Hokkaido

thursday...after so bloody long (since 2 weeks ago) we went out to eat coz pradha (the sister) din have tuition. i wanted chillies since we always go chinese, western wud have been good. but my aunt was sick so she needed soup-y food.
so like goood nieces we relented n went chinese AGAIN !(x gt me wrong i love chinese but too much of anythin is bad).
so we settled on Hokkaido near Vistana Hotel. we get to choose our own food as in from the aquarium =) thats my fav part of the whole process!! errmmm ...after the eating part that is =p

the driver who never complaints.and buys us any food we want...love u nana


the mom who is always saying enuff enuff too much d.


the sick aunty..poor thing.


the kaki gayut sister. always talking to one person or another

and the foooddd......

the teow-chu steam fish (i hope thats hw u spell it) its so yummy!!!


some bayam soup..the dad says its good for sick ppl. it wasnt so bad tho..nice.


yam basket.. i x even like this! i only eat the mushrooms but wth..

and my favourite!! *drumroll*

kam-yung style crabs!! gastronomical!!!


just coz i love it. 2 pics for the crab!

ooh....this guy came around our table and while walking past told basically to no-one. but we assumed its us coz he said it in tamil. told us to eat with our hands, x eat with fork n spoon. pradha just stared at him.
then he walks off n comes back again and asks my dad for a buck.....standing right beside me!! he's high! alcohol or sumn. i jsut froze till he moved away.
god! i really shud rethink being a clin psych kan? alcoholic pun takut.....ish!
but i'll get over it...i'll learn....i have to!!
mati2 pun mau jadi Clin psych!

*fingers crossed*

people of the world!!i'm excited.....*doing the hoops*
i just gt a reply from Sunway Medical Center abt interning under a Clinical Psychologist there.
and they are processing my request!!
i'll knw 2 weeks from now.
till then -fingers crossed-
gosh! wt if its a polite way of saying i din get it? NO...don't think that!
positive thots, positive thoughts, + thots.

the time when i almost wanted to die

so the telugu community in malaysia is really small right. that everytime u meet another telugu, u get all excited and start sharing stories like u've known them for years..at least for those who are friendly la. but u knw when u stop being too friendly, when they start talkin bout match-making. u don't talk about stuff like that without ur daughters knowledge and definitely NOT inFRONT of her!!!

gosh i almost wanted to die!

after all that..u lauff n say " oh she's just 21. long way to go".

hello??? i was oledi 21 when u guys started all the "talk"

ish..ish..ish..

bah!

i've been lazy, unproductive and a couch potato this weekend.
must finish assignments,:S
must fin writing notes,:S
must fin studying 4 exams,:s
must go buy new saree..:)

oh n i'm on a no-chicken diet at the moment.
gone 3 days without it.
i'm in 'trying-food-other-than-chicken phase
wish me luck.

doodles

do u knw how much i love Dr. suguna's classes? how much in awe i am of dr.suguna?
it's lik i wanna grow up to be her...i'm lame, i knw but hu cares.
i never liked being a lecturer or spared it even a moments thot. but now after seeing her, it dusnt seem that bad.....=) *imagines ann rolling her eyes*

do u know how great it is to meet up with ol' friends?
its lik feeling nostalgic n at the same time being totally in the moment (i'm not making sense bt bear with me). met sheryn today, and as always it was fun. she's the only person i knw who has remained authentic and unchanged since we left school and yes thats a good thing!ppl change and get so caught up being "sophisticated adults" but meeting up with her is like we're back in school, no inhibitions, talking as loud as we can-about anythin we can-wereva we can . like we're the only one's in the shop..wait a minute, we were the only ones..... till after some time *winks*

i M.I.S.S my fav bitch in town! YUVANI SIDHU.
she has exams and is on her way to becoming a kick-ass accountant.
faster fin exams we go shop 4 ur room in ikea.
u sure bout vampire green???

p/s: lets hope dr. suguna isn't in the habit of googling herself :p

Gay or not?

congrats Kris! Adam, u were great too! tho some ppl think tht adam might not have won coz America is biased towards homosexuals, i dont think this arguement has any basis coz kris has an incredible talent as well. so dont perkecilkan his 'kemenangan' (is that rite?).



anyway in class today Dr. Suguna asked us about what we thought about gay marriages. for and against.

i'm all for gay marriages and union coz its an individual choice and preference. a very personal affair-sexuality is. just lik how others cant make me choose strawberry for choc ice-cream, just like how no-one can make me fall for a girl than a guy, the same way, no one has the right to tell homosexual people that they shud fall for the opposite sex. and why? coz its not "normal"? they arent like u n i? they are going against religion?

1>what is normal and not depends on the individual. whats a norm 4 me might not be a norm 4 u.

2>remember the dude hu said Earth was round wen everyone believed it was flat? bet the guy would have been seen as being a bit loony and yes...not "normal". n NOW ppl have accepted his findings. and lets face it, ppl are generally afraid of anything/anyone different.therefore just coz ppl arent like u n i, doesnt mean they are wrong or bad or any of that. i think homosexuals are very much lik anyone else. they wanna find love, companionship, happiness,....n so wt if the person who can give them that is from the same sex?

3> my dear fellow human beings. everyone who says they (homosexuals) are goin against religion, well snap out of it...ur not all that good urself! its impossible or extremely unlikely that everyone can follow ALL the demands of religious scriptures ALL the time.

Religion says:
Dont drink--> u drink coz its cool.
Dont have pre-marital sex--> u do it coz of one reason or another
Dont lie--> u lie and justify by calling it white-lies
Dont eat meat--> u eat meat saying u cant live without it

the best part is we do all of it n say; the All-forgiving mr.GOD will forgive us. *hits head*

i'm not saying that i'm not guilty of doing things against my religion, all im saying is we're human. we mess up. so why do we have to always zero in on homosexuality being such a big n unforgivable sin? even if it was, why wouldn't the God who forgives all other sins be unforgiving in this context?

a gay person who's a good samaritan
vs
a straight person who rapes and murders

who's ur pick for a ticket to Hell?

oh sugar!

if i had to have a theme song, this will be mine! (well at least one of it). i love it!!...it has such a feel good note in it =)



The Archies Theme

Sugar,
Oh, Honey Honey.
You are my candy girl,
and you got me wanting you.
Honey,
Oh, Sugar, Sugar.
You are my candy girl
and you got me wanting you.

I just can't believe the loveliness of loving you.
(I just can't believe it's true).
I just can't believe the wonder of this feeling too.
(I just can't believe it's true).

(Sugar)

When I kissed you girl,
I knew how sweet a kiss could be.
(I know how sweet a kiss can be)
Like the summer sunshine
pour your sweetness over me.
(Pour your sweetness over me).

Oh pour little sugar on me honey (sugar)
Pour little sugar on me baby (honey honey)
When you make love so sweet (Yeah Yeah Yeah.)
Pour little sugar on me (oh yeah)
Pour little sugar on me honey
Pour little sugar on me baby
I'm gonna make love so sweet (hey hey hey)
Pour little sugar on me honey.

Ah sugar.
Oh honey, honey.
You are my candy, girl,
and you got me wanting you.

Oh honey (honey, honey, sugar, sugar)
Sugar, sugar
You are my candy girl.

i just cant get it outta my head!!
i'm sorta kinda dancing around in goofy 70s-ish way (i think they are the best-inhibited and ur allowed to look silly =P) all the time with this song in my head. *winks*

the confusion called-I

somehow i feel the mad-dash of this short sem more than any short sem. i guess it's coz its my last sem in coll. and after this i have no idea wt i wanna do. i always knew by instinct wt i had to do, where i wanted to go, what to lok forward to but now its lik im walking down a blind alley and i've lost my compass.

>mom just told me she cant afford to send me to National University of Singapore. its RM120 000 for Masters in Clinical Psych 4 two years. plus accomodation n all. god!

>then i'm tryin to get an internship under some Clinical PSychologists (there are only handful of them btw in Malaysia) which i'm nervous of calling them. which is stupid coz i'll never knw if i x pick the phone but then wt if im turned dwn? at least now i have a plan....if it fails then i x have a plan anymore and have to get a new one.

>mom is tellin me to apply 4 UKM's Masters prog -which i x wan- simply coz it doesnt feel rite.

**goin to hillcrest felt rite, the decision to do Psych inspite of all the opposition felt right, coming to HELP felt right, staying on has been betta, interning, volunteering, running 4 council...everything felt rite. even thinkin of applying to NUS felt rite...but not UKM...n i x think my mom gets it. nus/ukm/help its all the same to her..can't blame her, she's being practical.**

on a personal level, friends are there. im still hanging with the same ppl an they are as great as ever...but somehow,i still feel alone and confused and detached. and worst part is i x knw y.



i have to snap out of being morose, i might get bored of myself.
im still swaying but i'll find my way back to shore pretty soon.
.i always do.

shopaholic's day off

times square & sg wang have never let me down so much before.
by the first 1/2 an hour, i wud have at least had 1 plastic bag to hold.
and today....we walked, n walked and walked, every corner and every turn
every shop and every stall
and we found....

NOTHING! ZILCH! ZERO!

i miss the feeling of seeing a baju/shoe/accesory and instantly being smitten, feeling the chemistry oozing out between us, knowing we are meant to be, knowing i have/must/need to have it!

not only did i not find anythin, i kept on knocking stuff down with my plastic bag (which had Kohi's gift) or gettin clothes to slip off their hangers. i'm such a clumsy clown!

p/s: since i had to buy sumn to cheer myself up, i bought 4 earrings for RM10. but im still feeling lousy.

One Malaysia

i was reading this article in New Sunday Times by Paddy Bowie. it was heart warming actually how she described that she has 2 indian grandchildren and recently her daughter (the adopted mother of the two kids) had a baby. and now the colorful family is grateful for their blessings and as she puts it, "they symbolically represent a 1Malaysia family". Congrats to them.

there were really good pointers in her article; such as our 'rumah terbuka' concept during festivals and the national unity between the races. then she also pointed out how all that might be lost if we keep up with the mind set of callin our selves "Indians" , "Chinese" or "anak __insert state name__" rather than just Malaysians. and how the politicians shud just stop all the verbal lashing and staking out at each other and start doing what they are supposed to do for the country-which i totally agree. its getting quite old.

one down side to this afticle that i din agree wid is with that. she stated that " the malays single handedly fought the malay battle against colonialism", "The malays granted citizenship to chinese and indians who are migrants when the Brits din want to do so"

here's my question, when i studied sejarah back in school (which is not long ago), i was taught that in order for the Brits to give independence to us, we had to prove that we could live together harmoniously.i.e; only if all three major races co-operated were we to b granted independence. Hence leading to the formation of Barisan Nasional by combining UMNO, MIC & MCA. so in my young 15 year old mind i'm thinkin, wow, all the races came together and we gt independence, i have a sense of ownership in this country, a sense of pride in the contribution of my elders and a sense of being Malaysian. and now i'm thinkin if wt i read today is right, what about what i learned years ago? is History really changing wit every new year? if so, why bother studying it at all? and did i get an A in history for facts that i thought was rite but were actually not?

and also i think chinese and indians shud not be called migrants anymore coz technically we are not, our great-great grandfathers prolly were, but we are 3rd/ 4th generation Indians and chinese who have been born and raised in malaysia and very much feel that we are malaysians in every way and have the RIGHT to be recognized as such. not only the Bumiputeras' look for their roots here, i look for my roots in Malaysia too, not in India. to me its (India) a foreign land boasting its own strengths but its not home. malaysia is home and will always be.

i strongly think that in the future ppl have to be wary about the choice of words and the meaning they implyin media because though we have achived a acceptable level of racial integration, it takes a few careless words to ruin what we have worked hard to built over the years. esp after May 13. therefore it is verrry important for every race (no matter how small the stats are) to feel truly part of this country and feel a sense of ownership to it. and to keep this racial harmony and peace that we often boast about in travel brochures, it takes every Malaysian to constantly remember the true essense of what makes us a unique nation; *the unity in spite of our diversity*, definitely our biggest asset.


**The R.A.I.N.B.O.W called Malaysia**

Here's to a better tomorrow and a nation called 1Malaysia =)

rap-O-phobic

i have a friend who thinks he's a cool dude.
one day he comes up with a new found talent.
he can rap ya'll!

and his first attempt:

i went out with a girl one day
she was as hot as cake
my parents were like no way
and i was like heyyy

i asked them wat was the issue
apparently she wasnt a jew
i called my friend stu
he jus said F*** you!!

and his second:

i like them beautiful girls
they're usually as smooth as pearls
i saw one doin a twirl
i said, hey my names earl

i like the way your bodies been made
even the gods said damn she's gonna get laid
i bring you under a shade
turns out your names Wade

damnnnn..!

he says " its nice to know ppl appreciate my work "


hahahahaha..LMAO..the funny ppl i knw =P but maybe the boy's gt talent who knows? *winks*

orang2 yg sungguh mengada

since i was home today, i din actually have anythin to blog about till i met shamala on9.
sham is my school friend who during the crucial years of F4 n 5 used to be my teman ber-day-dreaming. we talked about everythin actually, being next oprah, winning malaysian idol, being high flying career women who could command ppl..basically pair of teenagers with an active-over-the-top imagination. an there are some ppl that we din like..ohh i shud add mimi to the list too. she was one of us in being mean. ok we werent so mean lik in the movies and all la. but some ppl we just can't tahan n so we...ignored them and prolly gossiped about them

i'm gonna be talkin about 2 ppl here A and K. sham knws who they are. (for the rest of u ask me ..privately.)

So K was supposedly the smartest person in class and she probably thought the whole school. and she walks around with a superior air that shereen once described as "she/he walks around as if her/his shit doesnt stink". always around the teachers, buying them expensive and may i add totally unnecessary gifts. prolly to gain more attention.
reasons we x lik K:
1> his/her arrogance
2> the way he/she sibuk ask u for ur marks but hide her paper. hello?
3> always grabbing ppls exam paper n find reasons to make teacher mark u down. go get a life la!
4> sucking up to the teachers and always wanting to be in their good books
---come on! all of u must have had someone like this in your school or at least somewer along ur life. these kinda ppl are everywer its like somekinda invisible quoata that every school shud have one. -----

this is a convo between sham n me today:
ME: wer do u think K is?
Sham: prolly kiasu-ing in some corner of the world.
Me: u never knw....LOL!

then we come to A. with A we dont really know y we din like him. we just din. was it his show-off-ness? the way he tried to shun the limelight when it was so obvious that he loved it? the way he tried to make jokes that just got us rolling our eyes? we'll never knw. but he was sham's friend (she's gonna keeeeel me!)or at least tryin to be.....tilll now. tak putus asa!

1> sham n i were sitting beside each other and we had this unspoken agreement that we x talk to A. But A always mau jugak come talk to sham. so one day he comes

A: sham wer is the________(i x remember)
Sham: trying hard to pretend she din hear him (he's rite infront of her), looks down, up and everywer but him.
Me: looking away trying hard not to lauff.
A: continues his question
Sham: still ignoring and looks back...
Sham & Me: ketawa terbahak-bahak under the table.

2> A goes and talks to one of my friends and she
A:lalalala
N: kau jgn la cakap ngan aku, aku tak nak cakap ngan kau.

somehow he created that effect on ppl. tho now wen we think bout it, we do sound mean. but at that time we just x tahan ppl so fake like A & K. but i think we have grown up now and our tolerance level has gone up. hopefullly they have changed as well...if not kasihan the ppl who have to deal with them now ;)

but i do miss those ketawa-bawah-table-times dont u?

first day back

im home being sick! and conveniently there's no class today.
yesterday jas, mich n i went to class semangated-ly and Mr.M came into class. he was ganti-ing Dr. L.ok, so we love Mr.M rite, he's a sweetheart. but he's classes are kinda sorta...boringgg. there he is infront, telling us we shud get into groups of 3 (yuck!) with ppl we don't knw (shit!). and everybody freaking knws we are friends and so pretending we x knw each other isn't gonna work either. so i whisper to jas get to the back (coz theres wer the other exit is). and mich thinks we are gonna sit at the back so no one will see us....n in the chaos of ppl finding groups (or so we thought) we gt to the back door and went out n paused coz we din wan Mr.M to see us from the front. to our surprise (actually not so la) 3/4 of the class are behind us!! all leaving!. anna who just was about to come in also 'gostan' and went out. hahahha we couldn't stop lauffing....then we went to the library n caught up with stuff since we din see each other over the holidays. i swear we are gonna get kicked outta the lib one of these days coz we lauff macam nak mampus :D then we went ali maju to minum n went back. thats my first day back in coll =)

n now i'm sick :(
wt can i say, karma is a bitch!

mother's day snap shots

since suha is taking ages to upload the photos from her cam. these are some from mine =)

.thats half of the family.

.at some chinese rest. in setapak. as a family we always have chinese. ALWAYS!.



*as much as e1 denies it, everybody loves cam whoring!*

*sisters*

mom, i love u

if i was going to write about all the times my mom has been there for me, encouraged, supported and held me up, this whole blog space wouldn't prolly be enough.
growing up, i embarassed you in the toy store when you couldn't buy me something.
i sneaked out of the house wen u were off to work and lied to you bout it.
i suddenly change my mind about going to school in the mornings (still do) after u get up n make breakfast for me.
i talk back n argue and argue n never rest my case till i've proven a point
when i went to coll i started dating and had a boyf. wen u specifically told me not to. and i knew y wen he broke my heart.
i've always told u that i can take care of myself and i dont need u sheltering me but u never stop, u never give up and i'm thankful for that.
i never listened to u before but u were always there with the best advise n never once said "i told u so" etime i failed.
when life was a bitch, u spent sleepless nites talking to me, helped me pick up the pieces and move on while you stayed awake long after worrying about me for me.
i remember years ago saying i never wanted to be like u but now i knw theres no one else i wud rather be lik.
mommy,
i've never met a stronger person in my life and i doubt i will. i love u and always will n i knw nothin i ever do will even come close to all the sacrifices u've made for me. happy mothers day. thanks for not only standing by my side at my proudest moments but also holding my hand at my weakest. you helped me put my self together n stayed with me till i figured out who i am. whatever i am,the woman i am today and tomorrow i owe it to u.
and here's celebrating u...




***I Heart You***

the engagement

i so enjoyed talking to jessie late last nite. we are still as wacky as we were in tuition last time. jessie is one of the people i can instantly start talking like i've been seeing her eday tho i havent seen her close to a year d now. so yea when we spoke yday, we were day-dreaming and talking about all the i-wish and i-hope and i-wants. it was really nice to talk to her after so long.=)

today again instead of jogging, christy took us to secret recipe. i was praying hard that no one i knw wud come there. i loooked lik crap, sweating, sticky n wearing shoes thats twice my size (suha's fault!). we had heated arguments on gender rights and society n individuals n ethin else la over brownies+ ice-cream.it really was very nice and in suha's exact words: orgasmic!


=)

then christy surprised suha with a borneo (freshwater) pearl ring which looked really pretty. and it was so funny, he got dwn on his knees and sang a song to her b4 putting it on her finger. e1 in secret recipe was cheering them on and congratulating them on their engagement.
this is the ring:




i personally prefer white pearls but heck its not my ring to comment.

hahhaaaha....okie no! they arent engaged. he just gave her a present which is the ring all the rest i made up. before suha skins me alives n buries me in my phase 2 padang.

la caretas-for great mexican food and an awesome time

okie..i just uploaded these pics so naturally i'm gonna blog about it (or i might not..ever) this place is near HELP Uni. Coll. and serves awesomeness-giler-babi kinda mexican food. and their service and staff are really friendly and helpful tho they do get a bit too perky. not a place to go if ur bummed out. so anyway we went there 4 ann's bday and they actually help u plan the bday. we gt cupcakes 4 ann n they kept in the fridge, and arranged it nicely (just how we wud have) with candles and all. and then they sing the best happy b'day song+ dance. and make everythin and everyone jolly and merry. they werent so bright tho at one point. the waiter wants to knw when to bring the cake out so he comes up to our table to call mich (to discuss)

Waiter: Michelle there's a phone for u. will u folow me pls.
Mich: dumbfounded (but gets the hint). controls hard x to lauff and follows.

ann knew we gt her cupcakes, even if ann din knw, it is very unlikely 4 someone to call the restaurant kan? i mean all of us have phones, our parents n e1 else hu knows one of us knows at least another of us. so we are pretty damn reachable at all times. and that request 4 michelle to follow wud have been a dead-giveaway. not so bright mr.waiter. but the waiters gave us a heck of a good time. i cant show the vid coz its taking too long to uplaod =(

and the yummy cupcakes dev's mom made? everybody shud have them la. they are so good!!

after that since we are so full n bursting with energy and because we have nuthin to do AND we love the cam. based on dev's idea, we make a mockery of ANTM pose. notice how models always pose like this (prolly betta).


*the guru*


*how is it that mich looks great even when attempting to be sily?* life's unfair!


*then theres me n plain silly*


*power couple*


*me being silly again*

all in all a fantabulous nite =)

for suha ;)

since she complains i x blog with pics, here goes :


*dev-bear*


*mrs. dev-bear*


*ms.mexicana*


*ms.luscious red lips*


*lotsa space in the world for two cat-women*


8now this is a feline/lady u x wannna mess with*

just me =)

god! its my few last days of holz:(
i just stayed home this last week but it was fun 4 me; coz i somehow find ways to kill time at home.i dl songs, i read, i tv, i cook n clean then i take a break n cont dl songs, read, tv, cook and clean then break then.....(u get it) but i still like it.
ann says i'm an old soul stuck in a body of a 21 year old. but i like staying at home. do i enjoy going out? yes! i do. but i x have a prob staying home and i x have the craving to get out n about (most of the time at least). i knw its a bit ...different from most ppl my age. but hey...who said i wanted to be like everyone else? *winks*

therefore im gonna blog about the lil seemingly unconventional things i do :
(in no particular order)

some pics from today, while we were supposed to be joggin in taman tasik, :P


yummy cakes at secret recipe... =)




1> in this modern era of electric guitars and drums and loud head banging music, i find myself identifying with classical indian music & instruments.

2> i dont take any ice in my drinks (hot days are an exceptional..reeeaaaalllly hot days).

3> i x take any fizzy gassy sugary drinks ie: Coke, Pepsi, F&N etc. i like teas ie: earl grey, jasmine, green, chinese etc

4> i blow my ice cream before putting it in my mouth (as if its hot)

5> i hit the clubs occasionally but i (much to ppl's surprise) i do not drink. so stop asking me if i do and save me all the shocked expressions.

6> i x take much fast food coz -based on my own theory- MSG gives me itchiness all over my face esp my nose..its annoying n goes on lik forever!

7> i'm single. and have been 4 quite some time now so if u think i'm guy-hopping, believe me, i would knw if i was!

8> i like nando's betta than chillies (and ann is goin "what the...." now) coz too many options (Chillies) confuse the heck outta me while i'm deciding which food is more worth my money.

9> i don't like dancing with random guys who just feel free to dance with me on dance floors and while at it get a bit touching here and there. have the decency to ask first (tho i might say no anyway but still....) and keep ur paws off me!

10> suha is gonna kill me for this but when i DONT make plans to go jogging with her i semangat to jog with her. the moment i make the plan, i malas d wan. i x knw y..hhhmmmm......=P

Eli Scruggs

i just watched a heart-warming episode of desperate hsewives. and it revolves on how a handyman (the namesake) touches the lives of the ladies of Wisteria Lane. in the real world we usually dont even knw the names of our plumber, the grocery store owner, the nice petrol bunk guy who cleans my windows everytime i refill and all those seemingly unimportant ppl who do us little favors. wasnt there a saying that goes "its the small things that matter"? but no. afterall they're doin their job rite? we pay them n thats it. human relationships are coined in terms of currencies these days.

and isnt it amazing how being there for someone during a crucial point in their live, just saying a few nice things or just sitting dwn with them can go a long way in helping them deal with their situation. for the person in dilemma its like a sign from God. imagine u ran out n cash n are really hungry. and your friends treat u to lunch knowing that ur short of cash n ur too embarassed to ask. or a friend who buys u a present just coz she knws ur sad. or ur gfs holding ur back n trashing ur ex to make u feel betta and boost ur esteem. these are the things that bond ppl and ultimately its these bonds are what moves your life forward when the going gets tough.

so from now on im gonna smile n thank every waiter, petrol boy, plumber, ice-cream man, gradeners that work for me and maybe throw in a few words in good spirit. u never knw when u might be making a difference in someones life. and isnt that y i took up psychology in the first place? ;)

wed-ditch out

i'm gonna blog abt a recent incident which i never actually bothered about till someone changed my perspective.

so on sun evening suha n her bro (my cousins) are goin to this wedding dinner reception. actually their father was supposed to go but uncle had a meeting so sent his children and suha invited christy (her bf) n me along too.

so there we were (only suha + me) all hyped up about getting dressed and we donned our sarees and accessorized and got our make up done and all that. the boys were ok i guess. and we left, laughin n joking along the way. good times.

the entrance had at least 4 slideshows of the bride n grooms studio pics. they are both Drs and ethin looks fancy and beautiful. then we reach the registration place right and my heart stops, they are checking ppl in. its based on RSVP. i could almost picture getting thrown out of a wedding reception before even entering (and did i mention i have no idea who the bride n groom are). heres the deal uncle din rsvp coz he said that its not a hotel dinner so y all the fuss (it was in HGH convention center, Sentul)but he did inform someone about his children but the tag-alongs? ok don't panic. someone gets us a table at the far back of the room. Table 101. wth rite!thats like the 2nd table from the back. i knw tag-alongs x complain. hey its my blog!

the bride n groom were telugus so naturally the mc spoke in telugu, they had telugu songs all along and yess lotsa telugu ppl. christy wasn't too happy bout it. hahah!then my fav part: FOOD! heres the deal the first 60 tables get served the next sixty have to q up. n the line was freaking long and slow moving!! so wat does suha's bro dcide? screw the wedding we're leaving. my first time ditching any kinda event. even if it sucks i just stay there coz im all dressed up n all kan and ppl just x walk out of wedding receptions.

so we leave and eat at a nice indian restorant-where i tear my banana leaf with my fork (my nails were painted la). then in my saree and glammed up-ness go to bangsar 4 baskin robins.yummy!

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the moral of the story is:

i) always always always rsvp. no matter the location (hotel or not) ppl need the info to book seats and order food. i x knw if its a general thing but all indians i know x rsvp incl my mom.

ii)showing double standards during events is bound to get ppl pissed. u either table serve e1 or dont. however unintentional it might be ppl might get offended. i wasnt really offended coz i was too busy watching the performance and loving the elegance of the place and me in it (im bimbotic like that)but i knw it isnt rite. thats why i always think call lesser ppl but make sure e1 has a blast.

iii) if tamil weddings can have tamil songs and malay weddings can have malay songs. y cant telugu weddings have telugu songs? and yea the mc did talk in telugu BEFORE speaking in english. afterall majority of the crowd were telugus.

iv) it takes sheer confidence to strut around in a saree+ accessories in bangsar and take the side-looks of all who are passing. but hey isnt that the essence of malaysia? variety. we are used to LBDs and tank tops in bangsar. but not sarees. its about time!. hahahah

v) if u x agree with something (of if ur just tagging along, in that case anythin goes =))have the guts to stand and leave or stay and fix it.

vi) indian weddings are awesome to 'ceroboh' coz families are so big anyway n u can always say ur a person's long lost aunty's daughter's husbands, cousin's wife's sister. and ppl might fall for it. or dont say anythin and ppl come up with their version of "this girl is related thru......"

nevertheless have a blessed marriage strangers! =)

lil miss Van De KAmp

*my first full day of staying at home*

My Things-I-Did List

1) wiped all the dressing tables
2) swept the whole house
3) Mopped the whole house
4) washed 1 week's worth of laundry (only my clothes)
5) took out all the prayer utensils and washed them (first with lotsa soap then with assam jawa-for shine): my nail art is gone :(
6) picked flowers and did a full length prayer.
7) i read the bagavad gita today..after so long. just 2 verses but hey sumn is betta than nuthin ;)
8)i learnt how to cook dhal (trying it out tom yikes!)
9) sorted all the cds into a cd folder.

im really pleased with myself. if u knw me, u'll know today is a milestone in my history of doin household chores. neways i guess i have to now...mom's not gettin any younger is she (though everyone thinks she's my elder sis. ppl seriously!)

buzzy -wizzy-dizzy

ok this week has been crazy. but good crazzy.

Sunday-26/4
jas comes over n we finally decide to dance for aaja nachle for kalo's snageet (jas's sis). we complete 2 minutes of the song which is a major accomplishment for both of us-we rarely get non-coll related stuff done when we are together. then we sit around for lunch n watch a bit of tv. finally when she leaves we are feeling damn good bout ourselves =)

Monday-27/4
i cant stay in jas's hse on mon coz i've been out since exams ended (last wed)n jas cant come over. guess what? our half a sunday's work down the drain, no more nach-ing (dance-ing).

Wednesday- 29/4
maiyaan (oil ceremony) & mehndi. i dragged myself up at 6am, i swear i was stil; half dreaming while walking to the bathroom. dress up and drive n drive n drive till i reach jas's hse. guess what? jas is all glammed up n i'm looking my worst. in my defense, i din knw we had to dress up and i usually m not up to getting dolled up in the morning. besides me..everyone looked good. then we did the rangoli which turned out nice as well =) and the best part, i FORGOT to bring my clothes n saree to leave in ann's hse which means i have to carry all of it n travel by train the next day. *hits self on head hard*. what do i do? around 1, i drag ann and drive all the way back to gombak, get my stuff and drive all the way bak to kj n the entire time i'm roasting in hot afternoon sun. god thinking bout it makes me hot!
p/s: did i mention we danced n danced while waiting 4 kalo to get dressed after the oil ceremony? was fun :)

Thursday-30/4
Sangeet...good food, my dazzling blue saree.i like. my buddies ann n dev and and and....i tied saree for ann! ahhw i've taken that step in becoming an indian women.jas and feto were looking amazing and even kalo who was supposed to be dressed simple was glowing!. then the real fun started 4 me.. DANCE!!! god i love indian/punjabi weddings for the dance. i danced n danced n danced in my heels! n the dhol was so encouraging n just makes you move to the beat automatically. we even did a train dance all over the hall and accompanied jas to cash out from the men present (its a custom la). i 'kong' upon undoing my saree n wishing my mom goodnight.
p/s:lil did i knw my phone battery 'kong'd' as well.

Friday-1/5
mom screws me over for not answering my already dead phone. n i hear lectures for a good 2-3 hours about all the things which could happen to me because my phone died. then dad picks me us up 4 lunch in bangsar. food was so-so.

Saturday-2/5
kalo's wedding. may i add that i'm so proud of myself that i followed instructions and reached pj gurdwara without getting lost and early summore! ok the bride kalo is usually pretty but today she was just totally out-of-this -world kinda gorgeous. my head scarf was totally falling off my head coz smart ppl pin it to their hair which i obviously din. sheesh. overall the ceremony was ok and they are married!
oh and at night i follwed suha to this wedding dinner reception, but this deserves its own blog page.

Sunday- 3/5
Happy Birthday Kohilah!! i rush to music class in brickfields at 10. come home get ready for kohilah's bday lunch in ou. n rush out. like mati2 punya time-limit. and heres the best part, everyone except for yuv and i were late. yuv n i were not even on time we were early! but anyhow service at italiannies was terrible today. it took ages for just ice-lemon tea n water to arrive and don't even get me started on the food. anyhow its kohi's bday and was a pleasant lunch treat. after a desseart of strawberry cheesecake and some coffee-wateva cake. i came home n watched a slightly dragging telugu movie. and finally after havin an argument with my mom and giving her the game back, i'm blogging.

the comeback

its been days- ok an understatement- centuries since i've blogged but its not my fault really. ok first i had exams, then after that my mom had to go introduce me to this computer game which i am totally addicted to and ann lends me this book called 'a boy called it' (or maybe it was a 'child called it'..hhmm...anywayy) then i have this problem of blogging in my head that by the time i sit in front of the comp i think nothin i write beats the blog in my mind n thus i facebook instead. so as u can see its not really my fault :p.