Women, I Tell You

Lets face it, women hate football. Okay, i'll rephrase. MOST women hate football. Its some sort of a XX chromosome thing. We lack the football liking gene. Just the way guys dislike lets say, America's Next Top Model or Project Runway-you get the picture.

However, some women genuinely love football, they're interested and they know what's going, which i think its great. It's good if you have the interest and i have no qualms about that. I respect you.

BUT there is this one group of women which i would personally capture and bury alive. The World Cup Lovers who appear suddenly once in 4 years, cheering endlessly for a month or so and once the world cup is over, they mysteriously disappear for another 4 years. Yes you know who you are and it is true isn't it? Before the world cup starts you go on and on about how your brother, father, husband, boyfriend is constantly watching football and how boring it is because its just 22 men kicking a ball around for 90 minutes. You think it's stupid, you think it's as pointless as seaweed in the middle of a desert and people don't hear the end of it. So WHY is it that when it's the World Cup, you get all enthusiastic, wearing 'Oranje' shirts and painting your face with your 'favorite' team's colors?

Women conveniently start loving football once in 4 years, and what's the reason behind it? Christiano Ronaldo is hot. CLASSIC

Well, Hello!

Here I am again after a long time. Updates will be more frequent this time around I promise!

Well first things first, and first would be the perfect way to describe my results for the year. All first class honors baby! Believe me, I'm more surprised than anyone else, but hey I'll just accept that without any questions. It was a good year which I do not wish to relive. So the holidays have officially begun.

My trip to India was pretty good. It was short, only 2 weeks but it was more than enough to absorb the country in all its glory. I will miss the delicious coffee that is served the moment I wake up and all the different types of food and the LOVE, oh the love is endless. Contrary to popular belief, people there are actually really nice. Yes, surprise surprise! I'm not saying that EVERYONE is all sugar spice and everything nice, there are the unruly ones who appear to have no respect whatsoever for another human being. Either way, it was a good trip.

Then there's Bali. Oh my dear Bali you were so fantastic I wish those 4 fabulous days lasted forever. It was strange how besides the small number of local shopkeepers, the 4 of us (Siva, Yazna, Chern Yi and I) were the only Asians around. But the best part was that no one even noticed that we were different. Every single person on that island is so laid back its like they really have nothing on this planet to worry about. It seems like all they do is wake up in the morning, go to the beach, lay there and get a tan till the sun goes down, have dinner, go partying/drinking, go home and sleep. Actually that's what we did there minus the tanning part because you know *might get dark*. Heh.

We went surfing and ah, my wonderful surfboard story. So we were told to walk into the water holding the surfboard vertically beside us, which is actually what I did. But then came a really strong, huge wave which pushed me into the water and conveniently turned my board making it horizontal and right in front of my face. And what happens next? The board crashes into my throat and i lose my voice (literally) for a few seconds. It came back slowly but I sounded freaky with a horror movie-ish double voice which could only be heard if i spoke in a low-pitch. How annoying! But it's alright now. I sound normal and my throat doesnt look demented. I'll post a few pictures of the trip soon with more explanation.

Bye bye my babies

I'm a Bird, are YOU?

To the only 3 or 4 people who read my blog, IM BACK!

Assignments have been completed, exams are over and now I'm basically a free bird. A free BORED AS HELL bird. It's only been a week and a half since summer break started and I'm ready to rip my hair off. Now now, I'm aware that complaining is not the way to go here. But hey, I think I have a fantastic holiday planned ahead:

1. Bugfest in JB next weekend-quality time with the cousins and friends and every other Volkswagen enthusiast.

2. Incredible India for 2 weeks as I mentioned in one of my earlier posts-more time with the other side of the family

3.Beautiful Bali for 4 days-quality time with high school friends. We're thinking of doing more sightseeing this time around, temples and isolated beaches.

The only problem is that the flight to Bali is a day after I get back from India. Talk about jet-setting.

Well, this is actually just a short I-am-back post. I'll follow up with more interesting posts that are worthy of your time soon enough.

Cheers!

The Satellite Dish

Dance has always been a passion of mine and in all these years as, we(the other dancers and I) have grown and we've achieved much more than we started with.

On March 20th, we had a recording for one of Astro's New Year shows, and since we were representing the Malayalee community, we decided to do one of Kerala's many dances.

It was a very sudden arrangement so we only had 2 days to choreograph, learn and practice the dance before going on camera.

We left Malacca at some unearthly hour because we needed to get to the studio before 8. No sleeping in on a Saturday! We chartered a bus since there were 8 dancers and some of the parents who went as assistants, and my mother had some acting role. But the bust driver got lost, so we only reached at 9plus. We were all worried that there wouldn't be enough time to get our make up and costumes done (based on past experience when the producer made us do 3 hours worth of make up in 15 minutes).

Only this time, the director gave us all the time in the world. We were having breakfast till 11. And by 1 we were ready. I guess some of the performers needed more than one take to get the lighting and stuff right. So our recording was only at 4! We should have just left Malacca at 12.

But it was a really good experience nonetheless. They gave us a fantastic dressing room with a nice big couch and tv and a separate make up room with really good lighting. The attached bathroom's were nice too, with built in warm/cold bidets. Hah!

Anyway, these are some pictures that we took while waiting.

Father of mine, going back in time with a magenta scooter

Parents of mine whose clothes always coincidently match.

The mothers, the dance teacher and the student.

Part of the dressing room.

Traditional Malayalee attire.

The entrance to the studio.

Back to School Blues and Maybe Greens

Classes have started and we have just received a huge blow in the face in the form of tests. Bloody tests. Do they ever end? Not forgetting the much 'loved' assignments. Better than high school anyhow.

However, McDonald's is having some breakfast offer thing. ALL breakfast sets for RM4. Fantastic or what? I love their Sausage McMuffin. There's nothing in the world that could come close to it and my obsession with their coffee/tea cups will never end since it makes me feel all businesswoman-ish for some weird reason. HAHA! Maybe i'll grab myself some of that delicious breakfast tomorrow. Something to look forward to eh?

On a very random note (still food-related) I cooked some tomyam soup yesterday. Been craving for it for sometime and now I'm honestly sick of it. It was heavenly while it lasted. Sour and spicy, just the way I like it. Maybe sometime soon I'll cook more dishes and lifelessly take pictures since I have the proper equipment and all :P

Anyway, it's time for dinner. The hungry stomach beckons.

Cheers!

HEATWAVE!

If I were a block of ice, I would melt in a SECOND. That's how ridiculously warm it is in Malacca. I swear I can almost see a big ball of heat surrounding me. You would think that after weeks of hot weather, it would rain for a bit or at least drizzle. Maybe someone should do the rain dance?

I'm going back to Damansara tomorrow. Classes start on Monday. I'm actually looking forward to it since the holidays have been uneventful and downright boring. But classes also mean exams and Finals are in 2 months. So that's not really good.

But on the bright side, I'll be going to India in June. Time to shop for more clothes and jewellery! And also books. The price of Dan Brown's novels there is only 70 rupees. Thats, about RM7. Cheap or what? You also get the whole Harry Potter/LOTR series for Rs1000 (RM100). How's that for a fantastic bargain?

A few dance performances coming up in July. Finally, something to do. I miss dancing so very much. I miss the exhilarating feeling of being in stage in front of hundreds of people, knowing they are there yet not seeing a single one of them.

Hmm, good times ahead. Time to sit and wait and maybe hit the books sometime in the near future.

My Sexy Pixie Nikon

FINALLY, after months of pestering my parents, they got me a DSLR camera. My dream :D

It's supposed to be my 21st birthday gift and I'm not allowed to ask for anything else anytime in the near future, which is quite unfortunate because AirAsia is flying to Melbourne for only RM349. Unfair or what?!

Anyway, these are some picture I took with my new toy. Nothing extravagant. But it's the most i could do, since I'm at home and all. Maybe once I finish reading the unbelievably thick manual, the shots might turn out a little better. We'll just wait and see

On a different not, my neighbour's house got robbed in BROAD DAYLIGHT! Happened this morning and I was actually outside playing with my dogs and I didn't hear a thing! Apparently they stole 3 laptops, a brand new N97 and a long gold chain. The whole house was ransacked. Kinda scary since it happened right next door and we didn't hear a thing. Maybe if I didn't have dogs, this could have happened here? :O

Miles or Smiles?

Who hates long distance relationships? Wait, let me rephrase that. Who DOESN'T hate long distance relationships? Its the most annoying thing, really. All that keeps you together is words, words and more words. How much can you do by talking? How do you express all your emotions with words?

Almost everyone I've spoken to has told me that long distance relationships never work. They say it only works for a while before Mr.Distance starts messing things up. I personally think that this is utter bullshit. It does work and it eventually it turns a rocky relationship into a rock hard one, and turns a rock hard relationship into an impenetrable one. So why would it be a bad thing?

The only drawback is the distance of course and the lack of physical contact. But not seeing each other enables you to concentrate more on the psychological part of the relationship. You start talking more and expressing yourself more. All you need to make things work is a telephone and a Skype account. Voila!

Trust. A very important aspect. I've been asked how I can trust a person when there's 8000miles between us. Trust can be an issue but if you think of it, if the other person does cheat on you, then maybe you were never meant to be together? It's probably just an early sign that you're going to find someone much better in the future.

I think distance does make the heart grow fonder, and whatever doesn't break you only makes you stronger. Imagine seeing a person after being away for months? It would be like tasting your first sip of wine after walking umpteen miles in the desert. You savour every moment and every memory is etched onto your mind. How could this possibly be a bad thing?

So come lets mend all those broken hearts with band-aids and enjoy the freedom of being on your own for a while.

Cheers!

ROARRR goes the tiger!

Happy Chinese New Year! (i know it's kinda late but it's the thought that counts. hah!)

Since its the year of the tiger and all, I thought of living up to the spirit and posting some pictures of tigers which I took a few months back. I think it's probably one of my best attempts at photography.

Tiger's are such beautiful creatures that you don't even need to have a funky super professional camera to capture a gorgeous picture. They're like photogenic models.

These pictures were taken in Malacca Zoo during one of our annual trips there.

Credits to the striped beauties who made these pictures look spectacular.

Lovers for life

Vulnerable beauty

My favorite

Happy Chinese New Year and may all you have a prosperous year like the prosperity cat!

Beaches and Birthdays

Time for updates!

Its been a while yes. I'm on holiday now. FINALLY. It's been a week and I have not done anything productive.

Well, last weekend I went to Port Dickson to celebrate Dinesh's 22nd birthday. We missed the Langkawi trip planned by his friends so we decided to go somewhere a little nearer. I think it was a short but perfect holiday. So relaxed and a little domestic maybe?

The night before he took me to Tony Roma's for dinner so we had plenty of leftovers which I packed for lunch the next day. We left for PD at 2pm, with lots of bags, a steak bacon something burger and 2 ice creams. We didn't know the way but he said we could use his dad's GPS. But on the highway little miss GPS died and we didn't have a charger. So we spent the next one hour looking for the hotel. Ishh

After checking in, we hit the beach! It was quite clean and there wasn't anyone there. So we walked for a while, took some pictures and headed back for dinner. Oh the seafood we had was so fresh and delicious! It was like heaven on a plate.

Accumulated oil mounds at the end of the beach, thanks to all the ships. Can't people live without polluting the sea?

Anyway, since it was his birthday and all, I decided to surprise him. SOooo, I made a pathway with candles from the room to a table that had more candles and many many chocolate cupcakes (fail Birthday Cake). Aaand, I gave him 6 gifts, for each year that I have known him :)

One of the 6 gifts

Birthday boy sitting in his pathway of candles

Some girl we met on some beach. Haaaaaaaa

Gorgeous sunset

Sun, sand and sea

Lets stay together, till the sunset of our lives :)

Angels and Devils

this is the last time

that I'm ever gonna come here tonight

this is the last time - I will fall

into a place that fails us all - inside

I can see the pain in you

I can see the love in you

but fighting all the demons will take time

it will take time

the angels they burn inside for us

are we ever

are we ever gonna learn to fly

the devils they burn inside of us

are we ever gonna come back down

come around

I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold

this is the last time

that I'm ever gonna give in tonight

are there angels or devils crawling here?

I just want to know what blurs and what is clear - to see

still I can see the pain in you

and I can see the love in you

and fighting all the demons will take time

it will take time

the angels they burn inside for us

are we ever

are we ever gonna learn to fly

the devils they burn inside of us

are we ever gonna come back down - come around

I'm always gonna worry about the things that could break us

if I was to give in - give it up

- and then

take a breath - make it deep

cause it might be the last one you get

be the last one

that could make us cold

you know that they could make us cold

I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold

Angels and Devils by Dishwalla

The Past May Be a Foundation

Why is the past such a difficult thing to forget even if the present is nothing but a box of delicious chocolates?

Does time really heal? Or does it just provide glue to mend all the hurt before it strikes again?

I think bad experiences or unpleasant memories from the past are just like a knee injury for a footballer. It never completely heals and there is never a guarantee that the pain won't come back, but if you watch your step, all that pain can be avoided. But even if shit happens, you can always depend on some deep heat cream to relieve that occasional pain.

It is important to forget the past and move on to experience the better things in life. Dwelling in the past brings nothing but endless waves of depression and mood swings. Life is too short to be spent being unhappy.

You never know what might happen tomorrow after you wake up, or if you will wake up at all. You never know when it would be the last time you see someone or the last time you do something. Imagine being so angry with a person one day and realising the next day that it's a little too late to say sorry.

People say, if there's love in your heart, it takes a lot to get you riled up. I'm sure we all have that, so let's just spread the love and make the world a better place, one that makes us feel like a million dollars. Let the past be the foundation that makes us a better person instead of a bitter one.

Cheers!

Lateral Thinking

I saw this puzzle a couple of hours ago and I loved it!

It's called Lateral Thinking and it messes with your head for such ridiculous things. Go ahead, give a try and see if you can decipher these images

This first is an example of how this works

Apparently, you have to Think like a wizard . . .

man

------------

board

Ans. = man overboard

Okay, let's see if you've got the hang of it.

stand

2. ------------

i

Ans. = I understand

OK . . .

Got the drift ?

Let's try a few now and see

how you fare ?

3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/

Ans. = reading between the lines

4.

r

road

a

d

Ans. = cross road

Not having a good day now, are you ?

Redeem yourself.

5. cycle

cycle

cycle

Ans. = tricycle

Not easy to figure out ha!

0

6. ------------

M.D.

Ph.D.

Ans. = two degrees below zero

C'mon give it a little thought ! !

7. knee

light

Ans. = neon light

( knee - on - light )

U can prove u r smart by getting this one.

ground

8. ---------------

feet feet feet feet feet feet

Ans. = six feet underground

Oh no, not again ! !

9. he's X himself

Ans. = he's by himself

Now u messing up big time.

10. ecnalg

Ans. = backward glance

Not even close ! !

11. death ..... life

Ans. = life after death

Okay last chance ..................

12. THINK

Ans. = think big ! !

And the last one is real fundoo - - -

13. ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb...

Ans. = long time no 'C'

Time well spent eh? Kill me another day :P

Cheers!

With You

With you I cross cotton barriers

With you I shed diamond tears

With you I see emerald rain

With you I feel petal-touch pain

With you I taste sweet bitterness

With you I feel warm winters

With you I cross shallow oceans

With you I climb candy mountains

With you everything seems possible

With you I'm nothing but confident

Jingle Pants Wearing Tourist Attack

I'm the tourist in my own country who wears pants with bells and takes random photographs of anything and everything.

A few of us went to a friend's holiday house in Tanarimba Janda Baik yesterday for a party. Its such a beautiful house! and its chilly. Some of them had one too many drinks but it was fun, fun and more fun!

Pictures are below but they're not in order. Some are from my excursion around Malacca and some from Michelle's and my shopping spree a few days ago. :)

View from the room I stayed in. Best sight to wake up to

One of my attempts at photography

Pretty lights in Jonker Street, Malacca

Old British architecture, Malacca

View of the swimming pool and lake from the balcony in Janda Baik

Preparation for Shotgun

After effects of Shotgun

Tourist No.1-Michelle

More pretty lights in Starhill Gallery, KL

Tourist No.2-Sheeja