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it’s an emo world
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last week, colleagues ‘tak puas hati’ when i gave up my superb cubicle location to another. this was during our 5S reshuffling. last night, some visitor was making a fuss at the guardhouse. tons of yelling and screaming, even some broken windows. this morning, on fly.fm’s fix-it, two friends lose it over a car…
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Is the Ivy League “Worth It”?
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Right now, all over the country, high school students and their parents are scheming to get into the Ivy League. Young people are groomed practically from birth to be attractive to mysterious and all-powerful admissions committees guarding the gates of the eight universities that comprise the Ivies. Articles and books are written on packaging…
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balik kampung
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cuzzie’s wedding on our side. see you sunday. >< [edited 20/5/2007] so it was another round of "when's yours?", but back in the more familiar town of Raub. t'was again another traditional malay with the homecoming procession. 2 weeks ago, the groom arrived at the bride's house to get her, and this weekend, the…
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karma immediate
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was driving out of my parking lot when i noticed my side view mirror was knocked out of position. AGAIN! and looking over to the next lot was this huge MPV that was almost encroached onto my lot. without thinking, i reversed back in and gave in to my inner demons, doing something i’d…
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weekend
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saturday morning, i went to a cousin’s wedding in sungai buloh. this cousin of mine being the eldest on my father’s side, and me being the second-eldest, the first thing that all my aunties and uncles say when they see me are: “bila lagi?” “so when’s is your turn?” “dah ada pasangan?” and so…
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aches
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horrible toothache – i don’t think this particular wisdom tooth (lower right) will ever grow upright. especially when it’s current position is 90 degrees forward under the gum. will meet with dentist over the weekend to discuss plans for extraction. @_@ splitting headache – swollen gums have been making my head throb in pain.…
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aiya this girl~
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Just finished watching Pan’s Labyrinth. It’s really good. It’s great that things ‘turn out well’ in the end. Throughout the movie I was lambasting the heroine for her daftness. But no matter how daft you are, as long as you’re good and noble and all that, you’ll win. Hooray! But yeah, the poor thing.…
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Life according to the tofu man…
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As the day draws nearer to moving out, I find my decision making processes being affected by simple words of wisdom by the tofu seller in the market. Given my bustling schedule at the shop, I’ve not much choice but to do most of my moving in the evening or at night, which is…
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last minute tax filing
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Heh. Every single year I’d submit my tax forms on the very last day. Today’s Saturday, so that’d be 2 more days. A lot of time by my standards, but I was a tad worried a while ago when I realised there are no PDF auto-calculating versions of the BE form this year. And…
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