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DID YOU KNOW?

For women, there is a strong relationship between the frequency of dating and physical beauty
BUT
For men, there is no relationship whatsoever between frequency of dating and physical attractiveness.

FML?
But kinda funny plus interesting eh.

I'm just look for more things to distract me for continuing to read Harold Lasswell (who is a 100 times better than Lazarsfeld!!)
Anywayzzzz, I had one of the worst mornings ever thanks to my mom!!!!!!!!!! I'm still kinda pissed at her now zomg.

She barged into my room this morning, shouting that I didn't record some Tamil variety program properly. But the starhub Smart TV recording thing only recorded 2.5 hours because the guide says that the program lasts 2.5 hrs right! And you record by the show anyway. BUT, my mom thinks that I set the time wrongly and I should have set it right. And if not, I should have somewhat anticipated that the program would overrun its stipulated time. (Like as though I watch Sun TV all the time right?)

So she starts nagging/scolding me and it's still like what only 9.30? Told her I was going out to study (nagnagnag!) Dad then calls asking my mom to tell me I can take the car, but I'm still fuming so I just stomp out of the house proclaiming proudly that I'l just take the bus instead! -___- Big mistake cause my bag was so crazzzzzy heavy today.

Went to the Starbucks at Novena to study. Managed to do quite a bit of work~I'd like to think. Was supposed to make my way to Millenia Walk but got damn lazy to move around with the heavy bag.

And omgod, most boring blog entry everrrrrrrrrrr.

Anyways, it's Keisha's birthday today which means my birthday is next week!
Hello, how did time pass by so fast?! I still feel like it's only August-ish.

A little bit apprehensive about my birthday this year- it's always serves as a reminder of what I didn't manage to accomplish the past year. And omgosh finally turning 20!

And okay, I'll continue doing Lasswell.

I thought the day would start out very bad when I woke up. Mom said she was working the afternoon shift but woke up to realise that she got called up to do the morning shift. Kinda hate it when I expect to see her in the morning, and then I don't. No morning milo, breakfast, lunch, telling me I look nice and all that.

But the bad mood faded when I stepped into school? Strange because I had an impending quiz that I wasn't really prepared for. But that turned out alright in the end. It was a pretty easy quiz and I did as well as I could although many people probably got the full mark. -___-
That ain't going to get me down though.

Also, I've been told that I share a surname with a supposed certain 25-year old  local legend (Adrian Dhanaraj). This dude is so un-googleable!
But in the hope that maybe somewhere, someone in my family is at least remotely sporty and cool, I asked my dad if he knew ~the legend. Haha no such luck. Mom however thought I wanted to introduce my new boyfriend. I'm starting to think my mom's starting to wish I had a boyfriend with the questions she asks me.

"Is there any Indian boy in your school"
"Is he a good boy?"
"Does he speak Tamil?"

And then I tell her there're no Indian boys in my year, and she still asks me the same questions the day after.

Anyhow it's nice to be at least share a surname with a so-called legend. HAHA even if only one person calls him the legend.

Anyways, after countless listens to A.A. Bondy's I Can See the Pines are Dancing to sustain the great mood I am in, I'm now listening to Golden Silvers!!! The lead singer really reminds me of the guy from Mystery Jets but the former is just more retro. Anyhow, if you 6 minutes- I think this might just perk you up.






And I realise I'm just too cool for school! How to dress geeeeek? My sister suggested I wear her retainers. EWWW

I think it's suffice to say that this week definitely had its fair share of drama, excitement and well, more than a few laughs here and there.
But I just thank God that everything turned out fine, and that everyone was at the right place, right time such that the week ended of really well.

Also, went through my first production night last week and my first postmortem this week for The Nanyang Chron. I must admit that everything's a bit daunting, but at least at this stage, it's fair to say that I'm excited to face all the different challenges coming my way. I hope I get creative and acquire wonderful writing & indesign skills by mid-December.

Anyways, got a term paper to do and a test to study for. Haven't started preparation for either. And after my relatively disappointing Cinema Studies term paper, I hope to do better for this one!!

5.0 GPA ftw!

Every once in a while, I have to admit that I google my name. It's cool that the first result is actually me though. Gotta say thanks to the Indian name!!

Anyways, started reading my old blog again. I was just discovering the likes of The Shins and Kings of Convenience. And omgod reading about my first ever gig that was Muse at Fort Canning Park!!! I've gone for quite a few since then so my excitement level when I go for gigs is considerably lower. So it was cool to read how I battled claustrophobia and everything else.
My writing style was quite annoying then though haha. I think two years from now when I'm re-reading archives, I'm probably going to say the same thing!

Oh, and I've been having long hair for quite a while that I totally forgot that I had short hair at one point in time and where it didn't look like a bad imitation of Amelie.





I've been having thoughts of doing something drastically different to my hair. But every time I harbour thoughts of cutting my hair short, this serves as a reminder for me not to change a thing. bleagh, really hate my hair at the moment!!!! ):



I feel like I'm falling behind in school work. Hopefully this week will have me studying hardcore style to the max. Although I'm pretty sure

I'm supposed to be studyingggggg, especially since the next few days are gonna be pretty much non-studying days. But I saw this video of Dirty Projectors on Jimmy Fallon and totally in awe!!!!
The way the girls harmonize is like zomg, wowowowow amazing!!!!

Back to readings for Cultural Studies -___-

This is the conversation between me and my sister when I get excited over a new song:

Me: Eh Jas, listen to this song, I think you'll love it! It's damnnnnnnn nice

Jasmine: Errrr, don't really feel like listening to it.

Me: Just listen for about 10 secs la, you'll confirm love it!

Jasmine: (rather grudgingly) okay la...

She listens to the song for exactly 10 seconds and...

Jasmine: Err, don't really like it. Can leave me alone.

2 years later, said song appears in a TV show/movie

She'll suddenly discover she loves the song.

And she'll either:

1) Try and steal the song from my computer (this was before I got my mac)
2) Eh.... do you have '_______' song? (in the most sheepish way possible)
3) EH! Got this song, I let you listen! Damn nice ( It will be the song I let her listen 2 years ago ah!!!!!)

Haha so annoying! Totally the reason why I started the blog.

Anyways the song in question this time was Vampire Weekend's Oxford Comma that was playing throughout the season 3 premiere episode of How I Met Your Mother. Lol, when I watched the episode I totally knew she was going to IM me on MSN asking for the song!

Girls, a relatively new band that released one of my favourite songs (Hellhole Ratrace) late last year just came up with their album. I've not had a chance to get my hands on the album but I was reading a review of the album on Pitchfork and omgod, at the end of the first para, my jaw was practically on the floor ah. READ! (even if you don't care much for the band)

Girls frontman Christopher Owens grew up in the Children of God cult. His older brother died as a baby because the cult didn't believe in medical attention. His dad left. He and his mother lived around the world, and the cult sometimes forced his mother to prostitute herself. As a teenager, Owens fled and lived as a Texas gutter-punk for a while. Then a local millionaire took Owens under his wing, and Owens moved to San Francisco. There, he and Chet "JR" White formed Girls, and recorded Album, their debut album, under the influence of just about every kind of pill they could find.

I could sort of guess that didn't have a very happy life via his lyrics and the pain very evident in his voice but zomggg, to read this was wow!

Anyways: I blogged about them a while back so you could check out the song if you're curious! -

When you've lost all motivation to study, know that somewhere out there, James Franco is studying as well and not looking too happy about it either.

I absolutely love the feeling you get when you still get excited over the songs in an album. Even if you've heard it a thousand times before.
There's always something new to love and then you discover that the song you didn't really like previously has become your new favourite track from that album.
Nothing beats thoroughly exploring a favourite record really.


Dirty Projectors- Bitte Orca

I'm caught up in a storm
That I don't need no shelter from
All I want and all I need
Right here with me
You're right here with me

Even though he is too long (readings-wise), I think Lazarsfeld is my favourite of out all that we've read about in COM207.
He's really something- this Paul Lazarsfeld.

After dinner with my mom, we were walking back home and she saw the full moon and told me that she always feels happy during days when there is the full moon.

She told me that when she first came to Singapore to get married, she was only 21 and still feeling young and scared. She said that she couldn't bear the thought of leaving her family and especially her mom. So her mom told her, if she misses her then just look at the full moon and know that she'll be looking at it too because there's only one moon.

So I suppose if you're missing someone (preferably in the same-ish timezone) look out for the moon and know that the other person is looking at the exact same thing, thinking of you.

Been feeling down today, cause I didn't manage to check all the boxes in my to-do list in my little blue notebook! ):

Also I feel like it's wedding season this month no? I feel like I have a different wedding to go to every week.
(Although really, it's just one more next week)

Was re-reading the Freud readings (omgod bad alliteration to the max!) because there were some stuff that I couldn't really get at first. Anyways, when I got to the part about his dream interpretation/self-analysis thing, I started thinking about my Durian dream!!

So I decided I should at least write it down here so that when I do meet this durian seller who tried to save me in my dream, I can tell him he literally was the man of my dreams.

I had this dream the night before last. TOTALLAY best dream ever haha.
So anyways, I used to live in Toa Payoh right (in real life) during my primary school years so I dreamt that I was at the lorong 4 or lorong 7 market. Can't remember which. Anyways I was like walking, totally minding my own business then this guy totally like starts harassing me, and running after me and everything. So I'm scared and I'm trying to run away. Running to save my life obviously wasn't enough cause he was closing up on me already. Then I see this like stall that sells like durians on sticks. LIke the entire fruit with shell included on a stick. So instinctively, I took one for each hand and started to come at him- it felt like as though I was swatting a fly.

Enter man of my dreams- the durian-on-a-stick seller who then proceeds to pick up 2 durian sticks and helps me out. We smile at each other!!!
Cue butterflies fluttering in my stomach!

So anyways, the weird ass guy gets scared and disappears then both of us start talking but I can't remember what about though. ):

And then, I just had to cough so I woke up!

"Crush. It's funny how the same word for the feeling of disappointment can be used for the feeling of attraction."
-
Today's been a good day actually. Managed to get to school on time (which is becoming the norm!), had a pretty okay-ish day in school, and then went out for dinner with kathygurl89 and Angelina!

Haha nothing beats unabashedly gushing about your new secret crush while showing pictures of said person on facebook to get their approval. Gotta love my mac!!

Also, apparently in 10 years time:
I could be seen taking part in a book-burning ceremony in a bid against popular culture (HAHA). Either that or I'll be writing about it.
I could also possibly have a friend who will end up with a white guy and move to a studio apartment in Germany.
I could possibly have a friend who will be influencing/proposing public policies in both the home and international arena.
I could have a friend with a super successful TV Sketch show which would cast complete unknowns (and I'm welcome to do script writing!)

Such dreamers we are really.

We then snapped back to reality and decided that if the both of us are still single by the age of 40, we'll both get gross stinky fat cats and live together and become crazy cat women.

I also had THE most awkward hello with an ex-IJ/CJ schoolmate in all of 'awkward hellos' history. I cringe everytime I think about it. My gosh, my life is just made up of one awkward moment after another.

I think the rain/wind's singing a song to me. It sounds oddly melodious!

Anyways, I've started to save up to buy a new iPod because I know the one I have is going to die pretty soon!!!! IT still refuses to play all songs by Animal Collective okay! I tried deleting the songs and importing them from the CD, but still cannot play eh. But it plays perfect well on my iTunes!!

And I love this song by Jon Chan! Hope I'll be able to catch him at Baybeats!

Every since my mom started working at NUH, she's become crazily technologically savvy. Especially with facebook. I also blame it on her favourite radio DJ who calls himself dj Rafi (who interviewed me for tamil radio on the day of the O level results in school by the way- she was damn jealous).

Anyways now that this DJ Rafi has introduced her to blogs, facebook and now even twitter, she's been stalking us and our friends!!!
Like she'll tell me there's a new picture of me even before I've seen the picture. So, through that she's found both my blogs!!!
LIKE ZOMG RIGHT. Personal space please. But luckily, she didn't really say anything ( I think she just skimmed through-thankfully) except her complaining about the lack of family pictures on both the blog and especially facebook. Because everyone else has family pictures up on facebook. And mind you, we're not even the type who takes a lot of pictures!!! (also because she lost quite a bit of weight so haha she wants to show off)

Anyways this happened during the weekend I think, and I promised her I would post some pictures of the family. This would also provide me with an excuse to post some adorable pictures of my two baby cousins!!! They're probably the two cutest and most adorable things in the world!!!!!!! The younger one, Isabel has gone back to the States already so I actually really miss her DESPITE the fact that she would cry EVERYTIME I touched her or attempted to carry her. Except on the last day I think.

So this is my family- all 5 of us!! I think you will notice that we're ALL around the same height! HAHA The one in red is Jasmine, the JoBros loving sister who think she's white but really as you can see, she so Indian. And the one in green is Jovita- the damn smart but super lazy and temperamental one.



These are most if not all of my cousins plus sisters on my dad's side. All girls except one boy who's taking the picture!!






And there're the new additions! Isabel!! (who's only one of the 2 cousins who doesn't have a name starting with J)


And then there's Jaslyn!!! Who started out by calling me elephant (!) but thankfully progressed to ennifer. Yes, without the J.


That's her attempt at the peace sign!!!! Lol and she really says peace while doing that!!!
She's 2 years old but omgod I can seriously carry a normal conversation with her! Such a smartypants101.





And this is our entirely family! At St. Theresa's Church- which is really my favourite church and in my opinion one of the more beautiful churches in Singapore.







Now whenever I tell yall stories about my sisters or just my family, you can visualise them!! (:
And this was actually quite fun.

With the Darwin stuff for 207 and Forensics, I find myself pretty fascinated by scientific theories and processes for the first time in my life!

It might be because of my recent foray into sci-fi television (Doctor Who), but I find myself very drawn to Darwin and the idea of Evolutionary theory. I think I'm in love with Darwin! He's so smart but not in the obvious genius kind of way but the really really hardworking, take-20-years-to-publish-genius-theory kinda way.

I wish I could live for like 3-4 million years so I can witness the evolution of humans- that is if it happens. I reckon that because of climate change, the fittest of the humans would survive and reproduce and slowly they'll eventually evolve to adapt to the climate change and everything.
So with global warming, maybe they'll have less hair or something? Haha, I could definitely do with less hair at the moment!!

Alternatively, I could dream of meeting a Time Lord and go time traveling all over the universe.
(Just like a certain TV show)




Excited to eat fishball noodles tmr. They're the 2nd best in Singapore according to my aunt! The fishball noodles are from Jurong East I think. Supposedly the best fishball noodles in Singapore (again heavily biased because it's my aunt) is at People's Park where we all used to live when I was a wee little baby. Bukit Panjang has seriously sucky fishball noodles, so I can't wait to eat those super spicy noodles tomorrow!!!

Life can't get much better with super spicy fishball noodles.

Haha The Mighty Boosh crimps have been stuck in my head ALL DAY for some reason. So decided to appease my mind and post two of my favourite crimps here!