3rd season i was in desperate need to engage in another tv show. at first i had a thing for west wing (i still do) but i found gilmore girls to be more engaging. i love the idea of 'stars hollow'. everyone is just so wacky in that little town. sometimes i wished i stayed in a little town where everyone knows everyone else and things are peaceful and everybody is friendly. everyone would be quirky in someway or another which makes things fun and exciting. i've always been a fan of spontanaeity and suspense. the idea of not knowing what's going to happen next or what the person next to me is going to say or how people are going to react. that's why i enjoy the company of my friends. they're quirky...not too quirky...just the right mixture of quirky and civilised. i have no idea how the two can mix but if any of you know andrew...he's got a good mix.

anyway...time to get some rest. trying to finish an entire season of gilmore girls on a working night is not funny. luckily for me i get to sleep at the office :)

fun facts for today :)

- your thumb is the same length as your nose (really?)
- a cat's jaw cannot move sideways
- kangaroos can't walk backwards
- prince harry and prince william are uncircumcised (i really didn't need to know that but since i do now i figured i should share this piece of information with you)
- george washington grew marijuana in his garden
- the bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers
- china has more english speakers than the United States
- Mr. Spock's blood type was T-Negative
- cold water weighs more than hot water
- eels have two hearts
- the praying mantis is the only animal on earth with only one ear
- the albatross can sleep while in flight
- drunk ants always fall over on their right side
- if you refrigerate rubber bands they'll last longer

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Wednesday, June 09, 2004

first pay cheque

ok...so i'm back in singapore. i have to admit that a certain part of me missed this place while i was back home. i don't think i actually missed singapore per say. i think i missed my routine. i missed getting up and going to work and coming back from work all tired out. i missed not having anything to do. it's funny how when i was back home i didn't realize how fulfilling a full time job could be. to actually be doing something worthwhile with my day. but then again...maybe i didn't miss work. maybe i just got comfortable with it all and going home for a week just felt different. i don't know...this whole comfort zone thing is dangerous stuff. remember how i said i had a comfort zone back home. not having to worry about work or money...i always had my parents to support me when i was in need. i always had my friends around. being in singapore is a whole lot more different. i am completely on my own. maybe i got used to it sooner than i expected.

anyway...i was just thinking on my bus ride back that it sucks to be a level headed independent 23 year old. sometimes i wish i had the whole college life thing. i started working way too early. it's been 4 years now and i see my friends who are graduating or who have already graduated and i envy them. i'm 23 and i've been working for 4 years. i never had the college life or a uni life. ever since i was 18 i have been more or less self sufficient. i earned my own money...supported myself (occasionally with the help of my parents of course)...i pretty much was independent way too early. i was talking to a friend and he said that he believes that i am very capable of taking care of myself. i wish people didn't think of me that way. i wish people would think that i'm capable of screwing up once in awhile. but it's true. i'm always thinking about right and wrong...good and bad. i'm always thinking about the 'safe' thing to do. it sucks to have to be responsible for myself. i wish i had someone to blame for my screw ups.

but i'm lucky in some ways. i have parents who are completely supportive...parents who give me the freedom to do whatever i want to do....parents who are open minded. i also have friends who are there for me when i need them. i have a job that i enjoy. i guess some people envy me in that sense. but it's never enough ey. i used to tell myself that all i need in life is a good job...great friends...and my family. even though i have all that now i still feel that something is missing somewhere. and even though i figure out what that is and obtain it...i have this feeling that it still wouldn't be enough. we humans are greedy by nature. we always want more. i don't exactly know what more i want but i'll figure it out sooner or later.

on a brighter note...i got my first singaporean pay cheque today and it felt really good :)

fun facts for today :)

- because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown farther if it is thrown west.
- one out of every three people can’t snap their fingers
- klingons don't have tear ducts
- a cow spends 18 hours a day chewing
- a giraffe can go without water longer than a camel
- chickens can't swallow while they are upside down
- the nail on the thumb grows the slowest
- hitler was a vegetarian
- it is possible to lead a cow upstairs but now down
- a giraffe has a 20 inch tongue
- a cockroach breaks wind every 15 minutes
- nepal is the only country that doesn't have a rectangular or a square flag
- a flamingo can only eat when its head is upside down
- an eyelash lives for about 5 months
- honeybees...turtles and termites are all deaf
- a pig's orgasm can last up to 30 minutes
- there are no public toilets in Peru
- only 3% of mammals are monogamous
- the atlantic ocean is saltier than the pacific ocean
- average number of times a man will ejaculate in his lifetime: 7,200
- average speed of male ejaculation: 28 miles per hour.
- it is physically impossible for a pig to look up at the sky
- a crocodile cannot stick out its tongue
- a shrimp's heart is located in its head

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Tuesday, June 08, 2004

6 hours

i can't believe i have to endure another 6 hours of torture in a bus. i wish i was rich...then i can take a flight :)

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Monday, June 07, 2004

i have a disease

someone once told me that i'm intimidating. it's definitely not because of my size...and it's definitely not because of my temper (if i even have one). he told me that i scare people away with my intelligence. i have still yet to decide whether it's a compliment or not. even then...i don't think i'm smart. i can probably name 50 people i know that are smarter than me. i know i have this irritating habit of correcting people's english (pronounciation..grammar..etc.) but that doesn't mean i have an excellent grasp on the english language. my knowledge of the english language is mediocre. my friends call me the walking dictionary but i don't think i even know the meaning of 10% of the words in the english language dictionary.

which brings me to another subject. i have this tendency to find out more information on the things that i don't know. i was talking to a friend yesterday and we had a very short conversation about D-day (yesterday was D-day for those of you who didn't know). anyway...we were talking about the war and since i have so little knowledge on the war i decided to go home and read more about it. it doesn't serve any purpose...it's just a 'i need to know' thing. it's been that way for a long time. i sometimes find myself looking up for things that make no sense. it's like a disease. everytime i encounter one of those 'oh my god i know the answer to this question but i just can't think right now' situations i find myself not being able to sleep at night until i actually figure out the answer. which probably explains why i'm on the internet in the middle of the night. i end up searching for answers to questions and topics that have been discussed throughout the day.

anyway...another friend of mine told me that i have a habit of not looking people in the eye when i'm talking to them. i've known about this habit for a long time but have always been able to hide it somehow or another. it's not because i'm unattentive...it's just a habit. i have this weird habit of observing things around me at all times so i guess that's where my problem stems from. oh well...so far i've only got one complaint so i guess it's just a minor problem.

i'll be leaving for singapore tomorrow. i wish i didn't have to go. over the past one week i've realized that this is where i belong. i miss home so much when i'm in singapore. i always sit down and wonder what my friends are doing at that very moment or whether my family and friends are doing ok. i hate the idea of missing out on all the fun times with my friends. but heck...i don't really have a choice. i'll just will myself to stick it out for the next two years. i've always been able to persevere.

fun facts for today :)

- flies take off backwards
- women end up ingesting almost half of the lipstick they apply
- the owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink...all other birds raise their lower eyelids.
- a moth has no stomach
- the typical penguin has just one orgasm a year
- experts estimate that a real orgasm burns 112 calories...faked orgasm burn 315 calories.
- non-smokers dream more than smokers
- a kangaroo can only jump if its tail is touching the ground
- bluebirds can't see the colour blue
- a mule won't sink in quicksand but a donkey will
- it takes sperm one hour to swim seven inches
- bart simpson is left handed
- one in four compulsive gamblers are women
- if a man's tie is too tight his vision gets worse
- if a mackerel stops swimming it dies
- both hitler and napoleon had only one testicle
- two of the main causes for temporary impotence are tight pants and prolonged cigarette smoking
- there are no rivers in saudi arabia

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Sunday, June 06, 2004

"parthenophobia"

today wasn't any different from any other day. my dad recently discovered the internet and he's been a frequent patron of starbucks ever since i came back. my brother and him will hijack my laptop and start downloading a whole load of crap. my hard disk is running out of space as it is with all my crap so with all our crap combined i think it's pretty safe to say that my hard disk is now out of space. i need to delete their crap soon.

anyway...as with any other day...i ended up playing mahjong. no matter how much i play the game i'll never get bored. there's always something to learn. well...it's also nice to sit down with a couple of friends and just talk while we play mahjong. it's kind of like a bonding session.

i'll be leaving soon. tomorrow will be my final day here but i'll be back on sunday. my mom thinks i've gone stark mad but since a friend from melbourne is coming back i figured i should at least make the trip back to KL to see her. i haven't bought any dvds since i came back. that might not come as a big surprise for those of you who don't know me. before i left for singapore i spent 200 bucks a week on dvds and vcds. i am a really big movie buff. i'll probably add more to my collection the next time i come back. right now there just aren't any movies i'm interested to watch.

here are todays fun facts :)

- cockroaches can run up to three miles an hour
- pain travels through your body at 350 feet per second
- a cow can't vomit
- erect giraffe penises are about four feet long
- giraffe's sleep only five minutes at a time for about 20 minutes a day
- dolphins sleep with one eye open
- cleopatra married two of her brothers
- libya is the only country in the world with a solid single-colored flag...it's green.
- it costs about three cents to make a U.S. one-dollar bill
- obsessive nose-picking is referred to as "rhinotillexomania."
- Sir Isaac Newton died a virgin (i have no idea whether this is true but it is an interesting thought)
- sex between snakes last between 6 to 12 hours
- frogs jump...toads walk
- "parthenophobia" is the fear of virgins

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Saturday, June 05, 2004

'hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia'

despite being a saturday...today was a very slow day. i wound up sleeping for most of the day. actually it's safe to say that i slept the entire day cause i woke up at 5pm. went to meet up with a friend who's leaving to work in china. seems like we're all slowly dispersing from home. some have left to further their education...others to move forward in our careers. anyway...went for dinner with friends as usual and then it was off for the usual mahjong session. nothing spectacular happened on this not-so-spectacular saturday. there are still a few people that i want to meet up with that i just can't seem to meet. schedules are tight and timing is never right. oh well...hopefully i'll see them someday.

i bumped into an old classmate today and we got to talking a bit. we did the standard 'long time no see' conversation and we later exchanged phone numbers. we said we'd call each other but after walking away i was thinking in the back of my head that i would probably never find myself in a situation where i feel that i'll need to call him. it's been four years since i last saw him and i've never wondered how he was or what he's doing. i've never felt the need to try and obtain his phone number or to call him to find out how things are. so why should i find myself in a position where i'd need to call him now? i know that just sounds really unfriendly of me but i'm just being honest. and this is just one scenario. there are other scenarios where i meet people (i refrain from using the word friend) that i still keep in touch with but not on a regular basis and we do the regular catching up conversation when we bump into each other but that's all there is. there are no phone calls or no lunch/dinner dates...the only time we see each other is when we 'accidentally' bump into each other. then there's also those whom i only talk to on the phone. we'll catch up for awhile...yada yada yada...end the conversation with "we should meet up someday...catch up" but it'll never happen.

so it got me to thinking...this whole "i'll call you" or "we should meet up" business is just a front. i'm just saying those things to appear amicable. i can't say things like "i'd say let's meet up but then i'd be lying" so i have to say something nice. sometimes i wish i can be really honest and say things straight but then i'd come off as being the biggest bitch in the world. anyway...all i can hope for is that the other person feels the same way. we're just saying these things to appear amicable but we both know that it's not going to happen. that would save me a whole lot of explaining if and when we do meet or talk again.

i'm weird ey. i've been told many times that i defy human nature. that i'm not ordinary girl. sometimes i wonder what that statement truly means. anyway...before i go catch some sleep here are some fun facts. which reminds me...why do people use the term 'catch' some sleep? that's something to discuss some other day.

- hitler was voted 'time' magazines man of the year in 1938
- 'hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words.
- 'unatractiphobia' is a fear of ugly people (reminds me of a few people i know..hrmm)
- there are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day.
- A female orgasm is a powerfull painkiller (because of the release of endorfines) so headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex.
- rod stewart was once a grave digger
- according to a british law passed in 1845...attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense...offenders could be hanged for trying (in the end..the same result is achieved..that's compassion for the brits)
- 85% of the people killed by lightning are male
- the vatican city and san marino are the only two countries in the world that are located within a country itself (italy)
- the longest official city name in the world is: Krungthep Mahanakhon Amorn Rattanakosin Mahintara Yudthaya Mahadilok Pohp Noparat Rajathanee Bureerom Udomrajniwes Mahasatarn Amorn Pimarn Avaltarnsatit Sakatattiya Visanukram Prasit...it is the official name of Bangkok.
- the desert rat can have sex up to 120 times an hour
- the female bedbug has no sexual opening...to get around this small problem the male uses his curved penis to drill a vagina into the female.

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Friday, June 04, 2004

the weekend just started and it went off with a bang. i decided to take up my friends offer to go to espanda for drinks and although i initially had doubts about the venue..it turned out to be pretty ok. the venue still wasn't good but my friends sure know how to have fun despite the inconsistent music and the lack of a crowd. drinks were spilled...half digested food was spewed...pictures were taken....it was all fun and games which is what made the night better than it would've been.

anyway...as with any night that includes alcohol...there was the regular chat session. guys would talk about girls and girls would talk about girls as well. funny how girls rarely talk about the opposite sex...or is it just me? i'm a girl but i spend more time looking at girls and talking about them. even so..i'm still very confident about my sexuality. like i was saying...we had the regular chat and the subject of single-dom came up.

i've said before that there are two different kinds of single people. those that are single by choice...and those that are single because they have to be. i'd like to believe that i'm single by choice but the fact that i'm in singapore makes a big difference when it comes to relationships. by being 400km away from home it makes it really difficult to even consider being in a relationship...hence i am single because i have to be. but even so...many people have told me that there is always the option of long distance. i personally never believed in long distance. don't ask me why...my rhymes and reasons usually don't make sense to the general public.

regardless of whether i am 400km away or not...the fact still remains that i have no candidates lined up. some might say that i hold very high expectations (which means i am picky)...others might say that i repel men with my bitchy attitude. i personally believe that it's a combination of a whole lot of things. i'm not afraid to admit that i'm not the best looking house on the block. i am nowhere near the best looking house on the block. i definitely have high expectations and the fact that i am anti-social does not help. i like to filter out the people whom i choose not to mix with. i am very judgemental and i can't stand ignorance. all in all...my attitude and my expectations makes it almost impossible for me to meet anyone new or even consider meeting anyone new.

hence i have come to the conclusion that the person that i marry (yes...i hesitate to use that word but it's the only one that i can come up with) might just be someone i already know. i've always believed that intimate relationships are created out of very deep friendships. what's better than being able to spend the rest of your life with your best friend? but that's just my opinion.

anyway...here are some fun facts for today:

- in tokyo...a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes.
- the sanskrit word for war translates to "desire for more cows."
- there are no clocks in las vegas gambling casinos
- there are three sets of letters on the standard typewriter and computer keyboards which are in alphabetical order...reading left to right...they are f-g-h...j-k-l and o-p.
- the average adult eye ball weighs about one ounce
- the sound heard by a listener when holding a seashell to his ear does not come from the shell itself...it is the echo of the blood pulsing in the listener's own ear.
- the king of hearts in a deck of cards is the only king that does not have a moustache

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Wednesday, June 02, 2004

mad world

my laptop has collected some dust over the past few weeks. i think it's just about time for me to give it a good cleaning. i've gotten attached to the song 'mad world' by gary jules. it's from the OST of donnie darko. funny how i never heard it prior to watchin donnie darko. it's a great song.

anyway...ever since i came back from singapore i've had a massive amount of durians for lunch and dinner. i haven't actually ate a proper meal in the past 3 days. some might call it unhealthy but my dad says that durians have lotsa carbo so it should balance out my diet because i'm a meat eater. trust my dad to make something unhealthy sound healthy. i have this feeling i'll be eating durians again tomorrow. well..i'm not complaining :)

tomorrow night is harry pot-tah night. i'm not exactly a fan of harry pothead. the only reason i'm watching it is solely because it is after all harry pothead. can't be a movie buff without having watched it. watching a movie (any movie for that matter) is also an excuse to do something. i've realized that even though KL is abundant with night activities...there's only so much that a person wants to do. it so happens that the only activity that i like to do that is available at night is watching movies....oh and mamak sessions. i've gone way past the whole clubbing scene and i'm too wimpy for sports (my hand eye coordination is way below par). oh well...beggars can't be choosers. hence i'll be watching harry pothead tomorrow night :)

it's nice to be back...even though it's only for a week. the last time i came back my trip was shortlived because it only lasted 2 days. now that i have a whole entire week it's easier to plan out the things that i want to do. anyway...one of the things that i want to do right now is to finish watching eddie izzard. for those of you who don't know him i suggest you go download his shows. he's a hilarious stand up comedian. but before i go complete his dress to kill session i shall once again leave you with some fun facts.

- the word 'orgasm' is derived from the greek word 'orgaein' which means 'to swell' or 'be excited or lustful'.
- humans are the only species on earth to have face-to-face sex (but people still insist on making like animals once in awhile)
- in arkansas...a man can legally beat his wife...but not more than once
- the average bra size today is 36C...ten years ago it was 34B
- with 382,650 babies being born each day and 144,902 people dying daily, the world population increases about 237,748 people a day.
- an average of 9 million people share the same birthday
- all left handed people are 'in their right mind' and are more susceptible to illnesses and mental and physical disorders such as insomnia..schizophrenia..epilepsy...suicides...etc.
- woody allen's real name is allen konigsberg

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